The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-03
BAD BLOOD STIRRED UP
DIsPENsARY QUESTION GETS
 LIVELY IN SELMA.
Believed That the Storm will Soon Blow over-Negro Woman Sup posed to Be Dead Causes
 Excitement.
Advertiser Bureau,

fv Selma, Oct. ?. Some caustic comments on the action of the City Democratic Executive Com mittee in turning down a petition of fifty citizens for an expression of the will of the people on the question of a dispensary. published in the press of this city, brought the issue to an acute stag }. and a good deal of excitement prevailed in the city last night and today. There libel. personal satisfaction, ets., and a great many have been looking for war, while the rumors of war fly thick and fast. There is talk of warm replies in the newspapers from those who do not believe in the dispensary plan of deal- ing with the liquor question.
 The article of the article which caused so much comment, Earnest La- mar, says he proposes to confine his attack on the whiskey traffic to the legit- innate field of criticism, and if he finds that he has done any gentleman an in justice no one is more ready to make amends than he.
 Cool heads have been at work on the matter today and all of the rough places are being smoothed down and 1t is thought that the whole affair will blow over without further incident. Those who have been in these whiskey crusades know that they are always nasty fights, and stir up bad blood as no other ques- ton can do. The men engaged in the business feel that they are doing a le- giimate business and the establishment of dispensary robs them of the means of supporting those dependent upon them. IL ,t lA fArra rtaI and moral point, and the fanatics on both sides of the question work themselves up into furore of excitement. Conser- vative men of both ways of thinking in Selma hope that the question will be dis cussed calmly and a decision arrived at in an amicabie way.
 Matters reached the point last night where some advocates of the dispensary proposed an independent ticket for the legislature, if a vote on the question is denied them. There are only a few who go that far in their advocacy of dis pensary, and the leaders of the fight for that mode of dealing with the traffic would frown upon such a movement. Dallas has too good reputation for pure and loyal Democracy to talk about a split in the party just as the negro has been eliminated and white-winged peace has settled over the State.
 The dispensary question Is in Dallas politics and many think it Is there to stay. As the war is to be long drawn out and may take years to settle, one way or another, temperance of speech and moderation should be counselled by all.
 Mir. Lamar has issued the following: Selma. Ala, Oct. ?, 1902 "Messrs J. W. Moore, W. P. Welch, A Cummins and other petitioners: 'I desire to make you an additional re- port, namely: In regard to what I wrote of Mir. R. D. Walker. I will say. that feel that I criticised him rather strongly in my article yesterday and regret same I have rendered Mir. Walker an apology I do not desire to injure him at all of bt unjust.
 MT. j. F. Buhler thinks that my state ment about him was misleading, in tha it would lead any one to think he wal bribed by the work given him by th' saloon people. I desire to say such wa! not my intention, nor do l think MT Buhler is in any way bribed by any oi his patrons.
 MT. W. R. Peacock, member of the committee to whom the Fifth Ward peti- tion was referred says that my infOrma- ton as to the petition being pigeon holed" is incorrect, and that the matter will be acted on finally at the next meeting of the Council, if possible to dc so.
 I desire to be just to all, and I make you this further report and trust that you will accept it as a part of my origi- nal report to you. Yours truly,
 ''Ernest Lamar"