The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-23
GEORGE JONES IS
 MADE CHAIRMAN Heads Montgomery County Democratic Committee C0MER'S FRIENDS BEATEN Lafayette Will Have New Passenger Depot-P. w. Harbour Is Par
 doned-Pythian Temple
 Will Cost $1oo,ooo.
C0MER'S FRIENDS BEATEN

May Iz.-NOpecldl.)-Al us meeting of tine county democratic commit tee today George w. Jones. district attor- ney of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road, was elected chairman in spite of the fact that he was opposed by the followers of the administration in the county MT. Jones received IS of the 21 votes cast, and, as a matter of fact, had no real opposition, the votes against hin, being representative of the anti-Jones strength on the committee. A.,g.
 Some weeks ago when MT. Jones was elected chairman of the old committee, the friends of Governor Conner became very active to secure his defeat when the rew crowd was elected To this end they tried to get men out who would oppose him, but they were not successful, the new crowd being more for the railroad man than the old. MT. Jones made talk in which he said that he was for the whole people and would try to serve the party as such. J. J. Farley was elected secretary.
 Conner at Tuskegee.
 Governor Conner spent today at Tus- kegee, where he visited the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial school of which Booker T. Washington is principal He made an inspection of the school prop critics in an unofficial way, and spoke to the students in the afternoon. He was very much impressed with the showing made there.
 While in Tuskegee the governor was entertained by Lieutenant Colonel Lasley bo et of leading white citizens of the county. He had been very little to Macon in the time he had been in politics and he en- joyed the meeting of old friends, though he did not greatly relish, it is said, the carrying of the county by Johnson.
 For New Depot.
 The blue prints of the new depot which the Central of Georgia will build at La fayette have been submitted to the rail- road commission and are now being ex- amined by Secretary S. P. Kennedy. They make fine showing The depot will ae made of brick and have d warehouse 50 by 30 in size. There will be a ladies waiting room 22 by F feet and a coored waiting room IA by 24 feet. The com mission believes that this will be one of the best depots of it's kind in the state.
 p. w. Harbour Pardoned.
 P w Harbour has been given full pardon by Governor Conner. He was pa roled in April, 1907. and the pardon now fully restores his citizenship. Harbour killed man named Nick Petty and was sent up for term of years. The trouble grew out of politics. Harbour being a democrat and the dead man republican. Harbour took care of the family of the dead man by paying them much money for the loss of their support.
 The Pythian Temple.
 The temple which the order of Knights of Pythias is to erect in Montgomery will be much more elaborate than at first thought. Instead of costing s5O,O0O it will cost at least $lOO,0OO A committee has been appointed to get up all the details so that the work may be ready for breaking dirt at least by the time of the meeting of the grand lodge next year.
 The Odd Fellows will begin agitation for handsome temple by the end of the present year. At that time it will have paid for the Orphans home, and will be in shape to get to work on a temple. It will be either in Montgomery or Br- mingham, and will represent large out lay of money. Past Grand Master Ty- Ter Goodwin of this city thinks that the temple will be erected in the next three years at most.
 Supreme Court.
 The Alabama supreme court will reas- semble for the call of the Seventh di- vision June 1. On June 30 it will adjourn for the term, but at once call special term to work out the rehearings and the late opinions. After that recess will be taken to November
 Miss Hopson Is Sponsor.
 Col. Harvey Jones. adjutant general of the Alabama division, has announced tho