The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-11
SPEECHES FOR FORBES
ENTHUsIAsTIC MEETING IN SOUTH
 WEST MONTGOMERY.
Methods of Machine Politics Exposed and Police Chief Gerald Dubbed
 ~The Czar"-AnOther
 Meeting Tonight.

Southwestern Montgomery heard
 something of machine method of poli-
 tics governing this city when Captain
 A. G. Forbes in his candidacy Tor
 Mayor invaded that section last night
 and aroused the people to enthusiasm
 with his proposed policies of reform government
 A crowd of about 100 citizens gath cred in a vacant storehouse at the corner of Cleveland and Jefferson Da- wis Avenues, in Ward 2. at 8 o'clock and heard lively discussion of mu- nicipal politics by Captain Forbes and several of his friends.
 The store was large enough to ac- comodate only seventy-five chairs. These were occupied and a number of persons stood in the rear and in the doorways. Interest was strong throughout the meeting and the state- ments by the speakers relating to the strength of Captain Forbes in the cam paign were received with bursts of ap- plause.
 Captain Forbes. introduced by Ray Rushton as 'the man with a message and the candidate with an issue," was warmly received when he arose to make his speech.
 He outlined briefly the issues of the campaign and dwelt upon machine politics. He pledged the audience that if he was elected Mayor. he would break up machine politics in Mont gomery and would give the people an opportunity of choosing their ohacials with undue influence being brought to bear on them. He criticised warmly the abuse of power by the city admin istratlon and declared that It was due to machine politics.
 Great interest was manifested in his remarks and his speech was frequently interrupted by enthusiastic applause. c. c. Bird, who resides in that section of the city, addressed his neighbors
 briefly in advocacy of Captain Forbes's candidacy. He said he believed that the time had come for a change in city affairs.
 Ray Rushton, manager of the Forbes Campaign Club, made a strong address, giving reasons why the voters of Mont gomery should support the candidacy of Captain Forbes. He referred in highest terms to the personal and busi- ness character of the man whom he said was leading his supporters to vic- tory. He described Captain Forbes as the highest type of manhood and as-
 sured his hearers that such a man could not fail to be good guardian of
 Mcntgomery's interests.
 He expressed confidence in the out
 come of the campaign and in the belief
 that the people of Montgomery had had "the wool removed from their eyes" and were now ready for a dis tinct change in city government. Duncan May declared that he had been an independent voter ever since he reached his majority and that he did not fear to take & stand against "the ring" of Montgomery machine politi- clans. He charged the administration at present and in the past with ois- crimination in dealing just treatment to citizens and he earnestly hoped for better times to come.
 MT. May declared that most men who dictate the votes of others were
 with MT. Teague in his campaign and that 1t was time for the independent voters to assert their lawful right to vote for the man whom they them selves chose as the best man for the office.
 Cad W. Beale. q well known young railroad machinist, declared emphatic
 TeagLe's supporters that four -flfths of
 the railroad men in Montgomery were for Teague. Twenty-one voters. he
 said. were In the shops where he worked and eighteen of these men were for Forbes. He thought this one instance indicated the general condi- tion of the railroad vote and he assert
 ed that he could call the names of the men If they were desired. The other speakers. L. l.. Lasseter,
 T. R. Hicks, B. Rhody, Morgan Sweat, J. w. Brand and O. F. Warner were
 cordially received and each one creat-
 ed enthusiasm for the cause by his re-
 marks.
 Chief of Police Gerald was termed
 "the Czar" by the speakers. who allud-
 ed to him as "the chief manipulator of
 machine politics"
 At the close of the meeting. which continued about an hour, 1t was an-
 nounced that a general rally would l ba held at the Forbes campaign head | quarters In the Pollak building at 8 o'clock tonight and that all citizens, irrespective of their political opinions, 1,,niilI ha HNal1nnaa