The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-29

considerable excitement for awhile there | being an undercurrent of feeling that the
 right man had been named ct last
 MT. Richardson withdrew the name oi Mir. Dox.
 Colonel Bethea withdrew the name oi
 Mir. Clopton.
 The seventh ballot resulted. Martin,
 lle 1-2; Ligon, 223 1-2.
 Whpe the eighth ballot was progress
 ing Hon. John Martin of Tuscaloosa in
 behalf of the friends of General ID. w.
 Martin of Conecuh asked leave of the l convention to withdraw General Mar
 tins name and make the nomination of
 Mir. Ligon unanimous, which was allow | ed with dissenting voice and Mfr. Ligon was declared to be the unanimous
 choice of the convention for the ofice of
 Lieutenant Governor.
 State Executive Committee. | The committee appointed to select and
 report State Executive Committee re-
 ported the following by Districts: s First-Joseph F. Johnston of Dallas,
 Price Williams of Mobile. Felix Tait of | Wilcox.
 second--walter L. Bragg of Montgom-
 cry. Willis Brewer of Lowndes. James l..
 T6ird-John T. Henin oS ralladeea,
 William D. Buiger of Tallapoosa: Will | Ham J. Sanford of Lee. Fourth-George D. Johnston of Tusca-
 loosa, Thomas ". Coleman of Hale. Will liam E. Clake of Marengo. Fifth-John D. Brandon of Madison, Thomas A. Walker of Calhoun. R. B. Kyle of Etowah sixth-Frances W. Sykes of Lawrence. Daniel Coleman of Limestone. Brett Ran dolph of Blount The report was adopted with but one dissenting voice. On motion of Mr. Oates, Messrs T. B.. Bethea, H. c. Semple, Thomas 1T. Watts and F. T. Sayre were appointed as the Central Executive Committee. The committee soon afterwards re-
 ported that 1t had organized with walter
 l.. Bragg. Esq, of Montgomery as chair
 man of the committee. Z Other State Offices, For Secretary of State the names of Messrs R. K. Boyd of Marshall. w. V. Chardevoyne of Lawrence, c. A. Battle | of Macon. M. M. Cooke of MontRomery were presented and a ballot taken, but before 1t was announced all the others were withdrawn and Mir. Boyd nominated. Hon. J. w. A. Sanford of Montgomery was nominated for Attorney General unanimously by rising vote. For Treasurer the names of D. P Jones Of Fayette; Dapiel Crawford of Coosa; J. F. Grant of Calhoun: French Majors of Shelby; l.. H. Brewer of Jack son, and J. M. Newman of Montromery were presented. There were four ballots, but Mir. Crawford led from the first and was unanimously nominated with but little struggle.
 For Superintendent of Public In. struction the names of Messrs. Jno. M Mckleroy, F. w. Grace of Jefferson, A. H, McClung of Walker, c. W. Buck of Lee J. H. Russell of Lowndes., There were but two ballots. MT. McKleroy winning an easy victory. Congressmen-at-Lnrre. One of the most interesting contests in the convention was that for the nomina. | ton of Congressmen-a at-large. | MT. Davis. of Limestone nominated Hon Jos. W. Taylor of Tuscaloosa | General O'NeaI nominated Hon. H. c Jones of Lauderdale. Mir. Lewis nominated Hon. B. B. Levi. of Tuscaloosa
 Judge Brooks nominated Hon. c. c Langdon of Mobile Dr. ]. B. Kelly of Cposa nominated Hon John Forsythe of Mobile. General Pettus nominated ". H Forney of Calhoun. | Judge Clopton nominated Hon. s, S Scott of Russell. Mir. Roquemore nominated Hon. W. H Barnes of Lee.