Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-07-09 | Page 1 | Senator Pettus Ill

I SENATOR PETTUS ILL Paralytic Stroke Undermines Health of Alabama's Fine Old Man I i Memphis Tenn Jul July S. S Private S Private advices to close friends state tale that thal he the paralytic stroke suffered by United United United Unit Unit- ed States Senator Edmund W. W Pelt Pettus us of oC Alabama has s so o undermined his health as to make tho those e who know the lie facts fear ear that the end is ot riot far off orf Should Senator Pettus die tile after the August primaries the tho new Alabama Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama law of oC succession to the senate will ivill have havo a It trial The law provides hIes that thal two alternates alter alter- nates mites shall be nominated In the August August August Au Au- gust primaries and should either senator die the alternate securing tho the largest voto Vote shall fill out the lie term Should the death occur after ater the regular January Januar election the tho governor gO and legislature must nominate and am ratify the sue alternate The rise alternate must must stand In all things as though he lie was the regularly elected senator