The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-08
GOVERNOR IS STILL AWAY FROM HOME Candidates and Friends Are
 Waiting Patiently WEATHERLY RETURNS Judge Nesmith and M. H. Mcdowell. Latest Suggestions for Two of
 the Excise Commission
 Plums

Uneasy delegations from the city of Bir- mingham, with time hanging heavy over their heads, are pensivey sitting in notel lobbies of this city awaiting what they call developments The particular de- velopment that is being hourly expected lis news of the whereabouts of Gov. Emmet |O'Neal, now out of the city, while a corolary to his arrival will be news as to whom the chief executive will name on the excise commission of the states lead ing and largest municipality. Several weeks ago Governor O'Neal left Mont gomery for Boston and New York, where he went to attend the meetings of the American Bar association, and to attend to some financial matters for the state.
 Early this week, however, announce ment came out of the east to the effect that he was en route to Montgomery and that he was expected at the capitol last night. Failuye on his part to reacn the city at that time has brought about the universal query tonight of where is he at?'' While 1t has at the same time disappointed some citizens from Birming
 ham, who are here in interest of few of the 900 odd candidates who are after the excise commissionership .plums.
 An interesting matter in connection with the situation is that the constitutional limit allowed the governor to be absent from the city, without a substitute in his place, is 20 days, which will expire with the arrival of September 12 According to the best information which is vouch- safed at the capitol, the chief executive will reach Montgomery tomorrow, but will hardly appoint the Magic City excise com missioners until the first of next week.
 Weatherly Returns Home,
 Commissioner James Weatherly. who has been in the city on personal business is inclined to the belief that the appoint ments will hardly be made by that time. He says that he is confident that he governor will first discuss the situation with the Birmingham executives before definitely making up his mind Mir | weatherly left Montgomery for Birming- ham tonight, having completed the busi- ness that brought him to the capitol.
 q feel assured that the appointments | of the governor will prove universally | satisfactory when they are made,' Mr. | Weatherly stated last night And I feel l equally certain that no appointment will | be announced until the governor has | conferred with the city commissioners or | Birmingham
 The field is brim full of candidates, 1 hence the awarding of the honors will i necessitate some time Among the riti- | zens from Birmingham who are still in | Montgomery. presumably to await the ar rival of the chief executive, are: Solicitor | II. P. Hefin, Representative Thomas Judge, Sydenham Moore, w. c. Agee. D. | Wilkinson, James Hard, Walter B. Mills, | pr. J. E. Seay, P. G. Bowman, J. F. Stall ings Fred Staly, M. H. Mcdowell and William Lasseter.
 The Birmingham delegation was con- . derably augmented tonight by the arrival of several other Magic City citizens, in- cluding Judge. Nesmith. Judge E. w. | Booker, Tom Roe. Senator Bob Moulthrop. | Irby Ziegler, Captain Mcdonald and | others ts,
 Concensus of opinion among the visitors | here was that two of the plums would in all probability fall to Judge Nesmith and MT. McDowell. The governor is expected | in the city on tomorrow mornings train, | according to the latest rumor.