The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-08
Is He Qualified Either to Hold Office or to Vote? Read
 His Affidavit

l ford, Montgomery. Ala"
 l Also to his advertisement in the Christian Advocate of July IS, reading | 'I was born reared and educated in l Alabama, and have never ceased for q day to be a citizen of this state. prac- I ticed law continuously for nearly % years in Pike and Montgomery coun- ties and throughout the 'wiregrass section of Alabama up to the time was appointed to the bench:' And lastly, I refer to his circular letter to members of certain lodge 1 recently circulated on the Court of Ap- 1 peals stationery beginning, My Dear | Friend and Brother" in which he says; l 'Tn accepting this position, I rave up my practice in Montgomery" etc.
 It is to be regretted that Judge Sam l ford forces the necessity of publishins his own affidavits to the contrary. ] | do so without extended comment. and the public may draw their own con 1 clusions as to whether he was resi-. | dent of Alabama or is under the law l qualified either to hold office or to | vote and as to whether he has shown ] in his public utterances that unspar- l ing respect for the record which is the first qualification for an Appellate l Judge.
 New York Directories l Two of the most reputable legal d. trectories known to the profession arc | Hubbelrs and Martndale's. HubbelPs Directory d917). under New York City Lawyers, page 132, lists MT. Samford's l law firm as follows:
 | Stanford & Kennedy, Manhattan Life Bldg, 66 Broadway Wm. II. Sam l ford Henry w. Kennedy ! Hubbelrs (1916j, under New York l City Lawyers. page 134 lists: l Sanford, Rapallo & Kennedy, Man haitian Life Bldg. 6e Broadway; Wr,. H. Sanford Edward S. Rapallo, Henry w. Kennedy
 1 (Mr. Rapallo withdrew from the l firm.)
 l Martindale's Directory 191T, under New York City Lawyers, page 1l66, also lists Vim. H. Sanford, 66 Broad way, and his firm, Stanford, Rapal1o & Kennedy
 1 Martindale's (for 1916), see page | 11hS, to the same effect.
 | Trow's New York City Directory (for 191D, page 170S, carries the following: Stanford, Vim. H. Stamford & Ken nedy), 66 Broadway, Room 900.' Stamford x Kennedy (Wm. H. Sam 1 ford. Henry w Kennedy), lawyers, 63 Broadway. Room 900"
 The New York City telephone book | lists MT. Samford's law firm Feb ], 1917 (his appointment having been | made in March, 191D. as follows: Sanford. Rapallo & Kennedy, Attys, 66 Broadway. Rector 1039" The annual statement of the Man haitian Life Insurance Go. (66 Broad way, New York;. filed in the office of the Superintendent of Insurance, Jesse S. Phillips, Albany N V, as of Dec. 31st, 1916, shows Mir. Samford's law firm to be general counsel of that con- pany.
 MT. samford's AffiJavits MT. Sanford filed a petition on Janu- ary s, 1917, in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York (First Department), which was sworn to and subscribed by him before Wm. N Steb- bins, Notary Public, in which, he uses this language:
 "yOur petitioner (Wm. H. SamfoDd) further certiffes that he fs now n resi- dent of the United States. and has been m actual resident of the State of New York for more than six morths prio to the filing of this petition, his place of residence being 79O Riverside Drive. New York City. where he has resided since January, 1016."
 Following upon this petition for ad- mission to the New York bar, he made a sworn statement to the Committee on Character and Fitness, as appears from the papers on file in the clerks office, swearing before Vim. N. Stebbens, No- tary Public. to the following questions and answers:
 (1) Your full name, age, residence and birthplace If born in a foreign country. at what age did you come to the United States. If naturalized, state when and where
 William Hodge Sanford, aged 50: residence, 790 Riverside Drive, New York City; place of birth. Auburn. Ala.
 CD When have you resided in the City of New York and when and where have you resided elsewhere?
 I have resided in the City of New York since January. 1916. and prior to that time I was a resident of Ala bama first at Auburn and Opelilsa, un- til grown: then at Troy and then at Montgomery.
 (15) state in general way your pls!ns for the future in the legal pro- fessiOn.
 I am now the general counsel for several corporations, and these I shall continue to serve. (Signed) WILLIAM HODGE SANFORD.
 Sworn to as follows:
 "State of New York.
 County of New York
 civilian Hodge Sanford. being duly sworn, saws: I have read the fOrcco- in. GrestiOns. and have answered the same in my own handwriting fully and frankly. The answers subscribed by me are true of my own Knowledge.
 (signatWr~ of npolicnntD
 CIVILIAN HODGE SANFORD.
 Sworn to before me this the 14th day of December, 1916.
 "WILLTAM N STEBBINS.
 Notary Public" Etc
 More Record Evidence
 Certified copies from the office of the Secretary of State of New York (Autoro obile Bureau of applications of William H. Sanford. when secur- ing New York automobile licenses for
 
 were sworn to and subscribed by him before Notaries Public w. N. Stanley and William N. Stebhins. respectively, for the 1916 and 1917 licenses, also give his residence 7a0 Riverside Drive, New York N Y. Business address, 6e Broadway, New York. (790 Riverside Drive being the Riviera Apartment building, and 66 Broadway being the Manhattan Life Insurance buildng).
 I herewith also quote from the Agc- Herald of March 90. 1917, showing thst Mir. Sanford came from New York to consult about the appointment:
 Reports have been that Mir. sam ford would be appointed. and that the delay had come about because of his desire to errange for his return to Ala hanaa to live. He came back Sunday night and saw the Governor. but np | appointment resulted"
 pass over the question of rela- | tionship to the Governor. alluded to in 1 my card. as that fact is not denied.
 MT. sanfePd and tho C~nssttpttep