The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-11
DILEMMA OF THE GOVERNOR. Persistent Rurnofs on
 the Street. @Musr TAKE CARE OF MAYER" It Is Said the Governor Is Having
 Trouble. Humer Has It That He is Tsyias to Make riaee Fer TAe Lesis-
 later From meatsem.ry County.

How will Governor Conner arrange to take care of Mfr. O. c. Maner. This
 is the persistent question that is caus- ing a deal of interest in Capitol cir
 cles. and about the streets of the city,
 The Governor, however, it is said. has
 emphaticaiiy stated that he must take
 care of Mir. Maner. Just how this IS
 to be done, however. is not known, and
 1t is the occasion of much gossip on
 the streets of the city.
 It Is stated from mouth to mouth.
 that the Governor fs at his wftR end.
 Plans that on theNfa have appeared to be most excellent, have gone awry, and just in what manner MT. Maner will ''be taken care of furnishes the most interesting topic of conversation in the circle of Capitol officials as well as attorneys of the Montgomery bar. Rumor has settled upon almost every attorney inl Montgomery For the
 associate judgesliip of the Montgom- cry City Court. and yet the matter is fin doubt It is reported that various suggestions whereby Mir. Maner shall become an office holder have been tried to no avaii.
 | That he cannot be appointed to the associate 5udgeship is . foregone con- clusion. Mir. Maner was a member of bAt0 t8Gt AcE1HiAb4rcp anu AAt4t 800y ea "
 fit to raise the salaries of the two of-
 fees of the City Court. The constitu- tion therefore bars Mfr. Maner's ap- pofntment to the office.
 Since the appointment of Judge w. n. < Thomas to succeed to the place
 made vacant blythe appointment of Judge A. D. Sayre. to the associate judgeship-of the Supreme Court, rumor
 has settled itself upon several attor- iumm IA. ak.~ .f..l ~. morning. after a refusal had been rumored upon "authorfty.'
 Tn the first instance 1t was stated
 that Phil Stern. recently appointed solicitor of Montgomery County, would be appointed to the judgeship of the criminal division of the court---in order
 that Mir, Maner might ';be taken
 care of" by being appointed to the soiicitorship of the county. But rumor strongly stated within the day that Mfr. Stern had declined further appoint | nent.
 Within a few days rumor had 1t that Thomas Martin. assistant attor- ney general, would be appointed to the Judgeship.f and that Mir. Maner would be made assistant to Attorney General Alex M. Garber.
 Again rumor cited the fact that Mir.
 Martin had declined the honor. pre- ! ferring to remain in the State. offlce and work upon State affairs. rather than hear evidence In criminal cases | In the City Court.
 | The later. however, developed yes- | terday afternoon, through the state- ment that ehe friends of present Ad- l jutant General. Bibb Graves had been l urging that official to be an applicant | for the Judgeship, in order that the
 Adjutant Generals office might be | turner over to Mr. Maner. Nf | Rumor seized upon this as the most I probable solution to the dilemma. if | was known about the Capitol yesterday | morning that Mr. Maner had been in I conference with General Graves and that Mir. MaIier had called upon Gov ernor Conner. Rumor also enjoyed the report that General Graves had called upon the Governor to state that he did not care to resign from his present Of- flee in order to accept the Judgeship
 even at q higher salary than the one
 which he Is at present receiving.
 On the streets of the city 1t was
 stated that Mark Brainard. Armstead I Brown. R. e. Arlington aI we'll as several others. were candl-
 dates for the appointment, but that
 gubernatorial favor would not smile
 upon them, since Mir. Maner would be
 left without being taken care Of
 It Is expected that Governor Conner
 will announce his appointment before the week iR out. Although 1t is gos.
 siped that the appointment might be forthcoming this morning through the appointment of General Graves to the
 judseship.