The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-10
MALLORY SAYS TIE LINE MUST BE DRAWN Democrats Must be Simon
 Pure Article PARTY MUST BE PRESERVED Instances Cited of Men Taking Part In Primaries and Then Voting Agafflt
 the Candidates Nominated
 By the Party.
PARTY MUST BE PRESERVED
BY HERVEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, November 9-(Speeial)- Incident to what starts out like warm campaign for the gubernatorial preference of the democratic party next year, has come up a discussion of the idea of caus- ing more careful scrutiny of those who undertake to take part in the primaries of the party, as to past patriotism to the principles of the organization. To get an expression of opinion from man high in the ranks of the democracy and close to the hearts of the people, H. s. D. Mallory of Selma, chairman of the democratic state committee, was accosted. Writing to the correspondent of this paper he says:
 Our party has always welcomed to it's ranks all the electors who truly believe in the principles of the party and who will support It's nominees. We would like to be alive at the coming of the political mill ienium when every honest voter in the union will declare true allegiance to dem- ocratic principles. So important are these principles to the welfare of our country and so important is the preservation of the life of our party, to whom has been committed the sacred trust of their main tenance and application in the govern ment of society, that we must exercise great care in permitting those who have been members of an opposing party to take part in our primaries.
 Time for Alarm.
 Whenever 1t becomes apparent that a material number of such electors have not been sincere in joining our party and have abused the principles given them we should take alarm and adopt measures of party protection. This is especially inn portant in Alabama for the reason that the nominees of our primaries will be elected in the general election following
 The selection of our nominees should not be determined by electors opposed to the party.
 T am not prepared to say that I will favor putting up the bars against bona fide converts to democracy, yet 1 am unquaL-1iy opposed to allowing any per son to vote therein who entered our last >flmaries, yet voted against the nominees at the general election following.
 Our party organization cannot be pre- served if we admit to our councils or primaries those who so broke faith with us.''
 Conservative Policy.
 There is a conservative deiniteness about this statement that is character.s- tic or Colonel Mallory. At a glance 1t is seen that he would not for moment keep out any man who wanted to become fol- lower Of the democracy in the state but he is dead against allowing those fellows who have wantonly used the organizat ton Tor private ends to longer do so. That seems to be an expression of the general idea in the state.
 So far as can be determined by actual conversation no man would favor put tinS up the bars to those who desire to enter and are sincere about it. but very many have complained that in many coun- ties It has become the practice for men known to favor the republican and popu- nst Ideas to vote when it suits them in the primaries Of the democracy and then refuse it's nominees if they do not favor their election
 A gentleman from Marshall county last week said that just exactly this thing had been done in his precinct A man run- ninS Tor office failed of nomination. ann then openly said that he would not sun port the choice Of the voters in the partv ana so Tar as was known did not If is well known that the views of Colonel Mallory are largely if not wholly shared by his associates on the committee Tn lact, one of the first men to suggest to the writer discussion of the subject vos d member of the committed