The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-01

for T reaffirmance of fundamental demo- cratic principles and to assure to the
 democrats Of the state, IS whole, the right to a free expression of their views upon the pending and any proposed
 amendment to the United States consti- tuition, in such wise as tv bind every voter and candidate who desires to par ticipate in the primary on August i3 "In the event that the alien in fluences which, indifferent alike to the interests of the nation, hostile to the integrity of the state and sub versive of the principles and prac- tices of the party. have forced this issue may succeed in their effort to prevent fair expression of the peo-
 pie upon these measures, commit tee is hereby appointed from the dem- ocrats of Alabama to ascertain if tine action above requested can be se- cured If, in the judgment of the com mittee. immediate action responsive to the emergency which confronts the party and the state is not to be ex- pected the committee is directed eo proceed forthwith to call conven- tion of the loyal democrats of Ala bsma as representative as is possible to make it in the absence of any power to force a convention of tho party, for the purpose of declaring
 and again restating, in the present emergency, the permanent and estap- ! lished principles of the democratic party and assuring them against ac- cidental or coerced repudfation in the August primary, and also to take al.
 other steps deemed advisable by the convention to assure or contribute to this result.
 CALL COUNTY MASS MEETINGS If such convention prove necessary
 the committee will provide, through
 leading and representative democrats, for the holding of county mass meet
 ings or for such other procedure as
 may be best adapted to the selection of representative delegations of loyal
 democrats to the convention.
 '1n calling upon the democrats of
 the several counties to select men for
 the puSpose stated the committee is
 directed to call only those who rec
 ognize fully the duty of subordinat- ing the interest of any candidate or individual to the welfare of the party
 and state within the puryiew of these
 resolutions
 The several counties will be entitled to representation in proportion to popu- lation according to the last census. "All necessary details conformable to these resolutions, including the num- Der of delegates and the time of hold ing the county and state conventions, as we'll as all details in the premises, are left to the sound discretion and judgment of the committee, which may delegate any of it's functions to sub- committee or subeommittees and may take such other action as the commits tee may deem proper to carry out the purpose of these resolutions. '"The committee will report it's &C., tions and proceedings to the conven- ton, which will rovide for an aggres- sivc, militant organization within the democratic party to defeat these
 amendments and do all things deemed by the convention germane or desirable to that end"
 ADDRESS TO DEMOCRATS An address to the democrats of Ala. bama, which is to be sent out to the call of the convention, If necessary, was read and approved at the meet ing. The following telegram has been sent by the chairman of the meeting to all
 members of the state democratic ex-e ecutive committee and to it's chairman and secretary.
 "At hequest of representative demo. crats from all parts of Alabama I am writing to ask if you will join in call for immediate meetings of state demo cratic executive committee for purpose of calling forthwith state conventions to which the delegates shall be selected by the people to restate the estab- lished principles of the party and to secure to the democrats of the whole state the right to vote direct on pend- ing and proposed constitutional amend ments in such wise as to bind all can
 didates?: