The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-19
DISTRICT COMMITTEE
WILEY DECLARED NOMINEE IN
 THE SECOND. z
His oficial Majority Over Bibh Graves Was 2,653-w. A. Hem derson Succeeds Ray Rush.
 ton as Chairman.


 tee of the Second Congressional Dis- trict met yesterday in Montgomery, and after a canvass of the vote of the primary of, April II. found that Con- gressman A. A. Wiley defeated Hon. Bibb Graves of Montgomery by 2.s53 votes
 The meeting was held at noon in the ofice of Hon. Ray Rushton, with Mir. Rushton presiding.
 After the canvass of the vote, the old committee adjourned sine die and the new comnittee was organised with W. A. Henderson of Montgomery as chairman. and Leopold Strauss of Mont gomery. as secretary. The committee, after passing resolutions laudatory of Congressman Wiley's services, and MT. Rushton's chairmanship, adjourn ed.
 As soon as Mir. Rushton called the old committee to order the following resolution was introduced and adopted:
 Be 1t resolved by the Democratic Executive Committee for the Second Congressional district of Alabama, that upon casting up the returns from the various counties of the Second Con- gressional district of Alabama, 1t is found that at the primary election held in said District on the 11th day of April. 1904, for the nomination of a candidate for Representative in the 18th Congress of the United States, 1t was ascertained that: s*
 "Bibb Graves received 4,572 votes.
 "J. D. Trammell received 121 votes, and that A
 "A. A. Wiley received TAPS votes:
 Be 1t further resolved that the said A. A. Wiley having received 8 plural ity of the votes cast fin such primary for Representative in the Ssth Con- gress of the United States, that he be, and is hereby declared the nominee of the Democratic and Conservative par ty for the said office. and that the chairman and secretary of this conn mittee be, and they are hereby tn- structed to prepare and execute a prop CT certificate to that effect.
 Be 1t further resolved that upon casting up the returns of the said elec- tion it is ascertained that at the said primary election in the various coun- ties of the Second Congressional Dis- trict. B. F. Feist was duly elected committeeman from Baldwin county; A. E. Gamble from Butler county; c. P. Deming from Conecuh county; J. T. Bradshaw from Covington county; J. o. Sentell from Crenshaw county; c. w. L. Smith from Escambia county; w. A. Henderson from Montgomery coun- ty; o. C. Wiley from Pike county and Sol. D. Bloch from Wilcox county.
 Be 1t further resolved that the said B. F. Feist, A. F. Gamble, c. P Dem- ing. J. T. Bradshaw, J. o. SentelI, c. w. L. Smith. w. A. Henderson, o. c. Wiley and Sol B. Bloch are hereby de- clared to be the executive committee men of the Democratic Party for the said district for the next two ensuing years"
 B. F. Feist, the committeeman from Baldwin county explained to the com mittee that the official returns from Baldwin county, on account of several boxes having been thrown out in that county by the county committee, did not show the whole vote from that county, and that Colonel wiiey's act ual majority in that county instead of being 105 votes. was in fact something over 400. =.
 The committee after discussion de- cided that a note of the information furnished by MT. Feist be spread upon the minutes. a
 The old committee adjourned sine die.
 The following members of the new committee were present: 0. c. Wiley of Pike, W. A. Henderson of MontEom- cry, J. T. Bradshaw of Covington, c, P. Deming of Conecuh, B. F. Feist of Baldwin and c. W. L. Smith of Escam- bia.
 w. A. Henderson was chosen chair man unanimously and Leopold Strauss had no opposition for secretary.
 MT, Henderson took the chair and called the meeting to order.
 The following resolutions were in- troduced and unanimously adopted.
 Be it resolved by the Democratic Executive Committee of the Second Congressional district of Alabama, that said committee recognizes Hon. A A. Wiley the Democratic nominee for Congress of said Congressional dis trict, to be a most palnstaking, ener- getic and faithful public servant of the highest order and ability; that his course in Congress has shown him to be most capable and efficient repre- sentative of all the people, and such as to enable this committee to gladly and warmly commend him in the strongest terms. to the support of all the people of his district, regardless of party affiliations"
 The following resolution was also unanimously adopted:
 Resolved by the committee that the retiring chairman of the committee, Hon. Ray Rushton, be given the thanks of this committee for the use of his office, and for his valuable counsel and personal services he has rendered the committee in it's labors at all times; that the praise and high esteem of the committee is hereby rendered to him for his untiring labors and for his fairness and wisdom in passing on all matters coming before him, as chair