The age-herald., 1900-07-14
BIG SPEAKING IN
 SHELBY COUNTY Capt. Frank s. White Made a
 Strong Speech. HOT CAMPAIGN IS WAGlNG Two or Three Full Pledged Tickets in the Field, With Bright Pros
 poets for Democratic
 Nominees
HOT CAMPAIGN IS WAGING

Calera, July 13-(SpeciaL)-The people of
 Calera today listened to joint discussion
 between the opposing candidates for local offices and Judge A. P Longshore and Capt.
 Frank S. White of Birmingham The meet
 ing was called to order at Il o'clock by
 Chairman s. H. Grist, good crowd having
 assembled at Blacks Hall. The first
 speaker introduced was L. H. Reynolds of
 Chiffon County, the Populist nominee for
 Senator from this district.
 MT. Reynolds was a member of the last
 Legislature, and his remarks consisted
 chiefly of what l did'' and what the Pop
 ulists did" in the last session of that body.
 He was followed by Major w. R. Oliver,
 the Democratic candidate for State Sena-
 tor. MT. Oliver made strong, forcible and convincing speech, which was well received
 w. H. Sturdivant Independent Repubh-
 can nominee for the Legislature, was next
 He was Shelby's representative in the last
 Legislature, having been elected by the
 Populists. He consumed most of his time
 in defending his course in that body.
 Captain White Speaks
 Captain Frank S. White of Birmingham
 was next introduced. This was the first
 opportunity of hearing him the citizens
 here have enjoyed. He made one of the
 most earnest, eloquent and forclbie
 speeches ever delivered in this place. He confined himself chiefly to state iS- sues, and presented in striking light the blghting effects of negro suffrage ana made a most earnest appeal for consti- tutional convention for the purpose of re-
 moving this black cloud which has over shadowed the white people of the state for the past thirty years He was given the closest attention throughout his entire speech and was liberally applauded. He
 presented the issues now confronting the people of Alabama in strong and vigorous language, and called upon the opposing candidates to define their positions on this issue in clear and unmistakable terms. He took the position that white supremf " and the disfranchisement of the negro was the solution of the problem and that
 this could be done only by a constitutional convention.
 The Democratic candidates freely and boldly announced their advocacy ofra con stitutional convention and the disfran- chisement of the negro. The Populsts and Republican candidates announced their op- position to these measures.
 Was Forcible Address
 Captain Whites speech was a telling one. and produced fine effect He is winning
 new laurels for himself in this campaign. Judge A. P. Longshore, Populte probate judge of this county, was the last speaker He made strong plea for the Populite cause His speech was a very adroit one, demonstrating the fact that he is a shrewd politician and an expert ct lodging the main question at issue. He endeaVcred to 1 inject an issue in the campaign a possi- | ble city court to be established in this | county, claiming that it was a Democratic | measure-a matter that had no foundation | in his imagination, as was shown by Peters the Democratic candidate for l. the Legislature, in a few remarks at the | conclusion of MT. Longshore's speech. | The Shelby campaign is in full blast and | is waxing warm, but is without bitterness | The speakers were all given courteous at tantion. Good order and good feeling pre- 'aiieu' -n',-ea full-fedged county tickets are in the feld-the DemocrauIc, tine ropu- l lite Republican and the Independence Re- | pubiean-and the prospect for Democratic | success in this county grows brighter ev- | cry day.