The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-25

in 1893 Editor-in- Chief. He Is everywhere
 recognized as one of the foremost edi-
 tors of the country. Under his editorial
 management the established reputation
 of the paper has been well maintained.
 The Mobile Advertiser. we take it with
 out any data at hand to show to the
 contrary. aittedated The Register when
 political parties were fairly before n"
 people of Alabama and seeking popular
 favor The Advertiser was a tower ot
 strength for the Whig household. It was
 always well edited and well managed
 MT. W. c. Clark, for many Of It's later
 years the business director and mansssr, ,s .hs
 State. MT. Clark was d great friend or
 the public schools and his name is thor
 oughly identified with the splendid sys
 tenn now in operation in Mobile; lie was
 for many years and at the time Of his
 death one of the trustees of the State
 University, and in recognition of his great
 services in that capacity. one of the great
 halls erected on the University grounds
 at Tuscaloosa within the past few years
 was named Clark Hall. He also served
 the State as Railroad Commissioner.
 The name of Charles C. LanGdon is
 indissolubly connected with the history
 Of The Mobile Advertiser. for he was It's
 editor in the most stormy period of Its existence. He was a native of Connecd-
 cut. but became citizen Of AiabamE
 when about 70 years of age, settling with
 his brother, Levi Langdon. at Marion, In
 Perry County. where they were engaged
 In mercha ndising. He went to Mobile in
 1884 but the business house with which he was connected met with disaster in
 the financial crash of ls36-37 He had ds. veoped great ability as a writer. and waa a favorite with the Whigs. having been one of their candidates for the Leg.
 tslature in isS$. He was defeated, but his months after the election. and placed him in charge editorially. He was elect | ed to the Legislature at the two sue | ceeding elections. after which he gave 1 his undivided attention to his editorial | duties until ls4S. when he was elected Mayor of Noble. to which position he was annually elected with one exception,
 until 1855. In 1853 he sold his interest In | The Advertiser and retired to afruit farm | which he had established in the western | part of Mobile County. He made The Ad- | vertiser during his connection with it the | foremost Whig paper or the state. ana | conducted it with great force during the | exciting campaigns of 1S40. 1894. as vel. | as during the compromise days ot lSoo: | 1851. when a Southern Rights organization l was attempted. and which he urgently opposed. He never lost his fondness tos journalism, for until the lay of his deatt | he was aAready and vigorous writer. and | articles over his signature often graced | the columns of the Mobile and Mont l gomery papers. He established for quite l while an agricultural monthly. Colonei
 >LangdOn was an Aotive participant li' | the campaign of 1S60 and on the stump 1 ana W1tn ms pen duNOCdieu thC SicCtioi. I of Bell and Everett He was a gifted | speaker as well as writer. In the can | vass of 1851 he was Whig candidate for I Congress from the Mobile District. and l while it was something of q forlorn hope | he came near winni lg the prize. He | was opposed to secession, but went with his State. and was an ardent supporter 1 of the Confederate cause At the first | election in 1865 after the close of hostl- | ities he was elected as one of the rep
 resentatives In Congress from Alabama | The party in power refused to recognize | his claim and he and other representa- | tives were denied admission. He again 1 retired to his country home, but wrote | a series of articles for The National h. l telligencer in defense of the claims of l Alabama to representation in Congress, 1 which attracted great attention. He was
 several times elected to the Legislature 1 after that During the administration ot
 Governor O Neal he was appolned secre. btary of State tos-hll a vacancy, No act lAof GoyerTof O keal s gave more Eatisfac-
 tion to the people of AIabania than this