The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-04-09
Supporters of Captain Forbes at Auditorium. CROWD CHEERED
 AND BAND PLAYED
  The Candidate Renewed His Bold Declarations.
statement Read by MT. Glass Concern ing Mir Teague's Attitude To- ward Gerald-Messrs. Rush.
 ton and Coleman Spoke.

The Forbes Campaign Club closed its "anti-ring' campaign last night at an enthusiastic mass meeting at the Auditorium, at which 75O Montgom- erians were addressed by prominent speakers in behalf of the candidacy Of Captain A G. Forbes for Mayor of Montgomery.
 The meeting was typical of the close of a campaign. Early yesterday after noon the committee of the Forbes Campaign Club chartered a tallyho and with banners announcing the Forbes meeting at the Auditorium, the Montgomery City Band paraded the streets playing stirring music.
 The meeting was scheduled to take place at s o'clock last night. Before that time the City Band assembled on Court Square and played number Of selections calculated to cause the pop ulace to cry out "hurrah" for the can didate of their choice.
 At 8 o'clock the band formed in line of march and proceeded to the Audi torium. It was followed by an inn mense throng, calling out the name or their favorite for Mayor
 In short. Montgomery realized that an election was near at hand, ana Mont gomerians were taking their usual interest in municipal politics.
 More than 750 people assembled in the Auditorium to greet Captain Forbes and his supporters. The big Auditorium building Is peculiarly adapted for political meetings. The severity of its architecture suggests the forum.
 MT. RushtOn Presided. Ray Rushton, campaign manager of the Forbes campaign, presided and in- troduced the speakers. MT. Rushton in his opening remarks, called the at- tention of the audience to the fact that the government of a municipality was more closely allied to the people than any kind of government. The munich pal government dictated the policies of the schools. the improvements oi the streets, the sewerage, the water supply and the police protection. He also called the attention of the audi ence to the fact that the present was novel campaign in Montgomery Heretofore, he said, 1t has been the policy of the politicians of Montgom- cry to conduct their campaigns on a "gum-shoe plan" and not to deal with issues open and above board. It has been said that Captain Forbes had made himself subject to political | suicide by opposing the ring in an honest, straightforward manner, said | MT. Rushton. No man in Montgom' | cry isl dubious as to where Captain Forbes stands on any subject He saie | he believed that the people of Mont | gomery had come to realize that wha' they needed was government for anc | by the people, instead of for and by g | ring, and Captain Forbess attitude | In this respect was an assurance oi l triumph.
 | MT. Rushton then discussed the atti- | tude of Captain Forbes to the publlc school system of Montgomery, to the | Water Department and to the PoIice Department.
 In conclusion he said that Captain Forbes had rather have the respect of the voters than their votes unless he could get both.
 1 But, my friends, before Tuesday morning we will show you that Captain Forbes has both the respect and the votes of his fellow citizen" said the | speaker
 Mir. Rushtons remarks were greeted with prolonged applause. | Remarks of MT. Coleman.
 He introduced Hon. Phares Coleman a staunch supporter of Captain Forbes MT. Coleman complimented the gather ing on the number of ladies present He said that 1t was an aid to gooo government to have the endorsement of the women.
 The people, he said, had come to the Auditorium to hear the principles oi good government spoken and to heal speakers express that sentiment oi Democratic doctrine. special privileges to none, equal rights to all" insisted jupon. That's what Captain Forbe: stands for" he said.
 He referred to the custom under present and past administrations dominated by Police Chief Gerald tC allow some saloons to keep open theil doors on Sunday and to keep other: closed tight.
 If It's right for one saloon to stay open on Sunday" said MT. Coleman its right for all of them to do so Captain Forbes Is a man who would dC no one harm, and when he says stoI to one saloon man, he will say stoI to all. He will not permit gambling to be conducted, without interference in well fitted up down town dives, anC lallow the poor negro to be fined 1T court for shooting craps in a darh alley"
 MT. Coleman discussed the platform of MT Teague and said that the matters that MT Teague spoke of in his plat from had been decided long before and there was no need of further promises on those points.
 He spoke of the record of Captain l Forbes in the City Council. and saic that on all propositions he had stood as he stands in this campaign. fiat-foot ed for what he conceived to he right. Mir Coleman referred to the recen victory of the municipal ownership platform in Chicago and said that al l though Montgomery had owned its wa ter works system several years, anC that the act authorizing the ownership provided that the waterworks could no be run for revenue, the city had cleared S7O,OOO on the waterworks department | which was that much more than shoulC have come out of the pockets of thu 1 people He said that Captain Forbes as chairman of the Committee on Wa terWorks of the Council, had endeavor ed to readtust this hardship on the peo
 pie.
 Ring Machine and Circle.
 The speaker then discussed the ring
 the machine and the circle. He sai
 that 1t had been argued that there wa
 no machine, but he called the attention | of the audience to the fact that ther | had been the same driver of somethinl | for twenty years. and that his edicts g
 forth and assemble strength for hi
 candidate.
 He said that MT. Dent to whom h
 paid high tribute, had spoken of ''
 circle"
 Well. that circle Is like the circl
 created by a drop of a pebble into wa ter It constantly widens," said he
 and Monday will show that the in
 fuence of the circle has widened to tn
 city limits of Montgomery"
 | MT Coleman was greeted with gen