The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-20
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| Eighth district. Houston was elected to
the senate in November, 1878. two years af-
| teri Morgan's first election, took his seat in
| March, 1879 and died in December follow
ing Luke Pryor and Houston were life
| long friends and associates, and Governor
| Rufus w. Cobb named Mr.. Pryor for the
vacancy caused by Houston's lamented
DEATH Mr. Pryor was not a candidate be-
| fore the legislature for the senate, and
James l.. Pugh, of Barbour, elected
/ for Houstons unexpired term, defeating
| Joseph Wheeler. Leroy Pope Walker and
| Thomas II. Watts. Subsequently, that
| in 1882, the democrats of the Eighth dis
trlct became alarmed, and they pursuaded
| Luke Pryor, the only democrat whom it
was believed could carry the district, to
| accept the nomination for congress. He
| was elected. But he seemed a times to re-
! gard the honor with almost fierce personal
resentment. He said one day to Alaoa-
milan in Washington: II tired of this
| id foolshness!" The foolishness referred
| to consisted of the proceedings of congress
and congressman's routine work. Luke
Pryor didn't desire public office; never has
desired it, and whenever office was thrust
| upon him he became very FESTIVE under its
| restraint. He has always possessed great
mental and physical vigor. He is a man
of intense dislikes and intense attachment.
No man more faithful to his friendships
lives in the world; no truer, brayer, nobler.
more valient soul is growing old gracefully
in the valley of the Tennessee or in any
valley whatever. Holmes wrote of Lowell
in verse men delight to remember that he
was seventy years young" Alabamians
hail Luke Pryor as being seyenty-five
years young, and their love will preserve
his youth until his summons shall come.
The northern counties, of which Lime
stone is one of the richest and most his
toric, were the first of the Alabama coun-
ties to be developed; and they have pro-
duced many men famous in the states
history. Men like Davis, HaS, Malone,
Pryor, and Houston and the McClelans
have honored Limestone. Senator Edmund
w. 1elluS WAS DUfIl IleTe. Almost the
fiercest political fight ever waged there was
on the proposition to vote money to aid
in building what is now the Nashville and
Decatur division of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. The passions of that day
were said to have been terrible in their in
tensity. The county is a very beautiful,
very fertile and very prosperous territory
1t appears to be accepted as poetic justice
that Mrs. Hardman, the wife of high
class mechanic, was accorded the honor of
being accounted the most popular woman
in Alabama, winning by more than 5000
majority, and being awarded the victoria
and pair of carriage horses valued at s., Co.,
This good and modest woman does not care
for the public gaze. To her any notoriety
in the matter is worse than valuless: it is
painfully Objectionable. But the public has
claims of its own upon Mr.. and Mrs Hard
man, and it appluads them in perfect good
faith, good wishes and good hopes. 1t is
said upon the streets that Mr.. Hartman
fought the boycott adopted by the Trades
council of Birmingham, holding it to be not
justifable in the circumstances. He was
unsuccessful in his contention and because
his counsel was not needed the manage
ment of the State Fair lost s15 O00 1t is not
understood that Mr.. Hartman, the son of
a brave old Confederate soldier who is now
a citizen of this town, broke with his union
he merely contended against a boycott that
he esteemed to be unjust, unwise and I'M
calledfor Assuredly Mrs. Hardman, in ac-
cepting at the hands of Governor Johnston
the splendid gift from the fair manage
ment bore herself most admirably and most
prasworthily She made a pretty little
speech prettily, and all that vast crowd
that looked on without being able to hear
her words, caught the spirit of it all and
cheered Justify a very charming woman 1t
is not the purpose to give in this place
special praise to one who is thoroughly an
admirable woman. Mrs. Hardman does not
need praise, and most likely does not wish
it, but she has won at the hands of. the
people of Birmingham and the visitors here
an honor that it works not as an intrusion
to refer to. Whether she wills it so, Mrs
Hardman is for the moment in the public
gaze: and she will forgive the expression
that her success in the winning of the VIC
toria and the horses, the great prize, is
giving the public a great deal of unselfsh
and therefore wholesome pleasure.
The only woman in Alabama who is a
register in chancery is Miss Otis Greene,
the gifted and charming young daughter of
Judge James Greene, of Ashville. Miss
Green is the register in chancery for st.
Clair county. of which county her father
and Judge John W. Inzer, and so many dis
tinguished men have been probate judges.
She is the guest here of Mrs. L. j. Haley,
Jr., and has been enjoying very greatly