The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-10
THE NIGHT SESSION
AT ASSOCIATION ROOM

The night session of the League was
held at the rooms of the Commercial
ana industrial Association and In calling
the body TO order President weakley
said he regretted the erroneous publica-
ton which had been made that the night
session was TO have been held at the City
that several members of the League had
been misied and deprived of the Measure
| Of the nights meeting.
President WoslSley said that two SPLEEN
did papers on the dispensary had been
read at the afternoon session of the
League but an opportunity for their dis
cussion had not presented itself on ac-
count of the limited time. There were,
no doubt. members of the League who
wanted to ask questions Of Mayor J. J..
Acree of Dothau. and Mayor w. G.
Cochrane of Tuscaloosa.
Alderman W'ieglen Of Bcssemer. an
nounced that he desired to ask Mayor
stores and other places where whskey
was sometimes sold.
Mayor Acree replied that whiskey was
sold In Dothsn drug stores only on a
physicians prescription and that there
were no blind tigers" at all in Dothan
The people. the whole people OF Dothan.
were giving the dispensary law their sup
port and blind tigers had not annoyed
Dothan.
In reply to a question of Alderman C.
p. Mcintyre of Montgomery. as to wheth-
err the dispensary was giving satisfaction
he stated that 1t was giving absolute
Satisfaction Personally. he had opposed
the establishment of dspensary at Do
than. but now he was one of its warmest
supporters. II 1t was not for the dis
pcnsary the interest on Dothans bonds
end the running expenses of the city
tenn Dothan had obtained only $4,000 from
the saloons. The town would probably
receive $4,000 from the 1ispensary this
year. He concluded by saying that there
was no doubt that the disSensary was
good thing.
City Clerk T.. NJ. Smith Of Jasper. spoke
briefly against the dispensary where the
people were divided on the question. lie
said that unless the people OF the town
were practically unanimous on the dis
pcnsary question that blind tigers
would thrive. He pointed to Florence,
where. he said. after the establishment
Of the disi'ensary twenty-seven Federal
licenses for retail liquor dealing had been
taken out by citizens of Florence. This
showed ne said. thpt the law would not
be enforced II a large part Of the people
Of town were against II.
President Weakley. who was formerly
Mayor ~ Florence, said that the reports
about Florence were exaggerated. There
were not twenty-seyen blind tigrs' in
the city. Some OF the former saloon men
had sold their old stock after. the dispen-
saFy had been put In operation. but the
number Of licenses issued by the revenue
offcials for Florence was not more than
ten.
Mayor W. G. Cochrsne Of Tuscaloosa,
In reply TO a question. explained that the
contest for a dispensary IN Tuscaloosa
had been peculiar, The advocate OF the
dispensary who an on that ticket tor tne
state Senate had been defeated and yet
fine County had voted for the dispensary.
THE ticket voted was headed For the
Dispensary" and For the Saloon. and
for so emitting the tickets the county
Executive Committee had been severely
criticised. Mayor Cochrane enoorseu sns
working of the dispensary In undushncd
Mayor Vandiver Speaks.
Hon. Wellington Vandiver, Mayor of
TaIladega, was then introduced to the
league TO deliver an address on ne
Mr.. Vandiver is one of the greatest hu
norists OF Alabama and his address
teemed with fun and kept the grave and
learned Mayors IN roars OIL laughi s, re
of Alabama have exaggerated ideas. of
their duties on the bench. Their knowl-
edge of the law is about as limited as the
jurisdiction Of their courts
For fully thirty minutes MT, Nandiver
entertained his audience with quaint
stories and at the conclusion Of his adj
dress he was warmly congratulated.
When AR. Vandlver concluded \; L.
CITY. the town which Is given over 10
negroes. arose and addressing the Presi- |
dent. said he desired to thank the gentle |
men for their consideration of him. He |
felt. he said. that he had been greatly |
benefited by the meeting and 1t was a !
pleasure to him to acknowledge the splen- |
did treatment he had received. He then |
asked to be excused. saying ii was evi- |
de Mt the meeting was about to adjourn.
President Weakey replied that bar |
becue was to be given to the league Sat |!
urday and that although he had no doubt |
the Mayor of Hobson City would prefer a |
watermelon to 4 barbecue he assured him |
that he would he welcomed tn the bar |
necue and told him to meet the Mayors |
at the train this morning.
MAYOR Garrison again expressed his an |
ureciation Of the courtesy and retired !
from the meeting. |
Mayor Simpson Of Tuscumbia introduce
ed a resolution returning thanks to the