The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-16
DAVIDSON WING
 CALLS CONVENTION Want Delegates Sent to Chi
 cago UninStructed COOPER HAS LIVE WIRE Resolutions Asking For Investigation of Marion County Charges Will Be
 Forwarded To Senator For aker For Presentation.

convention for the election of four delegates to the national convention to
 be held in Chicago
 Twenty-six members of the commit
 tee were present, and in addition, there was a goodly number of prominent re- publicans from all sections of the state. Tn ere was a deal of enthusiasm demon- strated, and confidence was expressed
 on every side that Davidson was in the saddle in Alabama, and that Taft
 would not receive Alabama's electoral votes"
 According to the resolution adopted,
 there will be a convention held for the election of the delegates to the nation
 al convention. This convention will be | called together on date to be set by | Chairman Davidson. It was agreed that the appointment of delegates shal! l be one delegate for every 100 votes for l Roosevelt electors in 1904. A resolu- 1 tion proposed by w. F. Aldrich placed l the committee on record as being op- posed to the President or his federal | appointees naming the successor of | President Roosevelt It was also re- l solved to send the Alabama delegation
 uninstructed. though thoroughly op- posed to MT. Taft.
 Coopers Resolution Is Live Wire. | As predicted, the livest wire pre- sented in the committee meeting was 1 a resolution by Judge D. N. Cooper of
 the Sixth district, which urges the Sen ate of the United States to make an investigation of alleged abuses and vio- lations of the civil service law on the part of federal officeholders, as well as "certain pernicious political activity l of which federal officeh olders have been guilty"
 In his interview with an Age-Herald | representative yesterday morning Judge Cooper stated that it was common gossip in Marion county that the deputy marshal had endeavored to gain support for Taft candidates for dele gateship by stating that he controlled the patronage of that district, the ap- pointment of bailffs, and the filling of | federal juries. It was stated after the
 committee meeting that the discussion 1 of this resolution bordered on sensa- | tional territory.
 It is understood that the request for an investigation will be forwarded to Senator Foraker, and that he will pre- sent the matter to the Senate. It is | understood that Judge Cooper is close personal friend of Senator Foraker, and that for this reason, he will be urged
 to take up the matter with the Senate. Col. William Youngblood was elected to vacancy on the committee from the Third district. William M. Bailey acted secretary of the committee. Informal Meeting on Outside. While the committee was holding an executive session, those republicans not members of the committee held an in- formal meeting in the chamber of the City Council.
 There were several speeches de- livered, one by J. Asa Stratton, the re- publican nominee for the governorship against Governor Conner, being especial | ly pleasing. Judge Cooper, who was a | candidate for the lieutenant governor ship, also spoke. J. O. Middleton of | Clanton, republican representative in | the legislature, delivered a ringing ad- dress for the reunion of the republicans | in Alabama, in order that a strong force might be reared up against the bulwarks of democracy. In course os his speech, MT. Middleton criticized the present state administration, stating that the people were ready to take steps to aid a republican candidate. He pleaded for the settling of all differ ences
 John W. Towers of Birmingham, in answering that speech, stated that the republican party was united, and that the other faction was nothing more CT less than a bunch of officeholders which did not represent the voters of the state.
 Davidson Wing Submits Evidence. It leaked out yesterday during the meet ing that the Davidson wing has already put evidence of It's representing the real republican party of Alabama before many members of the national committee. The opinion of the attorney general of Ala bama is part of this evidence. The anti administration republicans in Birming- ham yesterday entertained no thought but that the delegates of the Davidson wing would be seated in the national conven- tion.
 The committee decided to put out city,
 county and state tickets. and resolved to work to the end of building up the party on high planes in Alabama.
 Thompson Committee Meets Tuesday. That wing of the party over which J. o. Thompson presides will meet here Tues day. It is said that seven members of the Thompson committee took part in the proceedings of the Davidson committee yesterday. The county executive com mittee of the Thompson wing will also meet this week. In addition, the con
 gressional district committed, the chafr-
 man of which is William R. Farley, will meet this week.
 AIdrich Resolution. The following resolution, introduced by w. F. Aldrich of Shelby county, con- tained the gist of the committees routine
 work yesterday:
 "A state convention of the republican party of Alabama is hereby called to meet at Birmingham to select and elect four delegates from the state at large to the national convention. called to meet at Chicago June Is next; to select and elect q state executive committee and to trans