The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-30
Another Complication in
 Republican Affairs.
Secretary Steele Says Majority De- sired Meeting in Montgomery May 5, and Accordingly One Will Be Held, Though
 Not Officially.

Birmingham, April 29.-(Special. .)-An- other turn in the discussions on in Re- publican circles in Alabama was taken today when N. L. Steele, secretary of the State Republican Executive Commit tee, sent out letter to the members of the committee requesting them to meet nm In Montgomery on May 9th, the day oefore the conference called by the ref erees of Federal patronage in this State. The call makes three Republican events or more than local interest to take place Tn this State next month. as follows: .
 May 6-Consultation between Secre- tary and members of the Executive Com mittee at Montgomery.
 May 6-Conference of prominent Repub- iicans at Montgomery called by the ref erees of Federal patronage, Messrs. J. 0. Thompson, c. H. Scott and w. F. Ald- rich.
 May 12-Regular meeting of the State Executive Committee, called by Chairman w. l. Wellman, to be held at Hotel Hill man, Birmingham.
 From all that can be learned, the ob- Ject of all these meetings is to secure or hold control of the party organization ana to prepare plans for a solid delega- tlon to the next Republican Convention favoring President Theodore Roosevelt TOT the nomination as President.
 The call sent to members of the State Executive Committee by Secretary N. l.. Steele ln full is as follows:
 Birmingham, Ala, April 29, 1903.
 Dear Sir-ln view of the fact that Hon. W. l. Wellman, Chairman of the Repub- ican State Committee, declined to call a meeting of the State Committee at Mont gomery. Ala, May 5, after being re- quested to do so by a majoriy of our committee. which request he has receiv- ed' and refused to rescind the call for May H: and to comply with the request and wishes of the following members: H. G. Ashley, l. Pollak, W. w. Simmons. J :. 2: Hubbard, J. A. Carey H. E. Irwin. w; c. starke. H. E. s. Perdue. W. W. MiliiRen. M c. M. Cox, F. T. Hudson. J. Long. J. J. Curtis. w. s. Curtis, W. s. Standifer. John Isbell A. G. Negley, J. A. Steele, Walter Stephenson, J. w. Hughes, who desire the committee to meet in Montgomery on My B. I respect gomery. Ala:.- at 12 m., May 5. for con- sultation. Very respectfully,
 Secretary Rep. State Ex. Com" of the Committee requested the meeting of the Executive Committee to be called for Montgomery May 5. MT. Wellman would not call 1t. and I have simply asked the members of the committee to meet me in Montgomery. There will be lots of Republicans to go to Montgomery. many of them expressing themselves as favoring a conference.
 A prominent Lily White Republican stated this morning that there was no not believed that Chairman Wellman was going to change the date and place Of the meeting of the Executive Committee.
 Brown Identifies Hunter.
 A. J. Brown. who is State Manager of Texas for the Fidelity Mutual Life h. surance Company of Philadelphia. who wrote the policy for $15OOO upon the life of William Hunter in 1S96 and H. E. Taylor. a former partner of Hunter, ar rived in the city this morning and called at the county jail, where they saw Will liam A. Hunt, or Hunter. and fully identified him. Messrs. Brown and Fay Tor talked with Hunt for some time in the warden's office. In speaking of the case MT. Brown said that the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company paid something over $24,000 to the sister of Hunter, including damages and court costs. The Fidelity Mutual Life Insur- ance Company. through Its local attor- neys, has instituted proceedings to get possession of some of Hunters money and garnishments have been issued against all the banks of Birmingham. It is thought that he has several thousand dollars in the banks here The purpose, it is un- tderstood, In issuing these garnishments the losses sustained by the Fidelity Mu- tual Life Insurance Company, through the alleged fraudulent claim.
 Hutner is said also to be wanted in Pe- cos, Texas. for some transactions in Lov- ing County, a county which. he and his associates are said to have organized and run. He still declines to be interviewed and will talk to no one about his case but his attorneys.
 The case has aroused a great interest in and about Birmingham owing to the prominent connection of Hunt, or Hunt CT, with the trial of Justice R. D. Golf man. for killing Rev. J. W. Bradford. It will be recalled that Rev MT Brad ford was shot to death in the Methodist parsonage at Brookside by Justice Golf man one Sunday evening. The tragedy created a profound sensation and there was great specula,ion as to what the de- fence wt Uld be until the case came to trial.
 The apparent intimacy. between Hunt or Hunter. and Coffman Is causing some spec l:ation, and it is said that the gen. tlemen from Texas would be glad to in terview him with reference to what he knows of Hunter, but. according to a re- port in Birmingham this morning, Golf man left Brookside last night in q buggy. accompanied by his wife, and announced that he would probably be gone for two or three days. He said, in leaving. so it Is stated. that he was going to arrange to have a new bond made in place of that made thro Ugh Hunt
 The Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company has fled suit in the City Court against Hunt alias Hunter. for $l00O0. alleging that he is the companys debtor to that amount. The suit Is couched in purely formal language ands sheds no new light on the affair.