The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-17
Was Democratic Lieutenant Governor in Stormy Period.
Distinguished Man and Conspicuous Figure in Alabama Public Life. Picture Was Presented
 by Mrs. Moren.

bama and for two years Lieutenant Gov ernor of the State. The painting. hand somely framed, was sent to the Depart ment by his widow, Mrs. E. H. Moren, who is living near Centerville.
 The portrait is the second of the Lieu tenant Governors of, Alabama to be re- ceived by the Department the first be- ing that of the late Hon. Robert F. Ligon. Both portraits are executed in a master ly manner. MT. Owen has hung them side by side over the stand in the Ala bama Senate Chamber where they pre- sided so ably
 Alabama has had four Lieutenant Gov ernors. The office was created by the reconstruction Constitutional Convention in 1867, and it existed until the Consti- tuition of 1875 abolished the office. It was restored by the Constitutional Con- vention of 19U.
 The men who served in the of1ice of Lieutenant Governor were A. J. Apple gate, Republican, from 1868 to 1870, Ed ward H. Moren, Democrat, from 1870 to 1872; Alexander McKinstry, Republican, from 1872 to 1874, and Robert F. Ligon. Democrat, from 1874 to 1876.
 Edward Hawthorne Moren whose pie ture was received yesterday, was born in Dinwiddie County. Virginia, in 1925. His father was prominent in the Old Domin- ion, being several times member of the Virginia Senate His mother was Q Crawford of Maryland. Feeble health in- duced him to travel in the South. Find ing that the climate agreed with him he settled fin Bibb County. Alabama, in 1851. He had graduated at a medical college in New York, and served as a surgeon in the Mexican war. He left the army in 1S4S.
 No,,oroo, Nrora., x.,,s <,rak ohosav, %o the Alabama Senate from Blob County in 1861, serving continuously in that body until 1866. He was a member of the Commit tee on Finance and Taxation, and rem dered most valuable assistance in devis- ing a system of finance when the State Treasury was almost exhausted. He was Chairman of the Joint Committee on Retrenchment.
 Tn 1861 he entered the Confederate army as surgeon of the 29th Alabama Regi- ment and served to the end.
 In September, 1S70 he was. nominated by the Democratic and conservative par ty for the office of Lieutenant Governor. He boldly met the issues of the cam paign and addressed during his canvas large bodies of the people. In that cleo tion the Republicans were defeated, the official vote for Lieutenant Governor be- ing, Moren, 7S,6S1 and for P. Burton, 74,- BOA.
 The Legislature convened about Novem- Der 20 and the law required that the vote should be counted in joint meeting of the two houses. during the first week of the session. In the mean time Governor w. H. Smith, the Republican incumbent obtained an injunction from Chancellor Saffold, directed to R. N. Barr, Presi- dent of the Senate, commanding him to abstain from the counting of the vote for Governor and State Treasurer until fur ther orders. When the hour of o'clock Saturday arrived, the last day as desig- mated by the President of the Senate, the latter informed the two Houses in joint convention that, in obedience to the in- junction served on him for alleged ille- gality in the vote for Governor and State Treasurer, he would decline to count the vote for Governor and Treasurer, but was willing to count the votes for tho other State officers.
 On examination of the returns cast for Secretary of State, J. J. Parker had re- ceived 76.721 votes and J. T. Rapier had received 725SS votes. and for Attorney General John W. A. Sanford had re- ceived 72,53S votes and Joshua Morse, "A 423. The two gentlemen having a ma jority were announced as duly elected
 The President and all the members of the Senate except A. N. Worthy of Pike who belong to Republican party, then withdrew from the House in order to prevent the returns for Governor and Treasurer being counted.
 In the meantime the Lieutenant Gov ernor-elect, having been notified by a committee appeared in the House as in joint meeting. and forthwith assumed the chair as presiding officer. He directed the Secretary of State, Charles A. Mill Ter to furnish the returns for Governor and Treasurer. which being done, theX were counted and the result declared: for Robert B. Lindsay. 7607 votes and for William H. Smith, 75.56s Mir. Lind say was proclaimed by Mir. Miller as duly elected Governor. For State Treasurer the vote stood, for James F. Grant, 76,- 9O2; for Arthur Bingham. 74,376, showing a majority for Grant who was proclaimed duly elected Whereupon a committee at once waited upon the Governor-elect and escorted him to the Representative chamber and in the presence of the two Houses he was duly installed into the Executive office.
 This consummation quieted a very great excitement in the public mind as it was known that injunction proceedings were frivolous and only intended to defeat the popular will as expressed in the ballot bOx, thereby seeking 10 retain the Execu- tive and the Treasury in the hands of a party. which had been condemned by the people. For this peaceful and just termi- nation of a bitter contest. Governor Moren received the public thanks.
 Governor Moren served Bibb County in the House of Representatives in lSS2-S3 and was useful member of that body.
 March 19. 1SS6. Governor Moren died and his body is buried at Centerville
 He was married to Mary Frances Davidson, July 5. 1s6o. She was the daughter of Samuel W. Davidson and Frances stringfellow Davidson of Bibb County.
 The Memorial Record of Alabama. vol. I. page 494, says:
 "The world was brighter and better for his having lived in It. He possessed the gift of a rare intellect stored richly with the wisdom of phil0sop1y. science and arts, which he put to practical use.
 Since his death Mrs. Moren has cor tinued tn live on their plantation of 800 acres adjoining the town If Centerville. This is one of the most magnificent coun- try seats in that vicinity, sItuated Cne- half mile south of Centerville. rear the banks of the Cahaba River. The resi- dence is one of the old southern type from whose balconies and observatory one can command a broad cxpause of wood. l