The age-herald., 1900-04-05
COLONEL TOMLINSON
 IN MONTGOMERY
The Mont gomery Advertisers Account of His Speech and It's
 Impression

From Yesterdays Montgomery Advertiser.
 Colonel John W. Tomlinson, candidate for the democratic nomination fo. governor be- fore the approaching democratic state con- vention, was complimented with fine au- dience at the court house last night.
 Colonel Tomlinson seemed to be in splen- did trim and humor for speech making, for it was the general agreement of all pres ent that he made a most entertaining and instructive speech. Those who had not had the pleasure of hearing him before, were agreeabiy surprised at his fine address and most fascinating and engaging manner
 MT. Gordon Macdonald. the president of the Bhmetalic club, introduced the speak CT. He said he was democrat and only knew one thing in his party creed, and that was to support the policies and prn- cples of the democratic party whenever and wherever expressed, and never more truly more purely were these principles expressed than in the Chicago platform and he thought the true exponent of those principles is the great William J. Bryan, and Colonel Tomlinson in his opinion came up to the full requirements of such a dem- ocrat whose character and life were with out reproach.
 Colonel Tomlinson received quite hearty reception and began by saying he was glad
 
 policies of the democratic party. He felt some embarrassment in speaking to an audience here in the capital city where so many great men have sprung up and taken part in the affairs of the government. He told his history as a free silver man, ciaim- ing to be one of the original ones in all the country and how he had helped in the organization of free silver clubs and gave the movement start, and how he, with millions of others. had believed the free coinage of silver 10 be so important to the prosperity of the people of this country. He paid his respects to his chief oppo- nent, the Hon. Jess, who, he said, was in the city in the sound of his voice, and who afraid to meet him and face the plain facts and unanswerable truths that he would tell on him. He said Stallings had written let ter to a newspaper in which he wanted somebody else than MT. Bryan to be the nominee for president and a platform upon which all decent people could stand He is not here because he says that l have not got delegate and am not in his class. That is all q dodge, for l have more delegates than he will admit, and that Is not the real reason, which is truly that he is afraid to meet me and have to answer and explain that letter He has said that he wanted to give Richardson a boost for vice-president. If he was running him for vice president why did ne say president? He has never explained what he meant in saying that he wanted platform upon Wnlcn all decent people could stand and he did not want to be put on the rack here tonight and asked to explain it. He had met him two or three times and he did not attempt to answer the question I put to him, but went off on mat ters entirely foreign and called me John Tom, and attempted to laugh the thing off. He says, publicly, I have no chance but privately he says I am the only man he is afraid of. Here in his own district in the capital Of the state, if he has a record he is proud of, why is he not here to defend it? Said Jess was sending out speakers af- ter him, among whom was Joe Montgomery from his town, who is pointed out by the boys in Birmingham as he goes along the streets as next railroad commissioner under