Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01
ALABAMA.
GOyernor-EIect O'EeaI, Interviewed by
So. LOuis Reporter, States that
HIS State Is
of Mankind-Turner'sT Threatened
Rebellion Exaggerated.

General Z. A. O'Neal, whom the Demo
Gratis OF Alabama elected governor of tina
State on the 9Th instant, is in the city, visit
ing his two daughters, Mrs. r. Fl. Shotwel
and Mrs. H. F. Williams, of No. 27SS Lucs:
| avenue. A reporter of the Globe e1aocTd
paid him visit last evening and received
as cordial reception as any governor could
extend to a non-office seeking individual
| The governor is over half century old, but
| Is possessed OF a wonderful amount of vital
| lty, and is al home in the company of young
| or old. He will assume the duties of his
| office the first week in November with de-
| termination 10 make his administration an
effective one, so far as assisting in developing
the resources OF his State aud in executing
| it's laws. General O'Neal was elected gov
ernor by over $4,000 msjority, with one
| county baldwin, 10 hear from. There are
| between 70 900 and $4,000 Republicans in
the State, but, like poor old Missouri, under
existing circumstances, they have a slim
| chance Of obtaining a representation in the
| uext Congress. There are eight congressional
| districts in Alabama, seven of which are
represented by Democrats, and one, the
Eighth, by aGreenbacker, the Hon. William
Lowe, who is a candidate for reelection. His
chsnces, SO far, are very good.
Governor O'Neal was asked il the ques-
ton of prohibition was being sgitsted in
Alabama.
mo" was the reply, "the prohibition ques-
ton is banished from politics in our State
Both parties have agreed to let it alone. We
dispose of that matter in the most practical
way that could be devised. Every county in
Alabama is divided into beats, or what sou
would call in Missouri voting precincls The
Law authorizes the voters of these precincts 10
decide whether liquor shall be sold in them
or not, and quite number have protested
against the traffic"
"Are there any important political prob
lens in the State 10 which you are looking
fos solution during your two years Of
o1fice~
''None WhsteYer," replied the governor;
"it is one of the most quiet in the Union,
and is somewhat like weil-estsblished bust
ness, which bss continued prospe so
long as 10 be able 10 run itself. We have a
custom there that when a governor behaves
himself during his first term they conpli-
ment him with a second. l intend 10 con-
duct myself in such a m amer as TO be worthy
of the com pliment, should / desire to accept
it."
f'Is there much OF a contest for Morgan's
seat 10 the United States Senats@
Morgan is very popular throughout the
State and the probability is that he will De
reelected. His only competitor Is Ex-Gov-
ernor Thomas II. Watts, of Montgomery,
Wno has large following, and is making .
vigorous fight for the position"
Governor ONeal said that the recent eI-
element in Cboctaw county, where it was re-
ported that a conspiracy among the colored
people 10 massacre the whites Of the county
had been discovered, and which resulted in
the 4ynching Of Turner, one Of the negroes,
had cen greatly exaggerated. He said that
the colored people throughout the Stale were
as pesceabie as any Glass Of citizens 10 IL;
that they were paying very little attention
TO politics, were acquiring property and were
deTo.ing Hhemselves solely 10 the work OF
making honest livings. He said that the (,
Stste had been blessed with a bountifuI
crop, and that every nerve was being strained
to develop the resources of the country. He
thought the Georgia Pacific railroad would
be completed within a year, and that when |
this was done Alabama would show the |
world that it contained more coal than auy
State in the Union. Two or three iron mills |
are bzfrg erected in the bills through which |
the road runs, and the superior ore which |
abounds in large quantities will be reduced
10 a marketable condition.
THE State is in prosperous condition,
and such being the case, you can say We are
All happy" were the parting words OF that
oistiDgui- he'd Alabsmisn-