The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-08
HUGH MORROW IS
PUSHED FORWARD
Is Urged for President Pro
Tenn of Senate
SOME OF THE HAS-BEENS
several Pnst-Masters In Politics Attend
Meeting of the State Committee.
Feeling shown in Speeches
Before the Body

Montgomery, July -(speciaI-Much
pressure has been brought to bear on
Hugh Morrow. nominee for the senate
from Jefferson county. to make the race
for president pro tenn of that body. He
has not given any indication that he will
offer, but many leaders urged him to
make the race today, when the state
committee was in session. Besides being
successful lawyer and a clear headed
business man, Hugh Morrow is an en-
thusiastic university partisan and has
been one time in the upper house Of the
legislature.
Tom Stevens Won Out
Thomas NJ Stevens, who, like Hugh
Morrow of Jefferson and Judge Tom NC
Clellan of Limestone, is great "speiler'
for the university, defeated Morrow IN
the swamp and overflow land cases
handed down by the supreme court We'd
nesday. Under recent act of the leg
stature all the swamp and overflow lands
not taken up, or to which there is not
good title, are to go to the insane hos
ptal The court holding gives title to
not only those In direct controversy. but
much more, so the hospital loses, II one
may say it can lose what 1t had not.
Tom Stevens Represented the winners,
Hugh Morrow the losers.
Some of the Has-Beens
Among the has beens' in state politics
at the meeting Of the state committee
wednesday were Henry Merritt, sena-
tor from Macon and leader Of the many
sessions of the body as now organized;
j. C. Miner of Vernon, an ex-member
of the state committee, and Reed Barnes
of Opelika, permanent chairman of the
convention of September TO- 1905. Barnes
Is rich enough to spend 500 a year In
garden making, and Is glad of 1t. Miner
says he is having fine time practicins
law and rather likes to see the other
fellows have the burden of the party side
In power Merritt refuses to be mas
been. He Is coming to the house from
Macon.
Feeling Was shown
In his speech on the side of Barnard
Harwood. on the contest Of the sixth
district, Mr.. vandegraft of Tuscaloosa
kept on saying things that sounded IKE
fraud and boxes fixed. Daniel Collier, the
nominee. arose with fire in his eye ana
said this: Don't say that any more, MT
vandeeraft. This is the second time you
have made this statement and do not
like it," Mr.. vandegraft disclaiined any
reflection. Later on, when Weatheriy OF
Jefferson, speaking for the Collier peo-
pie. came down pretty hard, Henry
Jones of Tuscaloosa arose and let MIN
have it good and hard. Weatherly, with
a smile, responded with witty sally ana
the crowd laughed off the hard feeling
that seemed to be in the air.
Jasper MAN Wins
BY authority of the state departments
of education. found to be legal by inc
attorney general Howard Lamar or
Jasper is allowed to transfer to the
Pratt Consolidated Coal company of
Birmingham lands that were bought
from the state by him. for which ne
paid $30,13s. There was some question
about the transfer, but the state holds
1t to be all right.
Boys Corn Exhibit
L. N. Duncan of the demonstration
department of the department of agri-
culture and a professor at Auburn, is
arranging to take a corn exhibit from
his boys clubs in Alabama to the corn
fair at Columbus, o., next fall. He Will
gather the exhibit and show 1t at the
state fairs after which. by the aid
of the department of agriculture of the
state, it will be sent to Columbus,
where the exhibit will be national in
scope. The boy who wins there gets &
frst-class automobile.
Big Crop Products Desired
Specially good specimens are desired
by the state department of agricul-
ture. that they may become part Of
the hoard already kept. and be sent.
the best of them, to the Ohio Valley
Centennial exposition in Cincinnati. In
the last few days fine cabbages have
been received from Auburn and many
other healthy specimens picked up here
and there over the state. All who have
good showings in this way are urged
to let the commissioner know oftthem.
Sheriff of st. Clair
The duty of appointing successor
to the late Sheriff Crow of st. Clair is
now up to the governor. A great many
applicants are on the lists and 1t will
likely take several days to get selec-
ton made. Governor Conner has al
ready made somewhat Of an investiga-
tion.
New Guard Omcers
These guard officers have been COM
missioned: Capt. R. e. Campbell, Com
pany C. Third infantry. Gadsden; First
Kirby Smith. same company;
Second Lieutenant Lee Wilson, Com
pany l. Oxford; ]. L. Griffin, Geneva,
quartermaster and commissary, Third
ba tallion, First infantry.
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