The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-07

Davis of Randolph; John silsby of Dal- las. F. c. Clarke of Perry. John T. Eos ter of Hale, R. D. Locke of Barbour. s. s. Booth of Autauga, ]. ]. McLemore of Chambers were put in nomination.
 A ballot was taken with ( scattering vote. Knox of Montgomery representing Wilcox, got up and made some remarks about men coming. here to do the dirty work of ciiques and rings, who deserved rabuie: ruled out of order.
 Clarke arose to speak. when Busteed rose to make q point of order. Clarke. in a furious and excited manner, sawed the air. ripped and tore and said all the Busteeds out of h--i could not deprive him of his rights: that he had withdrawn for the sake of harmony, because he knew that there were certain black sheep who would use his candidacy to injure the party.
 All this time Busteed was insisting on his point of order. and the noise and con- fusion were very great. Clarke finally took his seat. and a moderate degree of decent behavios was established. It was necessary to take new ballot which resulted. Foster. 12s: sIisby. @: rest scattering. Foster was declared the nominee but motion to make 1t unani. nous failed.
 l Spencer, with considerable unction. nominated George Turner of Mobile for Attorney General; this is the same man who has recently represented the State Of Washington in the United States Ssn- ate. Messrs. T. D. Gardner of Pike and Mardis of Shelby were placed in nonhi- nation. but Turner was nominated on the first ballot by large majority.
 l Alexander White of Dallas took the floor and urged the importance of such a platform as will do to go before the people: that without platform the work of the convention will be useless. He would further say that when the Demo- crats once get in possession of the State. they will have 1t forever.
 Duston of Marengo offered resolution asking for appointment of committed to examine Into the alleged acts of vio- | lence in this State and that the com l mittee make such recommendations as fl might deem proper which was adopted. Il The following was Announced as the | committee on platform: Richard Bus I teed ]. H. Speed. Jere Haraison. Charles Hayes. Charles F. Mayer. N. S. McAfee. | Alex White, Peyton Finley, H. J. Europe 1 R. S. Hefin, J. T. Parish, J. D. Silsby. Judge Busteed said he desired the ques- tion put to every person nominated for Congress at large, whether or not he was in favor of the Sumner civil rights bill.
 Europe (Col.), said he was opposed tc l putting any such questions to candidates and characterized it as demagoguery.
 Judge Busteed retorted in vigorous style, | fairly slkinning Europe He referred ta his services in the Feredal army for the liberation of the race to which Europe belongs. He declared the civil rights bill great Republican measure. and that if the Republican party of Alabama l went against 1t they put themselves out side the great organization. | C0lInoil 0f MnAfaon 4,annaA1 fha vsaa- ton of Judge Busteed on the ground that the questions would be sticks in the hands up the Democratic party with which to beat the Republican Party. He saw that the questions were put, he be- iieved, with the view of beating the Re- publican Party. He appealed to the ne- groes of the convention and said when the party went down the negroes went down with 1t. He asked Busteed what he meant by attempting to imprison the Alabama Legislature two years ago, and turn 1t over to the Democracy.
 Busteed rose to answer when the chair ruled that the question was out of order and the answer could not be received.
 Council moved to table Busteed's mo- tion which was carried.
 Phillip Joseph moved that the ques- l tion. Are you in favor of equal civil and political rights for all men?'' 0e propounded to the candidates. He said in favor of his resolution that he was opposed to any person who would not atfirmstively answer this question. It was a part of the Republican platform of the country, and he did not want to see tine party in Alabama go back on 1t.
 Many declarations were made by va rious delegates that every member of the convention was in favor of equal civil and political rights and the StA-e Constitution was referred to as proof. In spite of frequent interruptions. Joseph continued his remarks in favor of can didatcs answering his question. He sad there was no use lodging this question. Every black man on the floor was in favor of the civil rights bill and they had told him as much. The Republican I platform of the Nation endorsed civil rights and the party in Alabama had done the same thing. and men who Ln- dertook to go against 1t in this conven- ton stultihed themselves. The motion was tabled.
 When MT. Whites name was presented for Congressman-at-large, Mir. Busteed took the floor and thoroughly ventilated White, going through his, political record in T vigorous style.
 C. E. Mayer took up the cudgels for White and gave hIm all the credit for saving the contest over the Legislature | Tn 1879, which meant the Court House Legislature election of Spencer and all the .niduities of that infamous body.
 Europe (colored), also came to Whites rescue and gave Busteed some heavy raps.
 McLemore championed White and the black race He believed the negroes ! would become one of the most distnl- guished classes of people in the world } civilization arose in Africa and the ne groes originated civilized life. Up to thiS , point he developed himself as the great. est negroite on the floor. and intimat3c that unless the white people progressed the negroes would get ahead of them iT intellect and progress. He took occasion however, to say that If Congress had passed the Civil Rights bill the party would pass away like snowflake.
 White and Sheets were nominated fol Congressmen-at-large.
 The Platform.
 The following is the platform reported and adopted by the convention:
 1. The Republican Party of Alabama
 in State Convention assembled. again de clares its unalterabIe devotion to thu
 great principles of human liberty whicl
 called it into existence, viz: The civi and political equality of all men with
 out distinction of race or color.
 i 2. In the practical application of thes'
 principles we have neither claimed nol
 desired the social equality of differen
 races or of individuals of the same race
 neither do we claim or desire 1t now
 and all assertions to the contrary arr
 without the slightest foundation in poin