The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
PUBLIC MEN IN ALABAMA s~~-


 education at that place. He went on 1887 and has been at 1t ever since. making quite a success as drum mer, and being familiarity known by friends all over the State as Dick Carter" He owns ana runs the. hotel at Thomasville and knows how to l treat the travelling public. the boys being high in their praise of his lib- eral and wholesome hospitality. He is prominent In all the movements look ing to the progress and advancement of his home town and of his native county and takes an active part in politics, yielding a wide influence He has ben a delegate to every State Convention of the Democratic party since 1890 a Presidential elector In 1900 and at present a member of the State Democratic Executive Commit tee for the First District. and makes his counsels felt in shaping the pol icies of thel party. He favors an early primary next year for the nomination of candidates for State officers and in the Mobile Register he Is quoted as follows:h
 Mir W. A. Carter. of Thomasville. a member of the State Democratic Com mittee. spent yesterday in Mobile. where he has many fri>2ds. MT. Car ter travels over a goodly portion of AidDduia dHu Ht keeps TIT pTEtLy ClOSe where he has many friends. MT. Car. ter said yesterday that personally he favored an early primary for thes nom- fnation of a State ticket next year;
 that he found that practically all of eth people In the State where he has visited have made up their minds as to | preference for Governor as between pr. Cunningham and MT Conner. and
 that they would rather have the vote
 in April or May and end the contest. MT. Carter Is a follower of Mir. Conner in the contest. and he thinks his favor ite will have a regular "walkover" in the running"
 Hon. A. c. Sexton.
 Captain Albert Campbell Sexton Is being spoken of as a probable candi- date for the Democratic nomination for the office of Secretary of State in the approaching primaries of the party Promotion is the incentive which spurs the public servant to the full perform ance of duty and 1t Is rule of the people unwritten, though held invio- late and not often departed from, to give promotion when worthily won and deserved by meritorious and faithful conduct. This being true, Captain Sex ton will have the battle pretty near won when he enters the contest next year for he has, by his splendid ser vices as chief clerk in the office of the Secretary of State. won his spurs, for he has made a most capable and a most satisfactory official, making 1t a pleasure to have business with that office, and that he will wear his hon. ors with credit and honor to himself and State, those who know him will not for moment doubt. He Is ma tive of Smyth County, Va, and Is on- ly thirty-ftve years of age, in the very prime of q useful and promising career. Educated in the common schools of his native county, gradua- ting at Marion Academy with high honors, afterwards teaching in that in- stiution. He came to Alabama, becom- ing identified with Cleburne and Gull man county colonization enterprises, inducing quite number of valuable settlers to come there. From Gull man county he came to the office of Secretary of State in 1900. and in that position he gave dignity and impor- tance to 1t, Srecognized by, the last leg islature which made it fixed appoin- tive office with an adequate salary. He is a member of the Episcopal church, of the Knights of Pythias, and Aide-de-Camp with rank of Captain on the staff of Brigadier General Louis V. Clark; he is the son of Confed- crate veteran, his father being a Con- federate soldier. enlisting at Marion, Va. April 15, 1861, and serving throughout the war, being present at the surrender at Appomattox; he en- gagged in battles of Kernstown, Second Manassas, Charlottesville, Mine Run. Cedar Branch, Winchester, Shafps- burg, Spottsylvania, Harper's Ferry, Wilderness, Petersburg. and others. Captain Sexton Is also Adjutant of Camp Holtzclaw. U. s. ", Montgomery; Adjutant of Alabama Division and takes a lively interest in all matters pertaining to the organization. He believes that each and every man should make a careful study of public issues in order to better qualify him. self as a useful citizen, especially those who would seek public office. Be- lieves in proper and effective regula- ton of railroad rates and corpor ate interests generally. so that private