The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-27

1 democratic ticket on easy terms might do so. That was essentially a Johnston ian policy.
 Finally the national democratic nomi- nee for President was Bryan The va riance of Bryan with the Ocala platform was immaterial. Bryan had accepted the nomination of the national populist con- vention at St. Louis the week following his nomination at Chicago and Captain kolb was largely influential in that re- suit
 In the state campaign of 1S96 the demo- cratic party of Alabama, under the lead of Captain Johnston, was practically re- covered from the discord that had sep arated 1t into two warning factions since 1890
 In many of the white counties that had gone for Kolb in 1892 and 1894 Johnston received only a less vote than Goodwin In other white counties he defeated Good wyn, in some instances. by small ma jority, in others by a large one
 The vote In the black belt was over whelmingy for Johnston. Lowndes gave him 4126 to 691 for Goodwyn Dallas where he once lived, gave him 5596 to 1lO for his opponent; Montgomery 4s56 to eS3 for his opponent
 The official report gave Johnston 120, ,774 votes to 79553 for Goodwin. Appletons Annual for 1896 allows to each candidate about 10000 more votes than the state records show The entire organized democratic state ticket was elected
 The senate of the Johnston term 1896 9S, contained nine populists, less than one l third the total. In the house the popu- lists seated 23 and the republicans four members
 The factional division of the white voters had now been practically extin- guished, IS to old issues But President Cleveland had a certain | following in the state, not numerous but most respectable in character The Pres l ident promptly and openly denounced the bimetailic feature of the Chicago plat | form, which was the pivot of it. Great democratic newspapers in all parts of the north called for support of Mckinley as against Bryan. The Louis- vile Courier-Journal. from the sectional divide, appealed Justify for reassembling of the Chicago convention to rectifv the error already committed On August 4 a meeting of gentlemen from seven counties, purposely delayed l until after the Augusta state election assembled at Montgomery to prepare for bolt against the Chica go platform and ticket Eufaula, Bir- mingham and Montbomery controlled
 few days later sound money,' democrats of Birmingham, under lead of Capt. r. s. Ferguson, organized at l-akeview park and were addressed in
 most animated terms by Ex-Governor Jones. Rapidly the news spread in some of the more commercial coun- ties.
 The Montgomery Advertiser vigor- ously gave its support to the move ment. So on August 27 about 400 gen. tlemen from A counties of their own
 motion assembled at the capitol A full brass band played "Dixie' as the delegates, many Confederate veterans, 1 flied in to the seats in the hall of the
 house of representatives. Jefferson was largely represented. Maj w. J. Milner,
 J. P. Rudd and others.
 l Capt. s. H. Dent invited General George H. Harrison to the chair; Ex- l Governor Jones was chosen permanent chairman. Harrison and Jones deliv-
 cred speeches of singular vehemence.
 state committee was appointed
 with Speaker of the Legislature Thomas H. Clark. chairman. Electors for the state and the districts were chosen.
 Electors named for the state at large
 were r. S. Ferguson of Jefferson Rob lert Barnwel Rhett of Madison, Colonel
 Daniel D. Huger of Mobile. for the First distridct; J. P. Mudd for the Ninth. Charles Henderson of Pike, and l F. P Glass of Montgomery. were of thc delegation sent to Indianapolis, with Ex-Governor Jones at the head. In seven of the nine congressional dis tricts citizens of the first quality were nominated for Congress. The fact of bolt was admitted the
 following paragraph from the resolu- tions:
 "The declaration of the Chicago con vention in attack upon individual free
 dom, the right of private contract, the
 independence of the Judiciary and the authority of the President to enforce federal laws. They advocate a reckless 1 1attompt to increase the price of silver by legislation to the debasement of our monetary standard and threaten unlim- tied issues of paper money by the gov ernment. They abandon for republi-
 can allies the democratic cause of tar if reform, to court the favor of pro- tectionists to their fiscal heresy."
 JOHN WITHERSPOON DUBOSE.