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BY 8k 0. WBAXk1Bk&L1s 1s Opelika. Dec. s.--tSpeciaL )--The sen. NAtton created by the first announce ment Of the preferment of charges of hrunkenness against Rev. J. T. Mangum sof Enterprise has been followed by icalmer Judgment. and the facts of the pcase are gradually coming out before members of the Alab anna Conference of khe Methodist Episcopal Church. in ses- 6ion here.
 It is learned that the specific charges an this case are based upon alleged misconduct in the month of Septembep, while Mir. Mangum was on train and was brought to the attention of the Conference at the time. A committee was appointed to investigate and met in Dotnan, where Mir. Mangum appear ed and confessed. His suspension fol- lowed. Since this time his church at Enterprise has been in charge of am sother pastor, and final sentence was held up until the present session of the Alabama Conference.
 It Is said that the committee stt- king on the case will report to the s}Conference Friday morning and the de- lay is said to be due to differences upon question of church law The exact question Is whether the present conference can pass upon the personal character of Mir Mangum in the light of the fact that he Is under suspension and. passing on his character. addi- tional punishment might be inflicted.
 Mir. Mangum's friends cdAtend that xhe question of church law must be- decided in his favor, in which opinion they are joined by many who would prefer that additional punishment should be inflicted.
 One of Three Things.
 NThe examining committee may do one of three things: suspend, acquit or expei MT. Mangum. His friends1 contend that being already suspended he may not be suspended for an ae..- tionai length of time. and it Is said that there is no inclination on the part of any member of the committee to in- sist upon expulsion. Therefore. 1t may be predicted with certainty that the ul- 3imate outcome of the incident will Dc finding that MT. Mangurn Is guilty. coupled. with recommendation that his punishment, having been sufficient. he should be reinstaated.
 It nas been rumored about the streets of Opelika during the Confer knce, and in the Conference itself. that the alleged misconduct of MT. Man gum was committed while he was q member. ofa partysof prominent State Dfifcials end that the names of these officials would be connected with the case when the final report of the com mittee is made. but such rumors are iautnoritativeiy' denied.
 ! Rev. 0. C. McGehee of Montgomery. when asked concerning these rumors, said: "It has been brought to our att Itention that misconduct was commit ted on a former occasion when q prominent State ofiieial was present and also under the influence of liquor, but we are not trying Mir. Mangum on charges connected with this supposed ioecasion. We are trying him for mis- lcbnduct committed at @ater time, when he was on train"
 Whatever action the committee may take will be final, since it Is given final Jurisdiction of the case. and 1t Is said that Mr. Eangum will abide by the ver- dict
 Mir. Mangum's friends express confi dence that he win suffer no additional punishment and urge that he has suf- fered enough by the humiliation
 A few members of the Conferences, and one orstwo on the committee sit- ting on the case, are said to be radi- cal, but their wishes will not be al- lowed to- prevail over the judgment of sober heads.
 Conference Second Day.
 .s Thursdays session of the Conference met half an hour earlier than on the first day in pursuance to rule urged by Bishop Morrison that the Conference be opened with thirty minutes prayer before the regular order of business for the day. The prayer service this morning was led by Rev. W. H. Wild.
 A brief return to question twenty was the first business of the day and other members of the Conference whose names-were not called Wednesday were called and their personal characters passed upon. all being announced satis- Ractory.
 The Conference then took up the matter of promotions and election toi higher orders in the Conference.
 Rev. John Thomas Couilette of the Mobile District was elected to full membership in the Conference Robert R. Ellison. F. M. Lowery, Eza B. Paul, John c. James. John P. Daughtry, Nell son H. Gibson. Joseph O. Marley John H. Holloway. F. S. Hudson, and James Richard Crawford of Montgomery were