The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-15
THOMAS SEAY,
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOV.
ERNOR OF ALABAMA.
sketch OrHIs Career Steady Growth
I'm PubIic Confidence and Adj
Vancement in PublIc Life.

Selma (Ala) Tmes: Thomas Seay
was blIn in 1916, in what was then a
portion Of Greene county, AMI in v hat
now constitutes part OF the county
OF Hale. His father was man of TO.
bust native strength Of mind, and hal
brought to the mau lgement OF hil pr
vate affairs 80 much OF business ssg C.
ity tx at be soou accumulated a la'ge
fortune. This fortune IVES freely used
in bes,owing upon his children the
advantages of the best education that
could then be had by tn Young men
OF Alabama. Thomas Say begun his
school course under DR.. j. W. N.
Mears, one of the eminent teachers Of
his day. The quiet OF school hours,
however, was disturbed by the alarms
of war, and the boy shouldered his
mu ket when little m1re thsn
seventeen years Of age, and
went out to tue dtien G
of his country. He left Selma in June
1864, with the Sixly-second Alabama
Regiment and was engaged with this
re. iment ia the fight at Cbeehsw.
From Cheehaw his ,egiment was
transferred to Spanish Fort and from
Spanish Fort 10 Blakely, Tom Seay
being in all the engagements OF these
DAYS. At Blakely be was captured
and sent TO Ship Island, from Ship
Islsnd sent to VicksburS, from Vicks.
burg to Big Black, where he was pa
rolled and when he returned home.
He resumed his school course at the
Southern University and was grad
ted 10 the class OF g. at the head Fl
it, taking the degree OF A. M. He
studied law as a profession and began
its practice 10 1868 He has been a sig.
naliy successful pra ctitoner. He has
the reputation OF beiuga case winnie &
| LAWYER, snd az the came time the
solidity of his mind and the judicial
habit have been so marked tnst his
se ection a. various times as a Sp c al
Judge of the Supreme Court hes been
accepted by those who knew HIN az a
deserved n butte to tie trained alb ty
of the man as jurist
He entered pc itiCs as Senator from
Hale in 1876, ard has remsired c)p-
tinuousIy a. ssrvica 10 tbs SER ,e
eipcs that time la 1884 he wa
elected chairman OF the Dem,c attic
State Convention, snd in the ensuing
session o. the Legislature by flatter'
ing vote he was elected president Of
the Senate. The fine courtesy, the
unbendipg impal TALLY Of an idea
parliament arian, and his work thee
as a presiding oflic r, fifty crowned hi
selection as permanent chairman o
the Democratic state Convention.
Mr.. Seay, while trained under The
influences Of wealth, is pre-. eminently
man cf the people. His heart know
no beat that ia not in sympathy will
the welfare and the highest fortunes
of our great State. He is a younj
man, and he will carry into the exeCu
ton of the trusts the people will i'm
pose upon him perfect comprehen
son of the pressing needs OF the hour
aud at the same time he will cherisl
the sound traditions Of the past. HI
is one OF the ablest Of the younge
gene ration OF men in the Slate, ant
he will be accepted by them as thei
accredited leader and spokesman. A
we feel no doubt of his election, so W
feel no doubt OF the perfect success G
his administration. He will make it
memorable one in the history Of gu
State. Few men have ever entere
an executive Cflics under the sam
great promises 10 his friends that ~
held out by his past career, and fe'
, promiees ever held out by a pas
, career are so certain to he redeemed
In addition to being trained in pre-
fess'ou that has been eiuce the four
dation of our government the hig
road 10 poll ic'l honor and distinu
=, ton, he has bad the framing thi
comes from wide and varied but
ness and polit cal experience, an
he now enjoys the comma d thu
?. these give. He will be in every sens
t genuine Governor, and in the staii
0 less chara ter of the man, in bis pc
. feet brst ding aud gent cou tey, an
: in bis really commanding abb lite
g we think the good people Of cur Stat
will take large aud anger measui
n of salts action az Mr.. Seay comes
t be better aud better known amor
q ! them.