The age-herald., 1900-02-09
CAPTAIN WHITE '
 AT TUSCALOOSA Makes a Strong Speech for Sen-
 ator Morgan. SCORED ADMINISTRATION Handled the Governor With Mere Wave of the Hand and Told of the
 Great Work of the = Senator
SCORED ADMINISTRATION

Tuscaloosa, February S.-(Specfal)- spite the indictment weather and theatri- cal performances a large audience to- night greeted Captain Frank 8. White, the chairman of the John T. Morgan cam paign committed, and Dr.. R. D. Jackson. committeeman for the Sixth district.
 Dr. Jackson explained to the meeting that the object of the gathering was to or ganize a Morgan club and to inaugurate the campaign for Morgan's re-eleetion to the senate ip Tuscaloosa county.
 Captain Whites speech was master piece of clean cut argument why 1t was or paramount importance that the great statesman, John T. Morgan, should be re- turned to the senate. He handled the gov ernor with a mere wave of the hand and laid before his attentive audience truth ful panorama of the great service Of Jonn T Morgan to his country since he went into the war between the states, to his present work of launching the Nicaragua canal, the grandest project ever conceived for this continent He said Morgan car ried the flag of the Confederacy with gall largtry and honor. He was found fighting the battles of democracy when Houston redeemed the state from carpet bag and scallawag rule.
 He placed before his audience the won- derful feat he performed in preventing the passage of the infamous force bill by heroic announcement that he would speak until the end of the session before he would see this outrage put on his people.
 Captain White stated that the Nicaragua canal was about to become an actuality, and that when builded will make Alabama a wonderful state commercially, and de- velop the great mineral resources yet un- touched. -.f.s,.za
 He stated that seat in the United States senate was more exalted than one in the house of lords in England 4r
 He arraigned the Johnston administra- tion, as governor, in clean cut style that was polite, but skinning from beginning to finish: his increase of the tax rate, oil in- spector, superfiuous circuit judgeshiP or namental position of adjutant general and the $1,500 salary, and many other things. He arraigned the goveronr on choking off the constitutional convention after The had approved of it and showed how the gov- ernor was neglecting his duties as the chief executive. .. sv bf
 Captain White had one of the most thusiastic audiences ever assembled in Tus- caloosa, and after his masterly eloqaence he was greeted on all sides with congra tu- lations on his convincing, able speech.
 Morgan Club organized
 Dr. R. D. Jackson, who introduced Cap tain White. proceeded to organize Mor- gan club. The audience was composed of some of the best and most influential men of Tuscaloosa. The law students, compos- ing nearly fifty men of the flower of Ala bama's sons, enrolled their names, some of whom could not get to the meeting. Some citizens also sent in their names, be- cause they could not attend account of the weather. The club was organized as follows:
 Professor w. H. Werner president; Fred R. Maxwell, first vice president; John M. Daniel, second vice president Peter Chn- ton, third vice president; Dr. George Lit tie, fourth vice president; secretary, F. W. Monnish; assistant secretary, Tom Garner; treasurer, Samson D. McGee.
 The president and four vice presidents constitute finance committee. The presi- dent, w. H. Werner, was authorized to appoint executive committee of any number he thought best and report to a meeting to be called by him. The meet ing was enthusiastic, and seemed to be de- termined to carry the county overwhelm- 5ngly for Morgan. .aF4-.-