The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-25
SPENCER'S CROWD RE-
 DUCED TO OFFICEHOLDERS
Inc Convention of 1S76 Was DiSheartened and DEcontented Lot of Trembling
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 Alexander persisted that the motion as amended should be referred to the com mittee.
 The chair said he didn't think SO. Alex ander rose to . pint and the chair said the pint was out of order. Alex ander appealed from the decision and the chair immediately put 1t.
 Roddy Thomas said these proceedings smacked to him of gag law. and he didn't like any such doings.
 Mir. Coulson took the floor and made a love feast harangue about glorious Ala bama and the great Republican party. After a long while the resolution as aEtEced was adopted
 Mr. Clarke from committee on order of business. submitted a report recom- mending the electisn If four delegates to the Cincinnati Convention. nomination of etate oficers. report of platform and reports from district conventions. Nominations. Mir. Joseph c. Bradley of Madison. was placed in nomination for Governor by Alexander White, who passed a gIowing eulogy upon his nc q. Roddy Thomas nominated Robert S. Hcfiin. but withdrew him. and Mir. Bradley was nominated by acclamation Mir. Sheats nominated T. T. Arlington of Lauderdale, for Secretary of State. Rapier,. Chisholm and Coon eulogised the old man, and how good he was to the Union soldiers during the war: Mir. Allenyton was nominated and spoke a piece. Mir. Benjamin M. Long of walker. was nominated for Treasurer. c. P. Plowman of Taliadega. was nom | mated flor Auditor after White and had AAnA fha anln 'culled person" nominated R. &. Hefin for Attorney General and he ac- cepted. speaking a piece about sur prise, etc.
 | Delegates. George E. Spencer. James T. Rapier. | A. H. Curtis. Alexander White, Roddy Thomas. Charles Hays and James K. Green were candidates for delegates-at- large. and Spencer, Curtis. White and I Hays were nominated. From the districts delegates were chos- \ en as follows;
 1 one.-C Peres and George Turner. Two.-Paul Stroback and Allen Alexan- l der
 Three.--fsaao Heyman and A. E.
 Four.-P. D. Barker and Thomas | Walker.
 Fiye-D. B. Booth and H. c. Bryan. Sixth. C. C. Sheets and J. D. Terrell.
 Seventh. R. s. Hefiin and Arthur Bingham.
 Eighth. J. J. FIinds and P. J. Kauf- man.
 The electors at large were Charles E. Mayer and L. c. Coulson. From the district: First L. H. May CT; Second. Paul strobach; Third. P. c. Clarke; Fourth, J. T. Rapier; Fifth. l """th: Sixth. A. B. Hays; Seventh H. c. Sanford; Eighth. Joseph P. Bates. | Mir. White read a dispatch from Jos eph c. Bradley declining the nomina- tion for Governor He said:
 Huntsville. May 25. 1876. To Judge Coulson:
 | I am 6 Republican in principle and will support Republicans for office. if good men are nominated. but owing to my bodily affiictions, and my pecuniary distress and prosecutions, it is impos- sible for me to accept any place or nomination, as a candidate for Cover nor from my party friends at this time We had better be defeated with good. honest and competent men in the lead than to succeed with bad ones Duty to our country demands that we bring forward our best men for offce We must contend for equal justice to all citizens, toleration to every man for opinions sake. even handed honesty in all State and county taxes, a rigid en- forcement of the laws and our princi- pies will and must succeed.
 J. c. Bradley.
 Mfr. White placed in nomination the name of James S. Clarke of Morgan for Governor. saying that he repudi- ated the 18th of May convention which used his name without authority, in nominating him for Attorney Gen. eral. Clarke was in sympathy with this convention and would accept the nom- ination for Governor, whereupon he was nominated by exclamation.
 Resolutions.
 Mir. White reported from the com. nnittee on resolutions recognizing civil and political equality of all men; free public and non-sectarian schools; pro- tection and encouragement of labor and the following:
 Resolved, That we endorse and ap- prove the administration of President Grant, as wise and just in its policy , patriotic in spirit and impartial and | xyfa fvN TA (