The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-28
EIGHT GOVERNORS OF ALABAMA
 1874-19O1
No. 144-The Special Session and Its Action
 Joseph F. John ston, Governor

1 don of Tuscaloosa, H. S. Doster of Au- tauga, Bibb Graves, w. c. Bibb and Horace Hood of Montgomery. N. B. Spears, l.. H. Reynolds and other popu- lists voted with this class of democrats. The Senate put the house repeal bill on the sixth day of the session to a third reading and passed it. 19 to 12, thus sus- taining the governor by more than a two- thirds majority.
 Some of the senators who opposed re- peal were the president R. M Cunning nam Of Jefferson, J D. Meador of Mar engo, J. H. Nunelee of Dallas, Lowell of Walker
 Among the senators who sustained the ! governor and his measure were ". D. Jelks of Barbour, w. J. Boylxin of Eto- wah F. s. Moody of Tuscaloosa, C. W. Thompson of Macon G. B. Dears of Shelby, chairman of the republican state committee, and other opponents of the democratic party, voted with this di- vision of democrats
 The phenomenal proceedings closed. The special session adjourned on May F sine de- b4t not in peace.
 representatives Seymour of Sumter, Coier of Cullman, Haynie of Fillmore.
 
 ana Mccain of Calhoun united in protest against adjournment sine die
 The house averred protestants had, Tn good faith, acted up to the gov ernors expectations of the need of a special session. The repeal of the en- abing act had been effected. a pri- mary election bill had been passed and sent to the senate; the house had sent to the senate bills proposing amend ments to the constitution on various vital subjects to-wit, on regulation of the suffrage, on public schools on taxation and those bills remained then on the calendar. If the legislature ad- Journed, sine die, without acting on the vital reforms suggested by the governor as excuse for calling the T"' etal session, the people would be denied their just expectations. The
 sesion in converting, took upon itself the solemn duty of substituting one method of constitutional reform for another. What the people demand ed was some mode of relief from the evils of negro suffrage. If the special session adjourned and members re- turned to their homes having done nothing, nor attempted anything; to accomplish that one paramount public good the adjournment twill be con. strued as confession of incapacity or insincerity and reproach will be
 
 The usual joint committee was ap- poi' fed 10 wait on the governor to in- form him of the readiness of the two l houses to adjourn. The executive hao no further recommendations to make | Meanwhile the members of the board 1 of trustees of the Girls Industrial school at Montevallo were confirmed
 The senate had no protest to make that the special seson had degener- ated into plain political plot, casting the entire responsibility for the call upon the governor. A wide desire pervaded to have Cover nor Johnston vindicate his course by standing for a third term in the execu tive office. The movement to this ef- feet took form in open letters to him, through the columns of influential daily newspapers. A correspondent of a Bir- nlingham afternoon paper declared the general wish of the voters of Jefferson to be ito reward the governors faith full and courageous demand for his en- forcement of good government and his resolute and faithful support of the Chi cago platform" etc. Another letter, pub 1ished at Montgomery, from democrat of general distinction. pleaded for third term for the governor. citing the fact that Governor Joseph F. Brown had served three successive terms in the ex- ecutive office of Georgia. At a large gath
 
 50 days after the adjournment of the special session, where merchants ap- pcared from various parts of the state. | the sentiment prevalent was that Cover l nor Johnston would be required to offer i, for third term in the state executive ( cffice. These demonstrations, favorable as was to his reputation, were vigor- ously assailed by his enemies, who were not only plentiful but were alert and | able. The board of trustees of the Montevallo Girls school had voted unanimously to give the governor power to sell the grant ] uf mineral United States lands made { to that institution at S5 the acre. There upon the cry went forth that d selling | price so absurdly CD low had been dic- ti,ted by Governor Johnston. ex officio a of the board.
 Later on the board of trustees of the