The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-08
< TALES ABOUT THE LEGISLATORS

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 Secretary's Julian's One Trouble. Hon. Frank N. Julian, Secretary of State-elect, was a prominent figure Tn the lobby crowd at the Exchange yes terday. There is only one thing on his mind to worry him. He can't get house to satisfy him in Montgomery Not that the new Secretary of State IS going to demand anything palatial Tn the way of a residence. but the town is growing so rapidly he finds It dffn- cult to get any sort of house.
 q know they are building houses here" said Mir. Julian. q see them going LID in every direction, but you just go out and try to rent one, and you will have your troubles. I began this job three weeks ago and am no near CT finishing 1t than I was when started. That house I'm looking Tor but can't find, is the only thing that keeps me from being perfectly happy.
 Alvin M. Douglas, well-known youns attorney of Birmingham, and recent graduate of the State University Is among the visitors to the hotel loo- bies MT. Douglas has a large number of friends among the assembled lesis- iators.
 Perhaps the man who knows more neople in the gathering of the Legislature is Adjutant-General W. w. Brandon. General Brandon is serving his last few days as Adjutant-General. He will next week retire from the of- flee to assume charge of the State Au- ditor's ofice. General Brandon has delivered campaign speeches in every county of Alabama, and no man has wider Alabama acquaintance than the oratorical State Auditor-to-be.
 Thinls silence Is Golden.
 Every Alabama Legislature that as- sembled has to stand no little twit- ting on the amount of time 1t spends in talking and in oratory. Beyond that. it is recognized that the man who talks most on the floor of the House or the Senate is one of the men who has the least influence with his fellow members. The man who makes the most speeches, is not the man who sways the most votes. The quiet working member. who does his worA intelligently and Automatically is the man who gets the most results Wher the session Is ended.
  the most thoughtful members of the Alabama Legislature. It is the con viction of Senator E. D. Hammer, oi Etowah, who was member Of tht House four years ago, but who wal this year promoted by his people to th' | upper body.
 My first legislative experience wa! l received in the House." said Senator Hammer yesterday. When it began. resolved I would not annoy the House with continued speech making. I re solved I would so about doing the worl | that was before and try to accomplish results in the most intelligent way. | delivered only one speech in that ses | sion. and that was on a matter II
 which I was deeply interested, and oI
 which a hot fight was being waged IT delivered that single speech be cause I believe it would do good, anc I think 1t did.
 Now this theory of mine wa
 strongly upheld Sunday night In ser mon which heard Dr. J. W. Dickinson I deliver in Birmingham. I was on m,
 way to Montgomery and had to spen' the night in Birmingham. I went t Dr. Dickinson's church because I be lieved him great preacher. H preached on the great damage done b, gossip and by loose talk. He develop ed his theme by alluding to the injur done the people of various countries b. orators.
 Orators have been dangerous men. said MT. Dickinson, impressively