The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-14
Change of Sentiment is
 Made Apparent.
His Friends' Have worked Faithfully and Seemingly Certain Conner Ma jority Has Been Turned Into a Sure Thing for the Ens-
 ley Doctor.
By l.. F. waadruff.

| ny L. Fs WOO0fums
 l Elba, JL.J I3.-(Special Correspon- | dence. )--Dr. Cunningham will carry
 Coffee county. People in Montgomery. the political wiseacres of Alabama,
 may not believe this but the people of Coffee county do, and, in this case they
 are most assuredly the people to whom
 a belief Is coming
 l To hear that Coffee county is for | Cunningham is surprising to even the most sanguine of the supporters of the Ensley doctor, except those sup | porters who live in Elba. Enterprise and the neighboring villages and 1 farms The doctor himself was none l too sure of Coffee. In fact. he greatly underestjmated his strength.
 But ali doubts were abolished the | moment he reached Enterprise on his I trip to Elba, and when he reached this prosperous county seat. he continually expressed his delight over conditions. The candidate made haTa s=ip to reach Elba to fill his appointment at II o'clock yesterday morning. Me 1 had to catch a mail train leaving Ash ford few .minutes before o'clock in the morning. A two hours walt at the Dothan depot was not calculated to stimulate candidate,
 At Elba Junction, he found that 1t was impossible to reach Elba unless he took a freight train to Enterprise. On tniS tEdI1, ne Htcl d uutfiUCt Ol AOA-
 egates to the Mariana District Metho-
 dist Conference at Enterprise and the
 doctor and politician mingled pleas antly with the preachers and received
 several assurances of support.
 Although the freight train stopped but briefly at Enterprise. he was most
 cordially greeted by many citizens. He pushed on to Elba, however. and was
 more than agreeably surprised when
 he received the most enthusiastic re- ception of his Southeastern trip.
 When his E1ba friends first began to relate their glowing reports on the fa- vorable condition of the county, the doctor doubted. But, when, after meeting that was marked by enthu- siasm and careful attention, he re- ceived scores of pledges of support and assurances of active work in his be- half, doubt dwindled. and the tubila- ton that spread over the candidates features was noticeable. T did Golf fee an injustice boys" he said, as he was being driven oa to Brodkton. T thought 1t was for Conner, but now know we'll carry the county"
 pr. Cunningham had not counted on the activity of his Coffee county friends Had his friends over the State used half the pro rata of effort expended by the Coffee people, the nomination of the Ensley doctor would now be assured. They nave not stop ped at seeking to convince those who had not decided. but they boldly charg- ed the Conner ranks and the prisoners brought back have not been few in number.
 Coffee was, at the outset Of the cam paign, estimated three to one in the favor of the Avondale manufacturer. The men who made those estimates then estimate now that the county is three to two with Dr. Cunningham in the lead And before the end of the campaign, said Captain Carlisle of Enterprise. T believe 1t will be three to one. Our forces are now we'll or ganized. The boys are enthusiastic in their work for Doctor Cunningham and I don't see how they can be headed"
 Coffee gave Conner a majority over John V. Smith, and 1t is freely prophe- sled that Cunningham's majority over Conner will be much larger than that which the cotton manufacturer secured in 190a.
 The theory of some politicians that speeches do not make votes directly, but only serve to stimulate the en- thusiasm of a candidates national supporters, was disproved today by Dr. Cunningham. After his speech, which was pronounced a master piece of oratory. wisdom and statecraft, there were open expressions of con- version to his policies.
 Coffee county is to a great degree white county. Its people take more than usual interest in politics. They