The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-07
CULLMAN'S GALA DAY; 2 DEMOCRATS HAVE RALLY
Ex-Governor Johnston and Phares Coleman, Aided by Silver Cornet Band, Close Campaign
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mouth and tell these gentlemen how old she is. How many? Seven yeari old. William says the mare is onlJ seven years old and I'm only offered s4s. Forty-six dollars, once. s46 twic: -now I say it the third time--you'v' boys. Don't be bashfuI. The man wh, does the bidding is the man who get. the bargains" .t
 Auctioneer vs. Cornets.
 "Bedelia," and the Cullman Silvei Cornet Band had no chance against the human talking machine. The local lcommittee. which had been indefatiga- ble in this campaign, held a confer ence. There was already big crowd
 at the court house, but the local com
 mittee also wanted the auctioneer.s crowd down there. The auctioneer l was ann nable to reason. He obIisng- {. ly announced the speaking and sat through 1t himself, sucking a lemon
 for the, good of hIs voice all the while. I As result of the local committee's
 diplomacy, coupled with the fame and i, good repute as orators and campaign | speakers of Phares Coleman and former Governor Joseph F. Johnston, the court room was taxed beyond It's capacity. A rousing. enthusiastic meeting was held and the local committee, headed by 1. J. Griffin, declaredSthat great good had been done.
 It has been lively political. week in Cullman County. A mobile, flying col
 umn of Democrats, has made the town of Cullman it's headquarters. With Cullman as a base, the flying column has made daily raids into the ranks oi the Popuiists and Republicans at Crane Hill. vinemont. Wilhites and other hn ns these occasions have been ex-GovernoI
 Joseph F. Johnston of Birmingham
 and Phares Coleman of Montgomery. The hybrid opposition of Populists
 and Republicans has been stirring it.
 self. Do something. Do something
 and make a showing" This Is the mes
 sage sent out from the administration to the Republican party authorities 1T Alabama. The perturbed and frighten' ed party authorities have feebly es'
 sayed to do something. They had I mass meeting Thursday night, at which the Cullman Silver Cornet Band assist ed. Alex c. Birch, formerly of Mont gomery, was among the orators. The other speakers were J. o. Thompson
 and Pope Long.
 The Saturday Democratic rally al Cullman was, however, the biggest thing of the entire campaign. The speakers were heard by an immense crowd made up of enthusiastic Demo. erats and thoughtful Republicans. Robert l.. Hipp, the young and good looking State Senator from the coun- ties of Blount and Cullman presided
 Before the speaking began he asked the band to favor the crowd with "a piece" It was good music. These Germans don't make any other sort. Mir. Hipp brought the two distinguish ed speakers before the crowd in well
 worded little speeches in which he termed the occasion "a happy day fol the Democracy of Cullman."
 The speakers, both of them, sent the negro question home to their hearers They put 1t before their hearers in ar effective. though inspiring way. It was
 a tsiling argument against Roseveitism before an audience. every man of whom hates the negro warmly and cordially Speeches Were Respectful.
 The speakers addressed their Repub. lican hearers with dignity and respect They made no violent assaults and said nothing that might stir up bitterness They said they, with all true Demo- crats, respected the Republican who was such from principle. one who