The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-24
OFFICIAL RECORD OF ONLY
CONTEST In STATE CONVENTION

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Fourth-That all resolutions shall be
referred without debate to the Commit
tee on Platform and Resolutions, and
that al nominations shal be made with
out eulogy.
Fifth-Ths order Of business shall be
as follows:
LIST Appointment of a Committee on
Platform and Resolutions 10 consist of
eighteen members, two froin Zach Con-
gressional District.
end The nohiitIation Of a candidate
for Chief Justice Of the supreme Court
srd. The nemination Of two candi-
dates for Associate Justices OF the SUI
preme Court Of Alabama
fth That this Con invention elect n
ecutive COMMITTEES.
| 5th. The election by this Convention
Of iorty-ive members OF the state Elk.
| pc from the state-at large. ana four
| from each Conversational District.
| 9Th Rerort of the Committee on
Platform and Resolutions.
| TIN. AdJoI; ninent
! G. G. whitson. 81
| Chairman.
/ Earle. Smith. sec.
Of the Convention. by a resolution Of
1 fered by judge Kyle. your COMMITTEES
have instructed me- as us chairman. BY
unanimous vote, TO make the follow
this report tn this Convention: There
was ar amendment offered 20 the nth
sup-diyision as to ths election of the
mittee Witch was as Follows, as a sub
stituta for that CLAUSE the amendment
j was that; The election of forty-five
| msrnbers of the State Democratic Ex-
ecutiye Comrnittee--hvs to be elected by
the delegates from each Congressional
| District--to be reported to the Convefl-
ton IN a .ss with the previous
was put upon Its passage, and had re-
| ceived majority or the votes OF ,our
committee. when a gentleman upon the
committee. Judge Kyle. stated to the
COMMITTEES that he had Just received
| assurances from two distinguished
leaders of the successful candidate for
| GOVERNOR and the nominee or the de-
there was no purpose or intention upon
the part of the friends OF Mr..
Com sr. our our Jn,otainee, to take
e po Name tselr a msnbsss Of Et ight
Executive Committee. that 1t was in
| tended---and assurances were given by
| these two gentlemen to Judge Kyle
right to nominate four members from
" District and one man from it's Dis
| trict as, a member from the statn-at-
certified to this convention, and that
no other nominations would be made
except those made by the Districts.
BY the COMMITTEES to state that that
assurance was given. Upon that
statement made by Judge Kyle. the
"a the amendment to that clause OF
ana wlthdrew It finally. and the report fi
thef as Instructed BY the the eomfnittee
to 50 state, that ona of the gentlemen
Kyle was there present When JUDGE
Kyle made his explanation to the
committee and was called upon By
Judge KYLE made his explanation to
by Judge Kyle to verify the statement
ana made no dispute or disclaimer OF
Mr.. Chairman, In further explana-
ton Of that part of the unanimous re-
yention shall elect the chairman OF
n1ittee, desire to say that for the
state Convention, the highest author
lty OF the party, to elect the chairman
or the State Committee, many of the
most DISTINGUISHED ehalrmen have
been SO elected, Mr.. II. G. Tonpklns
and others who are dead and gone.
the last state COMMITTEES was elected,
they were elected In the. state pri-
mary. and the Members OF that cofn-
committee recS=1mends to this conven-
ton that 1t elect chairman of the
state Executive Committee. The ar
committee was. that the present dis-
tinguished chairpan who had proven
himself to be 'Onk Of the most Impair
sat upon that Committee, would be
entitled to that honor ct the hands
Of this convention At all events, Mr..
Chairman, your Committee reports that
i believes as a matter OF right. and
bK ancient usage, where a State Com
Wittee is elected By a Convention, to
elect the chairman OF that committee.
Mr.. Chairman, / move the adoption
OF tho report OF the COMMITTEES on
Permanent Organization.
Mr.. Frank 8. White--There seems
to be some Misunderstanding about
what certain gentlemen said to a mem
Der of that committee, therefore /
to adopt, a motion to re-refer that
matter TO the committee on Permanent
Organization.
Motion seconded
Chairman will put that motion.
1t is serious business for the Demo-
cratic party, and 1 ask you politely TO
an ( orderly way Before the motions oil
are put / want to ask all the gentle
men on the floor of the convention and
we have lady guests with as today.
Mr.. j. Thomas Heflin-We have
been unable to hear the gentleman.
and the Substitute. the iS report s OF tRe
ana rules has been made to the con-
.vSuliOn Win AuOLlOn It's AQOp-
ton. A substitute has been offered
for that motion that the report be
| re-referred to the Committee on Per-
manent Organization and Rules.
Mr.. Frank S. Wholesome gentle
men asked for an explanation. My
| explanation was this, It was stated
by the chairman of that committee
that a certain concession had been
made before that committee, and up
on that verbal inducement assurances
were stated by the chairman. i say
there is Misunderstanding about
what occurred before the committee.
and for that reason l move that 1t be
re-referred.
Mr.. L. E. Jeffries-I will state to
| you. Mr.. Chairman, and to this con-
yention. that as one of that committee,
/ was at that committee Meeting, and
introduced that resolutiSa. That
resolution was debated pro and con.
each word of it was gone over, word
by word and as we were taking
vote upon it-and will call on Mr.
Kyle to substantiate that--and Mr..
White was present in the room.
IL that Substitutes was not adoptedAthat
| 1t would be understood and 1t would
be agreed that each Congressional Dis
| trict was to select its own members of
Executive COumittHP