Evening star., 1897-03-04

defeated. He was again the candidate in
1894, and was elected. In 1895 he managed
the campaign which made Lowndes COVER
or and which gave the republicans the
legislature. His brilliant work in this cam
raign made him the logical candidate of
his party for senator, and he was elected
after a brief fight.
Few men will be missed more from the
Senate than will Pugh of Alabama. His
delberateness and downright manner of
speech. backed by unusual ability of
rugged sort, distinguished him in the Sen
ate, and his uniform amiaDility rendered
him universally popular. His successor.
E. w. Pettus, is man who has grown old
in private life, and has become distinguish
ed without holding a public Office. He IS
seventy-fve years old, but is like man
in the full vigor of youth, with all the
wisdom and experience that years give
when devoted to an active life. His
career has been that of a soldier and
lawyer. He has heretofore declined all
offers of a seat in Congress. though he
could long ago have gone into either
house Before Ser ator Morgan was first
the election. About thirty years ago he
and Senator Morgan were law partners.
He got the title of general in the confed-
crate service. where he made a brilliant
record He is a distinguished looking man,
whose appearance at once commands re-
spect and inspires confidence in his ability.
For fifty years he has been prominently
identified with the history of Alabama
He was born in 1921, in Limestone
county. Alabama, which would make him
seventy-five years old. After having Sc
cured good education at the old-iield
schools in Limestone, he was graduated at
Clinton College, Virginia, and began the
study of law in Tuscumbia, Ala. in 1910.
He was admitted to the practice in lS4I
and settled at Gainesville. Sumter county,
where he practiced until 1913 when the
gold excitement in California attracted him
there. Two years later, however he re-
turned to Alabama and located at Carroll
ton, Pickens county where he lived and
to cahaba in 1866. In 1874 he was elected
solicitor of Sumter county. and in 1852 was
elected solicitor of Pickens county. Three
years later he elected judge of the,
seventh Judicial circuit, being then only
thlrty-four years of age
He was living at Cahaba when the war
broke out, and entered the confederate ser
vice as major of the 18th Alabama. He
was promoted by degrees to a brigadier
generalship.
AT the close of the war he located at
Selma. where he has since practiced his
profession, being at the head of the bar of
the state
he Is an uncompromising advocate of the
ifee and unlimited coinage of silver at a
Iatlo OF III to l. and insists that that is one
of the foundation stones of democracy
Alexander Stephens Clay, who succeeds
John b. Gordon in the S. nate from Georgia.
?" as not much known outside his own state
prior to his election. He was a lawyer al
Marietta, had served two or three terri;
in the state legislature, once as speaAsr
OF the house. and won prominence in the
state through his native ability and en-
ergy. He is a man with an intelligent face,
marked with lines that denote strong char
acter. He is the son of farmer and did
his share of farm work when he was but
a small boy. The place of his birth was