The age-herald., 1900-12-01
A CONFERENCE HELD Everything Has Been SatlSfacto-
 riIy Arranged
RETIRING GOVERNOR HARD AT WORK
Other Officers to Take charge--Ap. pointments May Be Announced. Caucus Approves the Constitu-
 tional Convention Bill.

Montgomery, November 30.-(special.)-At noon tomorrow, Joseph Forney Johnston will surrender the office of chief executive of the State, and Thomas D. Sanford, son of Governor-elect Stanford, will assume temporary control of the office It has been predicted that President Jelks of the Sem ate would take temporary charge of the office, but this will not occur tomorrow
 T. D. Sanford came to Montgomery from Opelika this morning, and spent the day in the city. Soon after his arrival he saw Governor Johnston in his private office, and for several minutes the two men so prominent in the eyes of the State just now conversed. All that was discussed is not known, but the conversation seemed to have been most satisfactory. Mir Sanford said to your correspondent upon leaving the executive office that his conversation had ben most satisfactory, and that Governor Johnston expressed his pleasure and will ingness to turn over the office tomorrow, and give any advice and counsel possible as to the routine affairs.
 MT. Sanford brought with him the oath of office signed by his father, and also his own commission as private secretary. These documents will be properly filed tomorrow. It Is the programme of the new secretary to take charge for his father, and further than this mere statement he would not talk Whether important appoin tments are to be announced tomorrow cannot be stated, but 1t is practically certain that the force in the executive office will be an- nounced.
 Michael Screws of Montgomery is to be recording secretary to the Governor Mir. Sanford intimated that other appointments might be announced tomorrow
 The Governor Talks.
 During the afternoon your correspondent called upon the Governor, and from him 1t was ascertained that friction would oc- cur in the transfer of the office. Governor Johnston said he glad to surrender to his successor and it would please him to give his successor or his private secretary all information possible as to the routine work of the office.
 Governor Johnston was busy clearing away his work when the reporter called and an unusually clear desk was observed Waste baskets and some boxes were filled with the personal papers of the Governor and one solitary bill rested upon the desk awaiting a signature. q shall sign that bill soon l can read it and then my work Is clear" said the Governor.
 It is his present plan to go to Birming- ham at o'clock tomorrow Asked as to , his future intentions the Governor replied Sufficient unto the day Is the evil there- of"
 The news that there is to be no friction in the transfer of the gubernatorial office tomorrow is a great relief here, for it has been feared that serious trouble might re- suit.
 Governor Samfords condition is reported much improved tonight, but in case he does not soon recover it not unlikely that Sen ator Jeks will become temporary Govern or. There seems the very kndest feeling between the president of the Senate and the friends of the new Governor.
 Other Officers.
 J. Craig Smith will assume the duties of State treasurer at 9:30 o'clock. His clerks will be E. M. Glenn of Russell and James McMillan of Escambia. Thomas SoweI will assume the duties of auditor during the morning. Judge Cook will remain in the office Chief Clerk, c. B. Smith of Hale will be Warrant Clerk, c. F. Hayne of Colbert, Land Clerk and D. P. Lacey of Walker, File Clerk. The Democratic cau- GUS tonight approved the Harwood consti- tutonal convention bill and that measure is now assured of its passage. The bill pro- vdes for an election to determine the hold ing of a convention April 23 The conven- ton to convene May 1 and sit for not more than fifty days The bill provides for one hundred and fifty delegates, one hundred from the counties as in the Gener- al Assembly and one from each senatorial district two from each congressional dis trict and four without regad to local resi- dence
 Since the caucus on the measure there is no doubt as to it's message.