The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-07
Herndon Glenn. Russell.

4 Geneva; E. Herndon Glenn. Russell Scale.
 Fourth District--H. s. D. Mallory. Dal- las, Selma; H. D. Merrill. Calhoun, An niston; c. c. Whitson, Tailadega. Tal- ladega.
 Fifth District-George F. Sedberry. FL more. Wetumpka; !. ]. Harlan, Talla' poosa, Dadevflle; B. c. Jones'. Randolph Roanoke; D. M. White. coosa. Goodwa- ter.
 Sixth District-Rufus A. 0'Rear.. Walk CT, Jasper; George A. Searcy, Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa; c. Brooks Smith. Hale. Lane vile; c. B, wimberiy, Pickens. Reform. | Seventh District- James L. Herring St. Clair. Ashviiia. R. A. Mitchell. EtoWah, Alabama City. <
 Eighth District--John c. IcystAr, Nor. gan, New Decatur; ". A. Given, Madis on, Gurley; Joseph H. Nathan, Colbert, Shef- field; John F. Proctor, Jackson, Scotts- boro. f.
 Ninth District-Jones G. Moore. Jeffer- son, Birmingham; Ben F. Roden, Jeffer' son. Birmingham; Robert H. Thach, Jeff ferson, Birmingham.
 The Committee was late in assembling. Announced originally to meet at noon 1t was we'll after 2 o'clock before the assemblage in the City Council chamber was called to order by the gavel of Chairman Lowe.
 The delay was occasioned by late train on the Louisville and Nashville Rail- road Several members of the committee with Secretary John c. Pugh and the papers of the committee were aboard this train. As soon as Chairman Lowe had called the committee to order he surrendered the gavel and the chair to R. c. Thach of Toffaranp CntfnfV QfatimR that ha had handed the Secretary of the Committee communication which would be read In turning over the gavel to MT. Thach Mir. Lowe performed his last ofiicial act in the place which he has held for the past six years.
 Letter of Resignation.
 The letter of Chairman Lowe to the Committee read by Secretary Pugh was as follows:
 '"To the State Executive Committee of the 2 Democratic and Conservative PareS of
 Alabama:
 "Gentlemen-Having decided to become a candidate for the nomination for Presi- dent of the Railroad Commission, hereby present to you my resignation as chairman of your body.
 ''In thus severing a relation which has so long existed l cannot refrain from expressing to you my grateful apprecia- tion of the honor which you conferred by re-electing me chairman and of the kindly, courteous and considekate treat ment, of which have, at all times been the recipient at the hands of all of you and to which there is no single exception.
 You. and each one of you, has my good will and good wishes. For each of you I have the kindest regards and for some of you an abiding affection.
 And l wish you to know that remain
 Faithfully yours,
 Robert J. Love-" Mir. Whltson of Talladega. said that in view of the determination of the chair man to become a candidate he would move that the resignation should be ac- cepted. The letter. he said, showed a delicacy on the part of the retiring chair man. It showed that there was no de- sire on his part to take advantage of his official position to further the interests of his candidacy. He moved that the resignation be accepted with regret.
 This motion was seconded by W. A. Given, lon behalf of the Democracy of North Alabama.
 Mallory is Chosen.
 ''The next step" said Acting Chairman Thach is the election of n new chairman"
 Mir. Chairman, |. don't know who the committee has agreed upon for chair ooAA w 0duAIOEU UT T ''I don't know that there Is any az ee- ment There is. however. one member of this committee who has stood in the fore front in the battles of Democracy when ever needed. This committed could do no better than elect as chairman Hon. H. 5 ID. Mallory of Selma. and now place hlm In nomination for chairman"
 MT. Whitson moved that Mir. Mallory be elected by exclamation. and this was done. Messrs. Whitson of Talladega, Carter of Clarke and Given of Madison keI c named as a committee to escort the new chairman to the rostrum.
 Chairman Mallory was presented to the committee by Mir. Thach. In accept Ing the gaveI. Mr. Mallory said:
 T am u=able to express to you my very high appreciation of the confidence you have bestowed upon me In thus elect ing me the leader of the organized De mocracy of Alabama. It is an honor that no Democrat, no matter how high hls position might be, could not covet. There is no higher honor for a member of the