The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-05
BRANDON PROUD OF
CAMPAIGN WORK
Helps State Reverse Republican
Majority
M'WH0RTER IN TROUBLE
Prominent Planter and Merchant is
Held on $1,000 Bond on Charge of
Keeping Liquor In Storage
On His Premises.
M'WHORTER IN TROUBLE

Montgomery, November 4--(Special.)-
Gen. William w. Brandon, state auditor
who was with Bryan in the campaign in
Nebraska is having his fun with some
of the Alabama men who went away to
make speeches for democracy. The state
in which he made the fight reversed re-
publican majority and went for the DEM
ocrats, a thing hardly hoped for at the
beginning. Il hate to tell you what
would have been the result if you fell
lows had as much to show in the way
of results as / have
Capt A. G. Forbes, president of the
Commercial club of Montgomery thinks
the election will result in restoration of
confidence and return to prosperity. He
looks for better prices now for cotton
and more trading He says: 1.-The BUS
mess conditions of the country are GER
tain to take on a rosy hue no matter
what people predict about Taft"
Judge A. c. Stratton, a Davidson re-
publican. said: THE democratic party
will have to become national before 1t
can succeed The doctrines OF Thomas
jefferson and John c. Calhoun are thing
of the past. The United States is a ma
ton and this must be recognized as a
fact"
Postmaster j. p Dimmiclx said: 1.-THE
conservative people of the country looked
to the republican party as the bulwark
against an onrushng tide of socialism in
the guise of democracy. Mr.. Bryan had
declared himself in favor of governmental
of coll dc
of bank guarantees did not mend mat
ters"
Ledbetter Won Out.
Maj. C. L. Ledbetter has been reelected
major of the Third regiment to succeed
himself. Capt j. B. Sculley of Woodlawn
was the only other candidate. An cleo
ton for lieutenant colonel of the Third
has been called by Adjutant General Bibb
Graves. II. b. Kennedy, at present in
the office, has no opposition so far
Rich Man In Trouble.
The preliminary of Fl. S. McWhorter
of Hayneville, charged with having liquor
in his possession, resulted in his being
held to bail in the sum of $1,000 bond
far in excess of the usual in such cases
McWhorter is a merchant and farmer and
is said to be worth not less than $looOoO.
Knox Booth revenue agent swore on
the stand that McWhorter tried to be
allowed to take out revenue license AFTER
the raid on his place.
Death of Mr.. Lanier.
The death of Col C. A. Lanier, who
was buried Wednesday afternoon, re-
moves from the city one of the best
known men of the south, brother
of the late Sidney Lanier, one OF ma
lures sweetest poets, and man VINO
had for a long time been foremost IN
the progress of the city and the state
DR.. John A. Rice, pastor of Rayne
Memorial Methodist church, for many
years pastor of the Lanier family at
Montgomery, came to conduct the run
eral.
To Build For Sons.
DR.. Thomas M. owen of this city for
mer commander in chief of the United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, has been
Amounted chairman of a committee to
reiuvenate the organization in order
that it may more thoroughly do the
work it was designed to do. A meet
ing Of the committee will be called by
DR.. owen in a short time. The other
Alabama member is Capt A. G. Sexton,
commander of the Alabama DIVISION.
E. N Scudder of Vickburg is the
Mississippi member, while w. Nj.
Fayssoux of New Orleans represents
Louisiana. The order announcing the
appointments by Chief
Apperson has just been made publ:
by Adiutant N b. Forest of Memphis.
Two Are Paroled.
Gov. B. B. Conner has paroled Jack
Thompson serving a life sentence Tor
murder in Conecuh county, and Sam
Daniels, 20 years for assault in Bull
lock county, to the custody of the in
sane asylum at Tuscaloosa. They have
been pronounced insane by commits
sion composed of DR.. w. A. Burns,
physician inspector of convicts resi-
dent physician w. NJ Gamble at the
Walls. and w. o. Robbins at the Walls,
warden.
Lay After Statistics.
w. p. Lay of Gadsden spent Wednes-
day in Montgomery gathering data for
the state conservation delegation, of
which he is president. He is looking
after rivers and harbors especially
spending his time in the office of the
United States engineer Mr.. Lay says
that his company will soon build
power plant on the Coosa river IL miles
from Clanton and As miles from Mont
gomery, and sell current at Montgom-
cry and Birmingham for manufacturing
purposes. He anticipates the location
in the south in a short time of num-
Der of cotton mills