The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-09-23
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Historian Who Erred.


 News of recent triumph of ungar- bieJ facts about slavery Tn the souLn- ern states over Northern prejudice was brought to Montgomery yesteroaE , Ty 1. mander of the Alabama Sons Of con- federate Veterans.
 Some two years ago" said MT. Dun- can, Mir. schuler. the historian' eave srnsTs sstuTs mostly sS inFEis la hs listened to as a man of unduestioneo authority on all phases of American history. They would have belle 6elieve9 c5 negro slaves in Virginia before the war had he not been cortradicted on the platform. Naturally the man 70 contradict the historian was a sou.n, .,n of the Mason and Dixon line are prone to accept any horrid pictures of slave
 Well Mir. schuler declared that most slaves in Virginia wore nothing but thin calico over their bodies through out the severest part of the winter. Their suffering must have been great by this meagre allowance in the clothes line. Eut Professor Fleming, who was then a student in Columbia University and happened to hear the lecture. re- lieved the audience of the mental nor. calico was not used, but that wooden clothing was given the slaves. Noth- ing more was needed to prove his as. dealt with calico was not as cheap as
 one of the publishers of the Ency- clopedia Brittanica also happened to tract to write that portion of the Brit tory It has just developed that Mir sehuler win not pen American history 1t will be done by Professor Fleming.
 Professor Fleming, it should be re- called. has the chair of history in Wsst vrsna sf be UpysTsss %asss potsecsne Es s Institute, where he began his historical work. fui nishing much of the copy TOT the Gulf States Historical Magazine while in college at Auburn.
 Chairman Mallory Talks.
 T eau only say that have never thought any more or running Tor Coy, , ernor than the man in the mo1n, ssatd satd Democratic Executive Committee yes terday while on business trip to Montgomery from his home In Selma. a in faS9E or 1ate aydod Colonel Mallory. T am favor of 3 primery in August, say, which would give an opportunity for the. Democrats primary. However, that the remainder Of ihe Committee may have a chance to register their votes on the question of an early primary propose to call year. l heard that therc are some Of the candidates In favor of an early prim1aIrX 1fIXy. .n ..r,,, nr,r,.rv r,,s,, sr,, the wishes of the candidates and some others it seems to me the late primary election should be the more popular have my reasons for this. Are there not thousands of young men in the in July and participate in the primary who might be deprived of the privilege in the event of an early primary. believe in accommodating the greatest number Of people in the the tatS.. stats whe ,sc young men who will become of age next year in time to register for the primary should it be called for Au' gust we should expect many, people tc rule. The registrars will open theii books in July for the November cleo. ton. Those who register for the cleo tion will be allowed to take part in tht the primary Is pulled off as some de. mand before July, in April, for in stance.
 Go be done by a late primary The franchises ot thousands. on the othei hand, will be taken away if an early primary is decided upon. However, pression on the part of the other mem bers of the Executive Committee bJ calling It together early next year. Colonel Mallory had T othing to sa1 of the probability of an extra session In repeating his denial that he was candidate for Governor he said he knew of only two others who would likely bt in the race and these were Lieutenant. Governor Cunningham and Hon. B. B Conner. President of the Alabama Rail road Commission.