The age-herald., 1899-03-24
THE SENTIMENT
 FOR CONVENTION Appears to Be Rapidly Increasing Oyer
 the State. F OUR JEFF ERSONIANS Mentioned For ChaiFmanShip of Demo-
 cratic State Convention. JUDGE INFER AND GENERAL OATES Are Old Hands at Business-WereL Lead ing Members of Constitutional Con- vention of lS76-Father and
 Son Delegates.
JUDGE INFER AND GENERAL OATES

 eral topic of discussion in Montgomery to- day.
 The sentiment in favor of holding a state convention to establish a new constitution is growing rapidly. The people, as a rule, have full confidence in the men who have been chosen delegates. Every county from which returns have been rece.ved has nom- minated strong men.
 To date returns received here show that the following are endorsed by a majority of the votes of their senatorial districts for delegates-at-large to the convention: First district, W. T. Sanders of Limestone; third district R. L. Hipp of Blount; fourth dis trict, John w. Grayson of Madison fifth district, J. B. Storves of Marshall sev- enth district, John B. Knox of Calhoun: eighth district, Thomas s. Plowman of Talladega; ninth district, E. J. Robinson of Chambers; tenth district, Thomas L. Bulger of Tallapoosa; eleventh district George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa; twelfth, John H. Bankhead, Jr., of Walker; thir teenth, R. M. Cunningham of Jefferson; fourteenth, ". A. Altman of Sumter; sev- enteenth, q, R. Farnham of Conecuh; eighteenth, W. F. Hogue of Perry; twenti- eth, ". B. Cunningham, of Marengo; twenty-second, Joseph Jones of Wilcox; twenty-third. Wm- c. Oates, of Henry; twenty-fourth, A. H. Merrill of Barbour; twenty-ifth, w. c. Black of Pike; twenty sixth, D. s. Bethune of Bullock; twenty seventh, George P. Harrison of Lee; twenty-eighth, Tennent Lomax of Mont gomery; thirtieth. Francis l.. Pettus of Dal- las; thirty-second, Wm. B. Inge of Hale; sl-s. L.. Ts1 .1r1 Nf M HAl,s1 No returns have been received from the second, sixth, fifteenth, sixteenth, twenty first, twenty-ninth and thirty-frst districts
 From the eixty-six counties the returns received here indicate the nomination of the following delegates:
 Autauga, M. A. Smith; Barbour, s. H. Dent G. l.. Conner; Bibb, J. D. Cooper; Blount, L. Ward; Bullock c. L. links, M. M. Baldwin; Butler, c. E. Hamilton; Chambers. George w. Newman, w. N. Gatchett; Clarke, Massey Wilson, Frank Poole; Cleburne, Hugh D. Merrill; Coffee, Richard Arlington; Colbert, Jas. L. Kirk; Conecuh w. c. Crumpton; Coosa, Felix L. Smith; Crenshaw, M w. Rushton; Gull man, George H. Parker; Dale, w. w. Kirk land; Dallas, H. s. D. Mallory, J. R. Sat- terfield, B. F. Ellis; Fillmore, J. M. Fitzpat- rick; Escambia, W. A. Finlay; Geneva, c. A. ONeal; Greene Thos W. Coleman ; Hale, James M. James, Wm. N. Knight; Henry. W. o. Long, L. M. Espy; Jackson, Milo Moody, Jno. L. Hackworth; Jefferson, Frank S. White. Hugh Morrow, John P. Tillman, Lee c. Bradley. Reuben F. Kolb Robert J. Lowe; Lamar, c. c. NeSmith; i; Lauderdale, M w. Camper Emett O'Neal {; Lee, W. J. Sanford, E. C. Jackson; Lime stone, Earle Pettus; Lowndes, Congress- man Willis Brewer, Evans Hinson; Macon, W. F. Foster; Madison, R. E. Spraggins, A. s. Fletcher; Marengo, W. B. Clarke J. H. MfDQa. Marshall Goodwin. Mohi1a L. Smith, c. L. Fry, D. P. Bestor; Mont gomery, B. A. Graham, W. s. Thorington, Gordon Mcdonald, Thos H. Watts; Nor gan, Samuel Blackwell, J. c. Eyster; Per- ry, A. c. Davidson, J. s. Alexander; Pick ems, E. B. Willett; Randolph. John L. Heflin; Russell, J. E. Henry, w. E. Bellamy; St. Clair, John W. Inzer; Sum- ter, Reuben Chapman; John A. Rogers; Tallapoosa, Henry A. Garrett, H. J. Gillian {; Tuscaloosa. W. c. Fftts. H. A. Jones; Will cox, Virginus w. Jones. J. N. Miller.
 It Is of interest to note that but four of the members of the general assembly which called the constitutional convention have been successful in their races for delegates. These are Senator R. M. Cunningham, of Jefferson, and Representatives Earl Pettus, of Limestone; Milo Moody, of Jackson, and John L. Hef1n, of Randolph.
 For Convention Cha arman
 There is a great deal of. talk heard to- day as to who will be permanent chairman of the state convention to be held here on the 29th. Among those who are prom1- nently mentioned are former State Senator R. E. Steiner, of Montgomery w. w. Burns, of Dallas, ana B. w. DeGra ffenried, of Hale Either of these would make an admirable presiding officer. It is generally believed that Jefferson will have candi- date for chairman, and the names of F. G. Bowman, Frank P. O'Brien, w. H. Dem son and M. A. Porter have been mentioned in this connection.
 The nomination of Richard H. Clarke from the Thirty-third district has brought his name forward in connection with the presidency of the constitutional conven- tion. The venerable father of MT. Clarke, Judge Wm. B. Clarke of Marengo, will be member of the convention This is the only case where a father and son have ben nominated and it is a. compliment to two of the states most brilliant states men, Judge Wm. E. Clarke was member of the constitutional convention of 1876, and has for a half century been prominently connected with state politics. Other mem bers of the convention of 1876 who have been nominated to serve in the convention of 1899 are Colonel John W. Inzer. of St. Clair, and former Governor Wm. c. Oates. Railroad Assessments
 The state board of assessment completed its work today. The result of the work or the Doaru snoWs tHe total asSeSSeu Ndlue of railroad property in Alabama to be $47,- 109, ,052 an increase over last year of $1,- 4S7 ,105. This increased assessment comes from the building of new roads. The new long distance telephone company was as- sessed at s41,1T.
 The following are the assessments of each road:
 Abbeville Southern, $t40,540; Alabama Great Southern, s4,544, ,SG0; Gadsden and At talla, S17,700; Alabama Midland $3,003, ,129 Birmingham and Atlantic, $134,612; Birming- ham. Selma and New Orleans, $s6.7 .705; Chat tahoochee Valley, $40,350; Chattanooga Southern, $251,277; East and West, $47O. .56O; Escambia Railroad. $21,720; Florida, Ala bama and Northern, s2,OO0; Georgia and Alabama, 774.4S0; Kansas City, Memphis Railway. $100.425; Mobile and Ohio, $2.212.- 686. Mobile Jackson and Kausaa City S122 {.