The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-28
CAMPER IN;
 BRADFORD OUT Change in the State Con-
 vict Board OTHERS HOLD OFFICES Governor Makes Appointments
 for New Term. cresident Carmichael, pr. Bragg and Chaplain Brewer Succeed Them seIves--New Inspector is .
 Newspaper Editor.

Judge Thomas Bradford of Cherokee will retire from the State Convict Board tomorrow. He will be succeed ed by M. W. Camper of Florence. Acting Governor Cunningham. by the wishes of Governor Jeiks yesterday appointed Judge J. M. Carmichael president of the Board of Convict In- spectors. pr. Shirley Bragg, physician inspector and M. w. Camper. associate appointed chaplain.
 The terms of office of the Convict Board will begin tomorrow and last for two years.
 President J. M. Carmichael and Dr. Shirley Bragg are present members of the board. having held ofi1ce since their first appointment in March l., 1091. Mir. Camper is editor of The Florence Times and becomes the only new member of the board.
 MT. Camper succeeds Judge Thomas Bradford whoese term expires today and who has held the office since his first appointment in 1901.
 Followed Advice of Jelks. In making these appointments Act ing Governor Cunningham yesterday said he was pursuing his policy al- ready announced of conforming to the desires of Governor Jelks in the mat ter of filling vacancies in State execu- tive offices. This policy was followed yesterday more particularly since Gov ernor Jelks expected to return from Las Vegas. New Mexico. soon. Judge Bradford, according to those who are closely associated with the administration of the present Convict Board, should retire from his offlce with the consciousness of duty well xArR1 Ito kA hm CRatA seems to have been satisfactorily per- formed during the four years he has been 6 member of the Board. Judge Bradford is a lawyer by profession and has been successively Register in Chancery and Judge of Probate of Cherokee County. He is a graduate from the Cumberland University law department.
 Successful Administrations.
 Judge Carmichael, who tomorrow enters upon his third term as Presi- dent of the Convict Board, is one of the most prominent men in the State His administration of the office has been marked by more success and prof 1t to the State than of any other head of the department
 Judge Carmichael was yesterday congratulated on every hand but the congratulations were as much for what he has already done for the States convict system as for the re-appoint- ment It has been under the adminis- tration of Judge Carmichael that the whole convict system has been radical ly changed from a non-profit making department of the State government 70 one of the greatest sources of rev. enue the treasury now has. It has been said of him that he has reduced the QVGfana fn nranttnal en monies and justice to the convicts. Judge Carmichael Is from Ozark, Dale County, and has been familiar in the public service of the State for many years, being in secession a member of the House of Representatives. a State Senator, Probate Judge, State Auditor and Judge of the Third Judicial Cir cult Court.
 Service of pr. Rra@w.
 Dr. Shirley Bragg. of Montgomery, physician inspector. was also first ap- pointed in 1901 along with all mem bers of the present board. He is a nephew of General Braxton Bragg. He Is well known in Montgomery and all over the State. His service in the department has met with the approval Of Governor Jelks, Acting Governor Cunningham, his associates on the board and all who have looked to the welfare of the department. This is the first and only public ofice Dr. Bragg has ever held
 Rev. George E. Brewer, also of Montgomery, first entered into the ser vices of the State as chaplain of the convicts in 1901. He is seventy three years old and is regarded as a faith ful preacher to the convicts for whom he has ever had constant sympathy He was ordained to the ministry in the Missionary Baptist Church in the fall of 1860. He has served as moder-