The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-06-05
Committeeman TO
ASK EXTRA SESSION
FOR ROAD BONDS
State Democratic Executive
Committee Fails of a Quo
rum at Meeting Yesterday.
DepIore Sanders Death

Selection of a democratic national
committeeman from Alabama will be
made by mail, following failure of a
quorum to assemble at the Tutwiler
hotel yesterday in answer to a call
sent out by W. D. Nesbitt, chairman.
Only Is members of the body were
present, with IA necessary to do bust
ness.
Motion to submit the matter by mail
was made by A. F. Fite of Jasper. to
the committeeman, sitting as an in
formal body. This recommendation
was made to the chairman.
Resolutions in connection with the
death of Col. w. T. Sanders of Athens
late national committeeman, were
adopted as follows:
Whereas, in that infinite wisdom
to which we yield, knowing our in
ability to always withstand, God, the
great general manager of the universe
with it's myriad worlds, planets, stars
and suns, has taken from his work
among us our fellow citizens. the Hon
w. T. Sanders; be it
Sanders Resolutions
Resolved, That the Alabama state
democratic executive committee in
meeting assembled. express it's SYM
pathy to his family and near ones and
its appreciation of his earnest and eff
ficient work during the years he was
a loved and valued citizen of this
state"
A. G. Patterson of Albany. e, M
Elliott of Moundville and r. l.. Barnes
of Albertville were named as a COM
mittee on resolutions by the mass
meeting of committeeman.
Following failure to obtain a
quorum, the committee adjourned as an
official body. Informal discussion thea
took place.
Borden Burr suggested that DEM
ocratic convention be held at some
convenient time in the future, when
policies of the party could be discussed
Want Extra Session
All members of the committee pres
emit at the meeting concurred as in
dividuals in a resolution urging the
governor to call an extra session of the
legislature to provide for rasubmis.
sion of the amendment to the constitu-
ton providing for the issue and sale
of $25,000,000 worth of state roa;
bonds. Voters of the state are also
urged to adopt the amendment wher
it is submitted to them.
This resolution, brought in by tht
committee headed by Mr.. Patterson, il
as follows:
Whereas. transportation is tn,
greatest economic problem confrontine
our state and nation, and whereas the
early construction of a system OF
state highways is necessary to afford
transportation from farm to market
and from market to farm, and where
as the state will lose about S5,000,00t
of federal aid funds unless money is
provided within the next year to match
such amounts available to Alabama
under present federal appropriations
therefore be it
ResubmissiOn
Resolved, That we urge the result
mission and adoption of the amendment
to our state constitution providing
for issue and sale of $25,000,000 o.
state bonds, and to this end recon-
mend to the governor Of the state
the calling of the legislature in extra
session for this purpose.
That we further urge the voters o.
the state to support such amendment
when submitted
Z Mr.. Nesbit will mail blank ballots
to each member of the committee mex
week to find out the choice for ma
tional committeeman. No nominations
will be contained in the ballots. y 4
plurality of the committee will be nee
essary to elect.