The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-02-24
Joey MAKES
A STATEMENT
Which Does Not Clear Away
the Charges
He HAS ENTER s 10 DENIAL
-
That He TrS 8. the Appoint
mentss : commission
NS.>
=
SILENCE : SfHlS GREAT POINT
Being Construed Into an Admission
That He Bartered the Jobs.
RACE FOR THE SENAToRSH1P
The Latest Applicant for Monarchial
Honors Does Not Admit Nor De-
ny Being Candidate for
the u. S. Senate.
Being Construed Into an Admission
That He Bartered the Jobs.
RACE FOR THE sENAToRsH1P

Montgomery, February 23-(SpeciaL)-
Governor Johnston gave out a statement
today in regard to his appointments for rail-
road commissioners. In 1t he makes no
reason or explanation of his conduct. It
was In reply to telegram from the At
lanta Journal asking for something from
him and Is as follows:
'The appointment of railroad commits
sioners was unanimously confirmed by the
senate, and every newspaper, so far as I
thorized no statement that am or expect
to be a candidate for any Office"
This statement also appeared in the after
noon Journal in connection with a story
purporting to answer the governors critics
buzzing in his ears. 1t was not In the form
of an interview but came from the gover-
nor. The meat of the story was simply
that the governor had made no authorized
statement that he was a candidate for the
senate.
Quite NOn-Commttal
1t did not intimate whether he would or
would not be. The governor said nothing
in refutation of the charge made on every
hand that he traded the railroad commits
sionership appointment for the passage of
the bill abolishing the Jefferson county
commissioners court. There was much
surprise expressed when the governors
story appeared without word on this
point and many have come to believe that
his silence stamps 1t as the truth.
Governor Johnston said he thought it
hardly necessary that he make war on The
Age-Herald. From all accounts today 1t
appears that this conclusion was short
lived. 1t is said tonight by a responsible
man that resolution was in circulation
about the senate chamber during the day
condemning The Age-Herald for its action.
1t was soon found that such a resolution
could never be passed and in fact could
never reach a vote. 1t would have been
clearly out of order. The only recourse
according to parliamentarians is that If
senator is criticised by a newspaper he
may rise to point of personal privilege.
The house today adopted the French style
of a vote of confidence. resolution was
lws: Whereas, Certain structures have
been made upon the great governor of
Alabama for certain appointments made by
him and confirmed by the senate of Ala
bama, therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the house of representa-
tives, That we endorse the appointments
made by his excellency and believe they
were wise and judiciously made.
1--WE further endorse his wise and eco
nomic administration as governor of Ala
bama."
No aye and nay vote was called. Little
attention was paid to the matter and it re-
ceived possibly twenty votes. Several
members yelled out ~" "I," "I', "I," two
or three times. The resolution may or may
not have originated in the governors Of
fee. All during the session he has kept
pretty well up with everything that was
going to be introduced.
Pariamentarians say that the resolution
was out of order. The house of represent.
atives had not criticised the governor and
to confirm an appointment is beyond its
province. HAGGARD.
Limited Privilege