The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-14

| Cole stated last night that the negro
 wounded by Officer Larue was wanted or
 a charge in Memphis, and that he was
 also certain that he was wanted here
 on a charge of highway robbery.
 
 his party and should have lodged his contest there, and I venture to say that | in behalf of our candidate now that if l Chairman Jackson wants this question l settled. and will leave 1t to the supreme | authority of the party, the state demo- l cratic executive committee. While 1 have | not consulted Judge Stiles on the ques- l ton. 1 believe can say for him that | he Is perfectly willing to abide the de- l cision of that committee. (Applause)
 But why did he make his apepal to the | campaign committee of the state demo- | cratic executive committee? Why to the
 campaign committee and not to the demo- l cratic executive committee of the state
 itself? In this card Chairman Jackson says. and in the card published by the attorneys by MT. Lane they say, aban- doning every other position they said to
 him that here is a law that has been en- acted by the legislature of Alabama pro- vlding for q contest in cases of primary elections, but providing for no machinery for that contest. We. therefore advised our candidate md our client: we advised him that the county executive committee did not have a right to try 1t. Well. suppose that was very agreeable advice. (Aplause.) And I suppose it was received with a good many thanks. GA voice: And free.'0 (Applause) And entirely free at that l have always heard 1t said that free advice given By lawyers was not worth very much Applause And l be- lieve that that is true of the advice given In this instance. (Applause)
 Now let us see what there Is in that position, and that Is the question I want to argue before you calmly and dispas- slonately. just as though you were a Jury sitting here. l want to present that question to you because it has all nar- rowed down to that He comes and says [ through the chairman of his committee; he says we are charged with having bolt ed from the committee and having aban- doned the contest-and I am reading now from one of these communicated" propo- sltons that you find in ths papers every day or two-I am reading from a card signed by Hnds Peevey ct al (Applause. Here is what they say: '"To these charges we reply. first. that Colonel Eigdon could not quit a contest into which he never entered. lie appeared before that new committee for one purpose, and only one, and that was to show that it had not the legal right to try the contest. When the committee determined to go into the con- test he al once withdrew" There is where their whole case rests. 1t matters not to them what may have occurred sub sequent to that time. It Is needless to discuss what that committee did after that time, because he says they aban- doned the contest They denied the right of the committee to try It, and Colonel lllsdon, by their advice. withdrew. They never did intend 10 try 1t. no matter what sort of committee was: 1t never was their purpose and intention to go into a | trial of the case (Applause)
 Congressman Underwood Talks.
 MT. Underwood said in part as follows
 MT. Chairman and My Fellow Demo- crats: (Applause) l am here tonight for rhe same reason that you are. 1 am a democrat. tApplause). My fellow citi- aens, l know but one democratic ticket. Since 1 have ever been old enough 10 take part in politics the democratic party has held my allegiance, and never in that time have l found it necessary to be gSer than my party. (Applause). rhey tell me that some of these gentlemen who are endeavoring today to lead bolt from tne democratic party are threatening the candidates of the democratic party with she fact that they shall not receive their votes if they appear here in public for me whole democratic ticket. (ApplauseI
 My fellow democrats, let me tell you this; that from the nominee for gover- TOT of Alabama down to the constable of this beat no man stands with better commission, one than another. (Applause) It is just as much the duty of the dem- Ccracy of Alabama and the democracy of Jefferson county to support the candi- cate of the party for sheriff as it is to support the candidate of the party for governor or for Congress. (Applause). And l have no patience with that class of democrats who can win a commission tom the democratic party and when the battle is on and the bullets begin to fly cannot come to the front of the demo- cratic line and lead the democratic hosts to victory. (Applause).
 My fellow democrats, when you find d rnan with your commission in his hand who cannot support the ticket from top -o bottom. he belongs to that class of political soldiers who are the bung proof hunters. the tree finders and coffee coolers of the political army, (applause) and not worthy to carry q commission of the democratic party. But, my fellow ciu- zens, l believe that notwithstanding the threats of the opposition in this case, that before this campaign Is over you will find every man bearing your com mission at his place fin the front of the fight, fighting for the candidates of the party. CApplause).
 The Partys Fight.
 My fellow citizens. this is not a fight now between my friends, Mir. Stiles and Mir. Higdon, for a nomination. this is a fight of the democratic party (Applause) This is your fight and my fight as demo- crats. not Judge Stiles fight. (Cries of that is right.'O You can have but one <iemocratic ticket and that is made when your party declares that man, the nomi- nee, and that ticket has been announced, and it is the duty of every loyal demo- crat to stand to that ticket from top to bottom. l don't care what these gentle men that have bolted the party call them selmes; it makes no difference when they fail to mark the ticket under the demo-