The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-31
FORBES SQUADRON AT HIGHLAND PARK;
 TEAGUE SUPPORTERS AT COURT HOUSE
CANDIDATE DID
 NOT SPEAK.
Great Crowd of His Friends Cheered Messrs. Dent, Goodwin, sanford
 and Pearson, Who scoffed at Opponents.

Probably $50 Montgomerians attend ed the rally of the supporters of AL derman -at-Large William M. Teague in his candidacy for Mayor of Mont gomery at the Montgomery County Court House last night.
 The meeting was enthusiastic. The very mention of the name of MT. Teague was the signal for an outburst of applause, and all of the speakers were received with enthusiasm.
 The speakers of the evening were Hon. S. H. Dent, Jr., President of the Teague Club; Hon. R. T. Goodwyn, First Vice-President of the Teague Club; Gen. John W. A. Sanford and Hon. w. W. Pearson.
 The remarks of each of these speak CTS were eloquent and the audience was appreciativc.
 The meeting was held in the City Court room and the big room was crowded to the doors. As early as 7:30 o'clock people were seated in the court house. The meeting was called to or der at S:30 o'clock by President Dent.
 Mir. Dent felicitated himself on pre- siding over such large audience gathered together to do honor to a man to whom honor is due" He fur ther felicitated the Teague Club that so few machine politicians are present"
 4NO oHe iidu tNtI OI ltdk uc as politician of any sort, said Mir. Dent, until he was called by the people of his ward to the Council and elected Alderma n att large by an overwhelming vote. He then went through the plat form of MT. Teague, commenting on his policy as an Alderman toward the su- burbs, as to franchises, to the militia. to the schools and as to his pledge to devote his entire time to the affairs of the city.
 He criticised the action of Captain Forbes in announcing that he would not appoint certain officeholders before he was elected Mayor.
 'Tf Judge Sayre or Judge Thomas would rule on a case before they heard the evidence wouldn't they be fit sub- jects for Impeachment" asked the speaker.
 MT. Dent argued that the heads of the departments had nothing whatever to do with the choice of the Mayor. The people of the United States do not vote for a President, he said. because they believed he will or he will not ap- point such and such man. The heads of the departments are responsible to the President and the President is re- sponsible to the people.
 He said that 1t had been alleged that Mir. Teague was the candidate of a
 
 that If Mir. Teague was the candidate of a ring, MT. Forbes was the candidate of a circle of men who wanted Mir. Teague to pledge himself to certain things and on his refusel got MT. Forbes ito go into their rat trap.'
 MT. Dent. in closing. prophesied a big majority for MT. Teague on the day of the primary.
 He introduced Hon. Tyler Goodwin. MT. Goodwin said 1t was an honor for him to speak for Mir. Teague. He chose however to speak on the man Teague rather than the candidate Tesgue. He reftrred to the candi- dates record as a citizen, a soldier and an alderman in glowing terms. He scoffed at the idea that Mir. Teague was running as a ring candidate and said that he challenged any city office holder to say that he had the promise of Mir. Teagues for reappolntment. MT. Forbes himself has said that he will appoint a great many of the pres cnt city officeholders said the speak CT.
 Now whats tho difference?" asked Mir Goodwin. "The truth of the bus mess is,' he continued, that Captain Forbes has q very laudable ambition to become Mayor of Montgomery and he thinks that by crying snti-admin- . istration he may get in. It he's so much against the administration why did ne and his right hand bower, Ray Rushton. support the so-called admin istration two years ago?
 Mir. Dent introduced General John w A. Sanford. who said that he was glad to sec the large attendance be- cause it showed that Montgomerians are interested in government As he understood it, the present cam paign was a campaign of men and not politics Captain Forbes and MT. Teague he said are both honorable gen tlemen and both men he considered are interested in good government but he chose the Teague side because NIT :. Teague had defended Alabama in his young days and that Montgomery, the pride of Alabama should stand by him in his old age.
 He reviewed Mir. Teagues war re- cord in eloquent terms. He spoke or Mir. Teague's business ability and scoffed at The Avdertiser cartoon en- titled "rotton to the core" He closed by urging a favorable consideration of the candidacy of Mir. Teague. General Sanford was followed by W w. Pearson. who spoke of Teaguc's qualifications as high minded, cour- ageous genetleman. a man or business capacity and of executive ability, and a man who could give the city the time the office he sought required. Mir. Dent in adjourning the meeting announced that there would be d Teague meeting in West End, Tuesday night The place and hour will be an- nounced later.