The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-05-30
Notes and Sketches
 of the Convention.
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 The Committee on the Journal of the | convention has among it's membership
 three gentlemen who have had large
 legislative and clerical experience and | who are eminently qualified to pass on
 the journal They are Messrs John F Proctor of Jackson, Massey Wilson ot Clarke and A. H. Carmichael of Col | bert. They have been associated with
 the clerkship of the two houses for
 some years and have made good
 records. They will keep the journals | in correct shape.
 | State Senator Jones c. Moore of Jef' ferson, is among the visitors and look ers-on upon the Convention proceed | ings. The Senator was the acknowl' l edged leader of the majority of the Sen ate its last session and he has made | most enviable reputation as a law maker. He Is a native of Macon Coun- | ty and Is keeping up the high record | made by the citizens of that splendid county, who are scattered all over the State.
 Hon. E. w. deGraffenreid of Hale .s another of the young men of the con- vention. He is lawyer of talent and ability and has inherited to a great ex- tent the tact of his distinguished uncle, Governor Seay, to make friends and to keep them. This is his first appearance in public office and it is be- lieved he will give a good account of himself. MT. deGraffenreid is a mem- Der of three important committees. The committee clerks have been named and are as follows: Rules, N. P. Stern of Anniston; Education, R. D. Eckelberger of Huntsville; Judicia- rw, w. T. Seibels of Montgomery; Suf- frages and Elections, c. F. Beasley of Kennedy; Order and Harmony, D. C.. Cook, Jr., of Camden; Corporations, J. w. Terry of Montgomery. Other committee chairman may ask for clerks.
 Hon. Charles H. Greer of Marion. delegate from that Senatorial District. has returned from 8 visit to his old home in Opelika. Mir. Greer is editor of The Marion Standard He was for several years editor of The opelika News. which paper was established by Messrs. Greer and H. M. Wilson. Er. Greer says Opelika is on building boom.
 Hon. Tennent Lomax and Hon. Hubert Davis went to Tuscaloosa yes- terday to be present at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the University of which they are members. Hon. W. c. Fitts the Land Commissioner, also left last night to be present at the meeting of the Board.
 Hon. W. F. Glover of Choctaw Is an old time legislator having repre- sented Choctaw County in the House of Representatives in 1SS0-S1. He has had much experience in public life in his county. He will. no doubt, do good work in the farming of an organic law for all the people.
 Hon. M. Sollie of Ozark is one of the young men of the convention who aas not held public office, but who has | made a success at the law. He is very watchful of all that is done and will no doubt make his imprint on the work of the convention
 Hon. o. R. Hood of Gadsden, is new to public office and has made a success | at the law. He Is a partner in the firm | of which Congressman Burnett is the head at Gadsden, and has taken a l front rank in the legal profession. Hon. W. T. Sanders of Limestone, | is one of the well poised and temperate men in the convention. He is conser- vative and liberal in his views, but is | of sound judgment and great discretion
 He Is a member of the State Demo- l cratic Executive Committee. Hon. William H. Stamford of Pike ;e O -oY, of Covnrnor Ia arnford Ha ha S
 inherited much of the oratorlcal pow
 CTS and ability of his distinguished father. He is speaker of great elo- l quence and does splendid work in the
 party campaigns.
 Gen. James B. Stanley of Greenville was an interested spectator in the hal | of the House yesterday and was vel | pleased with the personnel of the Con-
 vention. He returned home yesterday l afternoon.
 The Committees on Counties anc
 County Boundaries and Amending tht Constitution met yesterday afternoon | in the Hall of the House immediately
 after adjournment of the Convention.
 Mir. Charles Braasch, a leading citi | zen of Cullman, was in the city yes
 terday with his friend. Hon. w. T
 l.. Cofer. delegate to the Convention
 from Cullman ounty.
 MT. R. O. Simpson, prominent anC
 wealthy citizen of Wilcox County, is il
 the city with his friend, Hon. Dabne!
 Palmer, delegate to the Convention
 from the Nineteenth Senatorial Dis
 trict.
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