The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-10-10
Allegiance 10 Party and AM OF It's Nominees, Stand
 Executiue Committee Takes
Democrats Urged in Resolutions Adopted by Jefferson County Men at Meeting Yesterday to Stand by Pledge Party and Duly Chosen Candidates.
 Measure Is Unanimously Adopted

l IefrtnS to the fact that the deHocrdtic
 party in the south has always stood foi 1 white supremacy he declared this cam
 paignr would probably be the deciding 1 factor in that issue in view of the de- | mands being made on the republicans 1 by the negro voters in the north ana
 the influence they seek in the states where they have a/large vote. This IS l the time for the white people Of the | south to support .he democratic party
 according to Judge Wilkinson, who stated' 1 the republicans were boasting of large negro following in certain sections or l the country. He predicted that if they l were elected they would be compelled to | reward them. He declared he did not l believe in the federal government usurp- | ing control of legal affairs. This, he stated, is glorious opportunity forthe l people of the south to stand by the party, l which has always stood for the south,
 as they need hope for nothing from the | republicans, as they usually take the
 money out of the south and put none | in it.
 REPORT ON CANVASS
 1 At this point Hunter Armstrong; secre- ! tary of the committee to raise funds tor | the campaign reported that the commit | tees were meeting with splendid success 1 in some Territories, and declared that the l quota would be oversubscribed by Tues- i day night A systematic eanvass Of the city, block by block, is being made and he, apepaled to all democrats to Keep
 the fires of democracy burning. lie pre-
 dioted that Cox would carry Ohio despite ithe large number of negro voters ill that state. Dr. r. B. Sutton was the next
 speaker and stated that if he had to i be bound by resolutions to vote for men or measures that would stultify his intel 1 ligeLce in view of the findings of grand l jury composed of democratic friends ot | Jerry ,Gwin. he would resign from the committee. He stated there was no per soIlal feeling in the matter as he dldn even know Gwin except by sight.
 MATTHEWS SPEAKS
 | Ernest Matthews, chairman of the dem ocratic executive committee, stated that MT. Gwin Nas now nominee and sup porting him was a question of loyalty to l the party. M"r Gwin called me after the report of the grand jury" said MT. Mat l thews and told me he was powerfess 10 defend himself as he had been tried be- l hind closed doors without counsel and l without favorable witnesses. If Mir Gwin l is convicted by the proper tribunal and not by the newspapers then we will re- place him on the ticket: otherwise we will not l presented this matter at the | mass meeting held at the Chamber Of l CommeSee auditorium and told them that | eogIdsI pfnoM eM p9Uogsdu! SEA 9u U
 him. for Mir. Gwin told me he would not 1 be candidate if this action was taken. Every democrat in the county should SUD- ! port the democratic ticket or he has no business participating in the primary election. The time for independent can i didates in Jefferson county is over, and ] no candidate whose name does not ap-
 pear under the Rooster" can be elected | to office.
 ARNOLD NEXT SPEAKER | The next speaker John C. Arnold. who was nominated at mass meeting 1 held Wednesday, might to oppose MT. Gwin on the independent ticket, ana wno declined. He declared he yielded to no
 man in his democracy He then asked if the committee has no methods of acting upon evidence or questions in it's own body? If a man is nominated and things are later uncovered not known at that time, has the committee no power to hear evidence and take action On situa- ticns like the present one. asked the speaker. I refused to run under any eN- cept democratic nomination. said MT. Arnold. Has there been sufficient charges and evidence for this body to
 take action? Must we stand in shackles
 until criminal prosecution is held, when
 under the circumstances time Is too
 short?" At this point MT. Matthews
 arose and informed Mir. Arnold that MT.
 Gwin had agreed not to run if impeached.
 
 ing as member of the democratic ex- ecutive committee to take evidence and
 act so far as that body could, but would
 be governed by the majority of the com
 mittee, and if they did not SC fit to make
 an investigation he would stand by the majority. MT. Coleman then stated that the committee had NO power to investi-
 gate. The only function of the commit tee was to further the interest of the democratic candidates in the general cleo tion.
 In calling the meeting to order Mir. Matthews stated that this committee had been instructed by w. T. Sanders, na- tional committeeman from Alabama, to raise funds to aid in the national cam paign. w. A. Currie. chairman of the
 campaign committed, stated that the quota of the state was $.5,0G0. and that of the county 5000. He spoke of the need of the money to get the propaganda to the people declaring it was alleged that many newspapers of the west had been bought up by the republican party. which had been at work for two years, while the democrats slept. Many com mittees are working through the county, he reported. and urged the people to lay aside their personal business for d few days to raise the quota and make every effort to exceed it. The motion of J. D. Matlocl that each member of the eNecu- tive committee be appointed special committee to solicit funds in his own pre- cinct with the authority to select one or two friends to accompany him was car