The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-11-15
WHY THEY COULD NOT
 SEE HIM THAT NIGHT

"J am informed and believe that the reason we were unable to see him again on the evening of the Sth at his rooms in the Exchange hotel was that he became much inebriated from strong drink, and spent the greater portion of the night par tially disrobed, again rehearsing his woodrow Wilson speech, and various and sundry other speeches which he imagined l he had made at various and sundry times | and places in the interest of good gov ernment, needed reforms. and especially | in the interest of temperance.
 "On the next day, according to agree ment, Mr. Stallings and I, together with several other gentlemen, repaired to the capitol for the purpose of further discuss | ing the appointment of the excise com | mission of the county of Jefferson. | again presented the names of MT. Lan- ming and MT. Lasseter, telling the gov ernor that they were both ONeai men, both good citizens, both sober and con- petent. and called his attention to the snlendid indorsement which each had. | Mir. Stallings again presented the name | of pr Seay and again asked the gov ernor to hear him upon the derogatory ru- mors which had reached the governor
 ears relative to pr. Seay.
 "Au of the other gentlemen who were present on that occasion who had been strong friends of O'Nears in bringing about his nomination and election, pre- | scented the name of pr. Grafton B. Grove as a man peculiarly fitted for place on the excise commission. Dr. Grove was Tn no sense of the word a. candidate for the
 place. and I am quite sure did not know of the action taken by his friends on that
 occasion.
 SATISFIED HE HAD
 MADE UP HIS MIND
 "Mr. Stallings and |. and believe every
 other man in the governors office at that
 time, was satisfied from the reception
 which he gave us that he mad maoe up HIS
 mind to appoint others than the gentlemen
 we suggested And every man in the gov
 ernor's office at that time stated to aim
 that if he would appoint any one or the
 gentlemen whom we were suggeN'ng we
 would be entirely satisfied.
 sAs we were leaving the office he shook
 hands with each of us and stated: YOU
 gentlemen are my warm personal Irlenus
 ard I know that you will not become or
 tended with me if I do not grant your re quest Of course. we knew then that nc had already selected the men iii his owf
 mind
 "Mr. stallings and myself returned tt the Gay-Teague hotel, and in few ino ments afterward received intorma.'oi ; over the phone that the governor hat stated that before he would appoint eithe l of the gentlemen suggested by us !n' } charges with reference to the sale or 'n' Alamo Gas and oil company's stock wouie have to be cleared up. Upon getting tni } information, Mr. Stallings and senate Moulthrope (who was one of the gentlemen 3 who had been present at the interview II : inc yovernors office, above referred to)
 immediately returned to the capitol TO the purpose of submitting what proof the' s had on the subject mentioned. and wer 9 kept waiting for one hour and half Il front of the governors door. which wa g locked being refused admittance dur'nl all the time. g and acouainted me with the facts. i'm 5 mediatelv called the governor over tn : phone from my room in the hotel, urgin f him to give MT. stallings and senate Moulthrope an audience, telling him the proofs they had in hand. and his repl F to me was; There was nothing In tn