The age-herald., 1900-03-14
MR. TOMLINSON
 AT EAST LAKE
Large Crowd Gathered to Hear
 GubernatoriaI Candidate.
CLEAR, FORCIBLE ADDRESS
Strong Club Organized With D. M. Ma lone as Chairman-Other Candi- dates Made Speeches-Tonight
 at Moores Hall Avondale

A Tomlinson club was organized at East Lake last night with large membership. Officers were elected as follows:
 Presidential M. Malone.
 First Yice-President-I. C. Brown.
 Second Vice-President-J. A. Steele.
 Third Presldent-W. J. Marshall.
 Fourth Viee-President-J. A Graham
 Fifth Vice Pres3dent-T. l.. Moore.
 Executive committee-I. H. Brown, M. M. Goodwin, William NJ, Mahones, I. T. Williamson, J. w. Hargrove, E. Manning and James Mcconnell.
 Mr. Tomlinson was present and addressed the members and others present.
 He paid high tribute to East Lake as a seat of learning. and expressed pleasure that he had assisted in raising the debt of Howard college and had contributed to and aided in the work of building Owenton col lege at the western limits of the city, stat ing that he stood for higher education as we'll as for the upbuilding of the public schools. He paid his respects to the school book trust and said he would continue to fight the monopoly until the children of Alabama would cease to be robbed by its greed.
 MT. Tomlinson said that he was not fight ing his opponents; that he expected to win on his own record and because of his ser vices for the democratic party and demo- cratic principles But he said that when he was jumped on it would be expected that he would fight back and expectations along this line would be realized. He inu- mated that a certain opponent, realizing defeat, was showing some temper. Regard ing General Shelley, he said that the gen. eral had withdrawn from the race and had advised him to run; that he had charged the fact of General Sheley's advising him to run in many speeches. which had been published in the Birmingham papers more than two months ago. He said the general had right to re-enter the race, but asked why did he do It? The general, he said, had never explained further than saying that friction" had been removed. What friction?'' he asked, and answered in the same breath, "He will not tell. A fellow once asked the man why his nose was off. He said he would tell if not asked another question. I promise said the fellow. All right; 1t was bit off The man who asl<e the question was in a worse fix than ever. Finally he said, I would certainly like to know what bit 1t off What bit it off, general? Why did you re-enter the race after having once withdrawn? What 'fric- ton was removed and by whom?" At the conclusion of MT. Tomlinson's speech other candidates present were given an opportunity to present their claims for election to the offices to which they aspire. Among those that took advantage of the opportunity thus offered were w. E. Jones, candidate for coroner; H. C. Miller, candi- date for treasurer; Dolph Reid, candidate for the board of revenue, and George L. Young, candidate for the board of revenue.
 MT. Tomllnson will speak at Avondale to- night, and will divide time with any can didate for governor who may care to ad- dress the voters of that beat He will also give time to candidates for other offices who may be present.