The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-16
GOVERNOR SAVES
 PRISONERS LIFE CommuteS the Sentence to Life
 Imprisonment DELEGATES ARE APPOINTED Sugar Cane Growers Will Assemble In Mobile on February 2, 8 and g, and South Alabama Will Have
 Strong Representation.
 
DELEGATES ARE APPOINTED


 The governor has commuted to life sem
 tence of James Sommerville, sentenced
 to be hanged at Brewton next Friday,
 to life Imprisonment Sommerville killed
 another negro. Strawberry Goodlett, in game of craps some time since. Many
 of the best people of the county asked the governor to make the penalty life impris-
 onment instead of death. The commits
 sioners of the county and many of the
 other officers asked that clemency be
 granted.
 It was held by some that the negro is not mentally bright. and, the governor
 says, "the very best people in Brewton
 and Escambla county, including county officers. ministers of the gospel, physi-
 clans and merchants, unite in asking
 that the sentence be commuted The
 Ilea of insanity did not get to the jury
 CT the result, the board of pardons is
 led to believe, might have been different.
 His volunteer friends only ask that the
 negro be given the poor privilege of a
 life time in the penitentiary. It Is or
 dered that his sentence be commuted to life Imprisonment in the penitentiary"
 The governor has under consideration
 now the cases of Will Johnson of Eto-
 wah negro, and Robert Wates, white
 man of Marshall, both sentenced to hang
 February g.
 Capital Commission. The first meeting of the new year of
 the Alabama capitol building commits sion was held this afternoon in the office Of the governor. All were present save Treasurer J. Craig Smith. It was the first meeting attended by Judge J. M. Carmichael, the new auditor. Among the questions taken up were the painting of the building and the addi- tional filling in of the low places on the lot. There was an informal discussion of the improvement of the capitol as a whole, but nothing came of 1t. It was re- ported that the painting and other things | of the kind now in progress would be | finished in thirty days
 The question of improving the capitol | has hung fire for some months. It is not known when something will be done to- wards getting started
 The Cane Growers. | The governor today appointed delegates | to the convention of the Interstate Cane | Growers, to be held in the city of Mo- | bile February ', s and g. This convention l attracted many of the leading men of | the south
 l Inasmueh as the Governor did not have | the postoffice addresses of very many oi | these delegates, they were not notified direct. and the newspapers in the coun- | ties in which the respective delegates live
 are requested to publish the list of the delegates from their counties. | Very few delegates are appointed from | tl1 tfyi1 be glad to supplement this list by nam- ing any gentleman who cares to go Those named are:
 Autauga County-.J B. Colson, J. w Young, Mcqueen Smith, c. E. Thomas J. M. Russell, H. H. Booth, J. A. Wilkin- son, S. c. Howard, M. l.. Prather, T Gresham. W. N Gaines.
 Baldwin County-E. smith, R. l. Keate Dr. H. S. Greene, J. B. Foley, A. F. Cory L. P Goodhue D. Muir, O. Williams. P w Paulson George Knowles, A. Swift J. L, Crouch, F. s. Bryers. c. M. Ban croft, F. A. Bemis, A. Jung, w. Kidwell w. J. Wfggins. c. Anderson, c. J. Swen- sen. s. Yarnelle, H. w. Linn, l.. Barkley J. Praeger.
 Bullock County-R. F. Wright, s. P Rainer l. F Culver. s. T. Frazer. J. A. Weems, D. c. Turnipseed, c. R. Hall. H F Pickett, J. M. Feegin, E. Cartledge. Butter County-6. D. i4tzehDyt D. IT Rouse. J. P. Benson, c. Carnathan, A G Winkler. J. C.. Mcclure, w. H. Shanks A. J. Odom, J. A. Simmons. R. C. | Shanks.
 | Chambers County-J. J. Robinson, J., J | T. Leverett J. D. Harris. w. c. Thomas l H. w. Williamson, D. W. Bullard, l.. A Smith. J. E. McGlown, w. E. Coggin, w | l.. Baird.
 | Barbour County-Robert Winthrop, H Lampley. James Hortman, H. Hawkins | M. c. Bell, Jason J. Walker, w M. Wood | J. H. Reeves, W. H. Foy. z. w. Middle brooks, George Bryant. A. L. Martin, B | F. Long.
 Chiffon County-F A. Gulledge, J. N Dennis, M H. Conway, J. H. Thomas. J w. Hawkins, M. F. Lett J. E. Robinson W. L. Hunnicutt, W. W. Gray, J. L. | Wnslow. T. U. Crumpton. ChoctaW CountY-A. L DuBose. G. ".