The age-herald., 1898-04-26
The call is to arms!
THE JEFFERSON DELEGATION

From the EufauIa Times.
 The Jefferson delegation had some very
 good looking persons on it, noted am an advocate of beauty and masculine shape attracts me. Perhaps Bob Lowe was the
 handsomest man unless Ross Smith might
 have been so called. Henry Gray is not bad looking but he is getting fat On what meat doth our erstwhile thin friend feed?
 We caution Henry that it is not an im-
 provement in an aesthetic or spirituelle sense. Some person, if he continues to
 grow, will inquire, Beau Brummel did
 of his friend in allusion to the Prnce of
 Wales, John, who is your fat friend?'
 Don't do 1t Mr.. Gray. Feed lightly, be
 very seemly and take anti-fat Bob Lowe
 is the most graceful speaker developed by
 the convention. His appearance is grace
 itself. He could not, possibly, sweep a convention as Cunningham could or as
 Bankhead could, but he can maintain a
 keen edge to his remarks and come as near
 undoing in a few words, the sweeping
 act of any other gentleman as any person
 our eyes have rested upon. He appeared
 on the floor of the convention as the steer
 ing committee and things went along as
 Bob said. It was whale, if the matter SO appeared to Robert, or it was weasel.
 The majority leveled their glasses far out
 to sea and inquired, Robert. is it a whale
 or is it a weasel?"
 MT. Sam Will John did not appear con-
 spicuously in the first days proceedings, or
 afterwards that I know. He is foun-
 tain of convictions. It is impossible to
 withhold ones admiration from man
 like John. I missed General Rhodes. He
 made very taking speech from his seat
 in the Jefferson delegation, two years ago.
 The general explained why he was for Clarke. Many people will recall that ora tion. It was one of the funny things of that great gathering and the general, him. self, greatly enjoyed it. Jefferson county has, now her political spurs and the Times predicts that for many years to come Birmingham will be the real seat of po- litical power in Alabama.
 The sceptre has departed from Montgom- cry and Dallas counties. They are laid upon the shelf. The state convention will meet no more in Montgomery and should meet no more there There is no hall to meet in in Montgomery and no accommo- dations for persons or food to eat after one gets there. This is merely by the way. Jim Nunnelee and Mallory and the other boys may continue to meet with the state convention, but that will be all. Dick Sayre may be on hand from Montgomery | to look wise and to be wise and Tennent | Lomax can be as bright as he chooses, but | Jefferson county from this day on will | direct the democratic party in Alabama. | Mark the prophecy. Frank Pettus, from l Dallas, has presided over his last state l convention and, hereafter his councils in | the party and the councils of other Dallas | people will be listened to with some im- l patience. Pettus makes fine presiding of | ficer, possibly the best who has ever pre- | sided over a convention in Alabama. He | made no speech in taking he chair beyond | a few remarks about his section and how | the party was in power over there. I | should say that his oration did not cover | two minutes of time. This was asdepart-
 ure. But MT. Pettus is no political spsak-
 CT. I never have. heard of any public | speech he has ever made. He is a doer in | politics and not a talker.