The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-05
REPUBLICANS
 ASSEMBLING. Gathering in Montgomery
 for Conference. MANY ALREADY HERE. kldrich to Preside at Wednes-
 days Meeting. Thompson Says Resolutions Will Ex- press Sympathy for Disfran- chised Negroes Who Meet
 Today-Executivs Com mitteemen Here.

An advance guard of nearly l5o Repub- ucans from all over Alabama came to Montgomery yesterday to attend the par U conference called by the Roosevelt referees to meet here Wednesday.
 Two of the three referees are now in nkontgcmery, Hon. J. O. Thompson of ruskegee. Collector of Internal Revenue, and Captain Charles H. Scott of Mont gomery, Hon. w. F. Aldrich, the third referee. ts expected to arrive today at noon from Washington.
 The referees are of the opinion that khe1r purpose of calling the meeting to harmonize the Alabama party will be successful. It was given out authorita- stitution would be enforced, so far as not allowing unregistered and unqualified members of the party to participate in tho conference but no color line will be 1rawn and those negroes who qualified themseiyes as electors will be allowed to vofe and participate in every way at the conference Wednesday.
 n O. Thompson, one of the referees, Baid last night that Jackson W. Giles and other negro politicians. who were not al- lowed to register, will make no objections to the fact that they will not be allowed to participate in the conference. Giles and his following. he said, have confidence that the men at the head of the Alabama party will do the right thing by them. "A resolution will be offered said MT. Thompson, Ion Wednesday sympathizing with men who have been unjustly refused When asked whether the meeting was for the purpose of endorsing the admin filtration of President Roosevelt, Mir. Thompson replied that the meeting was said that MT. Roosevelt already had enough States in his column to get the next Republican nomination, The senti- ment of the conference, MT. Thompson Gatd, would undoubtedly be in favor of the President for the Republican nomi- nation but he did not think that a State with small Republican following like Alabama should take the initiative in an- nouncing for MT. Roosevelt for the nomi-
 The meeting Wednesday will be held in the hall of the House of Representatives af noon. Hon. w. F. Aldrich will pre- side if by that time he has reached Mont gomery. If Mir. AIdrich fails to be on hand either Mir. Thompson or Captain Scott will preside.
 An informal meeting of the State Ex- ecutive Committee of the Republicans will be held here today. About twenty of the thirty-five members are already here, including N. l.. Steele, the Secre- tarv who called the meeting. The Exec utiev Committee will probably hold its meeting at the Exchange Hotel. Chair man w. I. Wellman of the Executive Committee. will not attend the meeting.
 1t will be remembered that a meeting of the Committee was called by Mir. WeIlman for May F in Birmingham. MT. Wellman is supposed to be antagonistic to the present Board of Referees. being one of the leading spirits in the Lilly White movement of last year. N. L. Steele, Secretary of the Committee. called a meeting for today in Montgomery. Mir Steele was known to represent the ref erees and it is said that a majority of the committee will attend the Steele meeting.
 Among the prominent Republicans who are already here are J. O. Thompson. Tuskegee; Oscar R. Hundley, Huntsville; N. l.. Steele. Birmingham; Hiram Gib- son, Roanoke: J. w. Hughes Birming- ham; M. D. Wickersham, Mobile; Dr. w. T. Coggen. Keener: Captain w. F. Tebbetts. Mobile: Major T.. G. Fowler, Uniontown; Charles Haynes, Uniontown; w. S. Standifer, Gadsden; N. B. Spears Pell City; Patrick Tucker, Attalla; J. F. Landt. Anniston; Knox Booth, PrAttvine: .. M. Ragan. Oxford; P. D. Barker, Mo bile: J. D. Chadwick, HIptsville l.. T. Smith. Anniston; J. s. Pretscott, Ran- i dolph: Charles Hays, Eufaula; J. H. Nc 1 Clancy. Newton; w. M. Milliken, Do- than: c. N. Cox, Ozark.
 The Colored Mans Suffrage Association of Alabama will meet today at noon at Dorsett's Hall on Dexter Avenue. Jack son W. Giles will preside. He said the meeting might complete its work tonight.
 Go to Dowes Concert tonight and hear i khe latest music. adv.