The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-05
Indignation In the Gulf
City.
SCANT COURTESY SHOWN
LAW AND ORDER LEAGUE
Conner Puts Politics Above Reform
Wave.
Deiegstien Told win Emphasis rksf
His Friend Must Have The
Place Despite Citi-
sens OF the
County.

Mobile, June 4.--(SpeciaL)--John 5.
Drago left for Montgomery tonight
to answer a summons from Governor
Conner. who. II is confidently believed.
will appoint him sheriff Of Mobile
county tomorrow to succeed Frank
Cazalas. ST., removed from once By
order of the Supreme Court
this afternoon and tonight as to the
this afternoon and tonight as to the
treatment accorded Rev. II. H. McNeili
and w. C. Fits. Representatives Of the
Law and order League of Mobile
county, by Governor Conner hare
caused considerable indignation among
members OF that organization Msssra,
Fits and McNein bore to Montgomery
the names OF four men who were sug-
gested to the Governor for appoints
ment as sheriff of the county.
Governor Conner having recently
given 500 OF the States money to tia
Law and Order League Of this county,
and having in other ways shown hts
interest in the league. Its members
were led to believe that he would be
glad to have suggestions from them
before naming q successor 10 Mr.. Ca
zalas. Under these circumstances the
news which reached Mobile today that
Messrs. MCNEIL and Fits were shown
scant courtesy today by the Governor
came IS surprise ana shock to
many citizena Of Mobile.
1t is said that the Governor told the
Mobile delegation in terms most sm-
phatic that he would not receive q
recommendation from the Law and Or
der League Of this county when he
intimated his preference FOR Mr.. DraG0,
the representatives. OF the Law and
order League told him that Mr.. Draeo
would be Objectionable to them. 1t IL
said that when Messrs. McNeilI and
Fits proceeded to point out wherein
Mr.. Drago was Objectionable. the Cow
ernor stopped them with considerable
warmth. He Is reported to have told
them that Mr.. Drago was his politi-
cal friend: that he had been supported
by Mr.. Drago In both of his political
campaigns, and that he did not care
what the members OF the Law and Or
der League thought OF Mr.. Drago, that
he was friend of the Governor and
enough to be the sheriff OF Mobile
county.
The Governors heat is reported to
have been q great surprise to the Mo-
bile delegation. and It 10 said when
they gave expression to this surprise,
Governor Conner let them understand
in no uncertain terms that the inter-
view was at an end.
Later In the day Mr.. Drago had a
long conversation with the Governor
by telephone, during which he was
asked to go to Montgomery. 1t Is be-
iieved here that his commission as
sheriff OF Mobile county will be deiiv-
cred to him In Montgomery tornor-
row.
Mr.. Drago Is a grain merchant OF
Mobile. and Is somewhat of novice
in politics. His first active interest in
politics was taken during the cam
paign of Governor Conner for railroad
commissioner. Since that time he has
been an outspoken advocate OF Gov
ernor Conner and his policies. He has
entertained the Governor whenever he
visits Mobile, and Governor Conner has
more than once shown him friendly
feelings.
Mr.. Drago is not regarded as be-
longing to the so-called reform eie-
ment in Mobile.