The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-05-08

yields 100000 gallons of water daily, and
that this spring will be utilized as
source of supply. 1t is understood that
work on the plant will begin at once.
you on May IL for you to show your true
coors, and If you are honest In your en-
deavors to have harmony there will be no
one there who will oppose your wishes.
Lieutenant Governor Brown Of Penn
sylvania, in a recent interview, was
earnest when he said that the President
had been grossly deceived as to the exist
ing conditions In Alabama and that when
the true state of affairs was made known
to him the legal organization would be
recognized. I have no fears as to the
ultimate results because in the end rights
will prevail"
J. w. Davidson Talks.
j, w. Davidson, who presided over the
Birmingham convention In September,
said:
The much talked OF May conference
has come and gone but the republican
party of Alabama has not been reorgan-
lied or disorganized I am greatly elated
at the stand taken by majority of the
state executive committeeman who as
sembled in Montgomery In casting their
votes against what would be an attempt
to disrupt the party In Alabama. 1t is I'M
material to the party who dispenses and
controls the federal patronage In this
state, but 1t may be understood now that
such dispensation will not control the ac-
lions Of the party in Alabama
If the existence of the party in Ala
bama depends upon the dispensation Of
pie 1t will never command the respect Of
decent people.
II do not believe that the members Of
the last state convention over which |
had the honor to preside which assembled
last September belonged to the torch and
bomb class but know that they were
among the best citizens of every walk Of
lie and have the greatest interest in
the upbuilding and welfare of our great
state
am absolutely opposed to the cutting
down of the representation of the Ala
bama congressman and would be glad IL
we mad twice as many representatives as
we have now.
When the committee meets at Its reg
uiar cali on next Tuesday I believe that
the organization will remain intact and
that large majority of the same will
stand by the regularly elected chairman.
and that when the convention assemblies
the party Will rally to the support of our
organization
Julius H. Bingham Has a say.
Julius H. Bingham, formerly collector
ol internal revenue, and a member of the
executive committee, said:
The referees succeeded adnnirab,v n,
pienolng the whites and blacks In one
old-time meeting, but failed in reorgan-
lzing the committee and reading out Of
the party Chairman Wellman and Cap-
tam Dimmick. At the eleventh hour Mr.
Wellman was telegraphed to be present
ana committeeman Dimmick was shown
the consideration of being escorted to the
conference by special committee. The
state committee is composed of thirtv-
Tour voting members, necessitating eigh-
teen to do business. At no time did the
reIerees nave more than seventeen mem
bers present in person, therefore, such
immaterial resolutions as they passed can
have no binding force although 1 doubt If
any OF the thirty-four members would
seriously object to any part except where
in 1t was provided that Mr.. Curtis, or Mr.
Steele were authorized to call the COM
mittee in the absence of Mr.. Welman
AS to the resolutions adopted by the con-
ference, can readily see how they would
meet the approval of the negroes but
am astonished that white men, majority
of whom were delegates to the state con-
vention, and such members of the state
organization as were present, could sit In
their seats and allow a resolution adopt
ed condemning themselves, their own
work and chairman who was the unan-
imous choice of the republican party Of
the state"
J. A. w. Smiths View.
]. A. W. Smith, who was the republic
can candidate for governor at the last
state election. said.
1.-THE republican party In the state was
injured very little, If any, by the Mont
gomery conference. A months notice was
published inviting friends of the admin
istration' to meet in conference on the
sixth, and the vote on the resolution to
reorganize the republican party in the
state showed one hundred and sixty-two
conferees present, eight-eight whites and
seventy-four eolored men. We must ac-
cept this vote as showing the number of
persons present. The six hundred men
who composed our last State convention
will doubtless survive the shock of the
denunciation pronounced by eighty-eight
white men and seventy-four negroes and
the party those six hundred men repre-
scented as delegates will still live. That
such a small number could be corralled
by the three pie dispensers to dfnounce
two of their own number and the twenty
five thousand other republicans In the
state may be satisfactory to Mr.. Clark
son, who presses the button from a dis
tant state. Something at iea.st has been
done. under his command +
THE conference would haze been consis-
tent If 1t had adopted thu resolution IN
reorganize. When the minority of a po-
litical party disagree with the policy of
the majority mere den1nciatory resolu-
lions can do no goodf nor can their
promises as to what thf majority will do
in the future. OF courhe the size of the
attendance is no indextlo the strength Of
President Roosevelt. Ills name was used
to boost an unpopular leadership. and
nearly all his friend In this state knew
the fact, and their absence from the meet
ing does not hi tho slightest signify thar
they are unfriendlH to the administration
or to the President for the republican
nomination in 1904
II think the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution of the United States
should be strictly enforced by Appropriate
congressional aNtion; that the fifteenth
amendment shot I be repealed. 1t would.
in my opinion, I II better for all citizens
to leave the qpe ion Of suffrage to the
states; subject texthe reduction in repre-
sentation In cong3ess IL any citizens are
dIsfranchised by Estate laws"
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