The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-02-28
GOVERNOR MAKES THE APPOINTMENTS W. M. Camper of Florence is
 HOnored coy. JELkS CONSULTED Rumor Has It Tha. Governor JeIks May Return to Alabama Within
 the Next Week or
 Ten Days.
coy. JELkS CONSULTED

Montgomery February 27.-(Speclal)- Acting Governor Cunningham this morn- ing appointed the following members of the state board of convict inspectors:
 President, J. NJ. Carmichael. reappoint- ed. Ozark.
 Physician inspector, Dr. Shirley Bragg. reappointed, Montgomery
 Inspector w. M. Camper Florence.
 Mir. Camper is editor and owner of the Times, printed at Florence. one of the best pieces of newspaper property in .la- bama. He is a relative of Hon. Emmett o'Neil state senator and former United States district attorney. He takes the place of Judge Thomas Bradford of Cen tre, who was not reappointed This is the third term for President Carmichael and Dr. Bragg. They were named first by Gov ernor Sanford and reappointed by Gov erner Jelks. The action of the governor was in conformity with expressed wishes of Governor Jellxs
 While MT. Camper may be popular and beyond question is an able man, there is great regret at the capital over the fall ure of Judge Bradford to make the land Ing. He has been with the board four years and has made many friends in all departments of the state service. He said today that he would retire after tomor- row and return to the practice of law in his own home
 Causes Speculation
 There is q great deal of specula Uon at the capital as to the reason Governor Jelks had for appointing MT. Camper. The choices were is, as the acting gov eronor consulted him and secured his wants in the matter. It is pretty general ly understood that if the acting governor had made the appointment Judge Brad ford would have held his place. No one had discussed MT. Camper for the position and when the appointments were an- nounced many asked the question. "Who is. the new man?"
 The Acting Governor also reappointed Rev. George E. Brewer to the position of Chaplain. Rev MT. Cary, a Methodist minister of the North Alabama confer ence was an appliacnt and had some splendid endorsements, but the Goveron- splendid endorsements but the Govern
 Screws Succeeds Father.
 M. II. Screws, recording secretary to the Governor, was this morning named JuSllCt pl AHc Ptdtt III hphlSOlleiNt lO succeed his father, the late Capt. B. IL. Screws, who died Inst week. This is d pretty compliment 10 fine lawyer and one of the most popular young men of the state MT. Screws made bond and was commissioned at once and will assume his new duties tomorrow.
 This will make a vacancy in the of flee of the governor which the acting gov ernor will fill temporarily only. No one is mentioned for the position so far. though Acting Governor Cunningham says he will make the temporary ap- pontment tomorrow. If 1t were In the line of promotion and she could legally hold the place, there are hundreds who would be glad to have the position go to Miss Mamie Offutt, now the steno- grapher and one of the secretaries. She Is wonderfully well fitted for the place and her long experience would make her in- valuable in the discharge of It's duties.
 Johnston Makes Trouble.
 John w. Johnston, tried today for an attempt to rob the safe in the postoffice at Thorsby one day last week, and bound over in the sum of $l000 by Commissioner Elmore, seems to be C bad fellow after a,l He had not been in the jail twenty made to break out and Jaior McLemore charge him with being the leader of It. Bricks were taken out from under win dow in the wall of the corridor and the hole nicely fixed mp, n newspaper be-