The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-25
NEAL AND BRANDON ARE
 ID BE THE SECRE TARIES
Three DeIeeates-at-Large Are Practl- cally Agreed Upon, and Fight
 Will Be Warm for
 Fourth Place.
BY HERvEY W. LAIRD.

Montgomery. May 4-(specia1)-The democratic executive committee of the i state at It's meeting held here today de- cided to nominate Henry B. Gray of Bir- mingham temporary chairman of the state convention. which meets at noon tomorrow and to offer for temporary sec retares R. E. L. Neal of Selma and Col. w. W. Brandon of Tuscaloosa.
 The committee also passed resolutions looking to a campaign committee of one from each congressional district with the chairman of the state committee added. and named a committee to select a party emblem. in accordance with the law
 It was decided that the state conven- ton be urged to readjust the basis of representation, and MT R. H. Thach of Birmingham was appointed to present the matter.
 Called to Order.
 Chairman II. s. D. Mallory of Dallas, called the committee to order at noon in the city council chamber of the city hall, with Secretary John Pugh at the secretarys desk. The chair then stated that the business of the meeting was to | ndInt temporary OluCtIS bl lnt COnNGD- ton which will meet tomorrow, and to take up such other duties as the cou- mittee was authorized to handle. 1 The roll call was ordered and the fo.- lowed answered present:
 Chairman--H. s D. Mallory, Selma.
 First District--W. A. Garter, Clarke; T. M. Stevens, Mobile
 Second Districts e sorge w lss os.. Mont. gomery; J. R. Poiterheld, Butler; Will liam H. Sanford. Pike.
 Fourth Distrlct-c. C. Whitson, Talla- dega
 Fifth District--D. M. White, coosa.
 Sixth District-Rufus A ORear, Walk CT; George A. Searcy, Tuscaloosa.
 Seventh District-George H. Parker Cullman; James l.. Herring, St Cleair J. H. Meigs, Marshall; R. A. Mitchell | Etowah
 Eighth District-John (. Eyster. Nor gan; Joseph H. Nathan, Colbert; John F. Proctor, Jackson.
 Ninth Dstrict-J B. Christian, Perry; Jones G. Moore, Jefferson; Ben F. Roden Jefferson; Robert II. Thach Jefferson; John c. Pugh, secretary, Jefferson.
 Gray Is Nominated. 1 After the call of the roll, Col. w, O. Sanford of Pike put Tn nomination for temporary chairman of the convention Hon. Henry B. Gray of Birmingham. Nc other suggestions being offered the selec- tion on motion of Mir. c. c. Whitson of Talladega, was made by exclamation.
 R. A. Mitchell of Etowah nominated Col. R. F. Ligon of Montgomery for enc of the ten porary secretaries and Mr | an a1 snl .f Talladega for the other Both were elected by exclamation
 It was ordered that a roll of delegates | for the convention be made up by the secretary from the lists that had been sent in
 MT. Whtson then offered a motion that a campaign committee of five, with the chairman of the state committee added, be named.
 l Col ". H. Sanford said he understood that it was customary to have one man from each district on the campaign com raittee ard his idea finally prevailed. The committee will be named by the chair man later.
 1 The matter of party emblem came up. MT. Whitson said he was informed that every party had to have such an insignia, and he moved that committee of three be na,aed. with the chairman of the state | committee added, to make such selection The chair appointed OF this committee the motion carrying, c. C. Whitson of l Talladega, T. M. Stevens of Mobile and R. A. Mitchell of Etowah
 Basis of Representation.
 Mir. Thach of Jefferson presented a mo- tion looking to the re-adjustment of the repres citation in the convention. It car ried with it suggestion from the com rlittee to the convention, that some change be made so that counties have more delegates where they nave voter; enough to justify them The motion car ried and on motion of MT. Nation of Col bert MT Thach was instructed to present the matter to tie convention.
 1t was announced that tickets of adnis sion to seats in the convention tomorrow would be given out by the secretary, MT Pugh.
 The committee then adjourned unt 10 clock tomorrow morning. The con vention will open at noon in the audi torium of the city hall The committee will meet in the city council chamber.