The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-11
Every Movement Toward Rail-
road Rate Reform Meets
with Approval
CHAIRMAN MALLORY
IS AGAIN ELECTED
J. R. Tyson Is Nominated for Chief
Justice and Mcclellan and Dowdell
Are Named for Associate
Justices.

Montgomery. September 1O.-(speeial)-
The Conner faction of the democratic
party in Alabama is in the saddle and
proposes to possess itself of all the adj
vantages such a condition carries with it.
This much was fully shown at the meet
Ing of the state convention today when
ever movement of the reform forces met
general approval.
On a test of strength it was shown that
the Birmingham mill man has everything
his own way, and the Conner platform
went through without difficulty.
The only fight was on the selection of
the executive committee and the Conner
forces won out in that, providing for
the selection of forty-1ve members by
the state as whole instead of by dis
trict delegations.
The chief justice and two associates
were nominated without opposition. Those
who received the plurality vote were de-
clared the nominees.
Mr. Conner was in fine feather and
seemed very happy over the absolute con-
troll he has of the situation
cnventon Assemblies.
On account of delayed trains the state
convention did not assemble today until
70 o'clock, at which time Chairman II.
s. Mallory raped for order, and an
nounced that the democrats of the state
of Alabama were In convention assem-
bled.
He stated that the roll of the conven-
tion had been made up by the executive
committee and that the committee had
ID L I1ar af
Temporary chairman; w. W. Brandon OIL
Tuscaloosa as reading clerk, and R. e. l..
Neil of Selma as secretary. Later on {.
b. Brown of Montgomery and r. Levy OF
Opelika.
As soon as he Vas I.ss, presented TO o., tns
Chairman Mallory for the honor con-
ferred upon him by the committee, ana
expressed his appreciation to the conVen-
tion for the honor. He reviewed the ms
tory of the democratic party in brief
way from the time of its rescue under
George S. Houston, thirty years ago,
down to the present, and said that in all
this time the party had lead the people
into great and glorious records, and that
nothing had been done for which they
might hang their heads in shame.
He referred to that peerless democrat,
William ]. Bryan which brought the
convention into roar of applause, many
of the democrats standing on the seats
and waving their arms and hats In a
frantic way.
He also referred to the careers of sena-
tors Morgan and Pettus, which reference
brought forth another storm of applause.
The Party Euloeized.
In his eulogy of the democratic party he
said that it had perfected a system of
taxation unequalled in any other state,
had solved the problem of negro suffrage
ot+ftt 10 faaf
comes to the people for approval with
every right to expect it.
Discussing the question of rate regula-
ton he said that the party had now the
tireless leader who would see to 1t that
the democratic issue of railroad regula-
tion and control would be carried into
law. and that the matter would be adjust
ed with reference to the best interests of
the people and the vested rights of the
corporation.
The people of Alabama, he said, would
never consent to any proposition that TOOK
from anybody or anything that which
they were entitled to by law, and for
which they had every right to expect
prpotection. The speaker paid glowing
tribute to that tried and true democrat
and Christian gentleman, B. B. Conner.
tremendous applause, long continued.
AS concluding remark the speaker
insisted that in his opinion 1T was the
duty of the convention to recognize the
voice of the people as expressed in the
primary in the selection of nominees and
associate justices of the supreme court.
The convention was then declared tenn
porary organized and opened for busi-
ness.
Committees Named.
w. e. Fort of the Jefferson delegation
moved that the chair appoint a commit
Tee of eighteen on credentials, the motion
presented and the following committee
was announced:
First District-J N. Granade, C. l..
Hibbard.
Second District-Henry Opp. j. d.
Leigh.
Third Distrlct-E. A. Turner. A. H. AL
ston.
Fourth District-F. L. Bl;ackmon, ]. K.
Dixon.
Fifth District-M. P. Abercrombie, d.
M Hail.
sixth District-w. A. Leland, Victor
White.
Seventh District-W. C. seibold, L. H.
Eighth District-H. B. Malone. C. NJ.
6herrod.
Ninth District-w. H. Tayloe, W. E.
Fort.
Montgomery delegation the following
committee on permanent organization and
order of business was appointed. two
from each district in the state in the
order named: E. NJ. Robinson, E. V.
O'connor. F. E. Henderson, A. Fl. Hill,
William Garner, T. S. Fraber, c. c. Whit
son, L. E. Jeffries, ]. w. Overton. II. p
Merritt John Mckinley, James Mitchell,
w. p. Jordan, H. A. Whorley, o. Kyle,
z. Smith, ]. P. Tillman, B. NJ. Huey.
Conner Called.
After these candidates retired calls were
made for B, B. Conner, nominee of the
party for governor On motion of Con-
gresham j. Thomas Hefin the following
were named as committee to escort Mr..
Conner to the platform: j. Thomas Hef-
lin. A. S. Ryan. R. E. Steiner M. s.
Smith, N p Renfroe, G. w Pratt. ]. Fl.
Wallace and Frank s. White
When Mr.. Conner came to the stand
there was such a storm of applause that
he could not be introduced for fully five
minutes At last when quiet was re-
sumed Chairman Barnes introduced him
n few appropriate words. Mr. Conner