The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-29

| Der of the present State Senate, and ir one of the bachelors of the convention. He is energetic and active and will nc doubt take a prominent part in the proceedings He has views of his own on the suffrage and other questions to be considered by the convention, having introduced bills carrying them into ef- feet in the Legislature in the shape of amendments and otherwise.
 Hon. Jere N. Williams of Barbour has served three terms in Congress and has been Chancellor of the Southeast ern Division. He Is a lawyer of ac- knowledged ability and will have much influence in the convention. He has been absent for several days on ac- count of a death in his family but will be in his seat from this time on. Hon. Emmett O'Neal of Lauderdale has been District Attorney of the Northern Division under MT. Cleve- land. and is at present a member of the State Democratic Committee. He is for the rule of the white man in Ala bama and will try to impress his views on the convention. He Is a son of the late lamented Governor O'Neal. Hon. George Washington Taylor of Demopolis. Congressman from the First District. has been an interested specta- tor upon the work of the convention. He will be in Montgomery several days.
 Judge T. W. Coleman, chairman of the Committee on Suffrage and Elec- tions. has named MT. c. Beasley of Kennedy. Lamar County, clerk of that committee.
 
 Judge R. W. Walker of Madison has been on the Supreme Court bench. appointed to a vacancy by Governor Jones. who sits near him in the con- vention. Judge Walker is not an ace tive and ofiice-seeking politician. but takes deep interest in public affairs, and is one of the acknowledged leaders of the convention.
 Hon. J. W. Grayson of Madison has represented that county in the House and was a member of the Convict Board under Governor Oates. He has had large experience in State affairs. He is in the meridian of life and one of the working men of the convention.
 Hon. John H. Parker of Fillmore is a native of Coosa County and has repre- scented that district in the Senate, hav- HE UCcH ShdhSCiy OL wv sa County for some years. He is now practicing law at the bar in Wetumpka and is not a novice in the public ser vice.
 Hon. Alfred M. Tunstall of Greens boro. who succeeded the late Hon. Francis l.. Pettus as Speaker of the House of Representatives, is a prom inent figure about the capitol in these Af tk,xft ftov lxi n
 Hon. Tennent Lomax, of Montgom- cry is Solicitor for the County of Montgomery and has never held any other public position. He has been &C., tive in party affairs and has been Sec retarv of the State Committee. He is now a member of the Committee from the State at large. Mir. Lomax is one of the leading criminal lawyers Of the State. He is Chairman of the Com mittee on Preamble and Declaration of Rights.
 ' Hon. A. H. Carmichael of Colbert, is one of the young men of the Conven- tion. He has been Clerk of the House of Representatives and is not without experience in legislative work. He Is a son of Judge J. M. Carmichael, at present President of the Convict Board.
 Hon. J. o. Sentell of Crenshaw, is a member of the present House and is one of the young members of the Con- vention. He is known as a worker in whatever he undertakes.
 Hon. B. H. Craig of Dallas. is a member of the present House and Is said to be one of the most popular men in the great County of Dallas. He l. kA sw erything and his counsel will prove of much value in the Convention.
 Hon. William N. Knight of Hale, has represented Hale County in the House in the past and is in the present House. He is a typical Black Belt Democrat and knows as much about the negro as any man in the Convention.
 Hon. Charles W. Ferguson of Jef- ferson is Solicitor for the Tenth Cir cult and is young man of wide repu- tation in his profession.
 Hon. John F. Proctor of Jackson has been Assistant Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate and is Solici- tor for Jackson County. He has had large experience in legislative work and at the head of the Committee on the Journal is the right man in the right place. He is lawyer of ability and will no doubt do good work in framing a Constitution
 Mir. E. c. Jackson of Lee has been l in the House and is not unknown in | the public service. He knows what | his people want and will represent | them with fidelity and faithfulness.
 
 Hon. James E. Cobb of Macon is an ex-Circuit Judge. learned and expe- riencAd jurist and an ex-member of Congres for three terms. No man in the convention is better equipped for the work of Constitution making.
 Montgomery County has a delegation that has seen public service. MT. Gra- ham has been in both the Senate and House and has served as mayor of MT. Watts was the assistant secretary of the convention of 1875. MT. Sanford was Attorney General for a number of years and Clerk of the Supreme Court. MT. Mac donald has made extensive reputation at the practice of the law and they will be felt in the work of the convention.
 Hon. Samuel Blackwell of Morgan has long been a party worker in the State, taking an active part in the can vase and being on the electoral ticket
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