The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-15
Manning Meeting Organized.

The Manning meeting was held in rooms
| 10 and IA of the Arlington Hotel. Over
| this meeting Hon j. c. Manning who
| issued the call presided. He delivered a
stirring address and was eloquent in his
picture of the future of the Republican
party in Alabama under new conditions.
Resolutions declaring the purposes of
| the Alabama League of Republican Clubs
were adopted. The officers of the State
| Association were selected.
The Arlington Hotel meeting was not
so largely attended as the Glenmorc
gathering of Republicans. 1t was charg-
ed by the opposition that not more than
twelve Republican voters were present at
the meeting over which Mr.. Manning pre-
sided On the other hand his friends
claimed that more than thirty voters par
ticipated.
No list of the attendance at this meet
ing were given out and the list of officers
as announced was not complete. 1t was
said by Mr.. Manning that many OF the
young men who were behind him in this
movement were holding some subordinate
Office under the party leaders ana they
did not deem 1t advisable to antagonize
their superior officials at this time.
In calling the meeting together Mr..
Manning said that the conference would
result in a Republicanism Of Alabama
n
clarod that the purposes Of the conference
were embraced in the patriotic words of
Henry Clay.
No Antagonism Intended.
1t was a source of satisfaction to all.
he said, to know that the Republican
party now had a matchless and self
willed leader. The occupant Of the White
House he said was a Republican leader
as well as a Republican President. lie
said that he had gathered the firm belief
that tho record for raising Republican pan
ner among Alabama voters is the very
| best endorsement that an Alabama Re
| publican can present to President Roose-
| Welt. He said that 1t was not the wish
| and aim of the melting to antagonize the
| Republican organization in the state. II
was the aim, however, TO have the
| organization representative of Republican
voters and to have 1t resting close down
upon the hearts of the Republican voters
| of Alabama.
ut is" he said, only by this proceed
ure that we can hope to ever receive the
votes Of the people NJ Alabama suff1cient
to win power and place in the govern
ment Of our own great state"
In my opinion. true Republican lead
| ership should keep its eye on Alabama
and not entirely upon federal appoint
| ments to he handed ont from Washing
ton Continued cheerngD In my opin-
| ion. men like eX-Congressman William +
| AIdrich. who won Congressional honors
| from Alabama voters; men like James j.
| Curtis who came within but few hun
dred votes Of carrying the banner OF
Republicanisn to victory in his Congress
sionaI District; men like John Henry
| Porter Thomas Kenemar, Frank Sim
| mons, n 3. Spears and others, who nave
| been elected to the Alabama legislature
nv Republican voters-l say that thesf
men, who win place in Alabama from
| their own fellow citizens, have the better
conception of what Alabama Republic
canjsn should be and of what move
| ment like this here inaugurated can cause
Alabama Repubcanism to be. cap
pllusf ,
Negro Finally Eliminated.
There is no feeling against the negro
in this movement, There is not an hon
est and Intelligent negro in Alabama,
from Booker r. Washington down to the
humblest man in the race, but who knows
that il would he easy to dash back
the mighty torrent of Niagara with pal
metto fan as It would be to carry the
Republican party into power in Alabama
under negro leadership. There Is no man
in Alabama, white or black. who wishes
to see the Republican party prevail in
Alabama because II STANDS Tor gopd and
sound nrinciples Of government. | say
there is no man hut who must understand
that negro leadership would now do moth
ms. hut blockade the renewed promise of
the successfuI Journey If the grand Old
Republican train that is coming out OF
the dark tunnel Of reconstruction days
IN tbis Stata and IL turning around tina