The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-06-09

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 ~ Hon. c. [. Haley.
 Hon. c. l.. Haley of Winston, was
 born in Marion County, Ala, July 22. 1859. He engaged in the mercantile
 business in 1882 at Thorn Hill. and
 moved from there to Winston County in 1888. He started new town ana Ethe railroad officials honored him by naming the town Haleyville.
 MT. Haley has been in nearly all l the State Democratic Conventions for the past ten years. He was delegate from the SeveJh Congressional Dis. trict to the National Convention which met in Kansas City last July, and ;s now delegate to the Constitutional Convention. When MT. Haley moved to Winston the county had been un. der Republican rule for thirty years or more, but now the Democrats hold every office in the county except Rep. resentatives and few Justices of the Peace. He Is now Chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee of | winston County. and was postmaster at Haleyville Under Mir. Cleveland's administration.
 | tx .s & Hon. L. H. Reynolds. | born in Tuskegee, October IS, 1884 He | went with his father to Chiffon Coun- ty while child and has since resided | there. He attended a country school l about six months. He worked on his fathers farm until he married In 1888 ! and then went to work for himself. He is now doing a prosperous mercantile business and owns four small farms. He has built up a large business by nff I- ful in his political aspirations. AL though outside the Democratic party. | MT. Reynolds has been open in his pol itics and has many friends in all par ties. He is the Populist delegate from Chiffon County and lives at Jemison. t% 1$ v Hon. John T. Hefiin. Hon. John T. Heflin of Randolph, Is 35 years of age. He resides at Roa- noke. and is practising law. He is member of the present House of Rep- resentatives and was a member of the House of 1S9S-'99 from Randolph Coun- ty. He is an. active party worker and IS at present the Chairman of the Dem- ocratic Executive Committee of the Fifth Congressional District and of the Ninth Senatorial District. He was the Democratic nominee for delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Randolph County when the act was repealed in 1899. He is a close o5- server of what is going on and votes with clear perception of the subject. Mir. Heflin is one of the young men of the Convention and will no doubt make one of the most useful members. His brother, Hon. J. Tom Heflin of Cham bers is also delegate to the Conven- tion.
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 Hon. c. c. Nesmith.
 Hon. c. c. Nesmith, the delegate from Lamar County, is 2 years of age, and is a son of the late Thomas B. Ne smith, who was member of the Con- stitutional Convention of 1875. MT. c. c. Nesmith was graduated at the Uni- versity of Alabama and was admitted to the bar at the age of 20. He has been Register in Chancery and is now Deputy Solicitor for Lamar County. He was nominated for delegate to the Constitutional Convention in 1899, and overwhelmingly renominated and elect cd in 1901 ---------
 MT. Nesmith Is a member of the Ju- dietary Committee and the Committee on Legislative Department.
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 Hon. George A. Sowell.
 Hon. George Anderson Sowell of Tal- lapoosa, was born near Mill Town, Tal- lapoosa County, August 26, 1865. He received a common school education only attending school few months each year. He is a lawyer and was admitted to the practice in 1887. He is a Democrat in politics and belongs to the Baptist Church. He was raised on a farm and only received such ed- ucation as a few months attendance at country school during his boyhood could give. After arriving at man. hood he left the farm and took up the profession of law and what suc- cess he has achieved at the bar has been by his own effort and the knowl- edge gained at the great school of ex- perience in life.
 MT. Sowell has never held any other office. being content to stick to the law.
 Hon. Morgan M. Smith.
 Hon. Morgan McClain Smith of Au- tauga, was born near Prattville, May 1. 1850, and was raised in that county. He attended college at Athens, Ga, and was graduated in law in Lebanon. Tenn, in 1873. He has not engaged in active practice of his profession in late years, being hn active merchant and planter located at Autaugaville since 1875. He is a Democrat and a of the Methodist Church. He has not held public office before and will make a practical and useful mem. Der of the Convention.
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 Hon. Gordon Macd nald.
 Hon. Gordon Macdonald was born at Mt. ,Meigs, Montgomery County. De- tober 16 1853. He was admitted to the bar in July, 1873. having studied under the late Major Fillmore Fitzpat- rick. and the late Captain Richard for two years prior to that time. He never held a public of- ice and never sought one, except as delegate to the present Constitutional He voted for the call of the Constitutional Convention of 1875. and voted against the adoption of the present Constitution, as he said, be- cause of the many defects which he hopes the present Convention will elim- nate.
 MT. Macdonald lived for several years in Anniston, but came back to Montgomery and is now engaged in the practice of law. He has always been ! Democrat and was President of the Bryan Bimetallic Club in the last cam oaign. He is on the Committees on Or fer and Harmony and Legislative De- )artment and will no doubt prove to ,e one of the hard working members If the Convention.