The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-23
WAR ON STRATT0N
JOE THOMPSON WRITES LETTER TO
 REPUBLICANS.
Says That The Members of The Party Should Concentrate Their Enorts
 Ou, County and District Campalgns.

BirminSham Oct. 22-(Special)-J. o. Thompson, Chairman of the Republi- can State Executive Committee. has ls- sued an open, letter to the Republican voters in the State, announcing that at a meeting of the Executive Committee of the party, 1t was determined not to put out State ticket. |
 He announces that after considering the matter 1t had been decided that 1t would be inexpedient to put out a State ticket and, that to give all aid and force to county and district can didates would be doing more good than by assisting a State ticket. Between the lines Is can be read that not only does the Thompson wing of the Re- publican Party fail to endorse the tick ct put out by the Davidson wing. but condemns the idea of State ticket being put out: :
 In several counties throughout the State Republican candidates are in the field for office and in two or three or the districts Republicans seek honor. It would appear that the wing headed by J. O. Thompson will support county and district candidates and cry down the tSate ticket headed by Judge A. F. Stratton of Montgomery.
 The open letter by Chairman Thomp- son. is as follows:
 To the Republicans of Alabama:
 At regular meeting of the Re- publican State Democratic Committee of the State of Alabama, held in the City of Birmingham on the 25th day Of September. 1906. and after full. dis cussion and due consideration Of the matter, it was determined by the Com mittee, that it was inexpedient for the Republican Party in this State to put out a State ticket.
 This action was taken mainly oW- ing to the fact that requests came to the Committee both verbally and in writing, from Republican nominees for Congress and county officers. urging the Committee not to put out a State ticket.
 Among the reasons given were, that under presnt conditions in Alabama, any effort to elect State ticket would provef utile, while by concentrating our strength upon he Congressional and county candidates. there was reason able chance of success.
 The Republican has therefore wise- ly determined not to make and nomt- nations for State officers, and I desire to urge upon all Republicans to use every effort to secure the election of our candidates in the various counties. | and Senatorial and Congressional dis tricts, where nominations have been | made.
 Joseph O. Thompson. Chairman Republican State Execu- | tive Committee of Alabama. N L. Steele, Secretary.
 Victim of Highwaymen. | F. L. Boyd, who lives on Avenue and Twenty-fr steet. Southside. has
 a broken leg and is bruised around the neck as the result of an assault made
 on him at midnight Saturday night by l two negro highwaymen on South l Twentieth street. Bond was walking along the street | en route home when the two negroes | sprang on him from a new building
 just going up. While the negroes were choking him, they told him to be quie and they would not hurt him. They
 robbed him of $s.5o and then as re- hinder .one of the negroes kicked tho
 victim. breaking the leg of the white man. MT, Bond fell to the sidewall and cried out for help, when the ne | groes left him. Then two policemen
 picked him up and sent for an ambu
 lance, transferring him to his home
 MT Bond says that he will be ablt
 to identify the negroes if they ar' l apprehended.
 l Uurx TSo Meet Tueadav.