The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1922-09-08
DELEGATES CALL FOR
REDUCTION OF TAXES
Continued From Page One)


Other than the fight of Mr..
Bowie to strike out the section abol-
ishing tax adjusters and reducing
taxation, the only fight which came
UP in the convention was the pro-
posal which would lsqufre The state
democratic executive. committee to
call a state convention in 1924 for the
| election of delegates to the demo
cratic national Convention. The CON
vention adopted such a resolution at
the night session, and recessed while
the committee wer at work.
Motion Recalled
Tho resolution was offered by Rob-
ert Moulthrop of Eufaula, but at the
night session Judge Joel b. Borum
of Cullman moved to rescind the mo-
ton by which the resolution was
adopted. On test vote which came
on the motion to table Judge Browns
motion, the convention voted 151 to
1855 against tabling. After refusing
to table the convention reconsidered
It's previous act In calling for the
convention in 1924, tn evote being
1SS ayes TO l56 nays, only two ma
Jority being cast in favor OF main
tanning the present system.
Another resolution adopted by the
convention after the Brandon plat
form was adopted, calls upon the leg
islature to amend the primary cleo
ton law by providing that every can
didate for any public office in Ala
bama shall receive a majority vote
and requiring the holding of second
primaries in cases where any candi-
date has failed to receive a majority
vote. A special committee composed
or delegates to the convention was
created for drafting this bill, which
will be submitted to the legislature
in January.
After adopting the platform the
convention adjourned.
Predictions regarding the tempo
rary and permanent officers of the
convention came true. James H
webb, chairman of the state demo-
cratic executive committee, called
the delegates to order and in a short
address told of the achievements OF
the party. Ray Rushton of Mont
gomery was Immediately elected
temporary chairman and Roy R. Cox
or Montgomery was named tempo-
rary secretary
MT. hushton was authorized by the
convention to appoint a committee on
permanent organization and a COM
mittee on credentials. The COMMITTEES
on permanent organization, of which
A. NJ. Tunstall of Greensboro was
chairman, recommended the election
OF John ii. Banhhead, Jr., of JASPER
as permanent chairman, and Mr.. Cox
as permanent secretary. This recon-
mendation was adopted by the con-
vention without change.
Ihe committee on credentials. of
which Gen. j. b. Stanley of Green's
poro was chairman. recommended
that delegates who were certified by
the chairman of the state committee.
| ne given seats and 70 i,
by persons who were not already
delegates u the convention be recog-
nlzed and that the holders of the
proxies be permitted to cast the votes
winch would have been cast by the
delegates had they attended.
Immediately after Mr. Bankhead
was declared elected and had been
escorted to the stand by a commit
tee composed of Sidney T. Bowie ~
Birmingham. Robert Moultbron Of
Eufaula and c. Brooks Smith, he ac-
copied the gavel from Ray Rushton.
the temporary chairman
Committees Appointed
The first act of the peranent
chairman was the appointment Of
the committee to which was referred
the various suggestions regarding
the platform and in which was
| waged the political battle during
the remainder of the day
Mr.. Bowie was appointed chair
man of the committee on platform
| and resolutions The committee left
| the convention hall and as soon as
! 1t began its deliberations it became
known that fight would be waged
which would continue throughout
the day.
The convention proper marked
mt u
evening, but at that time the com
mittee was not ready to report Mr..
Bowie offered the committee a sug-
gestive platform which went into
details regarding the needs of the
states educational system and called
Tor reduction in taxation where
ever possible, but did not call spe-
officially for the abolition of the tax
adjusters.
Senator r. B. Evins of Hale Of
fered another proposed platform
which called specifically for the
abolition of tax adjusters and insist
ed that the state should continue it's
financial support of the states edu-
cational and other institutions. Mr..
Bowie insisted that 1t would not be
possible for the legislature to do
the things suggested by Senator
Evans argued that Judge Brandon
had planned for his administration
of the states affairs and would be
able to care for the states institu-
tons without the aid of the tax ad-
justers. On motion to table the
Bowie suggestion the platform com
mittee adopted Judge Brandon s
plank by vote of 20 to Z.
Platform Committee
Mr.. Bankhead appointed the fol-
| lowing committee on platform and
resolutions: Sidney J. Bowie, chair
mon from the state at large; I NJ.
stevens, r. B. Evins. w. T. 'Sheehan,
F. d. Macarthur, J. L. Andrews. A. b.
Pitts.
| First district. A. S. Lyons. Henry
McDaniel; Second district, F. B.
| Bricken, Fred II. Gormley: Third dis
trict, L. S. Frazer. Chauncey SPARKS;
Fourth district. E. C. Melvin. ]. x.
Dixon; Fifth district. F. Lloyd Tate,
H. p. White; Sixth district. A. NJ.
Tunstall Robinson Brown: Seventh
district, Hugh Reed, f. e. st John
Eighth district. R, e. Spragins, w.
H. Mitchell; Ninth district. Frank
Dominick, C. c. Nesmith; Tenth dis
trict. A. F. Fite. M. B. Curry.
Borden Burr of Birmingham was
appointed chairman of the judiciary
committee. Other members of the
committee are: First district, w. E.
Stallworth. Second, A. l.. Tyson:
Third, T. d. Sanford; Fourth, w. p.
Acker, Fifth, c. e. Thomas: Sixth,
Barnard Harwood; Seventh. Joel d.
Brown Eighth, John b. Rather;
Ninth, c. p. Beddow, and Tenth, ]. c.
Miner.
Legal Recomm endation
The convention passed a resolution
recommending that the legislature
endow the Alabama Bar association
with the same powers over the legal