The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-05
LAMAR REFUSES
TO TAKE THE JOB
The Governor Must Make Another Ap-
pOintmOnt.
A SENSATION WAS CREATED
Lamar Claims That He Vas Betrayed
By Johnston
He MAKES EMPHATIC STATEMENT
Says He Was to Have Been Clerk of
Board of Revenue, But That the
Governor Went Back
On Him.
He MAKES EMPHATIC STATEMENT


| gomery, April 4.-(Special)- 1.-The governor
will have to appoint another member of the
| board of revenue for Montgomery as a
| result of the disappointment of Cousin
| Hal" Lamar in not being made clerk of the
| board.
This is a genuine sensation in Montgom-
| cry county politics and marks a decision in
| the ranks of the governors former sup
porters in this county The prediction was
made in the Montgomery dispatches to The
Age-Herad several weeks ago that cousin
| Hal'' was slated for the clerkship, and the
| foundation for this prediction is now
| brought to light. Cousin HalI' is not
| clerk, but he is very busy calling the gov
| ernor traitor. This morning he went 10
| the governors office to formally decline
| to accept his commission, which was held
| up, stated in The Age-Herald this morn
| ing His speech of declination was made
| in the office of the secretary of state, with
| Private Secretary Cory representing the
| governor, Pettus Roberts representing the
secretary of state, and a representative of
The Age-Herald, as witnesses. Mr.. La
mars speech was short, but it was pointed
| and the slight tremor in his voice betrayed
| most forciby his inward feelings.
81 wish to state in the presence of these
| officials" said Mr.. Lamar, that after a
conference with my friends that 1 have de-
cided to decline to accept the commission
which is now in this office. l was appoint
ed Saturday and was duly qualified by the
probate judge yesterday. Owing to mis-
understanding between myself and the
governor, 1 now decline the commission
l was to have been clerk of the board, but
| now see that the governor has betrayed
me. have been advised by my friends not
to talk any, out of respect to the head of
the party, but my friends will do the talk
ing"
Wanted His Money
He then referred to the appointees, stat
ing who had endorsed each one They were
all good men. II now ask the secretary of
state to return my fee of $780, he con-
cuded.
The silence which prevailed in the little
group of men was embarrassing. Mr. La
mar had about lost control of his voice, and
each member of the party was aware that
his future ownership of his pretty little
country home was probably dependent up
on his success in his contest for the clerk
ship.
Montgomery county is thus left without
board of revenue, and it was suggested
that relief may be obtained by borrowing
one from Jefferson county. The governor
instructed the four members of the new
which time he would appoint fifth men,
Der.
Supreme Court Decisions
The supreme court handed down the fol-
lowing decisions today:
Mcclellan, C. J.-Christian & Craft Gro
Gerry Company the Fruitdale Lumber
Company, appeal from Washington circuit
court; reversed and remanded.
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Compa-
ny VS.. H. II. Brown, appeal from Mobile
circuit court; reversed and remanded.
Bienvile Water Supply Company VS.. city
of Mobile, appeal from Mobile chancery
court; affirmed.
HARRISON, J.-Henry Morningstar VS.. r.
D. Stratton, appeal from Mobile city court;
affirmed.
J. M. Cottingham VS.. Bamberger, Bloom
| & Co.. appeal from Bibb chancery court;
reversed and remanded.
Tyson, IT. G. Bush & Co. VS.. Elyira
Coleman ct al, appeal from Mobile cham
Gerry court; affirmed.
Mobile, Jackson and Jansas City Railroad
Company VS.. Richard B. Owen, Jr, appeal
| from Mobile circuit court; affirmed.
Sharpe, J.-Dennis Atkinson VS.. the state
of Alabama, appeal from Butler circuit
court; appeal dismissed.
Thomas Taylor VS.. the state of Ala
bama, appeal from Bib circuit court af-
| firmed.
Dowdell, J.-Christian & Craft Grocery
Company VS.. Michael & Lyons appeal from
Monroe circuit court affirmed
Thomas M. Taylor VS.. the state of Ala
bama. appeal from Bib circuit court af-
| firmed.
1t is Constitutional
In the probate court this morning Judge