The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-22
l4 and then the report of the specia committee adopted by the same vote.
 RESOLUTION ADOPTED

The resolution adopted reads as fol- lows:
 ITO the Democratic Executive Commit
 tee of Alabama:
 Your committee appointed to present appropriate resolutions regarding the death of members of the committee, also regarding members now in the service our country, and resolutions pledging loyalty and support of the democrats of Alabama to President Woodrow Will son in the conduct of the war and ap- provai of his administration in general, herewith submit the following resolu- t.or S. Respectfully submitted Whereas, the Supreme Ruler of the universe in the exercise of His inscrut- able wisdom and justice has removed from the walks of men and from the membership of this community the fol- lowing llonored and patriotic citizens who heretofore counseled with us in our deliberations, to-Wit: Hon. J. c. Woods of Lowndes, Hon. J. C, Krumpe of Law renee, Hen. Frank w. Lull of Fillmore lion. George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa Therefore, be it resolved by the dem ocratic executive committee of Ala bama That while we bow in humble submission to the disrersations of an .Ll-Wise Providence, we lament their de- parture and commend their examples of patriotism to all good citizens,
 
 bers of this committee, to-wit: Capt. E. C. Betts of Madison, Col. Bbb Graves of Montgomery and Judge R. T. Erwin of Mobile have answered the call of patrl- otic duty and are now occupying posi- tions of service and responsibility in the discharge of such duties.
 Therefore be it resolved by this dem ocratic executive committee of Alabama, That we do honor to these, our former colleagues, and express the earnest hope that their lives he spared to render yet more able service to our country in the great conflict of autocracy against de- mocracy, and when the battles are all fought and our victory won may return to our state and to our party, where a patriotic Alabama awaits them.
 Resolved, That we do hereby unquali- fiedly and unreservedly indorse the ad- ministration of our President Woodrow Wilson, in these times of war; that we recognize his eminent fitness for the place he occupies. We declare our loyal ty to him in the conduct of the war, and assure him of our support in his efforts to establish democracy, and forever ban ish autocracy from the governments of the nations of the earth. We pledge to him the united and unstinted support of the democracy of Alabama
 TURN TO SMALLER UNITS
 The submissfonists did not die without further struggle however. Having lost the fight for a statewide vote, they turned to smaller units and in this they were joined by few committeeman who had opposed them on all former votes,
 MT. Cook of Eutaw offered resolution expressing it to be the sense of the com mittee that the executive committees of the several counties act as they saw fit with reference to a referendum on the prohibition amendment to the federal constitution. Mir. Fite offered as sub stitute the Pettus resolution, just voted down, With the preamble stricken out,
 Judge Bouldin opposed the resolution, stating that the county committees had authority to act. independent of any thing the state committed might do and, on MT. Burr's motion, the resolution and substitute were tabled by a vote of 24 to 16 MT. Stoddard, MT Sproull, MT. Livingston and MT. Brown voting against tabling.