The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-24
CANDIDATE AT PARK
CAPTAIN FORBES SPOKE TO voT-
 FRS OF WARD SEVEN,
Elaborated His Plans if Elected Mayor of Montgomery and Scored Inefn- cheney of the Police De-
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Captain A. O. Forbes, candidate for the mayoralty of Montgomery made his second campaign address last night, when he spoke in the interest oN his candidacy to the voters of Highland Park.
 The meeting was held in the old school house of the municipality of Highland Park. Since Highland Park has become a composite part of the Seventh Ward of the City of Mont- gomery, = more pretentious school house has been erected for the use of the children of that thriving res- idence suburb
 The little school house last night held an. audience of something over fifty people, who gave CaStain Forbes rape attention and generous applause.
 The occasion preceding the speak ing was evidently an amateur theatri- cal. On the stage, where the candi- date for mayor and his seconds were seated. was a row of foot lights, com posed of five unlit wax candles
 On the table besides the proverbial campaign water pitcher was a huge bunch of carnations.
 M M. Sweatt, a prominent real es- tate and insurance man. presided and introduced the speakers.
 Captain Forbes was accompanied on his Highland Park trip by four or five of his most earnest supporters. There were also present 6 few ladies and children but the great majority of the audience was composed of qualified electors. men who will take a part in the naming of the next mayor.
 Mir. Sweatt called the meeting to order at o'clock. He explained that this was his first appearance in a
 
 man to be intensely partisan in politics but had always. as every American citizen should, cast his bal lot for what ne thought to be the proper principles. He said. however, that he was partisan in this cam paign for he had a candidate to vote for, who had the courage of his con- victions and who didn't mind express ing them. He described Captain Forbes as q fearless and progressive business man and introduced him "as the next Mayor of Montgomery"
 Captain Forbes was loudly applaud ed as he advanced to the centre of the stage. He thanked the audience for their attendance and said that unlike MT. Sweatt, he was not making his first political speech. His maiden speech was delivered at West End ne said.
 The candidate talked on practically the same lines as he did at the West End meeting. He took as his text, his platform and declaration of prin- ciples and elucfdaTed fhem for the benefit of his hearers. His main point was heretofore Montgomery has not been governed for the people nor by people but by a set of astute politi- clans. who have perpetually kept themselves. their families. or their personal friends in office. regardless of the welfare of the city.
 This ring, Captain Forbes delcared, made pretenses of good government. | The members simply called on thefy friends and by delivering patronage in different prolific sources. brought votes. This was what the speaker wanted stopped.
 He said that he had realized for many years that Improvements could be made in Montgomery and make the city stand out abreast with It's sisters. | He always believed that if some good man was elected mayor. whose hands were not tied by political promises and pledges. this thing could be done He announced for mayor with hesi- tation, he said, but when the call came ''Barkis was willing" He immediate I q tion of the principles for which he stood for he was not running on his | own personality but was running for good government and progress. He did not want a single vote under a wrong impression, as to what ne stood for.
 Captain Forbes took up various live municipal topics. He declared that If elected mayor he would make every effort to eradicate gambling in Mont gomery and would at least keep the ell from being run wide open and pub lie.
 He discussed his attitude toward the police department. He said that if elected he would choose a chief of l police whom the evildoers so respected and feared that when the chief of po- | lice heard that a gambling house was in operation or q bar room was violat- 1 ing Sunday laws, the chief of police would not be compelled to make ar- rests. but would simply say, Stop it. and the gambler and the saloon man and the other classes of lawbreakers | would know that he meant it. Captain Forbes spoke for some time on the various departments of the city | government and said that in many of these departments the people had moi | been getting value received for their taxes. He criticized the methods oi distributing of city Improvements, as l to streets and water works extension The only street improvement that | you have had to amount to anythipe that has been done in Highland Park was the work done before Highland