The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-29
HITS FOR RATIFICATION
GOV. JELKS AND STATE oFFI-
 GERS SPEAKING. .s
Senator Pettus and Congressman Thompson Spoke Yesterday at Wetumpka and Drove to Mont
 gomery in Buggy.

As the campaign for the ratification of !he proposed new Constitution approaches US end, interest increases and the speak CTS noth for and against the instrument almost without exception are in the field ana their absence causes the State Capitol 10 DC dull and uninteresting place.
 Governor Jelks spoke yesterday for ratification at Clayton and will return to his office this morning
 The consensus of opinion of those speak, els who are daily passing through Mont gomery Is that the Constitution wil. be retned by majority larger than that which was given the call for the Con- ventiod, although no one Is willing to make an estimate of he vote which will be cast in the election to be held No vember il.
 General Edmund Winston Pettus and Congresslnan Charles w. Thomp son of yesterday morning at Wetumpka and came to Montgomery by private convey ance yesterday afternoon. They were greeted in Wetumpka by a large audience more County Is safe for the Constitution.
 General Pettus stayed last night at Mabsons Hotel. He was resting in his room when he was seen by representa- tive Of The Advertiser.
 Elmore County Is in apple-pie order" declared General Pettus, using a char acteristic. homely expression, and with s ts%a sae maoy W rse vf Dem
 
 ocratic factions there have gotten to- will"
 General Pettus said that he finds a great deal of misrepresentation is being done by the opposition and that 1t is having some effect The people, he says, have given him close attention wherever he has spoken and are desirous of having intelligent information on the subject.
 Notwithstanding his extreme age Gen. eral PettuJ appears to be in excellent health. He says that one would expect him to be greatly fatfgued from the ar- duous work of the campaign. To the contrary he declares that the campaign ing has enlivened him and he feels bet te. than he has felt for many years. !, Pettus, rides through the country and new scenes make a man feel young. Roughing 1t. That's the term. It suits a man of my disposition, and it brings
 The junior Federal Senator from Ala bama said he would not undertake to make any estimate upon the result of the Constitution would be ratified by a large majority. He will go to Prattville this morning in company with Congressman Thompson and they will speak there to- night General PettuS is to speak in Guntersvile Wednesday evening and he said he might return to Montgomery be- fore going there.
 T will go to Washington in December lTylls ID kSl tIle inoI UT tiiC month. I shall not go there before Con gress convenes as l stay there as little as possible he said
 Referring to his drive from Wetumpka to Montgomery General Pettus incideu- tally paid high tribute to the splendid system of roads in Montgomery County. The drive was made over the lower We tumpka road and General Pettus said it was as fine piece of road bed as he had ever seen.
 "The last time drove over that road" said General Pettus, was before the war between the States. I was District So- licitor then"
 Colonel Thompson stayed last night at the Exchange Hotel. He said he was pleased with the outlook in his District. He will fill his engagement in Prattville go to Coosa. Clay and Randolph coun- ties connning himself to those counties until the campaign closes.
 T find that where the people under stand the new Constitution they are for It." said Colonel Thompson. Tt is campaign of education and we are trying to edify the people"
 For the next few days Department clerks will be locking after the Depart ments at the State Capitol. Hon. Thomas L. Sowell, State Auditor, is speaking in Walker, his native County and Is eX- pected to return to Montgomery Thurs State Treasurer, Is doing some quiet work in Dallas County and Hon. J. w. Abercrombie, Superintendent of Educa- ton, spoke for the new Constitution at Decatur yesterday. He may return here today.
 Dr. w H. Sanders. State Health Officer, came to Montgomery Sunday night from his home in Mobile. He says that while he did not go into the matter to any considerable extent while in the Gulf City he feels sure that Mobile County will give handsome majority for ratification. He will remain here several days.
 Hon. R. R. Poole. Commissioner of Az rculture, left last night for his home in Faunsdale. While absent from Montgom- cry Mir Poole will make two speeches for the Constitution in Marengo County, at Demopolis and Linden.
 The Adjutant General. Colonel Brandon. Is ''stumping the State and resting at intervals in campaign headquarters in Birmingham Judge-J. M. Carmichael, President of the Convict Board. will leave this morning for Coffee County where he will make several speeches. He will also speak in Geneva County before he re- turns to Montgomery.
 Hon. John V. Smith. President of the Railroad Commission, says he Is receiving daily reports from Russell, his home County, and that the County will give the Constitution from 900 to 1,200 major fty He says Lee County is doubtful.
 MT. MacLean and Miss Tyler will pre- sent their magnificent and elaborate pro-