The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-16
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Senator Morgan Is in town, on his way
! to Admission. He came unexpectedly but
! many men called at the Morris last night
! to pay their respects to him. Prdably some
! of them conveyed to him their impressions
| of the prevalent state of public opinion re-
! speeting his own latest public utteranees.
| Possibly no man did so. 1t is unfortunate
! perhaps, that Senator Morgans eminence
his greatness as a man in the eyes OF all
| men, somewhat deter men who would
| speak to him frankly. He is not ward
politician, he is not state politician. He
| is statesman of underworld reputation.
| Alabamfans are accustomed to warriors
! like Wheeler and Hobsoa; but it is doubt
full if they fully comprehend Morgan's pre-
! eminent greatness in civil life, and the loud
notes in which fame has trum9eted his
! name around the world General Shelley
compromised the truth when he spoke for
! The Age-Herad the words that Morgan
was too great to be tried by local jury
! All students OF history and all thoughtful
men aresagreed that Senator Morgan is the
| greatest of all Alabamans who have made
| history. This is without regard of poll
tics He is the greatest citizen of this state,
| and the first senator of the Republic at
this time. These are plain facts which no
man of information now questions.
| 1t is not disrespectful to Senator Morgan
| to quote the words of veteran democrat
| of the B,ackbelt, whom the senator himself
| honors and esteems. Says this veterans:
| II have seen democratic leaders over
whemed and reverenced by the democracy
| OF Alabama before to day. I saw John An
thony Winston himself fall upon that fate,
and John Forsythe went with him. 1t so
| happened that Yaneey stepped suddenly
| out from long retirement and gathering
! around him such young men as Edward
| Bullock of Barbour. ]. w. A. Sanford of
| Montgomery, and Samuel G. Reid, of the
Montgomery Advertiser W. j. Kennedy Of
the Mobile Mercury, W. j. Sanford, c. c.
| Clay, Jr., Brooks, Clarke, A. B. Moore,
and others, he struck out to conquer and
| prevailed altogether. Alabama democracy
never has been a hero worshipper. True to
| principles and carless of machinery has
been it's lifelong character"
| The late Judge George e. Brewer, of the
Seventh circuit, whose death in Washing
|
was well known in Birmingham He re-
sided here for several years and was a
teacher in the public schools. He left here
for Talladega, where he also taught school.
In 1895 Governor Oates appointed him to
! the judgship made vacant by the deatA of
the lamented Leroy F. Box, of st. Clair,
! who was some time state superintendent of
! educat ion.. Judge Brewer was the young
est circuit judge in the state, being only
| IS when he died, after four years service
on the bench. AS judge he did not dis
tingush himself. Personally he was great
| ly liked by the younger democratic leaders
throughout the state. His death places
! upon Governor Johnston the duty of max
ing very important appointment-the Sec
ond circuit judgship at the disposal of the
| governor within thirty days. The names
| that will be submitted to the governor for
| the vacant judgshp will be John Pelham,
the gifted bearer of an illustrious name,
and D. C. Blackwell, both of Admission; S.
D. G. Brothers, of Jacksonville; Colonel
James B. Merrill and B. b. Bridges, of
Cleburne; Cecil c. Whitson and former
| Senator II. L. McKeldery, of Talladega;
| w. b. Brown, of Columbiana, and former
Judge James T. Greene, of st. Clair. The
circuit is made up of the counties of Gle
| burne, ST. Clair, Calhoun, Taladega, Shell
| by and Clay.
State Senator Mathews, of Marion, was
| in town yesterday Senator Mathews is a
| leading candidate for the democratic nom-
ination for state auditor in 1900.
P. Sid. Jones, of the Louisville and Nash
| vile railroad, received yesterday basket
| of most superior grapes from Thorshy, on
the Louisville and Nashville line between
Calera and Montgomery, from which point
several car dads of grapes have been al
ready shipped eastward. Thorsby is new
town, and is flourishing. The population
consists chiefly of Swedes.
|
Vincent NJ Elmore, Jr., who has just
been appointed by the president to lieu
tenancy in the army, is the second son OF
| Major " M. Gilmore, of Montgomery, and
| grandson of John A. Gilmore, famous in
| Alabama history, and in honor of whom Ell
| more county was named. The young man
bears worthily one of the most distinguish
| ed of Alabama names, and friends OF ms
family all over the state will congratulate
him.
E. r. Adams, of Greenvlle, Ala, past
grand dictator of the knights of Honor
will be in the city Monday to attend big
meeting of Golden Rule lodge
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