The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-07
THE PASSING 7HRoNG

"A great wrong was done 12untut
Confederate soldier when the State
Beard Of Registrars. led by the Coy
srnor, refused to reappoint Joseph i,
Johnston q member of the MontGom-
cry County Board Of Registrars" said
an old tins Democrat and Confed-
crate soldier, with some feeling yes
terday.
.sMF. Johnson was the only Gem
federste soldier on the. old beard.
He was heartily endorsed by
his comrades for q place on the new
q true soldier and to have faithfully
served the State. Mr.. johnson 10
farmer at Pine Level. The per diem
paid the members Of the beard was .
great confederation to him and II
helped HAM materially In his farming
operations.
mfr. johnson volunteered when a
lad of fourteen years o. aGe and served
faithfully In the Union Springs Rifles,
of which Captain n. III, Powell was
commander. In raeanstruckton days
he was q faithful Democrat and did
all in his power to throw or negro
rule. All these facts moved Goverpof
felix's when he named him q member
OF the hoard. But he Was suspected
OF voting against Governor Conner ana
the old Confederate had to go.
"In naming his new beard and In
suppiantine this old soldier the Gov
ernor board appointed two young men
who are already officeho lders. These
young men ars already drawing nice
salaries from the State and county
and the per diem II no special object
to them as II would have been 20
the old soldier. am not eriticizlng
the young men for they will doubtless
discharge satisfactorily the duties OF
the once but they viii not be able
to discharge them any more satistac-
toriiy than did the old soldier whe
was fundamentally dumped or the
board because he was suspected Of
voting wrong.
II think the facts OF this matter
should be known not only TO every
Confederate soldier in Montgomery
county but to every enc IN Alabama."
Mr.. Lew Nunnellee, of Bibb County.
was one Of the NEST prominent as
well as one Of the most popular vls-
itors to Montgomery yesterday, Mr..
paper man and additionally he Ii
prominent in politics. Wherein he has
played q notable part In Bibb. County,
Mr.. Nunelee IL brother Of
Mr., James II. Nunelee. Recording Sec
rotary to the Governor, and during hts
visitation to Montgomery was the
guest Of his brother
The following are among the at
torneys in attendance on the Alabama
Supreme Court: Hon. John p. TILL
man and Judge Samuel d, Weakley,
of Birmingham; Hon. John p. Knox.
OF Admission; Hon, G., C., Whitson, OF
Talladega; Gregory l.. Smith and b.
b. Boone, OF Mobile; s. H Dryer. Of
Talladega: John G. Eyster and y. w.
Cooley. of Decatur; e. II. Cabiniss,
Of Birmingham, and Virgil Bouidin, Of
Scottsboro.
Hon. Hector ID. Lane. of CORTLAND.
a son Of the late distinguished Hector
d. Lane, former Commissioner of Ag@
riculture. was In Montgomery yester-
day. Mr.. Lane 10 being prominently
mentioned as candidate for the posi-
ton once so well allied by his father
and there is mo deubting hts strength
with the people Of the, Tennessee
River Valley. where he is a prominent
planter.
Major Harry C. Gunnels, state su-
perintendent of Education, and Major
w. C. Heam, inspector ana chaplain,
respectively. on the stan of the Ala
bama Brigade, have been placed on
kue IctAE9Q AlHk uHAuh NASAA I'VE 4RNAA~
cation. This action was announced
yesterday by the Adjutant General.
Master Clarence PelligFinI has gone
to Cullman. 20 attend ST. Bernard Col.
lege.
Montgomery yesterday.
Mr.. =. 3. Murphy OF Tuscaloosa is
registered at the Imperial.
Mr.. j. p. Carr OF opellka was in
Montgomery yesterday
Hon. j. b. Ward, Judge OF the Pro-
bate Court Of Henry County is q Wis.
itor 70 Montgomery.
Mr.. H. w. Ballard. representative
Of Pike county is here.
Mr.. Rufus n. Rhodes, editor Of The
Birmingham News. IL among the not
able guests Of MontEom&y.
Mr.. L. L. Copeland. Of valdosta, is at
the New Exchange.
Prof. Jake POwera of Florence. is
in the city.
Hon. S. C. Jenkins. Of Baldwin
County. a member OF the House %
Representatives, Is q prominent visit"
or to Montgomery.
Mr.. Ed DeGraHanried. Of Green's
boro is among the prominent visitors
to Montgomery. Mr.. DeGrahenried Is
here TO attend the convention OF the
state Executive Committee.
John d. Carter. representative OF the
Sante Fe Railroad System Is in the city
on a visit to his mother. This Is Mr..