The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-07

anasndment was entirely acceptable to the committee ana IL ras adopted. To BectioA F WA. Given of Madison proposed an amendment of great import ance to the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit but which does not affect any other DOT ton of the State. The Sixteenth Judi cial Circuit was created out of the cour,- ties of Limestone and Madison by the last Leeislaesire.
 ! an executive committee for that Judicial Circuit to be composed of four members from Madison County, and three mem bers from Limestone County. The amend ment named A. D. Kirby, Dr. E. I. Will Hams. John F. Smith and J. H. Ander- son from Madison County The Lime stone members. as fixed by the amend ment are M. K. Clements, John A, rur- ner and T. c. Mcclellan. The amend ment provides that the committee shall meet January 90 in the Hotel Bismark at Decatur. Under the terms of inc amendment the successors of the commit- tee are to be named in the primary. The amendment was adopted and made part of the record of the committee, For Fourteenth Circuit. A second amendment was proposed by Rufus A. O'Rear of Walker in reference " t&fu Ntonty CoftttutttrtS or Walkef ana Winston Counties This amendment a,i- thorized the committees. if they saw 1t to adopt a majority rule for the selection of the Judge and Solicitor of the Four teenth Circuit composed of the counties of Walker and winston
 The amendment met with some oppo- sition. A motion made by John Eyster of Madison to table 1t was on the point of being carried when Mir Eyster with drew it at the request of Mir. Thach. Mir. Thach earnestly appealed to the committee to make the exception asked for in the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. He was familiar with the existing condi- tions and those conditions demanded the exception. The amendment was then adopted.
 The resolutions as amended were then adopted.
 The special committee appointed by the chairman to draft suitable resolutions upon the death of Tennent Lomax sub naitted it's report. The committee WIS composed of George ". Jones. c. c. whitson and William H. Sanford. Resolutions on Dead. The committee,"s the resolutions de- clared. recognizes in Hon. Tennent Lo-
 max an exponent of the highest type of
 chivafry. statesmanship and patriotism.
 loyal and true in every relation of life.
 He was taken from us in the zenith of
 his powers and before he had reached the full measure of his powers. I Tn the death of Hon. Tennent Lomax
 the Democratic party and the entire
 South has suffered grievous loss. T.
 The resolution further provided that the
 committee should recess as a further
 mark of respect to the distinguished dead The resolutions were adopted by unani-
 nous vote.
 The special committee appointed to draw
 up resolutions upon the death of Judge
 K A.. Austin of wetumpka submitted its
 report signed by the members of the committee. c. F. Sedberry, Hugh D. Mar Till and John F. Proctor. The resolutions
 declared that in thesdeath of Judge Aus tin the community had lost a most useful
 citizen and the party one of its most zeal
 ous and active members. and that in ali
 public and private stations he came up to the full measure of what was expected
 of him and did his duty faithfully and
 we'll
 sAs member of the committee" ths
 resolution declared, The was active and
 aggressive as party leader and his wise
 and conservative counssis were very val
 uabie in shaping the policy of the
 party
 The resolutions were adopted by .
 standing vote.
 Mir. Thach moved that a committees of
 nine be raised to carry into effect the
 regulations and provisions for the pri-
 mary adopted by the, committee.
 Upon the motion of Mir. Eyster Chaif-
 man Mallory was added to the proposed
 conimittee as its chairman. The motion
 was then adopted.
 The committee adjourned at $40 o'clock
 subject to the call of. the chairman