The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-14
Old Fashioned Democratic Convention Will Prepare
 Party Platform for State
lContinued from Psge onel

AfpAae HsN OAANl order that they may become acquaint- ed with the machiner yof the demo cratic party.
 Surprise of Convention
 The decision of the committee call- ing a convention for the writing of a party platform and providing that candidates for the supreme court, court of appeals and publicA service commission must designate tSe mum Der of the position they seek were the surprising features of the con vention.
 For eight years efforts have been made to call state convention for the preparation of party platform. No platform has been written since the days when prohibition was the chief issue and when saloons or no saloons was the absorbing topic. The vote to call the convention came after the resolution calling a convention for the nomination of the members of the appellate court had been de- feated F. W. Pettus of Selma of fered the resolution and 1t was adopt ed without serious debate.
 The resolution provides that the chairman of the state committee shall lt6lE i1AN h IptiihliAlt1 NitiNAt NAiA have full power to set the date for the convention as well as to deter mine the method of selecting the delegates in the primary August 8. It is probable the convention will be held August 22, although no definite date will be agreed upon until the subcommittee has been appointed
 The provision requiring any candi- date for the supreme court court of appeals and public service commission to designate the position he seeks was embodied in the report of a sub committee named for the purpose of planning for the primary. No one seems to have a good idea about the cause of the inclusion of this pro cedure, though outward appearances indicated that this provision would permit person to be a candidate against person already in office but who appears to be a weak candidat te.
 Defeat Overwhelming
 The defeat of the proposal for a convention for the nomina tion of can didates for judicial positions was overwhelming. It came after com mittee of the Alabama Bar associa- tion, composed of J. T. Stokely Of Birming ham, w. O. Mulkey of Geneva and Senator R. B. Evans Of Greens boro had made arguments in support of the convention plan.
 The committee charged with the duties of arranging for the primary declined to accept the recommenda- ton of the committee and reported a resolution requiring candidates for the office to be nominated in the general primary.
 Borden Burr of Birmingham of fered an amendment providing for the convention and providing for ths election of delegates to the conven- ton in the general primary. Ad- dresses in support of the amendment were delivered by MT. Burr George Bondurant of Birmingham and E. P. Guy of Ashland.
 w. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham, for mer chairman, raised the poipt that this was a matter which had \ bt been passed upon by the state col8mittee and he did not feel that the commit tee had the right now to take action or to take action before the voters have expressed themselves. Addresses were also made against the proposal by Robinson Brown of Tuscaloosa and J. c. Miner of Vernon.
 How They Voted
 On vote the proposal was defeated 27 to 5. Those who voted against the convention were: E. l.. Clarkson of Tuscaloosa, R. L. Barnes of Albert vile, W. F. Miller of Tuscumbia, John R. T. Rives of Birmingham, T. J. Red sole of Grove Hill, J. H. Webb of Mo- bile, J. D. Henderson of Andalusia, R. A. Smith of Brewton, J. T. Adams of Pineapple, W. R. Sellers of Troy, M. Sollie of Ozark, B. l.. Andrews of ozark. L. H. Boykin of Pittsview. J. A. Brown of Bells Mill, J. H. Edmond son Of Anniston, w. l.. Lancaster of Wetumpka, c. W. Hare of Tuskegee, George C. Doubille of Dadeville, Rob inson Brown of Tuscaloosa, E. Nj. Elliott of Moundville. J. H. Fuller of Centerville, ]. M Fitzpatrick of Gull man, s. A. Jordan of Gadsden, A. G. Patterson of Albany W. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham, J. c. Milner of Vernon, John A. Cobb of Vernon.
 Those who voted for the conven- ton follow Cyrus B. Brown of Montgomery, E. W. Pettus of Selma, E. P. Gay of Ashland. BordN h Burr of Birmingham, George Bonddrant of Birmingham.
 James H. Webb of Mobile was elected chairman of the state execu- tive committee without opposition and by exclamation. He succeeded w. D. Nesbitt of Birmingham, who rendered his resignation because of the pressure of personal business which will prevent his giving proper time to the work of the committee in the future. MT. Nesbitt thanked the committee for the many favors shown him. Mir. Webb thanked It for the position. the first of this kind which has aver ROne fO Mohile
 Barrett Praises Hull
 F. W. Barrett, editor of The Bir- mingham Age-Herald and national committeeman for Alabama. delivered an address in which he told of the unanimous decision of the national committee to elect Cordell Hull of