The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-12-01
DAVIDSON TO CALL
 STATE COMMITTEE
SAYS BY STANDING TOGETHER ALABAMA REPUBLICANS CAN THIS TIME.

J. w. Davidson has issued the following address to Republicans of Alabama, out lining plans for the future:
 ''To the Republicans of Alabama In answer to many inquiries desire to an- nounce that soon after the meeting of the national committee l will issue a call for a meeting of the state committee to pro- vide for the holding of a state convention and arranging. details to make a fight Tn every county and district at the coming election. The time is now ripe for us to stand together to accomplish something at the polls. The action of the party last year in putting out full state ticket was right, as all loyal Republicans are com pelled to admit. l cannot better express the necessity of fighting on all occasions for the party upbuildng, than in the lan guage of Judge A. E. Stratton in accept ing the nomination for governor last year, in which he well said: No party can grow, no party can succeed, which does not align it's forces and appeal at every election, to the judgment and intelligence of the people. Republicans in all the states and in several national campaigns, led forlorn hopes, suffered defeat for their convictions, before Abraham Lin- coin carried the banner to victory. Here is an answer to all criticisms of the &C., tion of the republican mass convention. We cannot materially err or do wrong when we follow the example of the foun- ders and great leaders of the party.
 Again, desire to correct the impress s.tn d.. state, and the attempt to make it appear at Washington that there exist two re- publican parties, or two committees in Alabama. The act of the legislature in 1908 forever puts at rest all chances of tringing up contested delegations and Having nominees or candidates, more than pne for each office, belonging to one party, placed on the tickets to be voted tor at the polls. The republicans last Year, without opposition and as they had right to do, and as 1t was their duty to do, nominated the ticket. Protest was made against this ticket being placed on the ballot. Under the law, the matter came up before the state authorities for final settlement, and in an able and lengthy opinion of Hon. Massey Wilson, attorney general, it was held that our convention was regular, and in his letter to the secretary of state he said: You must on the face of the petitions on file recognize the nomination made at said mass meeting, as the nominees of the re- publican party
 This organization will again stand for nominations and fight all along the line The outlook for the party was never brighter, and many business men will par tieipate who have never done so before Many people interested in railroads, the development of mines. the building of steel plants and operating furnaces, mak- ing pay rolls for labor, and hundreds of farmers who desire to increase the value of their products will be represented in what I believe will be the largest and most enthusiastic convention held in Ala bama for many years. I appeal to you to pay your poll taxes, and in every way qualify yourselves to line up in what will be an attempt to throw off the burden of a one-sided party which has gone to the extremest measures as a law-making body, frightened millions of dollars away from the state. crippled your industries and practically stopped the wheels of prosperity that you all so much enjoyed
 JULIUS w. DAVIDSON,
 Chairman Republican State Conn.,