The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-04
Commander in Chief Owen
Thanks His Associates
ISSUES GENERAL ORDER
Candidacy of Thomas c. Mcclellan for
Place on the Supreme Bench Gre
ates Considerable Comment
In the Capital City.

eral orders No. 8, issued May !, but made
public only today, commandments
Thomas NJ Owen of the United Sons of
Confederate Veterans, thanks his asso-
ciates for the renewed evidences of con-
fidence shown In him and announces the
appointment of Capt. A. c. Sexton of
Montgomery as adjutant general and
chief of STAFF. Capt. Will T. shehan, who
held the position last year, was not able
to accept it again. as the last reunion
made it a salaried office with all the
clerical work of the confederation to be
done, and lie could not give his time to
the duties. Captain Sexton has assumed
his new duties and begun the task of
getting things in shape for the years en-
terprises.
The order in full follows:
General Headquarters
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
Montgomery, Ala, May j, 1906
General Orders No 9.
1. The confederation. in its eleventh an
nual reunion convention, April 26 -9O6,
having again honored me by election
the high and responsible position of COM
mander-in-chief formal thanks are ten
dered comrades everywhere for this re-
newed evidence of confidence. In entering
upon the new term / desire to appeal
to all loyal descendants of Confederate
veterans to a better support of our
noble organization. 1t Wal be impossible
for your officers to secure the best re-
suits without the cooperation of camps
and the members generally. IL we really
have a mission of usefulness in history,
monument and relief work, 1t should be
esteemed a proud privilege to promptly,
earnestly and faithfully meet the sacred
6f1t In hp nj a
will be my ambition to serve you with an
eye single to the achievement, in fullest
measure. of the objects and purposes to
which we stand pledged.
2. In obedience to section 107 of the
constitution. general headquarters will
continue at Montgomery. the place of res
fdence of the commander-in-chief
g. Albert c, Sexton of Montgomery is
appointed adjutant general and chief Of
staff. He will at once enter upon his
duties, and will thoroughly organize his
office for an aggressive years work.
A. AS far as possible all communica-
tons should pass through the usual mil
itary channels. BY order of
THOMAS NJ. OWEN,
Commander in Chief.
Official: Albert C. Sexton, Adjutant
General and Chief of Staff. ,
The New Adjutant.
The new adjutant general is a native
of smyth county, Virginia. having been
born at Chatham Hill, July 70. 1870. He
was. graduated at the Marion, Va, acad
envy and later taught in the same school.
He came to Alabama in 1894. locating at
Fruithurst Later he went to Cullman
county, having been engaged In coloniza-
tion enterprises In both localities. He was
appointed chief clerk in the office of sec
rotary Of state of Alabama by the sec
rotary, Robert P. McDavid, October 20,
1900, and has retained the position under
Secretaries j. Thomas Hefin and e. r.
McDavid. He has compiled three issues of
the Alabama directory, each one larger
than the other, and also other pamphlets
including the new constitution and the
corporation laws of the state.
Captain Sexton is an aide on the staff
of Brig. Gen. Louis V. Clark of the Ala
bama National Guard Ills father served
through the Confederate war; surrendng
when Lee did at Appomattox. He en-
gagged in many of the great battles of the
struggle notably Manassas. Chancellors-
ville Mine Run, Cedar Branch, Winches-
ter. sharpsburg, Spottsylvania Harper's
Ferry, Wilderness and Petersburg. The
new adjutant is adjutant of Camp Holtz-
claw, Montgomery, and OF the Alabama
division. He has been generally spoken
of as candidate for the office of Sec
rotary of state at the elections of the
year.
1t will be gratifying news to the friends
and admirers of Capt. VIII T. Sheehan to
know that he will be a member of Com
mander owens official family, but not
as adjutant, a position he SO ably filled
last year.
Supreme Court Race.
The announcement of the candidacy of
Thomas c. Mcclellan of Athens for ~
place on the supreme court bench, has
been much the subject of talk today, and
1t has developed that though young
man he has great many friends and
well wlshers in the capital city. He Is
a nephew of the late Chief Justice Thomas
n. Mcclellan and his father was far
famed lawyer of Athens and North Ala
bama He is In the mid thirties with
fine practice at home and so far as can
be ascertained a fine knowledge OF the
law. The name will be one to conjure
with in the judicial circles Of the state
and he will find many who will help him
for the love they bore his distinguished
uncle.
Another feature of the supreme court
race is the persistent demand that is
being made on Judge A. d. Sayre OF the
city court of Montgomery to enter the
race for one of the associate jnsticeshps
Within the past few days several have
urged him to enter the contest and he has
had assurances from many others Of sup
port. Asked about his intentions he init
mates that he will not run leaving the
thaf urIai1 ta iu Qrof fa
expressions of support he does not care
to get into the fight. Judge Sayre was
before the last state primary for the Of
fee and made fine showing.
WiII.Not Oppose DowdeII.
It is understood here that Mr.. McClel-
Ian has made 1t clear that he does not
intend to oppose Judge Dowdell for re-
election, his desire being to stand for
the vacancy This Is also a seeming Idea
in the effort to have Judge Sayre enter.
In other words, the impression is general
that no one so far~has desired to dis
place Judge Dowdell.
1t comes from a source that may be
relied upon that Birmingham will not
ask more in the Judicial field than the
chief justiceship for which the present
chief Justice Samuel d. Weakley, Is "a
candidate. 1t is the intention of Jefferson
whole he had the utmost confidence In
the judiciary Of the United States.
Mr. Foraker made an argument for
court review and In opposition to the
non-suspension provision commended that
the latter proposition was arbitrary and
tn. no 1.t1