The age-herald., 1901-07-31

this uay, WeuneSday, July Js 19Ol:
 Travel. remove, seek work, ask favors, and deal with women after il o'clock in the forenoon"
 Beware ye, who are in emplcy-this being thy birthday"
 "Xe who are in business will have an active and chequered career"
 Rather successful in business, but very unsettled in disposition, will be the child born on this day."
 Chief Justice Stone and Judge Hetlin.
 Hon. Sterling A. Wood of Birmingham writes to give another version to story often printed, that the late Judge John T. Hefiin was cheated out of the nomlna- ton for Chief Justice of Alabama; In 18S6. shortly after the convention wherein the late Chief Justice Stone and the late Judge Hefiin contended for the nomination for Chief Justioe,it was assert ed that Judge Hef1In led on the first pal lot before any changes were made.
 You will find that Maj. W. w. Screws of the Montgomery Advertiser then of- fered-in order that history might speak the truth-to produce and show from the original tally sheets, kept by MT. J. som erville McEachn of Tuscaloosa, secretary of the convention, that this was an error, and that Chief Justice Stone led in the ballot at all stages--in fact think he wrote this to Judge Heflin but the offer was not accepted by the latter.
 These tally sheets were then, and, If not mislaid, are now in my possession and can be identified by Secretary Mc- Eachin, and they sustain the position taken by Major Screws If any one de- sires to inspect them they will be pro | duced.
 This in no wise detracts from the great name and fame of Judge Hefiin.
 But easy handlers of the pencil ought not to associate the word fraud with Chief Justice Stones name, for of all men Tn | the State, he stands at the head of those who relentlessly pursued and uneartned fraud, both at the bar and on the bench he would not have accepted nomination tainted with fraud.
 | During the changes some votes went to Judge Hehin and many to Judge Stone, but the vote was verified before 1t was announced. and the delegates certainly had the right to change If they so desired STERLING A. WOOD"
 The Montgomery Advertiser of Tuesday says:
 Tn The Birmingham Age-Herald of yes- terday in its Hotel Lobbies' column there is an interview with MT. Taylor of Talla- dega, which Is a tribute to the late Judge John T. Heflin. The following is an ex- tract:
 There was once time when he was candidate for the chief justiceship before a memorable State convention. On par a:cuiar battle he received decided major ity of the yote But before the result was announced. by dexterous manipulation the votes of a sufficient number delegates were rapidly withdrawn from him and l changed to his rival. and thereby defeated his nomination to the great indignation of his friends. Had he been less true In his political principles and character, or pos- sessed less philosophy. his party zeal might have been dampened, but he made no complaint and worked as zealously for the ticket as though he had himself been the chosen nominee
 l | Herald: ~r
 "sMany months ago this assertion of 1 MT. Taylor that Judge Hefiin was, in eff feet robbed of the chief justiceship of Alabama-a statement made in this place was indignantly denied by the Montgom- cry Advertiser, whose veteran editor, Hon. William Wallace Screws, all Alabamians l 5oJ;r 4<1 a,l oTf Gtafa a,z newspaper men esteem as their beloved mentor.
 The Advertiser seems to place the blame upon one who has for more than l twenty years reverenced Major Screws, l whereas, in point of fact, Major Screws devoted friend had nothing to do with it further than to quote a man whose name could not be given.
 "Major Screws and his associate, Mir. Frank P. Glass, cannot now charge a | misstatement to a servant of this news- paper who has always loved them both and believed in them inall circumstances
 Now if the original statement in the Age-Herald had been like that now at tributed to MT. Taylor, there would have been no serious difference It will be mo- ticed that Mir. Taylor says Judge Hehin, on a particular ballot, received decided 1 majority of the vote. But before the re- suit was announced by dexterous manipu- lation the votes of sufficient number of delegates were rapidly withdrawn from him and changed to his successful rival. That is very different from declaration tantamount to saying that the late Judge Stone secured the nomination by fraud. Even if at one stage of the ballot Judge Hehin had a majority, the fact that enough of his votes were changed to Judge Stone to secure the latter's nomina- tion is absolute evidence that Judge Stone was fairly and squarely nominated. That I is all the Advertiser ever contended for. It knew that Judge Stone fairly received the nomination and that those who changed their votes to him did so delib- erately, of their own free will and accord and with desire that the change might secure his nomination. It did not feel like allowing a charge of unfair nomination to be made against that honored man, now gone to his reward. without contro- verting it and seeking to show wherein it was erroneous. MT. Taylor admits that there was a sufficient change of votes to secure Judge Heflins defeat. Everybody knows that changes are made in conven- } ttions up to the moment the result Is an nounced, and the result is taken in good | Faith J,dpa Stone and Judge Hef1in