The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-23
REPRESENTATIVE SEYMOUR AT WORK
Investigating the Present Public School
System, and Will Publish the Re-
suit of His Research Gov
ernor Goes to Annistcn.

are now ten surviving members of that
| convention.
II will gladly furnish you list of the
members" said the historian this MORN
ing, as he drew from his desk torn and
much-used old memorandum book. ION
the 18th day of January, 1861, the secession
| convention convened in the present state
| capital one hundred delegates being in at
| tendance. There was much doubt as to
| whether the straigh-out secessionists or
| whether the unionsts or co-opera tionsts
had a majority in the convention. As at
present, both sides made big claims. /,
1.-THE convention met in the house cham
Der, and both sides were ready for the
fray, caucuses having been held the night
previous for the selection of leaders. How
ever, the secessionists effected the tenn
porary organization by the selection of
William s. Phillips, of Dallas, as tenn
porary president, and a. G. Horn, of Mo-
bile, and S. d. Brewer, of Montgomery, as
temporary secretaries Rev. Basil Manly,
distinguished Baptist divine, opened the
session with prayer.
The roll call. according to my memoran-
dunn, showed the following delegates pres
ent: Autauga, George Reeves Barbour,
John Cochran Alpheus Baker and j. S. M.
S. Brasner and w. NJ Edwards; Butler
Samuel Boiling and John Mcpherson; Cal
houn, Daniel I. Ryan, John M. Cook and C.
G. Whatley; Chambers, j. f. Dowdell and
VIM. II. Barnes; Cherokee, Menry c. San
ford, VIM. L. Whitlock, John Potter and
John P Rails; Choctaw, S. e. Caterlin and
A. ]. Curtis; Clarke, O. 8. Jewett; Coffee,
G. T. Yelverton; Conecuh, John Green;
Coosa, George Taylor, John B. Leonard and
Albert Crumpler; Covington, Dewitt c.
Davis Dallas, John T. Morgan and VIM. S.
Phillips; Dale, D. B. Creech and James Nc
Knnie; DeKalb, VIM. o. Winston and John
Franklin; Fayette, B. w. Wilson and e. P.
Jones: Franklin, John A. Steele and r. S.
Watkins; Greene, James ID. Webb and
Thos. H. Herndon; Henry, Tasting u.
Owens and Thos. T. Smith; Jackson, John
r. Coffee, VIM. A. Hood and John
P. Timberlake; Jefferson, VIM. S.
Ernest; Lauderdale, S. c. Posey
and James S. Clarke; Limestone, j. +. Co.
man and Thomas ]. Mcclellan; Lowndes,
! James 8. Williamson and James q. Gil
christ: Macon, Samuel Henderson. o. x.
Blue and J. M. Foster; Madison, Mich. Da-
Wis and Jere Clements; Marshall, A. G.
Baerd and James l.. Sheffield; Marengo.
w. E. Clarke; Marion, Long c. Allen and
w. Steadham; Mobile, John Bragg, George
A. Ketchum, e. S. Dargin and III. G.
Montgomery, William M. Yancey and
Thomas H. Watts Morgan, Jonathan
ORD; Perry, Vim. NJ Brooks and j. F.
Baily; Pickens, Lewis NJ. Stone and w. ID.
Davis; Pike, Ell w. Starke, jeremiah A.
Henderson and A. p. Love; Randolph, II.
NJ Gay, George Forester and r. ],
Wood; Russell, r. o. Howard and b. III.
Baker; Shelby, George D. Shortridge and
J. M. McClannahan st. Clair, John w.
liner; Sumter, A. A. Coleman Talladega,
N. D. Johnson A. r. Barclay and NJ. G.
Slaughter; Talapoosa, A. Kimball, M ].
Bulger and I. ]. Russell; Tuscaloosa, r.
Jemison, Jr., and w. r. Smith; Walker,
Robert Cutlery; Washington, James G.
Hawkins; Wilcox, F. r. Beck; Winston, C.
c.. Sheets.
'Then came the fight for the permanent
organization William M. Brooks of Perry
was nominated for president by the strong
est secessionists, and the unionists and CO.
operatonists nominated Robert Jemison of
Tuscaloosa Brooks received fifty-three
and Jemison forty-five votes, the two cam
didates not voting. This was the test of
the strength of the two parties.
The stirring times which followed, of
course, all are familiar.
Eyes, there are ten surviving members
of that convention, according to my mem
ory," continued the historian. There are
John T. Morgan. now United States sena-
tor; James G. Gichrist, resident of Mont
gomery county and member of the board of
trustees of the A. and M. College; William
E. Clarke. a distinguished attorney of Mar
engo; George A. Ketchum, of Mobile; John
w Luzer, of ST. Clair: A. A. Coleman
Judge of the tenth judicial district; N. D.
johnson, of Birmingham. M. ]. Bulger. the
grand old Roman In Alabama John P.
Rails and H. e. Owens"
The school Question
Hon. William Seymour representative
from Sumter county, is Investigating the
public school system of Alabama, and>1s
spending his vacation in earnest research
of information on this question.
Mr.. Seymour is gathering much informa-
ton of general interest, which he will pre-
sent to the public through the columns of
The Age-Herald in a few days. One of his
principal aims Is to repeal the act by which
Mobile Is granted the state license money
from the sale of liquors, for her school pur-
poses Mr. Seymour declares this is unjust
to the other counties In the state. my bill
TO repeal this act is sure of passage through
the house." he remarked this morning
Mr.. Seymour's letter will be one full Of
Interesting statistics, and will probably
serve to open the eyes of the state on the
school question.
Governor Goes to Admission
Governor Johnston left this afternoon for
Birmingham, where ne viii spend the night
and go to Admission tomorrow morning to |
review the Third Alabama regiment. The |
governor will be handsomely entertained In
Admission.
Judge Hubbard Candidate
Judge ]. p. Hubbard, representative from |
Pike is in the city today. Judge Hubbard
was one of the leaders against the con-
stitutional convention bill, but with the |
passage of the measure, his fight upon 1t
was ended.
1T shall make no further fight on the |
question:" said Judge Hubbard. Yes. I
shall possibly become a candidate to rep
resent Pike in the convention. am not |
now aware of any other candidates" Judge |
Hubbard is a very able lawyer