The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-29

sloss of Colbert. Isaac Grant of Clark. T. w. Posey. Nick Stall worth of Conecuh, J. B. Kelly. T. s. Me Donald of Coosa, B. W. Pettus. F. H. smith, N. H: R. Dawson. Robert Mckee. P. Q. Wood of Dallas; George Fillmore, !. M. Bullock. Wiley Cole man of Greene, c. W. Hewitt, Ellis Phe- Ian, w. A. Walker, F. P. OBrfen of Jefferson. D. A. ONeal. R. O.. Pickett, H. c. Jones of Lauderdaie. John N. Malone, l.. R. Davis of Limestone, G. F. liar rison. W. H. Barnes. M. J. Greene of Lee, GownS.. G p, wnitPa M P wal.r W sGssas erasso1 2. A. S. Fletcher, H. Rice. !. w. Clay of Madison. H. A. woiff. c. c. Lyon of Ma rengo, W. F. Foster, R. H. Abercrombie of Macon, David Clopton. Robert Tyler IT. H. wafts. T. B. Bethea, T. M. Ar rington. N. P. Le Grand of Montgomery Thos. H. Herndon. Jos. Hodgson, H. Aus tell, l. Brewer of Mobile. M. L. Stansel l.. M. Stone of Pickens. w. H. Parks oi Pike, John Moore. P. Lockett of Perry Wm. Ivey,. ". A. Handley of Randolph R. W. Cobb, F. Majors of Shelby. w. c. Little. w. B. Gere of Sumter, l.. w D. Bulger. Felix Smith of Taiiapoosa. H, M. Semervilie, J. M Martin. A. c. liar graves, H. H. Brown of Tuscaloosa Felix Tait. B. N. Jones. R. H. Dawson of wilcox.
 Permanent Officers. A committee to select officers for the permanent organization of the conven- ton was appointed as follows: State-at-Large--E. H. Moren.& From the Districtsi .s .e First--A. Proskauer. Leroy Brewer. second--w. c. Oates, Thomas H. Watts.
 Third--L. W. Lawler. J. r. Waddell. .
 Fourth-L. M. Stone. R. W. Cobb.
 Fifth--willam Richardson, w. M. Lowe. ...
 sIxth-E. A.. o'Neal, 0. W. Hewitt.
 The committee retired and soon return ed with the report that they had selected:
 For President-James L. Pught of Bar bour. e..
 For vice-President-F. W, Sykes of Lawrence: w. D.. Dunn of Mobile,
 For Secretary--J. W. Clay of Madison.
 For Assistant Secretary-L. w. Grant of Calhoun, D. W. Mc1ver of Macon. M. A. shehan of Henry, B. H. Screws of Montgomery.
 For Doorkeeper-Patrick Doran of Montgomery.
 For Sergeant-at-Aarms-R c. Clark of Elmoro.
 It is recommended that the rules gov- erning the House of Representatives be adopted; the report of the committee was unanimously adopted
 Messrs William C. Oates of Henry, E. A. ONeal of Lauderdale and Lawler of Talladega were appointed to notify Mir. Pugh of his election and conduct him to the chair.
 MT. Pugh was introduced and address ed the convention in a powerful and eloquent speech on the pending issues of the day Praise of the great speech was in everybody's mouth and it was under ,Stood that Mir. Pugh was selected to MnSke 1t and not preside, which he did N>! 4@e, for the first motion he put was that 'All the counties in favor of the motion will rise," and amidst laughter he surrendered the gavel to one of the vice-presidents and did not take it up again until the convention was adjourned.
 Resolutions.
 Hon. Thos. A. Walker of Calhoun moved that committee of two from each congressional district to be selected by their respective district delegates, be ap- pointed to report a platform and that all resolutions be referred thereto.
 t&on. w. H. Barnes moved to amend by striking out so much as related to the mode of selecting delegates and author tsing the President of the Convention to appoint the committee. ,s
 Hon. W. c. Oates made the point of