The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-16
EXTRA SESSION
A CERTAINTY
Governors Friends Say HG Has Reached
A Decision.
A CALL DAILY ANTICIPATED
Chief Executive Spent The Day In BiFm-
ingham.
TO THE REPORTERS He is SILENT
SYou Will Know in Few Days" His
Only Words-Saidt to Have Warned
Members of the Execu-
tive Committee
TO THE REPORTERS He IS SILENT

sent out his circular letter to the MEM .
: bers of the legislature. The governor
thought it best for the party, but he
yielded to the advice of some of his
close personal and political friends, in
sending out this letter. 1t is doubtful
= If the replies have had any effect 1t
= was understood among the governors
= small circle of advisers that the call for
= the extra session would come out today,
but his visit to Birmingham probably
deferred it.
ut is now expected that the call will "
be issued on Monday, or at least during
: the next few days following" This
statement was made yesterday by
. gentleman who stands in a position to
read the governors mind He had just
had a conference with the chief execu-
' tive when he made the statement He
ranks high in political councils and
would not allow his name to be used.
y
Z All current gossip heard on the streets as
to Governor Johnston's stand on the con-
stitutional convention indicates that the
above statement Is correct.
Governor Johnston reached Birmingham
yesterday morning. Shortly after his ar
rival he went to the Alabama National
Bank and in the back room occupied by
Gen. e. w. Rucker he spent the day. A
bevy of politicians were closeted with him
for over an hour. AS soon as they emerged
the rumor began to spread that an extra
session of the legislature would be called.
At,,ntersals other gentlemen went in to see
tho governor, and as they came out the
rumor grew stronger.
Another state official was In the city yes
tcrday but he gave no opinion to reporters.
1t is said, however, that he told friends
that the extra session was no longer in
doubt.
He Had Nothing to Say
It was o'clock in the afternoon before
the reporters succeeded in getting an audi
ence with the governor. Representatives
of an afternoon paper and The Age-Herald
were kept waiting for some time. Finally
the governors form appeared In the door
way, and the newspaper men made rush.
To The Age-Herald reporter the governor
said absolutely nothing. He was asked for
the names of the members of the legisla-
ture from whom he had received replies,
and as to whether he intended calling the
extra session. His terse reply to every
question was: II have no statement to
Make
You VIII Know In a Few Days
The Evening News quoted the governor
as saying in answer to a pointed question
about his extra session Intentions:
s'You will know in a few days"
When this question was repeated. the
governor is said to have laughlngy made
the reply:
"Everything comes to him who waits.
You will know in few days.
The following statement was given out
in Montgomery yesterday by Private seare-
tary Cory:
.'Only three more replies were received
by the governor this morning, all for the
repeal of the constitutional convention act.
According to replies so far received the
senate is fourteen for repeal, five against
and four in doubt; the house thirty-eight
for repeal, twenty-five against 1t and ten
In doubt.
Governor Warns Them to Stay Aw~yl
Prominent politicians are pushing the
pIan to have every nominee for delegate to
the constitutional convention present at the
meeting of the state executive committee
in Montgomery on the 21st instant. A piece
of information which gave rise to consid-
erable gossip in this connection yesterday,
was that the governor had written to cer-
tain members of the executive committee
whom he considered opposed to the consti-
tutional convention, advising them not to
be present at the meeting.
Chairman Robert ]. Lowe gave out the
following statement last night in regard to
the coming meeting:
'.The state executive committee has been
called to meet in Montgomery on next Fri
day. the 2lst instant. BY direction of the
committee, an invitation is extended to
all loyal democrats to attend this meeting.
Especially the nominees from the state-at-
large and the counties are invited and re-
ouested to be present. 1t will be the most
important meeting Of the committee held
Ia many years.