The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-06
PRESIDENTS FRIENDS
 MAKE LETTER PUBLIC
Alabama Referees of President Roosevelt Are Now Actively at Work to Offset the Recent Movement of the Lily
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Interesting developments are taking place in republican c.rcies in Alabama A number of republicans who disapprove of the action of the last Alabama state republican convention in eliminating the negroes had a conference In Birmingham yesterday and decided to address let ter to each member of the republican state. county, district and executive com mittee of Alabama. This letter Is signed by W. F. Aldrich, Charles H. Scott and J. o. Thompson, referees of President Roosevelt.
 MT. Aldrich was quartered at the Hill- man hotel yesterday. He saw Collector Thompson during the day and also. Oscar R. Hnndley of Huntsville. who was in the city.
 The faction of the republican party In Alabama which they represent are anxious for some kind of action to be taken to "harmonize the party" as the letter expresses it. They say that the state executive committee cannot undo the action of the convention and the convention cannot change or rescind It's action, so they ask that the committees get together and "pass some resolutions to harmonize the republican party of this state with the republican party of the nation"
 Whether such a meeting of these com mittees will take place it is impossible to say, as the letters to the committeeman were mailed yesterday and no replies have been received.
 Text of the Letter.
 The letter in full, as sent to the com mitteemen, is as follows:
 To the Members of the Republican State,
 County and District Executive Commit
 tees of Alabama:
 Gentlemen-We take the liberty of send ing ths letter to each member of the republican executive committees of Ala bama, by publication, for the purpose of defining the position of the referees and to ascertain the views of the committees on the question of calling meetings of the said committees to pass some resolutions to harmonize the republican party of this state with the republican party of the nation
 The following quotations from a cab met minister's letter will, we think, show the position of the national administration on this matter, and the necessity of talk ing some official action: q have heard that meeting of the republican state executive committee of Alabama is soon to be called. This meeting, l hope, will be productive of good results. The con- troversies which have arisen from the ac- tion of your late state convention are very unfortunate Bitter feeling has been precipitated, far reaching in effect and your committee can do much to al- lay that feeling by passing resolutions which will place the Alabama repub- licans in line with the sentiments of the republican party, generally throughout the country. Certainly no Alabama repub- lican can now be blind to the fact that the republicans of the north will not stand for such action as that taken at your recent convention.
 The position of the referees Is to carry into effect the above expressed wish of the administration, and to this end we submit the following as a suitable resolu- tion to be passed by the committees when they meet:
 We the republican executive commit tee of --, do hereby declare 1t to be the policy of our party not to bar any registered and duly qualified elector who favors republican principles and who will support our nominees, from participation in our party councils, and we pledge our selves personally and as members of said committee to carry out this declared policy