The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-17
\ Conference in Birming-
ham Yesterday.
S SEEKING MEDICATION
Complains of Failure to En-
) d0rSe His Work.
;harles E. Waller Among Those Who
Gathered at the Boss's Behest
and Announces for Lieut.
enant Governor.

Birmingham, July 6-(SpeciaD-Former
Governor Joseph F. Johnston today be-
anne a candidate for the nomination of
Governor of Alabama.
This was anticipated as the outcome of
he conference of his friends called for
oday, and which took place from 1890 to
AS this afternoon in the parlors of the
Norris Hotel
There were seventy-fve to ninety men
rom various parts of the State, every
Congressional district being represented
In attendance upon the meeting, and more
than one-half of the counties Of the State
were represented.
The conference was held behind closed
loors but after the meeting, it was an
hounced that after considerable speech
making former Governor Joseph F. John
ston was induced to announce himself a
candidate for the Gubernatorial nominal
Ion
Among Those Present.
Among those present were: s. T. Vert
Of Decatur, d. w. Waite. Easonville; r.
F. Smith. Mobile Item, Mobile: DR.. w.
II. Blake, Sheffield ]. NJ. Garner, Chiffon
County; Capt. S. B. Trapp Montgomery;
N. P. Renfroe, Opelika; F. Kerchner,
Montgomery; Blbb Graves, Montgomery;
Jesse Stallings, Greenville; E. B. Kirk
bride, Mobile; James Crook, Jacksonville;
Ed Johnston, Birmingham; c. NJ. Sher-
rod, Moulton; r. P. Wetmore, Birming
ham; Alex Brewis, Warner. Jefferson
County, - Elliott. Leeds E. L. Mitch
ell, Bessemer; ]. F. Johnston. Birming-
ham; T. Y. Hoffman, Bessemer; A. S.
Gown, Bessemer; c. P. Beddow, Bir-
mingham; F. G. Bowman, Birmingham; A.
T. London, Birmingham; H. L. Badham,
Birmingham.J. deb. Hooper. Birmingham;
Robert Gibson, Birmingham; B. 5. Evans,
Evans, Hale County; W. E. Wedgeworth.
Hale County: i. A, Tutweiled, Green's
boro; W. T. L. Golfer, Cullman; w. H.
Barnard, Pratt City; James Foy. Eufaula
Charles E Waller. Greensboro; State
Senator E. l.. Pulley iof Huntsville,
State Senator Hurst of Etowah County.
Walter White, former State Auditor,
Sheffield: James Brown, Centreville: State
Senator +. o. Stevens. Alexander City;
]. H. Williamson, Bessemer; Judge AL
mon of Franklin County, Judge Sheppard
of Walker County, w. H. Lawson. Mont
gomery; William l.. Martin, Scottsboro;
E A Turner, Calcis; DIR. 1. Morgan
Bibb County; Louis Reynolds of Chiffon
County William r. Richardson. Walker
County: J. L. Walthall, ex-Sherif of
Shelby County, and Dudley Taylor of
Huntsville.
Object of Meeting.
The conference was presided over by
Captain James Crook of Jacksonville,
calhoun County, who made a speech set
ing forth the object of the gathering.
He said conditions in the State war
.anted a conference like that being held
He made a warm speech arraigning old
lime members Of the party.
Other speakers were Sam Will John of
Birmingham, P. G.. Bowman of Birmng
lam, Jesse F. Stallings Greenville;
lanes Foy. Eufaula; Charles E. Waller
Greensboro, and w. II. benson, Birming
ham.
The latter paid high eulogy to Capt
Joseph F. Johnston. He caused all the
sentiment of the conference to turn to-
yard the former Governor. and the mo-
lion that the latter he urged to run for
The office of Governor was carried unani-
mously.
Then Captain Johnston delivered an adj
iress.
After the adjournment of the confer
ence. friends of Charles E. Waller urged
him to make the canvass for the nomi-
nation for Lieutenant Governor. and he
has consented to do so.
CAPTAIN Johnston stated this afternoon
that this action was not taken in the
conference. He said Walters candidacy
was his own concern.
1t is reported that II. L. Badham. Pres
ident of the Bessemer Land and Improve
ment Company. residing in Birmingham.
will he manager for Captain Johnston in
Jefferson County. This, however. was
not confirmed by Captain Johnston when
asked about it. He said ne had not taken
any steps as yet beyond delivering his ad-
dress
He will make an active canvass OF the
State.
The candidacy Of L. R. Musgrove for
the Gubernatorial nomination was repeat
Ell today Mr. Musgrove. when seen. SAID
he had nothing further to state, but w
o Davis Of Walker County asserted that
Mr.. Musgrove was a candidate
In his address today. Captain Johnston
said:
Johnston Speaks.
Il have few friends in Alabama who
do not know that have had no desire to
be Governor again: after four years of
arduous labor in that Office after arous-
ing. by the discharge of duty as saw
It, many resentments IN the hearts Of
men whose good will prized, / could not
look forward TO again taking up the du-
ties and cares and burdens of the office
with much pleasure; l have tasted its
honors and drunk deep of it's disappoint-
ments; the salary has no attraction for
me. hut ] have never yet in war or
peace shirked duty or evaded an obi
CATION. and | do not feel at liberty to
resist a demand that seems so general,
upon the part of the people. as TO be i'm
perative
Il think II will be admitted by many
fair men who are not my personal or DO
utical friends that during my admins
traticn:
The financial condition of the State
was established in sure and lasting foun-
dations. and that public credit reached
its highest point.
THAT gratifying progress was made
in the cause Of education in the common
schools
THAT the laws were mparually obeyed
and enforced by me, and that such peace,
good order and security prevailed as to