The age-herald., 1900-01-21
ORGANIZED AND
 READY FOR WORK 
Senator Morgan's Friends Pro-
 pose to Carry Jefferson.
A CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Enthusiastic Meeting at the Court House Yesterday of Praise for Senior Senator Every Pre-
 cinct to be Represented

Morgan campaign committee for Jeff ferson county was organized yesT-Tday, and is constituted as follows: Dr. George M. Morrow, Henry R. Dill, George c. Whatley, A. J. Riley, Dr. E. P. Lacey, B. A. Thompson, M. F. Wood, Charles Ellis, J, E. Waullenhaupt, A. Stockmar, Harry Jenes and Judge M. A. Porter.
 The meeting at which the committee was formed was held in the criminal court room at uhe county count house yesterday, and was fairly representative of the voters or the county.
 When the meeting was called to order at 123O p. m. by Dan Greene the court room was well filled with voters from nearly half the precincts of the county. Mr Greene nominated Captain John White for tenn porary Chairman, and that gentleman was unanimously elected.
 Professor z. T. Fuqua and Captain F. l.. Demere were elected secretary and assist ant secretary, respectively.
 On motion of MT. Greene committee of seven ito report on the order. Of business was appointed by the chair as follows: Daniel Green of Birmingham, J. B. Aird of Pratt City, J. D. Payne of Irondale, J. J. Curran of Birmingham, M J. Parks of Woodlawn, Virgil Hill of Powderly and T. H: Motion of Birmingham.
 While the committee was preparing its report several gentlemen were called on to address the meeting, and the responses were brief, but pointed. The speakers did not take up any of the issues of the cam palgn, contenting themselves for the time peinS With references to Senator Morgan's record In the senate and Governor John slons record as governor of Alabama
 Much Enthusiasm
 Considerable enthusiasm was ma,sfastad throughout the meeting, and determination to carry Jefferson county for Senator Nor gan characterized every word and every act of those present.
 Lee c. Bradley responded to a call for a speech and said:
 There is little difference in the political principles of the candidates for United States senator, but there is a monumental difference between the men. Senator Nor gan, in my opinion, is intellectually the peer of any man in the world. He has in the recent past created an issue that is of vast importance to the country. That Is the Nicaragua canal, and the opinion now seems to be that before the present session of congress ends he will succeed in having that bin passed. ~
 "lt is rather unusual for a contest to be made against a candidate dn his home county, but there are several reasons why I think Governor Johnston should not be elected to the United States senate Gov ernor Johnston harps too much on what he 1,oc Cow af IalD his administration. For the first time in many years the tax rate in the state is at the maximum limit.
 Joseph F. Johnston is nothing but a ma- chine politician. He has sought by every means in his power ever since his inaugura- tion as governor to build up a machine in this state, until today Alabama is as badly machine ridden as the state of New York under Croker and Platt and if he is elected ito the United States senate there is no question of this state becoming the worst machine ridden state in the union."
 MT. Mcrrow's speech
 Hugh Morrow was called on for a speech. He said he couldn't help but congratulate those present on the object of the meet ing.
 For twenty odd years you have longed to light burning at Washington and time has not diminished its brilliancy. It has been there during prosperity and through de- presson. It has been there in the person of John T. Morgan, man who is honest, who is true and who Is a democrat Though he has been in office over twenty years, his honesty or his sincerity has never been questioned. Are the people of Alabama willing to exchange this light for one at least which is a mere jack-'o-lantern?
 "For thirty odd years you have longed to get rid of a yoke; you have toiled and la bored so that you could walk with an easy conscience: you have reipiced when your sister states got rid of that yoke. That relief was offered in a constitutional con- vention. That movement was born in dem ocratic caucus. The chief executive or the state had asked that constitutional con vention be called and while 1t was yet in its swaddling clothes he killed it,
 "John T. Morgan has ever heeG true democrat and if for no other -eason every true democrat should be for h!si. He has never bolted a democratic ticket or any plank in any democratic platform. For over twenty years be has stood at the head of committees at Washington He knows every measure that has been proposed in congress in that time. If you send any other man there to take his place it will take him life time 70 rise to the position and the influence Morgan now has.
 'I disdain some of the things the man I