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

for the previous question. No. do not
propose to be unfair. withdraw the
request for the previous question with
the assurance from the gentleman from
Mobile that. when he finishes MS
speech he Will yield the floor to me-,
Chafrman--T want to state to the
convention. in justice to myself. that
two names appear in the report which
did not appear on the original list of
the committee as appointed by the
chair. One name is signed to the ma
jority report, and one name signed to
the minority report The minutes will
show that those names were substituted
by the chair at the request of the COM
mittee, so think that makes that mat
Mr. r. II. Parks (Pike)-As under
stand It. sir, the question before this
Chairman-The previous question has
been called, which shuts of debate, ex-
cept that the chairman who signed the
tute, has fifteen minutes in which to
close the debate. So, regret to say,
the gentleman Is out of order. Hon.
Of the chaidman who signed the major
fty report now has the floor.
Mr.. E. NJ Bobinson--Mr. Chairman,
and gentlemen Of the convention am
Infinitely grateful to the chairman,
and to this convention, for the privi
lege of being heard upon the pending
question. Two recent political expe-
riences of mine remind me OF the sad
experience of Pat and Mike who had
just landed In New York from the old
Ss;4s91nntry: They got a room on the
firth floor of a hotel and Mike, who
was worn out with the strenuosity of
the day, went promptly to sleep, but
Pat. sat at the window and looked
down at the course of traffic below
engines came by flinging sparks Of
fire and Pat got very much excited and
called TO his sleeping companion. r'lt
Mike did not wake up. Finally A.
much for poor Pat and he ran and
shook his companion and cried: They
are moving hell. and two loads have
Now. gentlemen of the convention,
when l awakened on the morning af-
ter the recent primary and figured and
estimated the returns. felt one load
had got on me, and when little over
an hour ago this convention by vote
OF almost two to one sent back to the
committee on permanent organization
it's report, / felt like the second load
had crushed me to the earth. But, my
friends, l am ready for one to say.
that / am prepared to abide by the
verdict of Democratic primary, and
ment OF democratic convention,
hence 1t Is, gentlemen. that / declare
to you that we have now no Conner
men and no Cunningham men, but
that all of US who followed the banner
of the brave doctor from EnsIey have
fallen Loyalty into line and are ready
10 uDHOiQ tue AdHOS OF IndI DIdNGs
fighting Democrat from JEFFERSON.
My distinguished friend from JEFF
ferson has spoken in a foreign tongue.
In a great convention of the Dcmoc-
racy there should be no talk of war
to the knife. He tells you that this is
not the first time that he has raised
his voice on this very platform, may
God grant that in future when he rails
es that eloquent voice and pours out
the rounded periods In splendid advo-
cacy of the cause for which he speaks,
may God grant that no will not speak
of having the hilt 10 the heart OF his
fellow Democrats. To the victor. my
friends, does belong the spoils. 1t was
good Democratic doctrine in Andrew
cratic doctrine yet Have you heard
through the minority of this conVen-
ton one single protest against the
gentlemen in the majority organizing
this great representative body? Have
we not, without complaint, accepted
the crumbs they gave us? Have we
not permitted them to have a chair
man there, upright, honest and brave.
and yet a chairman of their own way
of thinking2 Have not the committees
every committee that has been ap-
posed two-thirds of MIR. Conner
friends, and one-third OF the friends
OF Mr.. Cunningham-by notice pre-
Yiously served on MI. Cunning nunI's
third and no more. Did we complain
Was not that committee on permanent
organization suggested, dictated by the
leaders of the majority of this COLI
vention-and gentlemen I am speaking
in no unkindly spirit because I con-
cede to them that Tight-and did those
of US who recently went down to de-
feat raise one murmur against that
PLATFORM The committee on permu-
nent organization aud order of bust
ness, OF which / had the honor to be
a member was composed in just that
proportion. twO-thirds named by the
majority, and one-thiTd named for
the minority, and we went into that
deliberatiVe gathering honestly with a
faithful purpose and determined to
subserve the interest OF the Democra-
cy, and l say that Conner and Cunning
ham men alike on that committee were
determined to follow that course. AS
you all know, we reached tt result ar-
ter two hours at least of discus
sion, we arrived at a report whicn
received the unanimous endorsement
of that body, no minority report what