The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-27
r.,rcloth's Condition.

given surgical attention.
 FnircIoth's Condition.
 George Faircloth. the foreman at me Republic Creosoting Works, who War hrutally assaulted Sesttrday eNsniinS i by a negro. is in precarious cpnu' ta., isor at the hospital where ne was 'aN'' ~
 1t was found on examination tnaa the mans skull near the nase ;t W uns hrain had been fractured ana IL waS pecessary to remove the broken oone For I. few minutes this morning ne ,,i a covered consciousness. but couta his tell anything of the aSsnI tmn hebind hi.l aS,i"d, a,., de,it the terrific tiow. The attend ing physician says if MT: Faifc,oini for fife, re cC,-nrs hc will he an ,nNFo, ,n.,t tbe fer riec and cowardly blow is now known to he willis T. Watson. lie toriheriS ,,orTed rU for the Mobile. Jackson ana kansas City Railroad and only yes terdsy morning spp,eaM iph Mr. TOT Faircloth. ah" % VThe two had an argument over . difference of three minutes on tne time for quitting work. me nes' used A vile epithet to MT. falrcl",u' saving negroes were not gong !" rbe m negro was kicked by MT Fairclotn ana ordered off the premises. rev minutes later Watson crept up peHll,, ,, his victim and with piece or 4Nf .nEm n VI,
 
 the cowardly attack ran after "atsoh' but he escaped.
 CrichtOn Incorporation.
 A largely attended meeting or cltI zens of Crichton, four miles west or Mohi,e and vicinity, met last night at the residence of MT. Frank P. Davis to take up the question of incorporating the suburb, d question first mentioned in The Advertiser some time ago.
 ciI favorable and unfavorable to the 1n- cooperating of the suburb, but noun ing definite was arrived at. lhete ap peared to be two factions, one 1aVor- ably, the other willing to awalt ac'tpn tpa bv the next Legislature relative to the proposed extension of the present city limits. Other meetings will be had the coming week.
 Damer Turned Down.
 Att o'clock tonight in the library of the County court house the Mobile County Democratic Executive Commit, , tee met in pursuance to cal lssueu by President George J. Sullivan. The following members were pres ent when Secretary Phil Cosminsky called the meeting to order after staE ing that President Sullivan was de- tained away because of illness: Committeeman Baumer' HonSon' Barman, McMahon. Enholm, McEvery, i Hanlin, Thompson, Seiman. Burke, Gaines, Tourney
 The Secretary read the petitions of nine members to the President for the meeting in the matter of the Damer- Noryille contest for the nomination for Legislator. He asked for temporary chairman and on vote Joseph H. Hob son was chosen. The Secretary then read a lengthy legal contest. the date of which was April 19. 1906. and stgn- ed ty $. H. smith. Clerk of the Circuit Court as duly filed.
 The document specified violation or the rules and regulations governing , the holding of primaries as to certain city and coUnty boxes, wherein the contestant, Eyre Damer charged the said rules and regulations had been violated. He alleged that had the Committee given him his correct vote, aside from the circular boxes he would have been nominated. Commit teeman Burke stated that inasmuch as the old Committee and the present one had actad in the matter or canvass of the returns of the April primary and declared Joseph H. Norvllle one of the three nominees there was nothing before the Committee and he moved an adjournment. Committeeman Han lin seconded the motion and by vote of to 6 it prevailed, and the Commit tee adjourned without action. b. B. Cobbs. as attorney for Damer, gave notice to the acting chairman and secretary of an appeal to the State Executive Committee.
 Behind Closed Doors. At o'clock tonight in the General Council chamber the special committee of five members of that body. on in vcstigatiOn of charges against city official of serious immortality met. the full Committee being present Chair man Norville presided. The other members were: Aldermen Faith and Ward and Councilmen Nashin and Inge Present were Mayor Lyon, Committee Clerk Brewer and Rev. Dr, w J. F.. Cox. who made the charge against an official unnamed and who was present to testify.
 Representatives of the press were present but Alderman Faith move1 the hearings be behind cIoscd doors and the motion prevailed.
 A member of the press found the city charter wherein it said the Coun- cil should act publicly and the May or's attention was called thereto. His reply was that the Committee had ruled and he had no say 50 in the mat ter.
 Social and PcrsOnal.
 Mir and Mrs. COlSon Kelly have re- turned from their bridal trip and are al home with Mrs Kelly'S auntS, the