The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-10

 retary of the Committee was on q de- layed train and therefore unable to be present in the early hours of the meeting of the committee. He sug- gested that a temporary Secretary be named to serve until Secretary John C. Pugh, of Birmingham, arrived. R. F.. l.. Neil, of Selma, was nominated and elected by exclamation. Chairman Mallory informed the committee that he had received letter from J. B. Christian, a member of the committee from the Ninth District. explaining why he would not be able to attend the meeting of the committee. He al- so informed the committee that he understood that Judge J. ]. Harlan, of DadevilIe. a member of the committee from the Fifth District would be una hle to be present. He had been in- formed that B. c. Jones, of Roanoke, a member of the committee from the same district had submitted his resig- nation. but that it had not yet reached the Chairman.
 Judge Nathan's Regisnation.
 At the same time Chairman Mall iory handed to Acting Secretary Nell the resignation of Hon. J. II. Nathan. of shefield, the newly appointed Judge of the Eleventh Circuit. The letter of Mir. Nathan was couched in the fol- lowing language:
 SheLfiekds Ala, Jan. x. l3Ob. The Democratic State Executive Com
 mittee, Montgomery, Ala.
 "Gentlemen:-daving accepted office by appointment from the Governor. resign my membership from this com mittee. In severfng my relations with you, cannot refrain from publicly ex- pressing the sincere regard, yes affec- tion. that I feel towards the members of the committee and especially to- wards our honored and distinguished Chairman,
 T part company w.sa you regretfui- ly. but 1t will always be a source of pride to me to have been associated with such distinguished, clean and pa- triotic gentlemen, who have always been ready to set aside self interests for the good of the Democratic party. representing as it does the enlightment and conservatism of the State, sincerely, Joseph H. Nathan Hon. c. C. Whitson. of Talladegs, was on his feet in an instant to say good word for the fine service and the high character of Judge Nathan.
 T would move, Mir. Chairman" said MT. Whitson, that the resignation be accepted with regret. I would say fur ther that this committee appreciates the high sense of honor which moves MT. Nathan, when named as Judge, to retire from the Democratic Executive Committee. This committed, I am sure. reciprocates the cordiality and esteem mentioned in the letter of resignation and parts reluctantly with Judge Ma than"
 The motion of MT. Whitson was car ried and in announcing 1t, Chairman Mallory took occasion to highly com- pliment the services of Judge Nathan | as member of the committee, on which he had conducted himself, "as a man of high honor, Democrat and a patriot"
 Two New Members. | Hon. J. c. EysteT, of Morgan, placed | in nomination the name Of Hon. F. B. Almon, late Judge of the Eleventh Cir cult, and now a practicing attorney of Sheffield, as successor to Judge Na- than. He was nominated and elected by exclamation.
 The Chairman announced that a vacancy in the committee had been caused by the death of J. H, Meigs. a member from the Sixth District. J. l.. Herring placed in nomination for the vacancy the name of Hugh White, l of Centre Hon. W. H. Sanford placed in nomination the name of Leon C. Me Cord. of Guntersville. An open vote by roll call was asked for and granted | by the committee. The vote on this vacancy was as follows: | McCord.--Carter. King, Stevens. Jones, Sanford, Arlington, Foster, Null | lins, Sedberry, White, O'rear. Searcy. wimberiy.. Eyster. Almon. Moore. and l Thatch-1S.
 white-MaIlory. Coker. Porterfield. Whitson, Parker. Herring and Mitchell. II
 When Mir. McCord had taken his seat (Contipued on Page TepJ