The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-09
CONFER PLANS ATTACK ON
 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE {

to control the Committee win Lecome interwoven in one way or eaother with the making of the judlcia: nom nations The courSe of the Conner men projecting this particular fight and in its peculiar aspect, Is regard ed by many of the leaders now in Montgomery as one of the most radi- cal moves. made by the leader of faction in recent years.
 To Control the Party.
 At any rate 1t has the distinction Of being the most frank attempt to con- trol the party that has ever been wit messed in recent years.
 Political leaders in Montgomery last night were figuring on how long 1t would be before Mir. Conner and his friends would be demanding tte con- trol of all the Congressional commit tees of the State, and demanding that no man. unless he was endorsed by MT. Conner. should be sent to Congress from Alabama. These leaders expressed no doubt that the dictatorial policy of Mir Corners friends would extend. If they are successful, until all the Senatorial committees of the State are subser- vient and only Senatorial candidates of Mir Corners choosing should be sent to the State Senate.
 In the meanwhile, although this fight for the Committee has overshadowed everything else, the candidates for As- sociate Justices and their friends have not been idle So far as actual results go. the primary might not have been held. Of course the leaders in the pri- mary have a great moral advantage over their opponents but how far this advantage will go remains 10 be seen. No man has majority in the Conven- tfon- No man can be elected on the first ballot. Justice J. R. Dowdell and Hon. Thomas c. Mcclellan are leaders by satisfactory margin, but their nomination can not come on the first ballot for they fall short of having a majority.
 What Is going to happen when the first ballot Is taken and no nomination results? That Is a question the con yention must answer tomorrow.
 The regulations of the State Commit tee expressly state that after the first ballot If no nomination is made. the Convention may determine upon plan of nominating the two Associate Jus tices- In all probability, when this bal lot has been taken and the chair an- nounces that no result has been at- tained, the friends of Judge Dowdell and Mfr. Mcclellan will move that the nominations be awarded to the candi- AeA&Co AGApAfAh8 GAAG AAE fGoL fOLC4 4if6 friends of Judge ]. A. Bilbro, Judge Thomas W. Coleman. Jr.. and Cham cellor w. l.. Parks will no doubt re- sist this motion.
 It will be developed whether the friends of these three candidates are in sufficient number to prevent the Convention agreeing to a plurality nomination. If they should agree to this, Judge Dowdell and Mir. McClel- Ian would lose the tactical advantage they now possess. and the field would be open for free fight in the Con vention. 1t would be as though no Primary had been held. X Two Flights in Convention.
 The whole judicial fight will hinge upon that proposition. that Is whether the leaders shall get the nominatior because they received the plurality vote. Of course if the convention should decide that the men with the highest vote should be nominated. the fight would stop right there.
 It Is easily seen then that two pret- ty fights are shaping for the conven- tion. first the fight to control the State Committee and second, the fight on the method of nominating asso- ciate justices.
 The convention will have nothing to do with the nomination of a Chief Justice The Primary has already It. Tyson of Montgomery. The convention can only ratify what the Primary has already done. Judge Tyson has a nice majority of the popular vote, and nice majority in the convention. His nomination over Judge S. D. Weak ley on the first ballot is assured.
 Notwithstanding that the Conner conference in Birmingham, called to that city the Conner leaders who had been in Montgomery. the lobby of the Exchange Hotel was well filled with the advance guard of the delegates to the Convention last night. From the present outlook, the Convention will be one of the largest ever held in Alabama Each of the candidates for associate justice was in the city last night, and was represented by some close friend and political adviser.
 There was practically no caueuasing and but little political gossip floating around among the lobby crowds last night number Of the Conner men who went to Birmingham for the con ference returned to the city on night trains. and were about the hotel The Birmingham conference, for their side. closed the political caucussing. and they were content to wait until Sunday before moving politically again
 Several of the anti-Comer leaders were in the city all of yesterday, and were keeping close watch on the situ- ation. They declared they were well content with conditions and expressed the conviction that MT. Conner and his friends were certain tc fail in their at- tempt to control the body.
 Hon. John W. Tomlinson of Birming ham was in the crowd in the New Ex. change lobby last night He Is a great friend of William Jennings Bryan, and he came down In advance to pave ,ne way for resolutions endorsing MT Bryan. He declared there was no earthly doubt but that the convention would endorse MT Bryan.
 A number of members Of the State Committee remained over for the con vention. They wero tired and exhaust ed as q result of the all-night consid- eration of the Walker County contest This was said to be one or the hardest fought contests that was ever brought before the committee. On one side h that fight was Congre ssman Sidney J. Bowie and w. c. Davis and on the other J. H. Bankhead. Jr.. and Tyler Good wyn.
 BIRMINGHAM MEETING