The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
convention, was a gem Of oratory.

Si tHe aDiest and happiest efforts haoe before that body. He spoke 10 the point ana With such zeal and fire of eloquenee mat the convention. representing as It did. the combined virtue and intelligence oi the State. was carried by storm.
 IT tue gallant General will repeat that snort Tn the mountain counties of the state, an avalanche will be loosened from tneir hoary brows that cannot fail to swallow up in it's course every vestige of hsoicaiism remaining among us And we neheve he will do 1t. The people claim that much at his hands and he is not the man to disappoint the wishes or defeat the hopes of his fellow patriots"
 The Montgomery Mail referring to the speech next morning, said:
 The speech of Colonel O'Neal in the convention. in support of the nomination or Hon. R. B. Lindsay for Governor. was me tribute to a gentleman of the high est worth. and was delivered fin the samc warm and earnest manner that character ized him when he used to lead the bloody 18th Alabama into the thickest of the fight"
 It will be noticed from the list of the candidates before the convention for Gov ernor and for the other offices, that many of them were delegates to the convention from their respective counties.
 The Ticket Selected.
 On assembling on Friday m orning. Sep tember ?. the convention proceeded at once to complete the ticket.
 For Lieutenant Governor, Judge Cooper of Wilcox, nominated E. H. Moren of Bibb.
 F. s. Lyon of Marengo nominated John D. Jolly of Greene.
 G. F. Smith of Choctaw nominated W. H. Crenshaw of Butler.
 Judge Byrd of Dallas nominated P. G. Wood of Dallas. The first ballot resulted. Jolly, 12S 5-s; Moren, i27 1-2; Crenshaw. 43: Wood, 20 2-5. On the. second ballot the names of Wood and Crenshaw were withdrawn. There was recess for five minutes and on call ing the counties the ballot was, Moren, lS2 Is; Jolly. fl 2-5.
 On the announcement of this vote, al- though Moren had not received the re- ouisite two-thirds, Colonel Jolly saw how the tide was drifting. declined to be any longer a candidate and moved that Dr. Moren be nominated by exclamation, which was done. In answer to enthusiastic calls Dr. Moren gracefully and modestly &C., cepted the honor, and pledged his untir- ing efforts to elect the Democratic ticket. Colonel Jolly was called and nobly re- sponded in a speech that more than ever
  overfiowing with enthusiasm and patriotic devotion to the noble cause of Democracy and conservatism.
 The convention then proceeded to nom- mate candidate for Attorney General. MT. Modawell nominated Eugene McCaa of Marengo.
 MT. Moore of Perry nominated B. B. Lewis of Shelby.
 MT. Whitfield nominated H. A. Herbert of Butler. sstt%
 MT. Barnes nominated J.sw. A. Sanford |of Montgomery l. The first ballot resulted, Sanford, 161 5-6; Herbert. S4 Is; Lewis, 54; McCaa, 15.
 The names of all the candidates were withdrawn and Colonel Sanford was made the nominee by exclamation.
 Nominations were then made foi Treas urer.
 Judge Walker nominated J. F. Gran, of Calhoun.
 j.. F. waddeil nominated L. F. Mccoy of Lee.
 John Enochs nominated T. s. Herbert of Lowndes. Ha On the first ballot Mccoy received 134 GranSs i1s 1-3; Herbert. 5s
 The others withdraw and Mccoy was noniuated by acclamAtion. ssl m Nominations for Secretary of state were next in order.
 W. W. Allen nominated J. F. FaIconer of Fillmore.
 Judge Byrd nominated J. W. shepherd of Montgomery.
 E. A. o'Neai nominated R. H. Henley of Jefferson.
 c, L. Scott nominated J. J. Parker of Monroe. S Colonel woolsey pOminated F. s. Fer guson of Macon. s
 a., tLa ors, l,aIInt A4,.. rraicarax ;raoai,,n5 I4: Mir. Shepherd. l6 MT. Henfy, 69 1-4; MT. Parker. l27: Mr. Ferguson. lO7,
 On the second ballot all the others hay. ing been withdrawn the vote was. Parker 206. and Mir Parker was, nominated by acclama ton, the name of Mir. Ferguson being withdrawn.
 For Superintendent of Education Gen. eral Clanton nominated Joseph Hodgson of Montgomery. o. s. Kennedy, nominated Daniel Cole man of Limestone. N. L. Whitfield nominated W. S. Wy man of Tuscaloosa.
 Judge Byrd nominated R. J Boykin of Dallas.
 The first ballot resulted. Hodgson, Al 5-6: Coleman, 46 1-6: Boykin, 59 1-3; Wyman. 95.
 MT. Hodgson had a majority on the sec ond ballot and all other names having been withdrawn he was nominated by ac- clamation.
 F. s. Ferguson offered resolution pro- viding for raising funds to establish an office for the Central Committee at Mont gomery which was adopted.
 Judge Byrd from the Committee to re- port on Executive Committee presented the following:
 Central Committee: J. II. Clanton Thomas IT. Watts T. J. Judge, George Goldthwaite. P. T. Sayre.
 From the Districts:
 First-T. H. Herndon. Mobile: ' F. Johnston Dallas; J. w. Portis, Clarke.
 Second-H. A. Herbert Butler: R. H. Powell. Bullock: W. c. Oates. Henry.
 Third-M. J. BuIger. Tallapoosa: Taul Bradford Talladega A. q. Jones. Rus sell.
 Fourth--N. T.. Whitfield. Tuscaloosa: J. J. Jolly. Greene l.. M. Stone. Plckens. "Flfth-J. w. Inzer St. Clair; J. A. Reeves, Cherokee; Moore