The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-01-26
SUMMARY OF WORK 0F THE COMMITTEE State Convention In Mentgsm-
 cry on May Y WILL PRESERVE THE PARTY Will Also Declare Principles of the Or ganization in Platform-Execu-
 tive Committee Will
 Be Named.
WILL PRESERVE THE PARTY
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.


 Montgomery, January 25.-(Special.)- Here are the most important actions of the session of the state democratic com mittee, which came to an end Monday evening at s:sO o'clock:
 Election of W. D. Nesbtt of Birming- ham chairman to succeed Frank s. White, resigned
 Election of the following to fill vacan- cies: s. W. John of Birmingham, at large; J. Pryor Hall, Third district: S. W. Frierson, Eighth district
 Selection of May as the date of the general primary to nominate all officers, including United States senator, congress. men, judges and solicitors of circuit and city courts and chancellors.
 Suggestion that where county commit tees had acted and such action touched any of the officers named in the plan they conform to the plan, but there is no compuision.
 Calling of a state convention in Mont gomery May F to promulgate a platform and elect state committee.
 Work of Convention.
 The convention will serve the purpose of preserving the party order in the state It will declare the principles of the or ganization in platform, though MT Steagall of Dale, in facetious way, said that after the action of the legislature and the committee itself, he did not see just what purpose platform could serve.
 n by delegates elected to this convention in the several counties. Candidates for dele. gates must submit their names to the county chairmen b days before the date of the primary, and under such condi- tions as the county may designate.
 The basis of representation was placed as that of 1906, which Is population. Messrs. Kumpe, Bouldin and Brown, how ever, dissented, holding to the view that the basis should be the vote for the nomi- nees of the party at the preceding pri- mary election
 The committee on a convention was made up of MT. Steagall, chairman Messrs. Bouldin, Graves, Oden, Laclaye Milner, Brown, Kumpe and Campbell.
 me Ftdn6 Auopteo.
 The general plan was submitted in a resolution prepared and reported by a committee headed by Mr ferries of DaI las, as chairman, his associates being Messrs. Livingston, Horton, Mitchell Walker, Thompson, Renfroe, Gamble, lily. bart. In brief, it provides:
 For nomination in general primary May 2, of all state officers to be elected this year, down through city court judges and solicitors.
 For excusing counties that have called primaries that take in any of these off cers.. but requesting them to conform to the plan.
 For receiving all qualified voters with rights in democratic primary and ex- cluding all who opposed nominees in the last state and congressional elections. For pledging all who take part to sup port of the nominees of the party.
 For holding congressional primaries as part of the general primary on the same date and making returns thereof in such way as to comply with the law.
 For holding the election and allowing every candidate a man at the polls and to make the returns
 Plurality Vote Wins.
 For plurality vote, the highest man getting the office he seeks without any run ONOI.
 For canvassing returns in each county on May and making return at once to the state chairman.
 For a meeting of the state committee on May Is, the day before the conven- tion, in Montgomery, to counc and tabu- late the returns for report to the con vention.
 For declaring the candidate for the United States Senate who receives the hi act xr<,tn fha nf ,arfxv in this act instructlng the legislature as to the choice of the party.
 For appointment of a subcommittee of five, with the chairman of the com mittee as chairman ex-officio, to levy the assessment upon the candidates, which levy must be made at least 30 days prior to the primary.
 Such subcommittee shall have full con- trol of the details of the election and see to getting the supplies and all such things to the polling places.