The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-15
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 4 4 ' 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 < < 4 4 The organized opposition to ratification of the new Constitution will present can didates for every office within the gift of the people of Alabama at the State election to be held next November. Gen. eral Charles M. Shelley of Birmingham. who was Chairman of the Campaign Committee of the Antis will be the editor of a weekly newspaper which is soon to be established in Birmingham by the antis.
 This newspaper will be published pri- marily for the purpose of endorsing the candidacy of the men who will oppose the present Democratic State officials and incidentally will undertake to continue war upon the new Constitution ratified last Monday by such an overwhelming majority as to make its ratification a matter of certainty with the first returns received.
 These statements were authorized by General Shelley who came to Montgom- cry from Birmingham yesterday morn ing and returned to his home yesterday evening" He said he was here on private business.
 Referring to the statement published over his signature in The Advertiser yesterday morning, General Shelley said that he meant every word uttered in that interview.
 'Is there any probability. General, that he anti-ratifcationists will have can
 
 was asked.
 Probability? There is not the slightest douht of 1t Emphatically yes. We will have candidates for every office in Ala bama from Governor down to consta- bles."
 will you be a candidate for Gov ernor, GeneraI?"
 will you be candidate for any of- fce?"
 T will not be a candidate for any office. I would not have the office of Governor if it were rendered to me"
 "Will you continue to head the move ment against the new Constitution"
 II don't mind telling you that we are making arrangements to establish newspaper in Birmingham to support our cause. I will devote my time to editing this paper and conducting the cam paign."
 What sort of paper will it be, Gen. eral, and what will you call it?"
 Ut will be a weekly; the name has not heen decided upon. but 1t will be called The Alabamian' or something of that sort.
 Then General Shelley was asked if he could name some of the men who would be candidates as representing the op- ponents of the Constitution.
 "The smoke of the battle has not clear ed away" replied General Shelley. We have not had any meeting and could not say at this time. I do not believe that any man who was prominent in didate for any office. We have discuss ed 1t together informally and so far as know none of them will wait to run" .Win MT. Stallings be candidate for Governor?" q don't know-I doubt it."
 Will Governor Johnston be a candi- late for Governor?
 'No I think not"
 "Will he be a candidate for United States Senator?"
 T don't know"
 'Win Colonel Denson be a candidate 6or any officer"
 T think not"
 General Shelley said that the returns showed that some of the best men in the State There was plenty of timber for State offices, he declared, outside of the men who took prominent parts against the instrument He declared further that the State Democratic Convention would be called early and that the anti-ratlfica- kionists would control the convention and nominate men for State offices who were ,nposed to the Constitution. He indi- ,ated that the election of their ticket would vindicate their claim that the white people of Alabama were opposed to the new instrument.
 But. General" the representative of The Advertiser interposed. The State Democratic Committee supported the new Constitution and the Committee will call the Democratic primaries next year and practically determine when the State Convention shall be held"
 Don't you lose sight of the fact that we who are opposed to this abominable Constitution are Democrats" replied General Shelley, fire in his eyes. We will control the State Democratic Con- vention by the county delegates elected to that convention who will be good Democrats There will be no factional fight The white people of Alabama don't want this thing. They repudiated 1t at the polls Monday and they will fight between white men in a Demo cratic primary"
 Continuing General Shelley denounced what he claimed was the fraud practiced In the election of Monday. He said it was expected nv himself and friends that their cause would be lost but they stood for a principle and they would continue the fight. In the same breath he added that the new Constitution had