The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-15
IT HAS ASSUMED
DEFINITE SHAPE
Movement Against Racing and
PooISelIing to be Pushed.
LOOK TO SUPREME COURT
Committees Last Night Take Further
Action Midway Comes in for
Roast = Prominent Citizens
Invited to Make Speeches

The anti-racing and and-pool selling
movement has assumed definite shape and
the crusade against that sport will now
be pushed with the greatest possible energy.
Tomorrow night a mass meeting of eiti-
zens opposed to pool selling will be held at
some place yet to be selected, the object of
which will be TO crystalize the sentiment
against that form of gambling and to set
to work influences that will place on the
statute books of Alabama a law or laws
that will hereafter prevent betting on horse
races in this state.
Yesterday the committee appointed by
joint meeting of representatives from the
Trades Council the Pastors Union and
the Young Mems Christian Association en-
ployed e. II. Cabaniss as associate counsel
to assist Colonel S. w. John in prosecut-
ing the cases against the bookmakers who
were arrested at the Fair grounds last
week. 1t will be recalled that Judge Fea-
gin, in his decision rendered at the time,
declared the anti-pool law unconstitutional.
An appeal has been taken, and by special
petition the case has been advanced on the
supreme court docket. 1t is announced that
counsel will argue, the case before the su-
preme court on November 80.
Call for Mass Meeting
Last night a meeting of the committee
representing THE several organizations back
eff this movement was held in the office of
DR.. e. A. Wilson, in Twentieth street. and
after discussing the various features of
the work in hand prepared the following
CALI
1--WE, THE undersigned, representing the
Pastors Union, the Birmingham Trades
Counsel and the Young Peoples Christian
Union, embracing the Young Peoples So
clety of Christian Endeavor, THE Epworth
League, st. Andrews Brotherhood, Red
Cross Society, the Baptist Young Peoples
Union and the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, hereby issue "a call for a mass
meeting to be held on Thursday evening at
s o'clock to protest against and give ex-
preston to our indignation at the course
pursued by fhe Alabama State Fair Asso-
citation in selling pools on The races, and
in bringing into our midst a band of dis
reputable midway attractions, which are
positively shame and disgrace to our
city and state and an insult to the intelli-
gence and responsibility of our citizenship
1.-The Midway is a combination of attrac-
tons calculated to debauch and demoralize
those who come under their influence. 1t
places seductive temptations before our
young men, which allure them from NOR
ality and plants the seed of gambling and
lust.
against these things we enter our most
earnest protest and call upon all lovers of
decency and the sacred institutions of the
home to join in this mass meeting.
"(Signed.)
~. W. Newman, A. B. Curry, A. C.
Davidson and C. l.. Mann, Pastors Union.
E. A. Wilson, Frank Leslie, s. Bridges
and J. A. Fox, Jefferson County Christian
Union
III W. Andrews, W. S. Hammett and
David u. Williams, Birmingham Trades
Council"
Place of Meeting
The committee has not yet secured a hall
in which to hold the mass meeting but one
will be rented today The use of the Au-
ditorium has been requested, but on ac-
count of the absence of Manager Ben S.
Thesis from the city no answer could be
received from him yesterday. The place of
the meeting will be announced in the after
noon papers today, and in The Age-Herald
tomorrow.
The programme mapped out by the COM
mittee includes speeches by DR.. o. p. Fitz-
simons, James Bowron, Captain James e.
Webb Dr. B. d. Gray, Father O'Reilly,
Captain w. C. Ward and II. w. Andrews.
Dr. George B. Eager, of Montgomery, has
been invited to address the meeting.
The speeches will be limited to few
minutes each, probably none to exceed
twenty minutes.