The age-herald., 1900-07-28
CHAIRMAN SMITH
 NOT RESPONSIBLE
For Senator Morgan'S Inability
 to Make Many Speeches.
OBEYEO SENATOR'S WISHES
In the Matter of Making Appointments, in So Far as the Chairman and Committee Deemed it Expe-
 dient and Advisable

Chairman John V. Smith of the Demo- cratic Campaign Committee and the con- mittee are being criticized by Democrats in some parts of the State for Senator Morgans inability to keep some of his ap- pointments to speak. The Senator was billed to speak at Luverne, Crenshaw county, last Monday and it is stated that 2,O0O persons assembled there to hear him and that they were greatly disappointed at his non-arrival. Mir Smith stated in an interview published in the Age-Herald two or three days ago that he had made the appointments for Senator Morgan at the solicitation of Democrats in different sec tions of the State and in compliance with the request of the Senator himself.
 MT. Smith stated in that interview that he had received requests from more places than the Senator could possibly fill in the time intervening between then and election day and that he had only made such ap- pointments as he believed the Senator would be able to fill. He stated that the Senator had requested him to make as many appointments for him as possible and in such places as the chairman and the committee believed he could do most good for the party.
 Obeyed Wishes of People
 In obedience to the requests of the people and the Senator MT. Smith made all the appointments he deemed advisable taking into consideration the extreme heat of the summer and the strength of Senator Nor gan He had been assured that the Sena- tor was in good health and that he would be able to go to each place designated. l to Luverne was not known to MT. smith until the day after.
 Senator Morgan started out to fill all the appointments made for him, and would have been present at each one but for the fact that the extreme heat of the last two or three weeks was much more severe on him than he had expected, and to that fact is attributable his inability to appear at the places advertised in Crenshaw and Gov ington Counties.
 It was at Senator Morgan's request that no else was assigned to accompany him to the various places, he having eX- pressed a desire to have all of the time to himself.
 There is not a person in Alabama, and especially a Democrat, who does not re- gret the condition of Senator Morgan s strength that made it imperative that he cancel some of his engagements, and cer- tainly none regret it more than does the 
 The Republicans
 The Republicans are making an active and aggressive campaign and the leaders speak with apparent confidence of carrying a large number of the counties in the cleo tion Monday week. In speaking of the canvass last night F. F. Conway, chairman of the Republican State Campaign Commit tee, said:
 'I estimate that forty-seven of the sixty i,, t1,n ctatp urin hn in6 hNv the Republicans. I find a great awakening among the people and dissatisfaction at the failure of prominent Democrats to fill ap- Dointments to speak. The Republicans fill all dates. Next week we will have every available speaker in the field. I am not able now to make up a list of the repre- sentatves that we expect to elect, but from the best information 1 can get we will have a larger number in the next Legislature than we have had in many years. The Re- publicans stand good chance of carrying Jefferson county for the state ticket, al-