The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-10

committee by Mir Eyster. Judge AL mon took occasion to say: Mir Chairman and Gentlemen or the committed:
 q desire to thank you for tho con | fidence imposed in me in electing me l to the vacancy caused by the resiRna- 1 ton of our distinguished friend MT. Nathan. I feel that I am not worthy to succeed him on the committee put l trust that will be able to discharge
 the duties of committeeman in such
 manner that you gentlemen will not have cause to regret your confidence imposed in me In placing me upon the State Committee.
 When you stop to think what the
 State Democratic Committee of Ala bama for the last thirty years has meant
 to the people of Alabama. and when
 we are entrusted with the Committee
 ship by the people of Alabama. we feel
 that It is an exceedingly high honor.
 and trust that this action of this com
 mittee on thss occasion and at future
 meetings that Democracy will he en-
 trusted with. power in Alabama, and
 that we will continue to put men In
 power who will reflect credit on the
 State Of Alabama and the party. as they
 have done in the past. 'T thank you gentlemen for this evi- dence of confidence"
 The closing remarks of Judge Almon brought forth some applause and n smile went around the committee. The friends of MT. Conner in the commit
 tee looked n little bit glum. for as H
 member of the committee said. When ever the rrcord of the f'"morratic Party is praised. whenever anything Is said about conservatism. liberalitv and giving everybody fair deal Mr Cn- mer's friends look upon 1t as a person al attack on him"
 Txvo More Rexfuuafioum. It was announced that Judge Harlan of the Fifth District had moved from the State to Texas and 1t would therc- fore be necessary for the committee to name his successor. Later In the meet Ing the Secretary arrived and presented letter from Judge Harlan restgning from the committee. It was also said
 at that juncture that R. c. Jones had resigned from the committee and little later the resignation was present. ed. For a while however there was
 some confusion among the members of the committee as to whether there actually existed two vacancies on the committee from the Fifth District The committee. however. went ahea and filled the vacancies and later In the meeting the two letters fully clear
 ed the situation.
 For one of tho vacancies Hon. D. Thach nominated Judge Al Driver "f ! tHdIHDeT. EOT IHS otCOHu NdtduGyb AJphs | q C. Whitson nominated Judge Milo | E. Abercromhie of Macon. Captain George r. Sedberry for one nS the va | carcies nominated J. w. Strother of | Tallapoosa. While the committee was trying to find a way to get correct ] ballot Captain Sedberry withdrew the nomination of Mir. Strother and tho two Probate Judges. Abercrombie and 1 Driver were elected.
 T NJ. Stevens of Mobile gained recoG- l nition '"There Is some trouble in Bald l win county" he said. and everyhodv | laughed.
 Are you interested in the cnnrt house firht?" member of the commit l tee asked him.
 | this time" he replied. "Mr. Chair man." he went on. "T am in receip' | of a te1eersm from former Proha tA Judge Charles Hall saving that at the | last primary election in Baldwin conn | tv. the important duty of selecting .
 Democratic Executive Committed for | the county had been overlooked. He | asks that this committee give him re- l lief Now. do not know anything more
 ahout the matter than Is contained m
 th's teleeram
 Chairman Mallory suggested that l the proner course would he for the State Committee to authorize the old l county committee the one last elected, | to serve until the peonle could select
 a new one and this was done by the l committee. :.#s..-
 The suggestion was embodied in a
 rrotion by MT. Stevens and adopted by ! the Conn" "ittee.
 Committee tO Draw PIan. 1 Mir. whitson of TalladeEa moved that l a co~~n,ittee of five. to be named by { the Chairman. be created to draw up 1 and present a plan for general pri-
 mary. for the nomination of State of ! fcers. ana the committee adopted the | motIcn. The Chairman named as the
 committed Messrs. Whitson, Stevens. ! Alrron, Sanford. and Moore. The com 1 nrittee then recessed until 8 o'clock to ', give the subcommittee a chance to
 draw up and present it's report. | The members of the committee who
 were present at the first session were: First Dstrict-T. M. Stevens. J. J. l King, W. A. Carter.
 Second District-George W Jones. W Fl. sa nford. l. R. Porterheld Third District-R. H. Arlington. H. | H. Foster.
 | Fifth District-H. S D. Mallory. c. ! c. Wilson. T'pton Mullins 1 Fifth District-George F. Sedberry. D. M. White.
 l Sixth District-Rufus O'Rear. C. B. Smith G. B. wimberly. G. A. searcy. l Seventh District-GeorEe H. Parker James T. Herring. R. A. Mitchell. Eighth District-John C. Eyster. ] Ninth District-Jones Moore, R. H. Thach.
 On the delayed trains two or three
 members arrived for the afternoon ses- | sion.