The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-24


ever. It was brought here. that IL
recent history. because OF a misunder-
gentlemen and other distinguished
wh 1a was mssss % % s sa
same committee composed two-thirds
or the advocates OF Mr.. Conner. and
one-third of the former advocates OF
none left. they are Conner men now.
That committee swallowed the slap
In the face that this convention gave
It. they went back yonder to the room
and elaborated again--the proceed
ings OF that committee under -psrlia-
mentary procedure cannot be discuss
ed--but this fact, gentlemen, stands
concluded our deliberations two-thirds
of that committee. the same mystic
number that we started out With
here for your ratification and adoption
brought you the report which
is now here for your ratif-
cation and adoption. And then for
from Jefferson. whose master hand has
almost. II not quite, guided the parlia-
mentary proceedings of this conven-
ton, whose genius you can see rum
almost every vote and action taken
here. then for the first time my friend
rises in the household of Democracy
and SPEAKS Of war. Ny friends, and
committee. Conner and Cunningham men
aIfke-because former Cunningham
man is no reason why he Nshould be
spit upon--Comer and Cunningham men
alike, the majority, two-thi of that
committee, now appeal to you to place
forever IN enduring form upon the re-
cords Of the Democracy of this state
the declaration that the people who
elect delegates in a Congressional dis
trjct are good enough and brave enough
and patriotic enough to choose their
highest executive body of our party
In the State. We believe that the DEL
esates from the First Congressional
District. chosen every one of them by
the people, are capable of saying who
shall represent them in your executive
party machinery. We claim that my
good friend Judge Mitchell from Flor
is from the Tennessee to the Gulf, we
claim Judge Mitchell is not capable of
choosing--he must know the PERSONAL
tty, must know who they represent.
must know the temper of their own To-
calitfes, and / say he is not capable
OF saying for Mobile and Clarke coun-
ties who shall represent them on the
has already been eloquent.y told you
that we are speaking for the old, set
tied doctrine Of home rule. They told
me to sacrifice. in this case. principle
70 get beat! Thank God In this coun-
try, my fellow Democrats, principle and
expediency go hand IN hand, because /
deai you this Convention VIII not repm-.
they go back to the mountain soiitudes
of Monticello and read there the car
dinal PRINCIPLES of Democracy that JEFF
ferson forged there upon its mountain
summit. say If you start this dan
Eerous doctrine, II forsooth, because for
this reason or that they can choose an
executive committeeman of their own
liking, isn't It more vastly important
that we should retain to the people their
sovereign right to rule. than that we
should bar from TIE committee two or
three whose presence Is distastcfu1.
These are PRACTICAL common sense ques-
tions. / have not attempted to answer
the brilliant effort of my friend from
Jefferson. but | want to tell you. with
willing now AID hereafter to join hands
with him In fighting the battles of the
people and strike hands with him. but
ters he would stifie ambition, and PLACE
a corpse upon the altar of human greed
as Democrats anxious for the triumph
ant success Of Your party you WIN not
rebuSe Mr.. Conner, but rebuke one or
two of his tnoughtless advisers.
ChaiIman--Tae question recurs on the
adoption of the minority report, which
Us substitute for Subdivision of tie
majority report. and the call by the
counties has been demanded Those
who vote aye will vote In favor of the
m crit report: ana :. those who vote
will now proceed to call the roll Of
counties.
when Butler County was called:l
Mr.. Powell-Butler votes ayes.
Mr.. Smythe challenged vote, and said
1t should bee8 ayes and / nc.
Mr.. Powell-The delegation met this
morning ami adoDted the unit rule.
Mr.. Smythe--And / declined to be
bound by it'll hold a proxy.
Chairman ruled the gentleman could
vote che PROXY as he pleased
Mr.. Lac Long, win state that the
gentleman Is d railroad attorney
(When Jefferson County caIled)
Mr.. White--OiIr delegation decided on
the unit rule. and / am instructed by
SO out of ~ to cast AZ ayes.
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