The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-14

ed. however, and the proposed plan sought to meet those changes.
 He took occasion to say that the court justices nominated in Democrat ic conventions had given the supreme Court of Alabama the highest stanolng throurhout the nation. No man Would undertake to say that justices nomlnat- ed in the last primary would stahu l higher in character and in ablilty tnan the justices who had been ncminaeeo in conventions. ,,..,, "x favor the nomination of members or the Supreme Court In a convention. hold too. that is is absolutely essential that the Democratic Party Of Alabama should hold convention at least once every four years
 As for the proposed change Tn the original plan Mir. Whltson said conoi- lions might arise. new Issues might arise which would subject not ohl! the marty. but the State to grave dan ger. Issues might come up in the cam paign, if the justices were to De select- ed by a primary, on which the candf~ dates for the Supreme bench might pc forced to take positions. Ana on these same issues the candidate might be called to pass upon Tn q Judicial capacity when he was on tho bench. In such a case where the issues were so absorbing. the ability and per sonality of the candidate for justice might be lost sight of.
 ''The plan proposed" said MT. Whit son gives every candidate the advant- age of all the votes that he may receive They will be counted for him as they are cast do not hesitate to say that we in Alabama can never afford to have our Supreme Court Judges nominated by a plurality plan. The people of Alabama send men to the Legislature to make laws. They do not pass upon those laws when they are adopted. The work of their rep | resentatives stand. If the people can delegate their powers to make laws | can they not delegate their powers to make nominations. Again, in pri- mary 1t Is possible for a single fac ton to concentrate upon any one can didate for Supreme Court Judge In their interest and, have him elected" Other Speakers Pro and Con. | Mir. Mullins, of Chiffon, said that sc l far as he was able to tell all the peo- pie who had spoken for the Almor l plan adhered to their original plan and what the committee had already done The proposed plan was no departure | from the fundamental principles ol the original plan.
 "The right to instruct the delegates to the convention, most certainly eX- ists." said MT. Mullins. Tt Is only prop CT to say that these delegates shal be specifically instructed"
 MT. Moore, of Jefferson, said thai
 there was to him much force in th' contention of Mfr. Thach. The matter at issue was very important. He would like to hear from other orators or th' committee on the plan.
 MT. Thach, again taking the floor
 was sarcastic as to the consistency O
 the committed As for him, he said
 he had never worked on "a slidinl scale" in his life. He declared tha
 when the committee had once selected
 a plan that 1t should, by all means
 stand by 1t regardless or whether Uni
 man or that man became candidate
 Nr Whitson, he declared had ar
 eued forcibly in January, urging tha
 tbe iudiciary should be taken out O
 inc nire of politics. And now he cam l hafora the committee an dargued an
 ondorsed plan for their nomination
 hv q primary. As for MT Thach. h
 could not see why the reasons WhleI
 applied Tn January should not apl'
 now.
 MT. McCord said that. according t'
 his understanding, the new plan onll
 made 1t clear that candidate shoulC get credit for all the votes received
 in the primary. As he understood 1t if a candidate received in Montgomer, conntr, OOO votes and his opponen received 500, the first man would hay
 fen delegates in the convention am
 the second five ,,...,..- in the committee as to primaries ant
 tho votes of the people he' for one
 believed in primaries to the limit H. ,, stood for letting the people vote fo anv officer. Governor or Chlet Justic of the Supreme Court. He assured hl fellow committeeman that prlmarie had come to stay and there was m use trying to oppose them.
 He submitted that conditions ha' changed since the original plan ha
 been adopted. Then there was no sor r of a fight. but now there was tigh - for the office of Chief Justice ttsh
 which he described as being up am down and all around.
 O'Rear Speaks Plainly
 Mr. McCord was supported in hi
 contention by Mir. O'Rear. MT; O'Rea 7 too. stood for a primary. His OWL
 county paid more poll taxes than an!
 other county in the State yet It hal , one of the smallest representations il a state convention. A primary wa
 fair and inst 10 them where conVen