The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-23

ment faction. The antis took no part in the caucuses prior to the meeting, but voted for Mir. NesDitt when he was put 1 in nomination for chairman. There was more or less talk about the race for United States senator in l 1920, but it is not believed that con- sideration of that matter entered into the organization of the committee. Bor- den Burr, member of the committee from Birmingham, who has n@en mem l itioned frequently during recent months | as probable opponent of Senator Un- derwood, was present and took an ac- | tive part in the proceedings F'rNm ex- pressions dropped during the day it is evident that the committee is very
 much divided over the senatorial prop josition. MT. Burr has a strong fellow ing in the amendist faction of the committee and so has l.. B. Musgrove, who announced at Columbus, O.. Thurs day night that he would make the race. The anti-amendists kept their own councils, taking no part in the discus sion of the drY~candidate. VOTE OF THANKS MT. Dixon, not being member Of the new committee, retired from the room upon the election of MT. Nesbitt as chairman He was committeeman from the Talladega (Fourth9 district for 10 or IS years and last May was elected chairman when Col. Bibb Graves of Montgomery resigned because of his service in the army. The committee ex- tended him a rising vote of thanks for the able and impartial manner in which he had presided over it's deliberations. and for the valuable services he had rendered.
 Claude Estes, who has been acting secretary of the committee since the death of his father, George H. Estes, several weeks ago, acted in that ca pacity at the meeting until the selec- tion of successor.
 MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE The following members of the com mittee responded to the roll call: State at large: W. T. McGowin of Washington county, c. B. Brown of Montgomery, s. P. Mcdonald of Syla- cauga, A. T. Smith of Ashland, F. L. Clarkson of Tuscaloosa, J. R. T.. Rives of Birmingham and A F. Fite of Jas | per.
 First district: J. 1T Webb of Mobile, w c. McCorvey of Monroeville, John l c. Webb, Jr., of Demopolis. Second district: J. E. Henderson of Andalusia, w. R. Sellers of Troy. 1 Third district: l. H. Boykin of Rus sell .6ounty, L. M Moseley of Union Springs.
 I Fourth district: J. A. Averyt of Co., J. "A. | ty, J. H. Edmondson of Anniston, E. W. Pettus of Selma.
 Fifth district: Judge E.. J. Garrison of Ashland, C. w. Hare of Tuskegee, E. T.. Smith of Ashland
 Sixth district: Robinson Brown of Tus- caloosa, E. M. Elliott of Moundville, F. Bishop of Akron, J. T Fuller of Gen. treville.
 Seventh district: R. A. Mitchell of
 Gadsden. $. A. Jordan of Gadsden, l.. l. Herzberg of Gadsden.
 Eighth district: A. C.. Patterson of Albany, J. F. White of Moulton. Ninth district: Borden Burr. George Bondurant and w. D. Nesbitt. all of Bir-
 mingham.
 Tenth district NR. L. Blanton of Haley vile, J. c. Miner of Vernon, J. A. Cobb of Vernon, A. C. Freeman of Hackleburg. On motion of Nil. Burr the chair ap- pointed a committee on resolution con sisting of MT. Fite Mir Webb and Judge Garrison and the committee then ad- journed until o'clock. The only resou- tion reported when the committee re- convened was to the effect that the chair man and the secretary serve without compensation, which was adopted py unanimous vote.
 MT Patterson put MT. Nesbitt in nom ination for chairman and on motion of Mir Burr the rules were suspended ana the secretary instructed to cast the committees ballot for MT. Nesbitt INESBITT SPEAKS OF PROBLEMS MT. Nesbitt in taking the chair thanned the committee for the honor conferred upon him and called attention to the' momentous problems that will have to
 be solved during tie term of the present committee
 T am glad that we start out with
 unanimous vote he said. T want to
 impress upon you that never since he
 years immediately following 1865 were
 such momentous questions to be solved
 as those that will come up during the term of your office The many changes that will occur during reconstruction following ths ending of the war will require the best thought and the united work of all the people. A democratic President has fought the war to splen- tContlnued on Page Eistt)