The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-08
MANY FAVOR A
CONVENTION
Convincing Argument on
Both Sides.
PRIMARY ADVOCATES ARE
In ALARGE MAJORITY
Early County Primaries Are Not
Permitted.
six stsoa out UntiI the Last for Com
vention--Bars are Throws Down
10 Repubiieans ana Popu-
llsts---was FUN AT
teadance.

: .
A sweeping primary for State on
ciais. from Justices OF the Supreme
Court down, to municipal officials, in
Guiding delegates to the National DEM
ocratic Convention which meets at
Denver. was ordered for May IS. yester-
day by the State Democratic Executive
Committee.
The Convention advocates made q
strong showing In the oratorical line,
but they had but little to produce when
the voting came. Every speaker for
and against a primary declared that
the selection of Justices OF the Supreme
Court by primary was a bad plan.
but this did not AFFECT their loyalty to
the cause. Just six votes weer cast In
favor Of q convention. Several of
those who favored the convention ran
to cover as the time for the vote came.
The six who stood out to the last for a
convention for the selection of dele
yates and Justices of the Supreme
Court in a convention were Messrs.
4. \. Williams. j. N. Granada, C. l..
Hybart. r. T. Erwin, L. e. Jeffries and
ed sdeGraffenried.
Tho convention forces were led by
4. u. Jeffrfes OF Dallas, and he con-
tributed an able argument in support
Of the wisdom OF nominating delegates
and Justices OF the Supreme Court IN a
convention Virgil Bouldin of Jack son
was the chosen champion Of the pri-
Iuafy. although he was ably supported
by w. "A. Lacl<ay Of Taalapoosa,s.s
Acted Against 1mdmmena.
The personal sentiments OF q great
majority Of The committees are IN favor
Of q convention.ss said q member yes
tsrday afternoon. "but our faction. the.
dominant faction OF the party has de-
clared for wholesale primaries, and we
, are committed 10 them to the end, no
matter IL they are unwise in selecting
Supreme Court Judges. There cer-
tasnly Is not a lawyer on the commit
tee who does not think II wiser to SEE
lect the JudgesNin a convention rather
than IN 9 primary, but we are commit
ted to the primaries and we have to see
It through. But l wish It was other
wise" 81
Incidental to the COMMITTEES discuss
sion OF the question OF convention or
no convention the platform OF the last
Democratic Convention was produced
by Mr.. Nesbit, and he read Sections 80
and 81, which spoke in favor Of con-
vention. Mr.. Nesbit contended that
these provisions made 1t compulsory
for the state Executive Committee to
order Q primary. The way In which
the platform was drawn out and quoted
on the convention advocates was very
similar TO that In which 1t was so
often produced on the floor of the Leg
islature. But 1t wound up the discus
sion.
Mr.. Jeffries might have had an inti-.
nation OF what was coming when, In
the course OF his remarks illustrating
the nomination OF delegates, he said:
Suppose Mr.. Nesbit should announce
for delegate as a Cleveland Democrat.
He looks like a Cleveland Democrat"
Whereat Mr.. Nesbit and others smiled
af all Ian tn ID uall IL raa ocH IA
weIl-fed appearance.
The Committee. before its days work
was over, went to the limit in letting
down the liars, for all voters. Y The spe.
cal committee. which brought in the
primary plan, inserted provision de-
claring that any elector who voted for
the last Democratic State ticket should
be auth orized to participate In the>prI-
mary. But this was not satisfactory
to all members of the committee. Mr..
Allgood frst attacked 1t. He lived In
a county where they had considerable
opposition. He did not want anything
to stand in the way Of those men COM
ing into the party.
The speech of the afternoon was
made by T. p. Crumpton of Chiffon,
In opposing Mr.. Allgood and opposing
any Wholesale letting down OF the bars.
II was sprfnkled with wit and humor
and the committee cheered him again
and again.
W0n't Re Fooled Again.
Like my young brother over there, l
live In one OF those counties that Is
half full OF PopuIists and Republicans"
said Mr.. Alleged. II know 'em. They
have fooled me, but they never will do 4
1t again. I. used TO get mad with
Frank Pettus and Mardis Wood and the
others because they would not let down
the bars and let in the Pops and the
Republicans, but have got more sense
now.
what would these Populists and Re-
publicans do? Why they would come
into the Democratic primary, help us
nominate a ticket and then rush over
and participate in one or two other
primaries. Then they would do all in
their power to beat the Democratic
ticket. oh. it's been going on for
big, solemn looking fellows with boards
A yard long. and put the knife TO us
And they amt fool among them.
mark that--they ain't fool among
en-. They know what they are do
ing.
aIet 'em come in if they want to. but
let .em come in In the good old Demo-
cratic way by first voting Democratic
ticket. don't believe in giving Fem
communion before baptism. Before
they get any fruits Of the faith let 'em
be born again Before they get any
rewards / want to first see the fruits
Of repentance.
"You say they want to come in. I
have been a candidate up there. have
seen 'em come in the primary and then
knife me and the ticket. So for them
say. anathema. anathema. anathema."
But the committee cheered one way
and voted another. 1t was close
enough, however, and the bars were
cnla. torn away when A. L. Tyson of