The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-09

Scott. B; Screws. III 1-S. Fourth ballot-Crook, 1S1 Billups, S7 1-2; Scott, 56; Screws, I'll 1-2
 The name of Scott was withdrawn and the fifth ballot resulted, Crook, 201 1-2: Billups. 9S; Screws, 196 1-2
 Billups was withdrawn and the sixth ballot resulted. Crook, 24s 1-2; Screws. aSst,s Es,,, halo, c,oos ,,, 10. s.,.,. 2s3 1-2. 4
 John D. Roquemore withdrew the name of MT. Crook and MT. Screws was noml- mated by exclamation by a rising vote.
 State Treasurer.
 R. 1T. Dawson of Wilcox nominated Ike H. Vincent of Chambers.
 J. c. L. Huey of Bibb nominated ]. F. Grant of Calhoun.
 J. H. Leath nominated Alexander snodgrass of Jackson.
 W. B. Wood of Lauderdale nominated Isaac M. Jackson of Morgan.
 The first ballot was taken and re- suited: Vincent. 1s4; Jackson, i12 1-2; Grant, 54 1-2; Snodgrass, 1s5. Joel Barnett nominated c. H. Gibson of Montgomery.
 Second ballot-Vincent, 2f0 1-4; Jackson, 96 1-2; Grant, 2s; snodgrass, 50 1-4; Gib- son, Ii.
 The name of Grant was withdrawn and the third ballot resulted, Vincent. 234 1-2; Snodgrass, 156 1-2; Jackson, S4; Gibson. 21. The name of Jackson was withdrawn and the fourth ballot was Vincent, 3A 1-2; snodgrass, 1s1; Gibson 10 1-2
 The names of Snodgrass and Gibson were withdrawn and MT. Vincent was declared the nominee by exclamation.
 For Auditor.
 Rufus K. Boyd of Marshall nominated Willis Brewer of Lowndes.
 Edmund W. Pettus of Dallas nominated J. Mckee Gould of Sumter.
 The ballot was taken but before the vote was announced Generap Pettus withdrew the name of J. Mex. Gould and on his motion the nomination of Willis Brewer as, the candidate for Au- ditor was made Unanimous.
 For Attorney General.
 J. H. Johnson of Ta1ladega nominat- ed II. c. Tompkins of Bullock.
 T. B. NeSmith of Lamar nominated wmI R. Smith of Tuscaloosa.
 F. H. Moren nominated George F. Moore of Montgomery.
 W. P. Howell nominated M. J. Turn ley of Etowah.
 First ballot-Tompkins. PA 2-3: Smith, 112 23; Moore, 95 2-3; Turnley. 43
 The names of all the other candi-
  kins of Bullock was nominated by &C., clamation.
 Superintendent of Education. J. H. Disque of Etowah nominated Leroy F. Box of St, Clair.
 F. s. Lyons of Marengo nominated H. Tutwiler of Greene.
 First ballot-Box. 297; Tutwiler. 195. The name of Tutwiler was with drawn and Box was nominated by &C., clamation.
 The Platform. General Joseph Wheeler from the on Platform and Resolu- | tions made the following report. read ing 1t to the convention and being fre- 1 luently cheered: The Democratic and conservative | people of Alabama in convention as- reasserting the principles | adopted in our convention of 1878. do | resolve and declare: First-That the Democratic and Con- | servative party of Alabama is a party | of law and order and the only party of the constitution. and to it's patriotic | md unceasing efforts. under the bless | ngs of God, Is due the final defeat of he Radical leaders in their wicked de- | sign, manifested from the inception of | to destroy the peace | happiness and prosperity of both races l n the South by involving them in | ,easeless turmoil and collision. Second-That the financial distress, ex- tending the many localities to misery | and want, is the pecessary outgrowth | of the prohigate expenditures fraudulent | practices and class legislation which | have marked the course of the Republi- | can party, they have created new and