The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-11-21
'You Say That Which is Not
True."
MORGAN's WORDS TO JOHNSTON
The Old Senator Attacked His Oppo'
nent for Opposing the War in the
Philippines and Then Nomi-
mating His Son Captain
BY ROBERT M. RAwLs

BY ROBERT M. RAWLS
Athens, November 2O-(Special.)-Th sec
ond battle in THE senatorial race in this
State between Governor Johnston and Sena-
tor Morgan took place today at Salem
Church, the ground made famous by the
Oates-Kolb debate in 1892, where the two
gubernatoral candidates met for the only
time in THAT memorable campaign. The shot
fired here today was much more effective
in so far as the result being favorable to
Senator Morgan is concerned.
Senator Morgan was sick all during the
morning feeling much the worse for his
hard night. 1t was feared at one time that
he would not be able to take the long,
rough trip, as the road for the last half
of the way is one of roughness, over hills
and stony ways. He was determined by
half past seven to go and made the start,
accompanied by Candidate Pettus and an
other friend. At half past eleven the party
a large crowd of voters and citizens repre-
senting the three white beats of the county
that Lie across Elk river.
Governor Johnston was on the ground,
having gone over the river Saturday after
noon in charge of his friend, Banker AL
len, of this place. Yesterday they made a
house+to-house canvass, but nobody twbtted
about making campaign Sunday and
hunting for votes. The governor said that
when he was fighting fire he never let up.
The negro driver was evidently out of
humor, for he told a number of gentlemen
today that rapidly was the vote hunted
Sunday that neither man nor beast got any
dinner. 1t was late when they drew rein
at the home of MIR. Sim Cordes, strong
Morgan man, with whom they spent the
night, and early this morning the governor
and his pilot were on the ground about the
country store, not far from the church,
shaking hands and seeing the "plain peo-
ple,'' of whom he says SO much.
Morgan Allowed No Reply
The governor had challenged Senator
Morgan Saturday to joint discussion and
it was presumed by the senator that he
would be accorded the usual courtesies that
go with a challenge to joint discussion He
expected, of course that he would have the
opening and closing today as the governor
had it on Saturday, but this morning the
senator was waited on by Beat Committee
man George Christopher, a Morgan man,
who stated that Mr.. Allen had sent him
to see what the programme should be. The
senator stated what he thought was fair,
that he should have the opening and clos
ing, but was informed that such terms
would not be granted; that the governor
claimed that these were his appointments
and would only allow the senator the one
speech; that he proposed to have both
opening and closing. He also stated that
If Mr.. Pettus proposed speaking that this
must come out of the senator's time; that
even after the speaking Pettus must not
address his people unless the governor
would be allowed to reply. saying that
these were his dates, and ON one must come
on the ground to speak.
The senator was willing to give half or
two thirds of his time to Pettus, but Pettus
declined by saying that he could see the
, people again; that they wanted to hear
Senator Morgan. Rather than disappoint
them, the senator, though realizing the un-
fairness, accepted the terms laid down by
the boss and the speaking began promptly
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The senator was seldom ever so eloquent
and held the crowd of 300 men who filed
the little country church, the rain having
run the crowd to cover, with rapt atten-
tion. He was warmly applauded from time
to time.
Johnston Opens His Address
Committeeman Christopher introduced
the governor, who began his address by
saying that 1t always gave him great pleas
ure to meet the plain people of Alabama,
and that he liked to tell them of his en-
deavors to make them good governor, and
allow them to say whether or not he had
been worthy their confidence and support
That he was the only governor who had
been elected for many years by the white
vote of the state of Alabama. That he de-
feated Mr.. Clark by a two-thirds vote for
the nomination and this was followed by
his election, and leaving out the negro vote
he received he could have been elected by at
least ten thousand majority of the white
vote of the state. That after his election
he was flooded with kilograms of congratu-
-lation and that the one most priced was
from an older sister who said to him, do