The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-17
MAJOR 4. [. SEXTON
 RESIGNS POSITION
Laird Is Appointed Deputy In
 surance Commissioner
SEXTON SAYS GOODBYE
Secretary Julian Says Mir. Sexton Was Competent and Faithful Official. New Position Brings Him to
 Birmingham

montgomery, September 16-(SpeciAl l. Maj. A. c. Sexton, deputy state insur- ance commissioner, this afternoon re- signed his position to accept service with the Citizens National Life Insurance company of Louisville. Secretary of State Frank N. Julian at once announced the appointment of Hervey W. Laird of Montgomery as his successor At the same time Cyrus B. Brown, who becomes secretary of state on October 1, an nounced that MT. Laird would be re- tained through the rest of the present term, ending with the year, and for his full term of four years beginning in January next
 Ten days ago MT. Julian, who had been secretary of state since 1907, resigned to become general manager of the Ala bama Fidelity and Casualty company of this city, and Gov. B. B. Conner appoint ed MT. Brown to succeed him. MT Brown was nominated in the August primary for the position and will be elected in November, his party selection being by the largest poll in the whole list of state officers. MT. Julian, having been elected under the old law, when the salary was $500, did not profit by the raise made by the last legislature to $3000 MT. Brown will, however, receive the higher amount. | New Office Force
 MT. Brown also gave 1t out that his chief clerk would be J. H. Stewart of Wedowee, who was with him as assist ant while he, MT. Brown, was clerk of the last house. Mir Stewart is known to be an able and affable young man. with ability. as an office man and marked popularity. He has been for some time private secretary to Congressman I. Thomas Hefin of the Fifth district. LOT rie Rice, present fire marshal. will be retained in his place, having made an excellent record for the short time the fire marshal law has been in effect. Miss Mamie Offutt, stenographer, will also be retained. Miss Offutt has been in the capitol for several years and is one of the most efficient helpers any department has ever had.
 MT. Laird has been In Montgomery for six years, having come here from Bir- mingham to take charge of the capitol news bureau of the Birmingham Age Herald. He has represented large string of papers as correspondent and for quite while did news and editorial work on the Montgomery Journal.
 MT. Sexton Grateful
 Major Sexton has been connected with the office of secretary of state for ten years, coming here as chief clerk to Sec retary of State R. P. McDavid in 1900 In his letter to Secretary Julian resign ing the position. he expresses gratitude for the many kindnesses received by all connected with the office. He has found the place valuable stepping stone to the business he Is taking up and hopes as a result of his experiences, to be able to develop good ideas for the promotion of all lines of insurance.
 I Major Sexton becomes secretary and treasurer of the southern department of the Citizens National Life, with head quarters in Montgomery. He believes and in his letter to President Gregory accepting the position so states, that the southern life companies ought not only to go after business in the south, but in the north. east and west as we'll He also drops word for standards. saving. "It behoove every southern man to live up to the very highest standards of the business. The earlier those of us who are engaged in insurance in the south take this view of the situation the quick CT will be realized the results that we all hope for-that is, that the south will take Its proper place in the insurance world"
 Mir. Julian Has Word
 In accepting the resignation of Major Sexton and announcing the appointment of MT. Laird, Secretary of State Julian says:
 q regret to receive and accept the resignation of Capt. A. c. Sexton as deputy insurance commissioner. MT Sexton has given very high grade ser vice to the state of Alabama for the past several years, especially is this true as regards the office of deputy insurance commissioner. I believe would not be exaggerating when I say that 95 per cent of the underwriters would bear testimony to his high quail fcations as an official and as a super vising insurance official.
 The company with which MT. Sexton will be connected is indeed fortunate in being able to secure his services. It is an asset that is very, very valuable to any insurance concern. I trust that Captain Sexton will meet with un- bounded success in the insurance field
 "The place to be made vacant by Captain SeXton's resignation will be filled by most competent man In the person of Hervey w. Laird. MT Laird has for years given close study to the supervision of insurance and will go into the office with a fair knowl- edge of the duties MT. Laird Is well known to the people of Alabama, hay } ing been connected with the press o1 this state for number of years II is indeed fortunate that the state will have the benefit of his services in 8 public office for the next four years.
 Major Sexton's Goodbye
 My resignation as deputy insurance commissioner of Alabama, to be eff fective September 3O 1910, has beer submitted to Frank N. Julian, secretary of state, and ex-officio insurance com missioner" says Major Sexton.
 q have had this subject under con sideration for nearly year, during which time I have had before me some very attractive offers of positions IT different lines of insurance work. but In view of life insurance appealing to me most strongly I have, after very deliberate and serious consideration oi the proposition of the Citizens Nationa Life Insurance company of Louisville Ky, decided to accept the office of sec | retary and treasurer of the department of that company, representing severa states, including Alabama, to be cen tered at Birmingham This company is a merger of the Citizens Life Insurance company, organized under the laws oi Kentucky in 1904, and the Citizens Ma tional, recently incorporated In the | r nj tfal etA ai