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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

publican State Convention. This great Republic is more than one hundred and twenty-five years of age. and that con- vention occupies the unique place in history of being the first convention of any political party in this great Re- public which refused to admit to its counsels an American citizen who was a qualified voter under the Constitution of the United States and laws of the State of Alabama, the accerdted repre- sentative of his constituency.
 But when this was done, there was at that time an American citizen at the helm of State, a man with both brain and backbone, who said Thus far thou go. and no farther
 Action of MT. Wellman.
 After he refused to give official rec ognition to this un-Republican act, the Chairman of the State Republican Com mittee gave out in public interview. that the President with all his power, could not turn back the policy inaugu- rated at the Birmingham Convention. and although requested by a majority of the State Executive Committee to call the committee together. he has refused and has again refused after the majority of that committee has assembled in the majesty of it's power and its right. and requested his presence; and on yester- day there appears an interview with him in the public press in which he says to this good day that no backward step shall be taken from that inaugural by the Birmingham convention.
 And now I answer the question as to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
Hundley RepudiateS
 Birmingham Convention

When he concluded his address. MT Aldrich announced that the referees had selected as temporary chairman Hon. Oscar R. Hundey of Huntsville, whom he introduced to the conference , MT. Hundley was applauded and began his speech. He said:
 Gentlemen of the Conferences:
 T am not ,unmindful of the distinction and the honor that is conferred upon me by my friends in selecting me to preside over the deliberations of this conference and I am truly grateful for the honor thus conferred.
 When I look into your faces. the question naturally arises. why are we here? Why is 1t that from all parts of the State of Alabama there is assem- bled here today men. American citizens. from all the walks of life? That ques- ton. my friends. l propose to answer. and incidentally, I propose to answer scme untruthf1l statements an to why we are here
 Ion the 18th day of lasx September. there aEzamhled' in Birmingham a RH-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

man as returning officer. This race was made between two Democrats and it was urged upon the people of Huntsville that one of these Democrats had favored, and his friends had favored. the selection of these colored people. The Democrat who favored it was elected in the Democratic city of Huntsville.
 Talks of Constitution.
 My friends, this is a constitutional government we derive all of our powers from the Constitution. The people make the Constitution, and 1t Is the duty of every American citizen to stand upon the Constitution and support it. When people say that we should stand upon the Constitution in Alabama and violate the Constitution of the United States, they are wrong, for 1t Is the duty of every citizen to stand upon the Constitution of the United States and his State.
 ''The Republican party is party of law it Is party of order, and inas- much as 1t Is a part of the organic law of Alabama. and until the courts or the great power of the people change that jaw. 1t is the duty of ever ycitizen hon. estly and conscientiously to stand by the law as long as it is upon the statute books
 Now these people who say that the negro should not vote, that he should not hold office, and thus do violence to the Constitution, seem to forget that, every race on earth except the Mongolian. Is invited to come to America to become A part of the citizenship of this country, to have the protection of it's laws, to be citizen, to vote and hold office. When we open our doors that way and bring such people here. to say that a man on account of his color should not vote or hold ofhce-we place the anarchist with
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

his hand raised against law and order contra to law-abiding. tax-paying. nber- ty-loying and God-fearing colored men. and I want to say here today, that if had to choose between the two, I would rather choose and trust the destinies of this Republic to the black man with the hoe and blow, rather than to the white anarchist with the bomb and the torch.
 Dred Scott Case.
 In the early days of the Republic, Chief Justice Fancy in that famous Dred Scott case, said that the negro had no right which a white man was bound to respect. That decision was based upon the fact that the negro at that time was proper ty. But by the grace of God. and the Republican party, he is no longer prop. erty, but is an American citizen
 When the Birmingham convention closed its doors upon the American clti- gen under the Constitution, they onIy changed that famous statement of Chief Justice Fancy, by saying that the negro has no political rights which e white man is bound to respect. I want to say that in free America, this land of liberty loving people, will no more countenance political slavery than 1t did actual sIav- cry.
 But these howlers against the Presi- dents exercise of 2 purely constitutional prerogative, say we are opposed to this because that would bring social equality and it is going to bring negro domination. My friends. neither law, time nor custom can bring about social equality between the races. It is a maxim of the common law. rock ribbed and ancient as the sun, !. that every mans house Is his castle, and even the President of the United States
 (Noutfunod on par@ Th~Aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
Basis of Representation

We urge this for the following reasons; The coming State convention "Ii elec' .',s ot o,,r marty. and the vote Of the Iast rationaI election seems therefore appropriate and just.
 'psr .!TSe Se' only other oasis would be the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
Negroes Are Welcomed Back Into the
 Party. BLACKS NOT SATISFIED They Wanted Complete Revenge for Ousting. Three Hundred Attended Conference tn Montgomery and Blacks and Whites Sat Separately.
 Hundley Presided and
 Aldrich Read Inspir-
 ed Statement.

Republicans of Alabama have gathered in Montgomery and dispersed and the Alabama referees of President Roosevelt J. 0. Thompson of Birmingham, (. ii. Scott of Montgomery and w. .Aldrich of Aldrich, deciare they are satisfied with the result of the conference.
 The harmony plan of the Roosevelt referees, embodying an alliance between the administration Republicans and the negro Republicans and repudiating the action of the State Convention in exclud- ing negroes from the party councils was adopted yesterday by the Republican Conference at the State capitol after a prolonged debate.
 Hon. Oscar R. Hundley of Huntsville presided over the conference which was in session in the hall of Representatives at the capitol nearly six hours About 300 Republicans were present. about forty of whom were negroes.
 Mir. Hundley made a remarkable speech in which he declared that negroes should be permitted to hold office. He said he represented the views of President Roosevelt.
 The conference was convened by former Congressman w. F. Aldrich of Aldrich, who explained the position of the Ala bama referees of President Roosevelt.
 The plan of the referees was all but blocked by the negroes who had been thrown out of the convention in Birm- dngham last September. They wanted revenge all the political revenge that could be had upon the men who were responsible for their eviction from the convention floor in Birmingham.
 The negroes demanded that the Repub- lican State Committee as at present con- stituted, be dissolved by the conference. They asked that the men who had read them out of the party should themselves be read out of power. The negroes want the Republican State Execuptive Commit tee reorganized, the new committee to be composed of white participants fin the conference. with some negro Republicans. NEGROES INsIsTENT
 FOR THEIR REVENGE
 To the negroes the last State convention was a Nazareth out of which no good could come. The present State Execu- tive Committee was a product of the Birmingham convention 1t was declared and it should be reformed and reor- ganized.
 The negroes expressed their complete satisfaction with the course of the nine- teen members of the committee who had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
UNSECURED
 WITH ECZEMA
Under Physicians Five Months. Went from Bad to Worse. Could Not Go Out. Cured
 in One Month by Cuticura Remedies.

was troubled with eczema on the face for i've months, during which time was in care of physicians. My face was in such condition that I could not go out. It was going from bad to worse and I gave up all hope, when friend highly recommended CUTTcURA REMEDIES. The first night after washed my face with Cuticura Soap and used Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Resolvent it. chGR9ed ,eoaderfHlty, and continuing the treatment it removed all scales and scabs. From that day was able to go out, and in month my face was as clean as ever.
 THOMAS J. SorH.
 3l7 Stagg St., Brooklyn, N. Y, The above letter was received in lSSo and he again writes us, Feb l9, 1905, "I have not been troubled with eczema since"
 oUrICURA REMEDIES srr sold throushout bOc per bottle Gin the torm of Chocolate Coated Send for the great work, |" Hnmoure of ihe bioo pots 2T.2s. Charterhouse sq London, E O. bspot B. Towns & Co. Sydney Potter Drug a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
RESOLUTIONS CONDEMN
 STATE COMMITTEE

TO the surprise of both the whites and blacks the Committee on Resolutions brought in a report which, among other thnes declared that the State Execu- tive Committee, as the product of the Birmingham Convention, had departed from the time-honored principle of the Republican Party and should he repudi- ated. The report declared frankly for
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
NEGRO VOTERS HAD
 CARDS OF ADMISSION

SA4OGko VT
 The registered negro voters who were to participate in the conference had been issued cards of admission. As the ne groes entered the hall they were shown to seats in the eastern side of the room. The white participants were ushered to seats on the western sidS of the hall. The line of demarkation was maintained throughout the conference.
 It was said to be the first Republican convention held in the State at which the whites and negroes were seated sep arately.
 The unregistered negroes fiocked to the galleries which were quickly filled
 The gallery crowd was made up of the poorer classes of negroes. There were in it sun bonneted aunties, and white headed jeans clad uncles from the farms. sportve negroes and negro laborers from the city, young negroes. old negroes and negroes of all description. They hung over the railing and listened with breath less attention to the proceedings on the floor below.
 The negro participants in the confer ence were well dressed and prosperous. They were negroes whom the white ctti- zens of Alabama had deemed worthy of registration certificates. They were nearly all taxpayers and most of them are in some profession.
 The white attendants included the old line Republicans, and the Officc-holders were by far the most conspicuous portion of the white section. The old familiar faces of other conventions were seen and men who had been prominent in the Birmingham convention took part in the conference called to undo its work.
 A conservative estimate places the crowd which was on the floor at some thing less than 300.
 The referees occupied seats near the secretary's desks and were in frequent conference.
 At 12:30 William F. Aldrich one Of the Roosevelt referees ascended the speak CTS stand.
 MT. Aldrich. who has served as an Alabama Congressman looks more like a successful business man than one who gives his times to politics. He wears Q Van Dyke beard. with silver streaks ir 1t and his profusion of brown hair i' besprinkled with gray. He wore a cutaway coat and a tie of fashionable make in which a diamond glittered.
 At his rap upon the desk the hum o conversation subsided into silence. A, he struck the desk he said
 The conference of Republicans vii please come to order"
 From a typewriter paper he read aI authorized statement from the thre, referees. In his reading Mir. Aidrich wa calm and despassionate and he made n, attempt to stir the emotions of his hear CTS
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07
A Feast For Bargain Seekers A Carnival of Bargains Thursday Morning at 3 O'clock at the
 Great Sale of the STOCK
Of Dry Goods of ED. MAYER & CO, which is in the nds of G w. Groves & Co., Conductors.

You all know when we talk to you through our advertisements, what we say we mean, as we have never brought you here during this entire Sale and fooled you. When we said we had Bargains you always found it to be so. Hear they are, read them and bring this list of prices with you for comparison. Bargain Wonders in Dress Ooods~ A inch Silk Crepe de Chene .78c Ssc quality Foulards 38c zoe quality China Silk .36c soc Soored laHeta zoe SSc BlaCk lafetta SEC 40 Polka Dot Mohairs, for Shirt Waist Suits 47c 2sc Silk Gin ghams. l35c Swisses and Batistes 25c White r. k I2c l7c White India Linen l2sc Polka Dot Linen Shirtings. s..................I7c Dress Glnghams I-zc roc Linen Crash Iowelng. SC Extra Large Towel. .oc lCorsets .39c Special Sale of Wide Ribbons.
 Lace Curtains yards long, per pair 3oc l3 yard wide White Net, per yard d..............I7c Menuens Talcum Powder ........................o Best Se wing Silk per spool Japanese Open and Shut Fans each Feather Stitch Braid
 It will pay you to be here when the doors open and get your share at this Great Sale. as the entire stock must go, no matter what the price.
 ED. MAYER X CO, 27 Dexter Ave-, Montgomery, Ala.
 c. w. Groves & Go. Conductors.
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.o,,,o to MontSomcry to assist the Confer
 ence in it's work. These members, II was
 declared, should De made members oi 'he
 new committee. The Lilly Wmte mem
 hers who were absent came in for vio-
 lent attacks and the negroes declared
 that they should not be put upon the
 new Committee. but their places should
 be filled by qualified negro voters.
 "what we want declared a negro speaker, "is reorganized Committee
 with nigger members on it."
 The harmony plan of the referees was not so radical. They wanted no reorgan- ization of the party. They had no inten- ton of repudiating the State Executive Committee or of recognizing the party!
 They had fight to make, but the fight
 was to be made within the party organi- | zation. The negroes were told that the National administration did not want the party machinery overthrown. nor did it desire the repudiation of the Executive Com mittee. The negroes were satisfied with nothing less than the scalp of the lily white members of the Committee,
 The overthrow of the Committee and the reorganization of the party was the
 live vital question of the conference. It 1 lowered above every other proposition | that came tip. About it ragged the six ! hours battle. It hove In sight in the early moments of the Convention
 The negroes were perceptibly suspicious
 of their white allies and feared that they | would be led where revenge upon the l lilly whites would he impossible. They | intima ted that they were dissatisfied with
 the tenor of the meeting in its early hours and would not support the confer
 ence unless the party was reorganized.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

The agouizing itching and burning of the skin as in eczema; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis; the loss of hair and crusting of the scalp, as ia sealed head; the facial dishgurement, as iu pimpleS and riugworm; the awful suf- fering of infants, and anx 'ety of worn out parents, as in milk crust, tetter and salt rheum.-all demand 6 remedy of almost supcrhuman virtues to suecess- fully cope with them. That CuticuFa Soap, Ointment and Resolveut are such stands proven beyond all doubt- No statement Is made regarding them that Is not justified by the strongest evi- dence. The purity and sweetness. tho power to afford immediate reliefs tho certainty of speedy aud permanent cure. the absolute safety and great economy have made them the standard skin cures of the civilized world
 ae civilized world PRICES: Cusicura Rsnolvelk 'ls, 2Sc per vial of eol. Ointment. soc Soap. 1aa
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

reorganized Committed, on which the members who attended the Birmingham meeting should attend
 The reading of this section of the re-
 port brought out wild applause from the
 negroes.
 The white leaders had not expected
 su ,h recommendation. Hurried consul
 tations were held. It was determined to
 defeat the reorganization section, but that
 was only accomplished after a warm and protracted fight. faIt was accomplished
 only when two of the referees, Messrs.
 Thompson and Aldrich, took the floor and
 made a strong personal plea against such radical action.
 It was then laid upon the table by a strict color vote. the negroes voting for the section and the whites against it. The vote for the retention of the section in the committees report was, ayes 76, nays SS.
 Nor was this the only question upon which the conference divided. The Res
 olutions Committee brought in a report
 endorsing the proposition to cut down
 the representation in Congress of South ern States which had adopted or amend
 ed their Constitutions so as to restrict suffrage.
 The negroes to man were for this proposition and they were supported by
 a number of whites. The majority of
 whites. especially the prominent leaders. opposed the proposition. The referees l took the floor to defeat it but they feared | to stake all upon that section. They | expected the big fight on the reorganiza- | tion section and they chose to reserve | their resources for that conflict. | The referees, Messrs. Scott. Thompson
 and Aldrich, who called the conference
 were in the hall of the House of Represen- | tatives some time before the appointed | hour fer the beginning of the delibera- | tions. All desks had been removed and | the floor of the hall was filled with l chairs.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07

ICY OF making numerous partners
from among the ablest of it's men, and
interesting SO many others of ability
in results.
In no field is the wise saying more
amply verified than in manufacturing
Ihere be those who gather, yet scat
tereth abroad and there be those who
scattereth abroad, yet put into barns"
Disputes of some kind between capi-
tai and labor are alweys in evidence,
but it must never be forgotten that in
the wide fields of domestic service
and that of the few employees with a
working master, which embraces by
far the greater number of wage earn
enrs, all is, upon the whole, satisfac-
tory-there reigns peace, with the in
evitable individual exceptions.
Transitory Stage.
But the irresistible pressure which
has forced change after change in the
relations of capital and labor still op.
crates unchecked-a sure indication
that the nnal stage has not yet been
reached. We have evidence of this in
an important advance, the sliding
scale, which provides not fixed wage
but in some degree settles by results
Increased demand brings higher prices
and profits to the employer, which in
turn bring workmen higher returns, sc
that as the employers profits rise and
fall so do the workmen's reward.
Many Objections.
The idea of making every workman
a capitalist and of sharing large per.
centages of the profits among those
rendering exceptional service will
probably encounter the opposition Of
the extremists of both sides. the VIC
lent revolutionists of eapitalistic con
ditions and the narrow, grasping EN-
ployer, whose creed is to purchase his
labor as he does his materials, pay
ing the price agreed upon and there al
end. But this opposition will, we be
lieve. amount to little. 1t will ever
speak we'll for the new idea if secuted
by the extremists and commended by
the mass of men who are on neither
dangerous edge, but in the middle
where usually lies wisdom.
Looks for Full Harmony.
Meanwhile, here is the germ of {
promising plan offered as a solvent fol
one of the pressing problems of oul
age, which may prove capable of de
| velopment. AS members of the insti
| tute let us receive, study and discus:
| it with open minds. That the problem
| will be solved and that the two allie!
are to live in friendly cooperation lie
no one doubt. Human society bear!
charmed life. 1t is immortal ant
was born with the inherent power o
instinct, and as "a law of its being. t.
solve all problems finally in the hes
form, and among these none mor'
surely than that vexed question of ou
day, the relations between these Siam
ese twins, which must mutually pros
per or mutually decay-capital ant
labor.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-07
ENTHUSIASM
IS MARKED
Sessions of State Federation
Devoted to Educational
and Press Meetings.
THE ELECTION ON FRIDAY
Common Opinion That Mrs. Baily Will
Be Elected to Presidency to Succeed
HerseIf-Minor Business Transacted
Today.

DeS MONIES, May f.-(0peclal.)-
The second days sessions of the fifth
biennial convention of the Iowa Fed
Grafton of Women's clubs in this city
today were devoted to educational and
press meetings. All the sessions are
being largely attended and are mark
ed with great enthusiasm. The pro-
gram arranged for this evening has
been styled "An Evening With Our
Presidents" One of the principal ad-
dresses will be given by Mrs. Mabel
V. D. Hutchison of Ottumwa on the
subject "The Joy of Living
State Labor Commissioner E. D..
Brigham, State Superintendent R. G.
Barrett and Prof. A. c. Newell of Des
Moines, delivered the principal ad-
dresses before the State Federation of
Women's clubs here today. Business
of minor Importance was transacted.
Election of Officers.
The election Of officers for the state
organization will be held Friday after
noon and it is believed that Mrs. Bal
ley will be elected to the presidency to
succeed herself.
Committees Appointed.
At the opening session of the con-
vention President Baily appointed the
following committees:
Rules-Mesdame Levy of Waverly,
Athens of Creston, Dorth of Spirit
Lake, Walner of Atlantic, Burns of
Sigourney.
Resolutions-Me Harger of
Dubuque, Newman of Cedar Rapids,
Harper of Ottumwa, Little of Burling-
ton and Young of Clinton.
President BaiIy's Address.
Mrs. Baily's report, given at the
lopening session, was an exposition of
the business of her administration,
together with suggestions for future
work Mrs Baily referred to the
compulsory education law which the
federation of clubs helped to secure at
the 1902 session of the legislature. She
declared a great deal of credit was
due to Speaker Eaton of the house
Representative Durham, who present.
ed the bill; Senators Crossley and
Griswold for their support, and to Su
lperintendent Barretrt and others for
| their loyalty to the measure. At every
club meeting, President Bally said she
had endeavored TO arouse an interest
| in manual training and domestic sci
ence, with view to having it adopted
in our public schools.
Social Events of Convention.
One of the features of the early par
of the biennial meeting that has per
haps never been equaled at any pre-
vious meeting, was the large number
of social events for the entertainment
of the guests. Yesterday afternoon
the delegates were guests at the home
of Governor and Mrs. A. B. Cummins
Last evening the press women were
entertained at the homes of Mrs. Anna
Rose Clarke and Mrs. Preston B. Dur
ley.
AS the closing feature of the socia
program yesterday the visiting clul
women attended the reception givel
by Judge and Mrs. Prouty.