The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-07-12
CONFERENCE HELD
 BY REPUBLICANS Favor Tickets for All Offices
 in the State RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED Emmett o'Neal, Candidate for Lieuten- ant Governor, Talks of Campaign
 In East AIabama-Poll-
 tics In Walker.

In answer to the call of ". F. Aldrch and other leading republicans, about one hundred members of the party from all sections of the state met in conference at the city hall yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock and adopted resolutions calling upon the state executive committee and congressional and county committees to hold conventions as early as possible to name tickets for the November general election.
 A resolution was also adopted calling the conference to meet at the city hall on the morning of July 24, being the day on which the state executive committee has been called to meet by Chairman J. o. Thompson.
 Judge Reynolds, probate judge of Chill ton county. was called to the chadr, and presided oyer the meeting. J. R. Moore of Birmingham was elected secretary of the conference
 After the object of the conference had been stated by W F. Aldrich of Aldrich F. F. Conway of Mobile introduced the following resolution, which was adopted:
 Resolutions Adopted. hESDlNNu, 1IldJ we lifuOTSb the fbdllOl1di republican administration and see in the overwhelming prosperity of the whole country the highest and most forceful argument to continue the republican par ty in power.
 "Second-Theodore Roosevelt, our great President deserves the commendaton and support of all citizens for his fearless advocacy of their rights against all un- lawful combinations of capital and for fba loxrr totlR tf,nTla i- | tially against all violators regardless of their wealth, position or influence; in se- curing for the people law to regulate fin a flair and judicial manner the abuses of common carriers. In forwarding the plans for building the great inter-oceanic canal that this stupendous engineering un- dertaloing may be completed within a reasonable time and confer its unestimable benefits upon our people. In being in fact the President of the whole people" " Judge Stratton of Montgomery intro | duced the following resolution: Resolved That when this conference | recesses that it be to meet in Birmdng- ham, Ala. on July 24, 1906, at the city hall at 10 a. m.
 Second, That 1t is the sense of this | conference that republican state conven- tion should be called to nominate state ticket and the basis of representation should be the vote cast at the last presi- dential election for the republican ticket. '
 Moore's Resolution. 1 The following resolution was introduced 1 by Secretary J. R. Moore:
 Be it resolved by the members of the republican party of Alabama attending l the conference held in Birmingham, Ala, | on this 11th day of July, 1906, That they deem 1t to the best interest of 3the party | that a state convention should be held at | the earliest possible date for the purpose of nominating a full state ticket for the | approac ching general election, and chair man and state committee and to trans | act such other business as the interest of the party may demand.
 "Be 1t further resolved, That the sev- eral congressional and county committees are urged to forthwith meet and place in nomination candidates for congress and 1 all county offices"
 A number of speeches were made all favoring the holding of state, congress sional and county conventions and the placing of candidates in the field for every office in the state from governor down. 1 At the close of the meeting James Bow ron was introduced and spoke for some | little time on the work of the party in l the state. After MT. Bowron's address the | conference adjourned to meet again at the city hall on the morning of July 24.