The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18

degree increasing year by year, subjected
candidates to such heavy expense and to
such strenuous effort in order to reach
the general mass of voters of the state,
that the time has come when certain
changes must be made or the public SER
vice suffer. 1t is,
Therefore, determined and declared by
this convention that nominations for the
judiciary do not and should not involve
any political issue, that their submission
to general primary does but perplex the
mass of voters, and not only operates to
interfere with elected judges in the dis
charge OF their high duties, but tends to
discourage the candidacy of men of high
qualification to whom the expense of a
general primary is embarrassing and the
personal solicitation impossible; that this
convention, moreover with great pride,
reminds the people of the fact that the
| personnel of the supreme court and other
constitutional courts of this state, during
| the generations in which the judiciary
was selected solely by conventions Of the
democratic party, has not been surpassed
| for ability, dignity and merit by the
| bench of any American state. 1t is there
| fore
Resolved. That the state democratic
| executive committee be, and it is hereby
| instructed, to cause the nomination of
candidates for all of the constitutional
courts of the state of Alabama to be
submitted, subject to the discretion here
matter authorized, to a convention or
conventions of this party; the candidates
| for justices of the supreme court and
all supernumerary or other judges hav-
| ing general jurisdiction over this state
| to be selected at state conventions, and
| those within the several circuits and d.
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| delegates from the several counties EN-
braced within the circuit or division I'M
| der such plans as the committee in its
| wise discretion may adopt, with discre-
| ton, likewise, in said committee to re-
fer the nomination of chancellors and cir
cult judges to primaries in the respective
| divisions or circuits. conforming to the
convenience and desire of the candidates,
as far as may be, and to the will of the
people.
| Resolved, further, That the state COM
mittee, in calling conventions for any
purposes. shall not fail. In order to Sc
cure a disinterested ana patriotic repre-
sentation, to fix and define uniform meth
DDS or optional methods, for the selection
of delegates by the several countess
| Election of State Officers
BY Forney Johnston of jefferson:
| Resolved THAT the state democratic
executive committee be and 1t Is hereby
lvested with authority in it's discretion
to submit the nomination for any and
| all offices other than United States
| senator and members in Congress for
Alabama and governor and lieutenant
governor of the state of Alabama to
a convention to be called for the pur-
pose. among other things. of nominal
ing such officer or officers"
BY w. w. Screws:
Resolved, That it Is the sense OF
this convention that all Judge of courts
of record, chancellors and solicitors be
nominated by convention, except pro-
bate judge, county commissioners and
members of boards of revenue"
l On Organization
4 BY E. Lesser:
Whereas we deem II of greatest i'm
portance that white settlers be attract
ed to the agricultural sections of our
state;
Therefore, be it resolved,
First, that we favor the immigra-
ton of desirable white people in Ala
bama, and invite, them to come to ouI
state, and the passage of laws to this
end.
Second, that We recommend the es-
Establishment of the office. of commits.
sioner of immigration, either independ-
ent or as branch of the office or com
missioner of agriculture; and,
Third, that We recommend an ap-
preparation of money large enough FOL