The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-08-21
Startling Statement in Yesterdays Meet
 ing. NAMES WERE NOT GIVEN Montgomery County VIII Have Primary Sep.
 tember 26. Friends of One Candidate sought to Use Money to Gain an Advant- age and Charles B. Teasiey
 Exposed it Before
 Committee.
NAMES WERE NOT GIVEN

Gentlemen, want this committee to know that one of its members has been offered the sum of s1.0o0 for his vote on this question of whether the committee shall elect a nominee for County Treasurer or whether to let the people nominate him in a primary. l am preperad to make public the name of this member of the committee if any one wishes to know it."
 This startling declaration by Charles B. Teasley was the feature of one of the most exciting meetings ever held by the Montgomery County Democratic Executive Committee a meeting which resulted in the call for a plurality pri- mary to be held on Monday, September 26 to fill the vacancy on the county ticket caused by the death of Hon. W. F. McGehee, the nominee for Treasurer.
 The tense interest of the meeting, the electricity which charged the court room at the county courthouse during the committees meeting yesterday, were the outcome of the effort to have the committee make the nomination and not order a primary. There were allegations and counter allegations that certain banks of the city were taking a hand in the race for treasu- Ter In the talk about the court room it was alleged that the race at that time was not so much contest between individuals as 1t was a fight to see what bank should get the coun- tvs deposits.
 Pressure on Committeeman.
 It was not so much what did actual ly happen that added zest and interest to the committee as 1t was the appre- hension of what might happen at any moment. The members of the com mittee were deeply in earnest. so much 80 that they moved about as if gun powder and dynamite was lying around loose. From the remarks that were made upon the floor it was seen that each member of the committee had been the subject of great pressure con- cerning the nomination of the County Treasurer.
 It was a fight of County Treasurer John J. Cochran's friends against the field. MT. Cochran's friends wanted the committee to name the candidate. The other candidates wanted the com mittee to pass 1t up to the people for primary. MT. Cochran's friends went before the committee with the claim that MT. Cochran had been second choice when MT. McGehee was nomi- mated. They presented petition largely signed which was said to be signed by a majority of the voters of the county. They contended that the people were tired of elections and that they really did not want a pri- mary.
 The other candidates for County Treasurer were represented before the committee by Judge J. M. Chiffon and J. $. Fuller. Judge Chiffon presented a petition from the candidates to the committee asking that a primary be held and he made strong argument asking that the people be given the opportunity of filling the vacancy.
 Charles B. Teasley made an earnest appeal for primary and closed 1t with his sensational declaration that bribery had been attempted
 Cochran Forces Outnumbered.
 It was confidently believed that in the event the committee decided to select the nominee that Mir Cochran would have been an easy winner. The Cochran forces after forming a line of battle realized that they were outnum- bered and withdrew without bringing the issue to test. It was under stood that the committee stood II to g against filling the vacancy by a pri- mary.
 The meeting was called to order a few minutes after noon. The member ship of the committee is as follows. Beat l, w. A. Gunter, Jr., Beat 2. A. H. Arlington; Beat 3. W. T. Sefbels: Reat 4, Charles P. Anderson; Beat 5. John G. Crommelin: Beat 6. John J. Farley. Beat ', M. S. Gilmer; Beat 8. F. M Jones; Beat g, s. J. Pettus; Beat 10 . G. H. Shackleford; Beat H. George Jones; Beat 12. c. B. Teasley: Beat I3. J. NJ. Townsend; Beat 14, I. D. Collier. Beat 15, s. J. Naftel; Beat 16. s. J. Guy; Beat IT, W. c. Ray. Jr.; Beat IS. John c. Carter; Beat 19. w J. Hender- son; Beat 20, T. w. Oliver; Beat 21. l.. N. Merriwether
 John c. Carter was not present and no one held his proxy. Proxies were held as follows: J. G. Crommelin's, Beat 5, by s. T. Westcott; J. M Townsends, Beat 8, by w A. Town send; w. c. Rays, Beat IT, by A s. Johnson; I. D. Golfers. Beat 14, by E. J. Harris.
 Under the recent rule adopted by the Committee the holders of proxies re- sided in the beats of the committeeman from whom they received their prox- les.
 Secretary w. A. Gunter arose to of fer a resolution which provided that the Committee should fill the vacancy on the Committee. Before he got his resolution before the Committee Nor gan s. Gilmer was recognized. He held his resignation as a member of the Committee which he handed to the Chairman.
 T wish to offer this resignation" {" said Mfr. Gilmer. his voice showing the stress of emotion under which he la bored. "to preserve my self-respect. I have given a conditional promise that will vote for the Committee to fill the vacancy or get down and out from the Committee. I was induced to give that conditional promise by personal friends and by the people of my beat who appear to want the Committee to fill the vacancy. I believe firmly that the people should fill the vacancy. I cannot satisfy my conscience. I pre- far to hand in my resignation so that