The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-01
QUORUM FAILS AT
 CAPITAL MEETING. State Committee AdjournS Until
 This Morning DUNCAN'S ORDER TO COME Will Urge All Sons of Veterans to Send Large Delegations to Mobile Re-
 union-Other News of
 Montgomery.

Montgomery, October 31.-(special )--The state democratic committee failed to get a quorum today to hear the contest of Eyre Damer against J. II. Norville for the democratic nomination for the legis- lature in Mobile county. and adjournment was taken to 10 o'clock tomorrow morn- ing.
 Thirteen answered the roll call. MT. Damer was willing to accept the action of these, but MT. Norville was not, fore ing adjournment to tomorrow.
 The following were present: Chairman Mallory Bibb Graves, T. U. Crumpton. W. c. Davis, G. R. Farnham, John Gam ble, A. l.. Tyson, N. B. Powell. H. B. Steagall, J. B. Goodwin, G. s. Living ston, B. A. Thompson and W. M. Lackey
 E. w. Pettus, Jr.. the secretary, and Pat McGauley. the official stenographer, were also present.
 Chairman Mallory had excuses from the following members:
 Mir Lyold of Wilcox; Mitchell of Etowah; White of Centre; DeGraffenreid of Hale; Jeffries of Dallas; Mitchell of Lauderdale; Irwin of Mobile.
 MT. Irwin stated besides having inn portant business, it would be impossible for him to act on the committee, as he was formerly a member of the county executive committee of Mobile, which had the matter before 1t.
 Sons at Reunion.
 Commander George w. Duncan of the Alabama division, Sons of Confederate Veterans, announces that his order for the Al. q rnT at Mobile next month will be issued about the last of the week. The order and the programme are now in preparation, but have been delayed because of some minor details.
 MT. Duncan wishes to urge all camps to have large delegations and points out that each one Is entitled to one dele gate for every ten members in good stand ing However camps often send large representation, but vote only their al- lotted number He also urges that each camp select a sponsor and arrange to take her to the reunion. When such selection is made report should be made to Col. J. l.. Moulton, chairman of the entertainment committee at Mobile.
 The division is entitled to sponsor and a number of maids, each of the five brig ades is entitled to a sponsor and maids and each camp to sponsor. 1T all ap- point and take them along there will be there great bevy of pretty women. Colonel Moulton will see that the ladies so reported are provided with invitations to all social functions he will also look after accommodations for all who are to go.
 News of Montgomery.
 Last evening Mrs. F. M. Shehan left her purse with $40 cash and $1O0o worth of diamonds on the mantle piece. It was stolen The police had Glaud Dozier. negro boy, arrested this morning and the diamonds are in the safe. The money had been spent, but will be recovered largely. The boy was a driver of de- livery wagon and was in the room late in the afternoon.
 The Gadsden Car works have been in- corporated with capital of S50OO0 at Gads- den. w. J. Murphy and others are in- corporators.
 The following county registrars have been appointed: J. c. Pope, in Perry; w. P. Thomas. Shelby; John Howle, FL more
 The governor has paroled John Wes- fey Williams, who was convicted of man slaughter in the county of Montgomery in 1904, and sentenced to five years. It was recommended by the trial judge and the pardon board.
 J. C. Helms has been appointed mo- tary public at Coffee Springs.