The age-herald., 1899-07-22
IN HOTEL LOBBTES
 AND ELSEWHERE

VI
 of John Pelham, of Anniston, to be judge
 of the Seventh judicial circuit, position | made vacant by the lamented death of
 George Edward Brewer, will not cause any
 surprise, for The Age-Herald several days
 ago virtually forecasted MT. Pelham's ap-
 pointment. The honor conferred upon Mr. 1 Pelham is well deserved from the point of
 view of political and personal attachment | to the governor. Amongst all the gover- nor's friends there is none more warmly | attached to his excelency than John Pel- l ham; and so the governor rewards friend l by giving that friend a judgeship. Judge ! Pelhams qualifications, his fitness for the l station to which Governor Johnston has | exalted him, are not to be discussed here. | Possibly these things do not matter. Judge | Pelham becomes the youngest of all the | circuit judges of Alabama; and he bears | name that has sounded around the world. | He is a nephew of Major John Pelham. l named The Gallant in the war between the states. This soldier of the south who died | in battle was the LaTour D'Auvergue of a | cause that was lost. The young man whom the governor has made judge bears name that is forever illustrious in southern his
 tory. The new judge is the nephew of that John Pelham whom historians call "Ihe Gallant'-most luminous figure in the great
 range of history made by southerners be- tween 61 and '65. This is not the place to
 state whether the new judge is worthy Of the proud name that is his as 1t was the
 name of the young major who was killed in battle.
 The appointment of John Pelham to the judgship brings on whole let Of talk
 It is taken by politicians to be a defiance of John B. Knox. MT. Knox was not Johnston man at the outset and never has been a Johnston man. But the state demo- cratic convention of 1896, which made Jo-
 seph r. Johnston the nominee for governor,
 elected John Knox chairman of the state
 democratic executive committee. MT.
 Knox was presumed to be not altogether in
 sympathy with MT Johnston; but he con-
 ducted the successful contest for Johnston's
 election. MT. Knox does not wish to be
 governor He would not accept any state
 office; but, it is believed that he would like
 to be a senator of the United States for
 Alabama Mir Knox is first amongst the younger democrats of the state. The fu-
 ture of his political fortunes is merely
 guess work; but it is most probable that he
 will be one day a United States senator.
 Governor Johnston, who is himself a can
 didate for the sena torship to succeed Sena- tor Morgan, has no love for John Knox, nor for any other man who aspres to be
 a senator Bankhead is not favored of the governor because Bankhead is presumed to be desirous of entering the senate. Nor is the governor in love with any other man who looks to the upper house of the na- tional legislature. It is said that the gov ernor has directed young servant of his to oppose Bankhead for reelection to con- gress from the Sixth district. But that Is of no moment. the young servant being of no consequence.
 'I do not know what Senator Cunning hams purposes are in a political way said one of the most distinguished Ala bamians; "but he is the logical candidate of the organized democracy for governor of the state. Cunningham is very strong man. He would have the unwavering sup port of the Baptists, the Methodists, the Masons and the Knights of Pythias; and it is not easy to discern how a man with such support could be defeated. Senator Gun ningham Is the proper candidate for gov ernor, and it is we'll enough for the leaS-
 CTS of the democratic party to force him into the race for the states highest office" Senator Cunningham was seen by re- porter yesterday and asked as to his pur- poses. 'sThe Age-Herald this morning stated that Bankhead was silent in seven languages Be pleased to say that I
 silent in fourteen tongues" The senator laughed, almost boisterousy, and said: Do you know the best thing in the world is the practice of medicine? l never was
 before so much in love with my work as a doctor"
 Robert Ingersoll has died as he wished to die and as I hoped he would pass from us" said a man in the lobby who had for many years known the famous infidel. "In- gersolrs death removes from the world one of the best men tht lived upon it's surface, or who has ever lived under the sun. The two great points, and the only ones, that brought him into conflict with religious peo- ple. were his refusal to believe in the God hood of Jesus and in the personal inter- position of the Almighty. There did not
 live more lovable man, a gentler-hearted gentleman than Colonel Ingersoll. Shakes pears was his Bible; the doing of good the only creed he knew. Against dogmatism he was relentless foe. He never enter tained but one fear, that bravest of souls. That fear was that it might be said of him that in dying he recanted his views of | ligon. It cannot be said now that he did | so He died as he wished to die, and no mo- | bier soul has passed from eArth.'
 Former Representative Tom Long, of | Walker, was in town yesterday.
 The Rev. Dr. B. F. Riley, professor of | rhetoric and English literature in the l University of Georgia is in town. pr. Riley is a native Alabamian, and one of | the most influential men in the Baptist | church, South, he is one of the ablest.