The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-01
NoQU0RUM OF COMMITTEE Mobile Contest Will Come
 Up Today. DAMER VERSUS NORVILLE Kilograms Sent to the Absent
 Democrats. Proposal to Submit the Controversy to the Twelve Members Present
 Was Rejected by the
 C0ntestee.

The lack of a sufficient number of | members to constitute a quorum pre- vented the State Democratic Executive Committee from h>aring the contest between Eyre Damer ana j. ii. Norvilie or Mobile. over the party nomination to the lower House of the next State Legislature. which was scheduled to have been heard at noon yesterday. Only twelve of tho forty-five mem- bers of the committed. exclusive of Chairman H. S. D. Mallory of Selma and Secretary D. w. Pettus, Jr.. were pres ent in the Council Chamber when the roll was called at the noon hour, and l later trains reaching the city during the afternoon brought no more. But although the contest was not the charges of Eyre Damer. who claims the nomination accorded to J. H. Nor vile. will be brought before the Com- that body adjourned yesterday. to meet again at 10 o'clock this morning. To insure the presence of a sufficient num- Der to make quorum, Secretary Pet every member of the Committee, stat ing the urgency of the case, and de- manding their presence at the meeting. sss wsre sSa sts sent od and it the Council Chamber this morning. there will be a sufficient number to hear the proceedings.
 Damer Was Willing.
 That the decision to remain over was taken Is doubtless due to the reception with which a proposal made by Com mitteeman Farnham. of Coneeuh was nation. Mir T Farnham ''s susgested uHs ste "t that in view of the difficulty of gathering d quorum together at this date, the claims of the contestants be presented their judsment This u suggostion s ' was as made with the proviso that the parties ir' the argument should both assent C. Fitts .oi Mobile. representing the cause of MT. Damer. at once spoke up:
 That is agreeable to Mir Damer." he
 No response was heard from the Nor vile delegation. A recess oe five min. utes was taken in order to permit the contesting parties to consider the sug gestion: When the meeting was called again. Committeeman Farnham report ed that one of the parties had agreed. but the other had refused the propo- sition. Then he made a motion that lowing day. and that mandatory mes sages should be sent to other members of the committee. calling them to the meeting: After some little discussion. the motion was put to vote. with the result that the meeting is to be called again this morning. The motion pass ed unanimously.
 to Mr. Damer the chance to present which the Mobile County Executive Committee has twice declined to do. been presented to his local committees. and in both instances has action been refused. Then the matter was appealed the party. resulting in the meeting called by Chairman Mallory yesterday.
 The Principals Present.
 Both MT. Damer and MT. Norville were present at the short proceedings
 
 panied by D. B. Cobbs and W. c. Fitts, Mobile lawyers, who will represent him in the contest. The representatives ot MT. Norville will be Harry T. Smith of the clerk was placed the papers supporting the contention of Mir. Damer. They included, among other things, lot In one ward in Mobile. where MT. Damer alleges. a mistake was made by the clerks of election in giving to his he was not entitled. These yoteo.- it is claimed. decided the election. It is said also, that MT. Daner will present afHdavits for the consideration of the committee. from the clerks of election certifying to the correctness of this contention.
 The meeting of the committee was called to 9rdsr promptly at noon i, by was called by Secretary Pettus The following members responded to their names: Bibb Graves. Montgomery; T. M. Crumpton, Chiffon: w. c. Davis, Walker; c. R. Farnham. Conecuh; John Gamble Pike; A. L. Tyson. Montgom- cry; N B. Powell. Bullock; N. B. Ste gall. Dale; J. B. Goodwin. Calhoun; G. S. Livingston. Autauga; ". M. Lac key. Tallapoosa, and B. A. Thompson. Jrfferson. Chairman Mallory read telegrams from several of the members who were kept away by business or ill., ness.
 When it was announced that the meeting lacked a quorum. Committee man Graves suggested that telegrams be sent to the absent members, re- ouesting them to come to Montgomery