The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-22

friends called and congratulated him lin person. Occasionally slight hus-' 1 klr,ee8 of the usually clear and reso- nant voice would indicate the fullness. | af Jndre Weakley's heart as he replied ] n inc kind words spoken to him.. s1 T was naturally under a strain the r.st few days" he said but today l felt relieved. knew my friends had done everything possible for me, and | although I would not allow any or them to go to any expense in any way in my behalf. I know that had put | their very haarts into their campaign. 1T felt that honor had been paid me Fin large measure by their hearty and | he proud of that even though I should not be appointed to the office
 The library In Chief Justice Weak | sontially comfortable, 1t is homelike because of the constant presence of the I woman members of the family. From J broad veraridas, and the most eompre. l hensive, picturesque and beautiful I birdseye viev of Birmingham and it's
 Points out Beauties to Visitors;
 Chief Justice Weakley last night stood. upon tlle veranda and pointed to Ihis visitors the beauties of the Birm- lingham district. even under such adverse weather conditions as. existed
 evening The city yn,SS wSs s as s,iIt in oa a knoli. Tn several directions could be
 seen inc red glare Of the furnaces and rolling mills occasionally made tneir presence known when hotpot was
 SIsirmingham is greater and larger
 than psonlo kn1w snis antsss uniess nont 1ne ex claimed the Justice. When I built this , home out here all this was practically
 aa in ws se rohn fmaFne Re
 in three years" he said, with wide
 sweep of his arms. =. .,,a
 ed his plans with his friends. being } continually compelled to interrupt him- ! self in order to answer telephone calls
 "I will % to Montgomery this week, ! probably Thursday, and VIII take tne
 oath of offfce." he said. will not oc- : us the supreme court Is now in recess; owing to the fnct that the court Will hold but few weeksswhen 1t reconvenes.
 months, will have little active service this year, probably not more than three
 months attendance upon the court III settle Private Legal Affairs.
 The next two or three ,tian dnys S,s Sus1,Se nrie main in Montgomery when he goes
 there this week is problematical. de-
 pending gpon eircnlmstances hla nnesnSe wic neees @ sary longer than Is now anticipated. "f was informed this evening of the ] wife and daughter of the governor, and ,, II hastily teiegraphed my sympathy. l was delighted to learn later that al- ] buggy while driving their injuries, we're slight, said the, chief justice. : He explained in reply to questions, that he was appointed to hold the posi-
 tion only until his successor. whoever ? l he may be, Is elected at the next gene ral election and takes over the ofilce g TOT existing in some quarters that he was appointed to occupy the positio9n 9
 for the unexpired term term of of the ss iSts ns
 No provision has yet been made. for h the nomination and election ofl a caie, si,, there Is little doubt thnt the State exc. : cutive committee. which has arranged Q for nomination of two associate 1nstiees tts tion tHe of @ a chief justice. rue nominat- . Ing convention will be held in Septem- $ ber and the election will be held in q Chief Justice weakiey asked to be q efSqdsa of his beins D a candidate before the i, people for the chief justiceshtp 10 sue | ceed himself for the unexpiyed term
 of Chief Justice Mcclellan.
 sketch of His Life.
 The Age Herald also prints the Iol- = lowing sketch of the new chief justice [ samuel D. Weakley who becomes - Chief Justice of the Supreme Court oi
 Alabama, was born in the house of ms = maternal grandmother at Somervillc e Morgan County. in this State, July IS . 1860. His boyhood was spent In Elor- n ence. Ala. He graduated at the State \, Normal College in June, 1879, just De " fore he had completed his 18th year 5 From college he went to Center Star, IT a Lauderdale County, and taught sehon
 hoc On snf the nf' ist of october. 1879. your7 :, Weakley began to read law in the offic' 2 of Judge W. J. Wood at Florence. AT
 fer sPpWyeSS pWooSs hmsf t%ton for 9sW months he read law in Mir. R. T. Simpsons of .5 flee. He was admitted to the bar p! "a l Chancellor Henry c. Speake, May IT s lSsO--before he was 20 years of age. ,s In September 1880, the young lawyer ,oo at the suggestion of Col. Josiah Pat terson. went to Memipnls m nrofsson tor one pqI ,e was full of pluck and high hopes and T n was his good fortune soon after reach d Ing Memphis to be appointed drrsnona assseaa It to our solicitorship. The ofhce inyoIyet % ii hard work MT. Weakley held It fo
 ,bf He has ss Cftsn pa SsTss1 foa
 years work he ever performed,
 After quitting the Assistant Attor re ney- y-Generalship, MT WeaKIey pr5S o,
 | February 27, 1884, Mir. Weakley mar . ried Miss Ella Anglin.
 Went to BIrmingham.
 In February, 1SSI, MT. WedkieyS peiul A attracted by the prospects of the Blr 7 mingham district settled In this city
 He formed a partnership with M J
 Gregg, under the firm name of Gregg
 l Weakley. The firm continued unti
 January l. 1889, when MT; Meakls'
 formed partnership with E. Fl. Cap
 aniss. This firm of Cabiness < weak |, | ley has been continued until the pres " ent time, 1t Is one of the most prom
 nent law firms in Alabama:
 IT In 1889 and 1890 MT Weakley wal 8, City Attorney under the Thompson au n ministration. The office was tenderet ]. to him, and he accepted He was thu ' first regularly chosen city attorney o He was also the first chairman or ln' oI city Democratic Executive Committe'
 of Birmingham,
 .s MT. Weakley served as member o lt the County Executive Committee anS : l was during one term member Of tn' :, State Democratic Executive Commit U tee. '- In 1896 Mr. weakley, by invitation I- deifscred an address before the Ala IT bama Industrial association in Blrm' if ingham on the needs of a new constr . ltution for the State. He was appoint ee | ed chairman of special committee o " professional and business men 10 urS' rf call for a constitutional convention Special Associate Justice:
 D, When the supreme court-of Alapaml d was unable to agree on decision i. n Y, | the famous case of Ament vs the stat
 involving the constitutionalty Of thu
 oil tag law, Justice Haralson, being IL disabled and the other justices being al er Vided Mir Weakley was appointed y | special associate justice to sit With th' s- court and decide the question. AL m
 request of the bench MT. WeakIey pse