The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-10
WILL TAKE THE OATH
 OF HIS OFFICE TODAY
Ex-Governor Jelks Was Among
 His Supporters.
Secretary Loeb Answers Pretests From Republicans and Demo. crats of this State by Gfvfng Out Lsag List of En- =
 doRsements.
BY ALFRED J. sroFER.

Washington. April s.-(speciaLl- com -ssion of Oscar R. Hundley. Of Huntsville. to be the additional Federal Judge in Alabama, under the Clayton bill passed at the last session of Con- gress.
 The new judge will be sworn in to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock before the clerk of the Supreme Court here, | and in the evening Mir. and Mrs. Hund- ley will leave for Alabama Mir. Hundley said this afternoon that regardless of reports to the contrary, he has made no promises as to ar- pointments after he becomes Federal judge. These matters will be held in abeyance
 T am absolutely untrammeled in | that respect said Mir. Hundley, mo matter what reports may have been sent out from here or elsewhere"
 Mir. Hundley expressed absolute con- hdence that he will be confirmed when Congress meets. He says that regard less of the state exposition made against him by Senator Pettus and otn- CTS, both in Alabama and outside, ha has felt certain for some time he would be appointed. Furthrmore. nc | says it has been for years his ambition to be a Judge of the Federal court and 1t has now been realized. Mir. and Mrs. Hundley have been in- vited to the White House to meet the President
 l List of Endorsements, The following list was furns1ea to- day at tho White HouSe.
 endorsements of Oscar R Hnndiey oI 1 Huntsville, Ala. filed with his appllcA-
 ton for appointment as United states District Judge for the Northern Dig trict of Alabama:
 The Judiciary:- Edward B. Aimon Judge of the Circuit Court; W. H.. simpson. Judge of the Chancery Court | F. B. skeggs. Judge of the Probatel
 Justice Jonathan Haralson, of the Su- preme Court of Alabama; A. A. Cole
 man, man Judse or the Circuit Court or Bir. | mingham; H. B. Abernathy. Judge of
 the Superior Court; W. T. LawIer Judge of the Probate Court. (two let. | ters): W. w. McCauthen, Judge of ths Probate Court; s. l.. Fuller. Judge of | the Pf4bate Court: Dan Greene, Judge of the Criminal Court of Birmingham; | Samuel Greene. Judge of the Probate l Court, Birmingham; United States Dis- | trict Judge Charles SwayLs of Florida; 1 s. L, Weaver, Associate Judge Grim inal Court. Birmingham: Tancred Betts, Judge Law and Equity Court Hunts- | vile.
 "Ex-members of the judiciary. Claude Waller, ex-Circuit Judge. (new divisions); J. H. Montgomery. ex. Judge of the Inferior Court, (Birmfng- ham): Floyd Estill. ex-Judge of the Circuit Court (of Tennessee): B. c.
 Jones. ex-Judge of the ..ty court oi Bessemer: John W. Inzer. ex-Judge of
 the Circuit Court; O. Kyle. ex-Judgs Eighth Judicial Circuit of Alabama
 "officers of the Supreme Court of Alabama: Lawrence H. Lee. Supremt Court Reporter; Leon McCord. Secre. tary of the Supreme Court: Junius M. Riggs, Marshal and Librarian of tht Supreme Court.
 officers of the Chancery courtsl J. A. Kyle. Register in Chancery: A. F. Hewlett. Register in Chancery: j. W. Altman. Register in Chancery State Officials William D. Jelkz Governor of Alabama Cat date of let. ter); Henry Roberts. Governor of Cons necticut: Curtis Guild. Jr.. Goyernof of Massachusetts: Massey Wilson. At. torney General of Alabama, (when let.
 
 Commissioner of Agriculture: E.. R. McDavid. Secretary of State: John Nc. | Queen. State Solicitor Judicial Circuit (Birmingham): J. K. Jackson. Secrs- tary to the Governor of Alabama. ]. NJ. Carmichael. State Auditor: Harvey E. Jones. Tax Commissioner; H. P. Hef- lin. State Solicitor. Criminal DivisionD l Birmingham; R. c. Hunt. State solicftoi Ninth Judicial Circuit; John r. Proctor. State Solicitor for Jackson county: g. A. Lynne. State Senator; F. F. Wallace. City Clerk. Cullman. Ala; Hugh Morrow, ex-State Senator:
 R. T. Goodwin. member Alabama
 Legislatures: J. E. Gardiner. Tax Cni- | lector Madison county. Alabama. Members of the Bar of Alabama: Milton Hume. ex-president Alabama
 State Bar Association; George W. | Jones, chairman executive committee
 State Bar Association: w. l.. Clay | ex-secretary Alabama State Senate. l Huntsville Thomas T. Huey. late cap- tain company "H.' 1st Alabama vol- (Continued Page Five.I