The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-07

In calling the Republican Conference together at the State Capitol yesterday, Hon. w. F. Aldrich, one of the Roose- welt referees delivered the following ad- dress:
 Fellow Republicans.
 We have met here today for the pur- pose of comforting upon matters relating to the welfare of the Republican party of Alabama.
 As the referees issued the invitation for this coming together 1t seems proper to have tkem state in general terms the i, reasons for the meeting and to suggest for discussion plans that in their judg- ment should be adopted.
 "I am authorized by my colleagues to make the following statement: The ap' pointment of the referees was made with out solicitation on our part and grew out of the radical departure. unjust discrimi- nation and un-Republican position taken by the Birmingham convention. Having been named in that capacity we consid- cred it a party duty to serve as best we could, in the hope that the party might be convinced of the error and wrong committed and be induced to return to the basis had prior to that convention.
 No one objects to the language of the call issued for the last State convention, and if the principles there set forth had hld been carried out in good faith, no differences would have arisen.
 "I wish to call your particular attention to the following sections of the call above mentioned:
 "'Section 2. Only those shaA be rccog- nized and permitted to participate in State, County District and precinct meet ings who are duly qualified voters under the Constitution and laws of Alabama.
 "'Sec. z. All qualified voters in the state of Alabama who believe in Republi- can principles as laid down in the last National platform of our party and who intend to support its nominees, are in vitcd to participate in it's conventions ana deliberations in the future.
 ''The resolution which has been en- | dorsed by a majority of the menlberS of | our State Executive Committee reads as | follows:
 We. the Republican Executive Com nojtfee of Alabama do hereby declare it to be the policy of our party not to bar any | registered and duly qualified elector who 1 fayors Republican principles, and whc | will support our nominees. from partici- patton in our party councils.
 Suggestions of Referees. 1T call your attention to the fact that this resolution is but a re-statement oi ! the principles as declared by our State 1 Executive Committee as above quoted or l August 4. 1902 Therefore. in agreeing to l these propositions one does not have fc denart from we'll established principles but simply to re-affirm those that are part of our national platform and were a part of our party official call al lhe las' l election, less than a year ago. hat official actor should he taken by the State Committed so that all interested shall know what l u,iI he the future qualifications demand' | ad of those who wish to participate IT o,r nartv councils, and to be assured thai m nualified voter who endorses our las national platform and who will suppor our nominees shall be barred from par
 ticfpation therein.
 eve also suggest that the basis of rep
 resapta tion he fixed and the number O.
 delegates that are to be apporuone'
 agreed upon at the earliest possible mo
 ment so that all doubt and uncertalnl!
 will be removed and that all may be ad
 ,,,sed of the qualifications and of tn
 number of delegates that are to compos
 inc next State Convention.
 .In this particular we suggest that tn
 o,, of the last State Convention be fol
 lowed Section 1 reads as follows:
 " erach County shall be entitled to on
 ,.,,a-a+o and one additional delegate fo
 oonb aoo votes or ajority fraction there os retnrned for Mckinley and Roosevei in 19O0.' VIZ ,,-go th,s for the following reasons rto coroinv State convention will cleo 5aiaaatas to the next National Conven r lion lion of OUT party and the vote of tn } Ii Iast national election seems therefor |. .Tbe only other oasis would be tn