The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-28
Officers Residences Discussed.

Along with the agitation against the
governor, who Is sick in New Mexico, and
the acting governor, both drawing sal
aries from the state, Is a sentiment that
hereafter the executive should live in
Montgomery. In fact, the belief is general
that every state official should have resi-
dence here. For many years, the COVER
nor has not kept his family in this city.
This is accounted for in the small salary
given him and the fact that there is no
governors mansion. This has been
changed, they say. The executive is now
given 5000 a. year. and while this is not
princely it is enough to keep him in fair
ly comfortable circumstances and make
1t easy for him to stay at the Capital
city. A great many people believe that
the state should give the governor
mansion, If not $4,000 a year, and that he
should be forced to live in the city; also
that every man who accepts office should
move to the city to remain while he is ad-
ministering such office.
Books All Right.
Assistant State Examiner w. It. Will
knson has reported on the books of j. B.
Mcmillan. treasurer of the State Deaf,
Dumb and Blind school at Taladega, and
of the officers of the county of ITALIA
dega There was found no trouble of any
kind, save one little error of bookkeep-
ing In the accounts of the probate judge
which was promptly made good. In six
years the taxable property in Talladega
county has increased $1,250O00. These Of
ticers were the ones whose books were
examined: Judge of Probate ]. Il. Camp,
Tax Assessor II. A. Cook, Sheriff J. B.
Edwards, Tax Collector ]. A. Woodward.
Clerk of the Court M. II. Sims, Superin-
tendent of Education John C. Williams
The officers are all complimented
The following minor appointments have
been made by the governor: C. M. Nc
Connell Mobile: Miss Josie Long, Mobile;
r. M. Cook, Montgomery; Leslie Long.
Dothan; A A. Oden, Hartselle, all no.
taries public.
Don't Like the Emblem.
A number of leading democrats of the
state have expressed themselves as not
being altogether pleased with the emblem
adopted by the executive committee, to
be printed ON the ticket at the November
election. 1t will be remembered that this
emblem is a large rooster with the words,
white Supremacy" above and For the
Right" underneath. Speaking of the mat
ter this morning, the Hon. j. Thomas
Hef1in, congressman from the Fifth dis
trict and former secretary of state, said:
Il think that the emblem is not what it
should be and that it fails to impress the
people with the dignity of the demo-
been much better to have had. instead of
the rooster, the picture of handsome
young woman, holding the constitution,
in scroll, aloft, with the words Here
We Rest" prominently shown upon it.
/ see no objection to the use of the two
expressions already adopted, but do not
think that the design is worthy of
great party like ours"
Hefin to Speak.
Congressman j. Thomas Hef1n of the
Fifth district has accepted an invitation
rendered through National Democratic
Committeeman II. d. Clayton to make
speeches for Parker and Davis in Indi-
ana, New York and other doubtful states
during the month of October. He will
also make one or more addresses in Tam
many hall during the progress of the
campaign. Mr.. Hefin spoke at Deats-
Vile on the subject of education yes
terday afternoon and last night The
community in and around Deatsvile is
very much enthused on the subject of
education, State Superintendent of Edu-
cation l. w. Hill having spent considera-
BILE time there lately. Mr.. Hefiin will be
at Lafayette next week and the week
following resting, after which he will