The age-herald., 1900-12-27
Colonel Sanford is Fast Regain
 ing His Lost Health
HE WILL NOT ATTEMPT MUCH WORK
Seems to be Very WatchfuI of the Con- dition of the State Treasury. Will Not Send Long Mes
 sage to Legislature.

The Age-Herald Bureau, Clancey's Hotel,
 Montgomery, December 26.-(Special.) - At
 the hour of 11:31 o'clock this morning Hon.
 William J. Sanford became Governor of
 Alabama in fact.
 It has been known since last Saturday
 that the Governor would come to Mont
 gomery at an early date, but he was not expected here before tomorrow. The clerks ] in his office were not apprised of his com
 ing today, and it was a surprised crowd
 that witnessed the Governors alighting
 from carriage at the side entrance to
 the Capitol building this morning. For the past two weeks Governor Sam
 ford has fast regained his health and
 strength, and on yesterday he teregraphed
 Acting Governor Jelks at Eufaula that he
 would be in Montgomery today to assume
 the duties of the office to which he had
 been chosen by a vote of the entire people
 of the State.
 No reply was received by the Governor
 to this message, and he was not certain
 when he arrived at the capital this morn-
 gin of MT. Jeik's intentions. Did Not Await Jelks. It was decided not to await the coming of the acting Governor for the formal asa
 sumption of office, which required nothing
 more than the signing of a certificate to the Secretary of State that the Governor
 was present in the building ready to as- sume the duties of office.
 | The Governor had been in the executive chamber less than thirty minutes when he attached his name to the document which made him the Governor of the State. l There were less than a dozen persons to l witness this proceeding. Among those | present were the Governors two sons, Messrs. W. H. and T. D. Sanford MT. w.
 H. Thomas, Recording Secretary Screws, | Secretary of State McDavid Supreme | Court Clerk Ligon and the representative of the Age-Herald.
 The following is the certificate signed | by the Governor in conformity with the 1 law enacted by the last legislature:
 Hon. Robert P. McDavid Secretary of State, Montgomery, Ala. l Dear Sir: This will notify you that my | recent Illness which heretofore prevented l my assuming the duties of the office of l Governor no longer prevent my doing so, l and in person 1 hereby resume the dis | charge of the duties of the office of Cow l ernor of the State of Alabama. Very respectfully, w. J. SANFORD" No Ceremony. There was no ceremony connected with l the signing of the document The Cover, | nor's friends were quick to congratulate | him, and for an hour he was kept busy l greeting the different persons who had
 call called d.. to pay their resp respects The Goyer- and seemed none the worse from the eff fleets of the exertion.
 He did not discuss state affairs with any l of his callers save in a casual manner | To Hon. Frank P. O'Brien, of Jefferson 1 he said: You legislators seemed to have
 had plenty of money down here during the I past session." The Governor laid special l stress upon the past tense, which showed that he had been watching the large ap- propriations made by the legislators He | is very solicitious of the treasury's condi- l tdon.
 After remaining at the Capitol for an 1 hour, Governor Sanford was driven to the l home of his hnsman Mir J. T. Dowdell, | on South Lawrence street, where he will l live for a few weeks. Mrs. Sanford is l there with the Governor
 Will Not Attempt Much Work. It is not expected that Governor Sam | ford will attempt such work in his office I until he has grown stronger He will not
 send general message to the Legisla ture | upon its reeonvening, but merely few sug- gestions as to some important legislation. l During the early afternoon Acting Gov- ernor Jeiks arrived in the city delayed l train from Opelika. Governor Sanford had left his office, and the Acting Governor
 was driven to the house of Mir. Dowdell to confer with the Governor. MT. Jelks said he was glad to surrender the office, which
 he has filled aceeptably to the people for twenty-five days.
 Speaking to your correspondent, he espe-
 cially desires to thank the press of the State for courtesies shown him during his short administration. E E. K.