The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-19
JELKS TAKES
 UP HIS DUTIES COnvalcScent Governor in
 Charge Again. TRANSFER OF AFFAIRS Acting Governor Makes State
 ment to People. Cunningham Says He "Rather Likes the Omcer-Governor Jelks
 Goes to Eufaula to
 Spend Sunday.

from the State of eleven months and five days went into office again. | The Governor had earlier filed with the Secretary of State E. R. McDavid the statutory declaration that he had returned to Alabama and his intention 4 o'clock.
 There was nothing stately about the transfer of the office by Acting Governor Cunningham. JAS early at o'clock the convalescent Governor wis tied the Capitol and sat in the ante room of the executive office chatting with the incumbent about to relin- quish the reins of government and with numerous friends who happened to call.
 The transfer of the office was sim ply a perfunctory affair. The acting Governor had accomplished all the work
 of the day.
 Went to EufauIa.
 A few minutes after o'clock Gov ernor Jelks left the office and drove
 to the union railway station with Mrs
 Jelks and Miss Catherine Jelks to take
 the outgoing train to Eufaula at 4:4t o'clock. Therefore, when the Cover nor arrived last evening early at his home it was the first time that he
 had seen its precincts in nearly a year.
 When the Governor reached Mont gomery Friday at noon he was weary
 of travel and so prejudiced to the closed
 cars that he had about decided tc
 abandon the trip to Eufaula for few
 days at least. An invigorating sleer
 Friday night, however, operated upon This spirits so favorably that he yield | ed to the temptation of visiting his home. How long he will stay in Flu
 faula is not known but 1t is generally
 kA nv f. gomery Monday.
 Lieutenant Governor Cunningham
 left last night for Ensley where ht
 will resume the practice of medicine
 Before departing he issued statement
 of good will to the people of Aalabams
 in which he briefly attempts to ac'
 count to them for his administration oi
 the last eleven months. His parting
 words furnished a marked contrast
 with the animosity of the language
 used by the retiring Governor Alvs
 Adams of Colorado Friday.
 Statement of Cunningham. Lieutenant Governor Cunningham:
 statement is as follows:
 "when I assumed the duties of the office of Governor I did so with the intention of doing what was right. the conviction of having done so That I have made the effort I think i the majority of the people will agree and have no doubt, too, that many of them believe that have succeeded T have been treated with a great
 deal of courtesy by everybody and es' peciallly by my co-fficials at the Capi- | toL I congratulate the State upon the able, efficient and representative off,
 cials at the heads of the several ex- utive departments and the splendid clerical force employed therein. I have been especially treated with great courtesy by the people of Mont gomery both oficiall wand personally for all of which I am grateful. The fact of the business Is rather like the
 office.
 T. with all others. rejoice at the
 recovery and return of Governor Jelks What has been done since he left in justice to both of us. with the sol itary exception of appointments in the Executive Departments, I am wholly responsible for, but I confidently be- there would not have been any great
 difference in the administration" Resume of Executive Matters. Before cutting the office of Governor yesterday afternoon Acting Governor Cunningham gave to the incoming Ex- ecutive a resume of all important mat ters pending. So closely allied have
  men that there was little with which 1t was necessary for one to acquaint | the other. Governor Jelks knows just as much about the plan for refund in the $S,403,600 of the States bonded
 debt as does Lieutenant Governor Gun
 ningham. Tn arranging the details of the plan the Acting Governor corre-
 sponded closely with the absent Exec utive in Las Vegas, New Mexico. Refunding bonds to the aforemen- toned amount have been advertised for and Governor Jelks will have the duty of asserting the bids which shall come in before April 5.
 Governor Jelks is also thoroughly conversant with status of the revenue law of the State Which is under at- tack by trust companies in the Su- preme Court of Alabama and in the United States Court for the District of
 Maryland. The calling on an extra session of the Legislature depends up- on the outcome of these tests of the general revenue law, or perhaps. some resultant compromise. Governor Jelks has not committed himself to a defi- nite policy in this contingency. Ii however, he pursues the announced
 policy of the Acting Governor he will likely call the extra session to repair l the revenue law if 1t is finally held
 to be unconstitutional
 Governor Jelks expects to enter up on the duties of the office next week prudently for his health. He will en-
 deavor to assimilate the cares and
 strains of the routine as easily as pos
 sible at first.
 l ETNusTr COFFcF ON EARTH,