Yes, yes he did.
Is the hooded figure behind him the evil twin? (Who is not a twin, I know.) He has to be closeby if he wants to control Alpheus, right? Also, I wonder what he told Jeanette. Are they going to try to place Jeanette as proxy? That would be too hasty. No one knows her but the Alpheus family (and Athanasia, but they aren't aware of that) right now.
And how many signatures does Athanasia need? All the people sitting there? Sigh.