The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-02
THE CONTENTION.

The Democratic State Committee at it's meeting January 8, provided for the holding of 8 State convention to
 select two candidates for associate Jus- tiees of the Supreme Court and a State committee. At that time Chief Justice
 Mcclellan was living and his term
 would not have expired until 1910. As-
 sociate Justices Tyson and Dowdell
 having drawn two year terms. made
 1t necessary to elect two associates
 this year, who will serve six years. The death of Chief Justice Mcclellan changed the ssituation and the com
 mittee met and ordered an election for
 Chief Justice as well as the two as-
 sociates. At this meeting of the com
 mittee, which was held March 13. the following action was had:
 Resolved. By the State Executive Committee of the Democratic and con-
 servative party of Alabama
 adopted by this committee on the 9th day of Januaryy, 1906, for a State pri- 1 mary election and a State convention, be, and the same is hereby amended so
 as to read as follows:
 "7.-ResoIved further, that in such primary election, each county shall l elect the numDer of delegates to which 1t is entitled on the basis of repre- sentation as fixed By the last State Convention of the Democratic conserv- atIve Party of this state; to 8 conVen- | ton of the Democratic and Conserv- ative party of the State of Alabama, which is hereby called to meet in the l City of Montgomery, on to-wit: Mon day, the 10th day of September, 1906, at 12 o'clock noon.
 "The election of delegates to sad
 State Convention in the respective or ballots provided by the Democratlc Executive Committees of the respee- l tive counties.
 ''The names of candidates for dele- gates to said State Convention shall be presented to srhe Chairman of the
 Democratic Executive Committee of their respective counties at least fif-
 teen days prior to the 27th day of
 ''2. Be 1t further resolved, That section twelve t12), of said plan be
 amended so as to read as follows: "12. Resolved further, That the
 State Convention of the Democratic and Conservative party herein called to
 meet in Montgomery, Ala, at IF o'clock noon, on Monday, September 10th, 1906. shall nominate by majority vote a candidate for Chief Justice of the Su- preme Court ana two Associate Jus 1 tices of the Supreme Court of Alabama to be elected in the State election in November, 1908, and shall elect the members of the State Executive Com mittee of the Democratic and Conserv- ative party to serve for the ensuing term of four years.
 .'S. The names of the candidates for nomination of Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court or Alabama, shall be printed on fine official ballot to be used In said State primary election and voted for under the same rules and regulations applicable to candidates for other State offices.
 from the respective counties elected to the State Convention herein provided | for in casting their votes in said Con vention for Chief Justice and Associat te l Justices of the Supreme Court snail be con sidered instructed and shall give to each of said candidates the pro rata
 vote to which ne may be entitled as shown by the vote received by him
 in such county in said primary elec- "4. Should it become apparent after l balloting in said State Convention that
 no candidate for Chief Justice or As
 sociate Justices of the Supreme Court | has a majority of said delegates on the basis Of his primary strength and under the instructions to the delegates ! by the voters of the respective coun- ties in accordance with the rules here | in provided. said convention shall nom | mate a candidate by a majority vote 1 in such manner as 1t may determine. It is possible for quite number of contingencies to arise and make the convention on the 10th inst, quite an interesting affair.