The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-08
Who's Who, Politically, Of Alabama

1 for a furnace company, remaining9in Tn | that position until 1890. He then re- | turned to Munford and during the next eight years was in business for hlm- self In 1898 he returned to Jefferson | county, where he kept books for the Sloss Iron and Steel company untli | 1901, when he accepted the position or purchasing agent and general store manager for the Jenifer Furnace com pany at Jenifer, which he still holds During the years 1S92-93 he edited the l Munford Leader. He was assistant post master at Munford, under R. T. Coniey | and after that gentlemans death ne was acting postmaster for the remaind- CT of the term. When President CleVe- land was inaugurated in 1893 MT. Stew art became an applicant for the posi- tion of register of the United states land office at Huntsville. He secured the inducements of many of the party leaders in the state, including both United States Senators John T. MOT gan and James l.. Pugh and seven or the congressman, but for reasons known only to MT. Cleveland the appointment vent to another In 1885 he was mar. ried to Mary ". daughter of Martin H. and Elizabeth Frances (Mynatt) l Hansard of Munford He Is an applicant for register of the land office at Mont gomery.
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 0. M. Reynolds of Anniston; born in | Talladega county and while he looks l young, is as bashful as an old mald | about telling his age. Was educated in | public and private schools; made schol- arship record at Virginia Military academy and was captain of Company D; served in Alabama legislature from | Talladega county in 1Ss2-S4; was dele | gate to convention which nominated Thomas G. Jones governor; has always been active in politics in Anniston; Calhoun county and state; is an ap plicant for postmaster of Anniston.
 J. c. Wilson of Anniston; born 1s4s Atlanta, Ga; educated in high schools taught for IA years. being associated | with ex-Governor Candler at Griffin, Ga; was merchant for 20 years; ran Tor state senate from Talladega county in 1902; managed prohibition amendment campaign in Calhoun county; has been active factor in local politics; applicant for postmaster at Anniston.
 J. M. williamson of Admission, born in Texas 1880: educated in public schools; entered business at Waco; then moved 10 Houston, where he was connected with Crescent News bureau l came to Anniston about five years ago and has been in restaurant business | for himself here; took an active part in fight against prohibition amendment is an applicant for postmaster at An | niston.
 Robert IT. Mansum of Selma; lawyer was born at Tuskegee on April 21 1875 He has been county solicitor of | Dallas county for the past seven years and is a graduate of the Southern uni versity. He has been democratic cam paign speaker in all campaigns since 1896 and under the incoming democratic | administration will ask to be appoint ed United States district attorney of the Southern district of Alabama.
 
 John D. Dunlap of Gadsden; born in | DeKalb county in 1869; came to Gads- den in 1876; was mayor of city, 1907- 0S; went to Central America in 1891 to become assistant superintendent of railroad in Costa Rica; in 1905 went to Guatemala, where he was superintend- ent of railroad two years; is applicant for position of minister to Guatamala. II c. W. Haden. of Tuskegee; born in | Shorter, Macon county, about 50 years 1 ago: now chief deputy marshal of the Middle district of Alabama; is an ap- plicant for the position of marshal of the Middle district
 
 B. c. Gibson of Tuskegee; born in Macon county about 50 years ago, and has resided there all his life; now chief clerk in the office of probate; is n stanch and patriotic democrat an ap- plicant for postmaster at Tuskegee. III
 II Webster Edwards of TusI<egee; born in Lee county 30 years ago: has been | engaged in business in Tuskegee for some years; now employed as book keeper by the firm of G. B. Edwards Hardware company; an applicant for i postmaster at Tuskegee.
 John H. Linck of Dadeyille; born in Troupe county, Georgia, in 1868; sue cessful farmer; present sheriff of Talla- poosa county; known as a fearless of ficer, and terror to lawbreakers; men toned and probable applicant for Uni ted States marshal for the middle dis | triet of Alabama.
 J. Boseman EyIancc of DadeviIle; born in New York city in 1884; gradu- ate University of the South Sewanee, Tenn; lawyer mayor of Dadeville two terms; present representative in the legislature for Tallapoosa county; men, tioned for the position of United States attorney. middle district.
 l Jack w. Johnson of Birming ham born in Cave Springs, Ga, on date which he declines to make public; was | taken from between the plough handles and made an axman in the engineering camp which was building the old Geor- l gia Southern, promoted soon to engi- neering department of the road with headquarters in Atlanta; soon was made assistant ticket agent, and then ticket agent; is now district passenger agent of the Seaboard Air Line railroad with headquarters in Birmingham; an applicant for Birmingham postmaster. l Samuel A. NcIms of Marion; born In | Perry county, and is warden at the Lu- l cile mines; three times elected sher- | if of Perry county and served part of a fourth term by appointment; rem dered signal service in eradicatng the after effects of the "carpetbagger rule" the man who held the vote of Perry county in his hands IS years ago and put oscar W. Underwood, by that vote, in Congress; is an applicant