The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-13
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 the lawmakers heard more of tho re- fnafkable utterances of Rel resentative sam VIII John on the floor Of the House concerning the Mafdi Gras car nivaI His declaration that .he edrni. val institution is & dcbeuch ard de- struetivs of good morals aroused the anger of Mobile. The people here were curious to see the iraseible BiTfning- ham representative. Whef. the lsgis- iatare train came into the railway sta- titn Monday afternoon the question was upon hundreds Of lips: Did John c0nfeT Some said the ardent orrors ent of the Carnival institution was pfesent. Others said he was not. For : the moment there was more interest in Colonel John than there appeared to be in the Governor himself.
 Finally John L. Moulton, the official representative of the City of Mobile. who conducted the party from Mont- 9oniery settled the matter Ly announce ing to quite large party of eager in- quiries that at tho last moment Colonel John had 'out" the trip and had gone to his Jefferson county home.
 It will interest Colonel Johns friends 10 know that his attitude towards the Carnival has run through much of the fun of the Carnival. In every carnival party there has been something said of Sam Will John. And nearly every one adds "I haven't heard what his other name is,' using the phrase of John Hawkins. the coastwise member from Cremioosa''
 Captain AIba's Letter
 A fair indication of the Mobile feel Ing against the utterances of Colonel John is shown by letter which Capt. Peter F. Alba, the venerable but pro- gressive citizen of Golden and Mobile. has written to the Carnival Associa- finn Impl0afan a eg1Iaa contribution te the fund for enter tainment of the lawmakeds Captain AL ba expresses the hope that the commit tee will apply the greater part of his money to the especial entertainment of Colonel John. Then follows with gen tie irony 0 description of Colonel John AS Captain Alba sees him at long dis tance and a repudiation of the charge that the Mardi Gras Carnival is a de- bauch or immoral On the other hand Captain Alba finds the carnival ur- lifting and instructive,
 Surely the legislative party has been instructed and entertained by the Car niYaL And the members who came to Mobile have behaved themselves we'll The same decorum that has marked their stay in Montgomery fol- lowed them to Mobile. The lawmak- CTS are on their good behavior. Gov ernor Conner. himself. has seen fit to cA1l attention to this good behavior. In his speech yesterday on board the gunboat Paducah he touched upon the excellent conduct of tho lawmakers. declaring it was the best behaved Leg isiature in every way that has bean assembled in Montgomery.
 
 Coming down on the train Monday Governor Conner gave a roma rkable in- teryiew to a newspaper man. The re- fnarkab,e rart of tho interview is the assumption on the part of the Cover nor that the recess or adjournment of the lawmakers rests with him.
 Asked if there would be a split session the Governor is reported as having said that the peoples brsl- ness must first be attended to before the lawmakers left Montgomery.
 Admits He's the BOka.
 If 1t requires forty days to accomp- fish the necessary work" the Governor is quoted as having said, let them take forty days; If a longer time, let them take that. I am ready to give them all the time required 10 accomplish the people business. IT they cannot do 1t In @ constitutional limit Of fifty days I will give them fifty days more