The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-30
FORBES AT WEST END
GIVEN WARM RECEP-
 TON BY SUBURBANITES.
He Spoke PointeAly of Conduct of the Police Department-TW0 P0ltt- teal Meetings Are Billed
 For TOnight.


 Citizens of West End heard a second address by Captain A. c. Forbes last night and the Candidate for Mayor of Mon tgomery evidently made good impression on the suburbanites, as his remarks were repeatedly interrupted The West End meeting was but one of a number of meetings arranged by the Forbes Campaign Club for the vot- CTS of the annexed section of Montgom- cry to give the electors an opportunity of hearing and seeing the candidate. Ray Rushton presided over the meet ing of last night. which took place in the new brick store house of R: D. Ey- Streets.
 About sixty voters were present when MT. Rushton called the meeting to order. He discussed the issues m | the campaign. saying that the declara- tions and the methods of Captain Forbes marked a new era in Montgom- ery's municipal politics. The old style of "gunshoeing" for votes, MT. Rushton said. had passed. as Captain Forbes be- lieved that the people had a right to know what a candidate stood for before fore announced definitely and without Quibbling what his candidacy repre- | sented and he proposed to light 1t out along these lines.
 Forbes and MT. Teague. his closest op- ponent, were men of equal integrity and of equal honor, but they stood for | different public policies and principles. The issues had been clearly drawn and Captain Forbes had right to expect those who favored good government to | support him.
 Ailusion was made by MT. Rushton to the sound governmental policy of mak- | ing changes in public offices every two terms. adding that 1t did not conserve the interest of the city to continue Police Chief Gerald in ofiice from year | to year until that official had reached | the point where he seemed to think he owned the office.
 A number of the men who were in- terested in the candidacy of Captain Forbes, MT. Rushton said, had been pellation, he said, they accepted as compliment: It had been the an Dusiness ts the people and they would De neard from at this meeting | Paying a high tribute to the personal character and business ability or Cap tain Forbes, MT. Rushton presented him to the meeting and the candidate was received with applause. Captain Forbes thanked the people He said that he had been glad to oo- serve that as a result of his first meet ing in West End. some three or Tour weeks ago. the city EovernTeno oyer Foa1owlne haq the meeting to improve the streets or that section Of the city. He hoped that this meeting would be followed by similar work in West End
 He explained to the voters the pur- pose of his campaign declaring that his election would mean change In the present method of conducting public affairs in Montgomery. It was a campaign of education, he said, a campaign in which 1t was noped tne people might be impressed with the fact that the city government of Mont gomery should be improved.
 Captain Forbes elucidated his plat form and pledged the people that IT last letter He reafirmed his promise, to make a change in the office of the chief of police and deprecated the par tial enforcement of the laws oy that
 The candidate declared that open gambling houses in Montgomery was making this city the refuge or the would not have a chief of police who would not enforce the laws. The saloon business, he said, was a legiti- mate business but the law threw cer- He would not have a chief Of police who would permit a few saloons to keep open on Sunday and close the majority of them.
 remarks there was much enthusiasm in the audience and several of the voters shook his hands.
 Chairman Rushton introduced Nor gan D. Jones as a man whom he had first known as a representative in the Legislature of a Southeast Alabama county and whom he later knew as high minded valuable citizen of Mont gomery
 Mir. Jones spoke briefly He said when he came to Montgomery he found different political methods In vogue from those he had known elsewhere In Alabama. He had picked up printed statement of the platform of Captain Forbes and without ever having seen the candidate his mind was fixed then on the idea that Captain Forbes was the man to bring about the reforms that seemed to be necessary in the municipal government.
 L. Lasseter, W. T. Sheehan and Dun- can May, introduced as members of "the flying squadron also made brief addresses to the voters.
 It was announced that a Forbes meeting would be held at o'clock to- night in the old school house at High land Park.
 A meeting of the friends of MT. Teague will be held this evening at the county court house.