The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-07
SOME VISITORS
WHO ARE IN TOWN
One Famous and Many That
Are Notable.
SCHLEY AND THE OTHERS
Men of Note from Various Counties
Some Are in Office and Others
Desire To Be-A Nota-
bic Gathering
SCHLEY AND THE OTHERS

There are many notable visitors in Bir-
mingham at the moment. One of them,
Rear Admiral Winfield Scott schley, is of
worldwide fame. He comes as the guest
of Birmingham and to attend the state
fair.
Congressman John H. Bankhead is here
with Mrs. Bankhead and their daughter,
and will probably return to his home at
Fayette today. Judge William Richardson
of Huntsville is here to see the fair, as is
State Auditor Walter S. White, Colonel j.
NJ. Falkner, Colonel A. A. Wiley, Adjutant
General w. w. Brandon, Colonel Thomas
| L. Bulger, Major o. Kyle, and most of the
others Hon. w. II. Seymour able son
! of Sumter, came in yesterday to attend to
| private business and left for home last
| night. Prominent amongst the visitors are
| the following:
Representative Thomas L. Bulger of Tai
| lapoosa, who was a leader of the lower
| house in last winters sessions of the gen.
| eral assembly He is the author of the
| Bulger educational law, and is a candidate
| for congress from the Fifth district. His
| opponents areeColonel Brewer, the present
congressman, and Hon. Thomas Hehn of
Chambers.
| Sam j. CARPENTER of Greene, late warrant
| clerk in the state auditors Office is a cam
| didate for the democratic nomination for
auditor.
C. C. Nesmith of Vernon is a leading
lawyer of Lamar.
Captain f. w Booker of Spegner, con-
Wet commissioner. is one of the best known
democrats in the state.
e. C. barley of Chicago represents one
of the largest boiler works in the world.
He has sold many of The boilers for the
great plants now being completed at Ems
ley.
w. II. Weller of Gadsden is the oldest
manufacturer of cast iron pipe in the
United States.
Walter d. Iced of Tuscaloosa is treasurer
of his county and desires to be treasurer
of the state.
State Senator j. G.. Hall of Jackson
county is largely interested In timber and
ore lands
Judge Richardson of Huntsville has been
fer many years one of the most infiuen-
tial of Alabamians. He was judge of Mad
ison and in 1890 came very near to the DEM
ocratic nomination for governor He is a
strong man and one of the best of citizens.
1t has been stated of late that he contem-
plated entering active politics again.
J. w. Cook of Eutaw is one of the lead
ing men of Greene.
e. e. Gewin, of Greensboro, is one of a
family that has been very strong in politics
in Hale and Bibb.
Jake Loeb of Montgomery, is a well
xnown cotton man of that city; and J. q.
Duskin is merchant there.
Representative R. r. Poole. of Marengo,
is a strong candidate for the democratic
nom alton for comm ssioner of agriculture.
He is one of the largest and most success
full cotton planters of Alabama, and has
been conspicuous in politics for twenty-five
years. At present he is member of the
legislature, a member of the state demo-
cratic executive committee, and a vice.
president of the state fair.
State Senator G. B. Deans, of Shelby, was
the populist nominee for governor in $685.
Hon. r. b. Kelly of Calhoun, chancellor
of the Northeastern division, Is the young
est chancellor on the bench and is making
an enviable reputation.
Major o. Kyle, of Morgan, is a major of
the national guard and railroad commits
soner of Alabama.
Colonel j. NJ. Falkner, general attorney
for the Louisville and Nashville railroad,
belongs to the whole state, though his
voting place is Montgomery.
State Auditor Walter S. White, of Colbert,
was formerly tax assessor and likewise
sheriff of Barbour county, and knows
everybody.
Colonel Ariosto A. Wiley, of Montg smery
is a state senator a leading candidate for
congress in succession to Jess Stallings IN
the Second district, is a successful lawyer,
attorney for the Plant system, and lieuten-
ant-coonel of the Second regiment Ala
bama National Guard Colonel Wiley is
whole lot of things, and in everything
very lively man.
Colonel w. w. Brandon Is adjutant gen.
eral of the state and member of the leg
isature from Tuscaloosa county. He Is
also a candidate for congress.
Joseph III. Nathan, of Sheffield, Is one OF
the strongest members of the Colbert bar.
Representative Wilson r. Brown, of Col
bert has served several terms in the leg.s-
lature and has been always a leader on the
floor and in committee.