The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-15
SPEAKS IN MOBILE
CANDIDATE CONFER DELIVERS ADJ
 DRESS FOR CITY FOLKS.
Praises Mobile and Ohio and Says Southern and l.. and N. Discrim- mate fin Favor of Pensacola
 and New Orleans.

Mobile, Feb. 14.-(speciaI.(77-C 77-Candi- date B.. B. Conner spoke here .tonight to g. gathering of about 25o During the day negro boys paraded the streets with banners bearing the inscription. Peoples Candidate for Governor. Hon. B. B, Conner Will Address the Citizens of Mobile County at Temperance Hall Wednesday Night, Feb 14th, at T:30. All Invited to Come" The 1st regf- ment band, under the leadership of D. S. Drago. furnished music for the occasion. MT. Conner was introduced dress. MT, Berney Is a defeated candi- date for Mayor and an ex-attorney for the Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
 Mir. Comer's speech was along his usual lines. He refrained from an swering the editorial of The Adver- tiser this morning. He was well re- ceived by the audience and drew some applause Circuit Judge Samuel Browne interrupted the speech several times, and was the source of some amuse- ment to the crowd.
 Your correspondent was told by a prominent Mobilian, who is an ardent Cunningham supporter, that while the indications are that Conner Is pretty strong in Mobile. pr. Cunningham has a strong following. This is really a Cunningham town, and the Doctor can make good whenever he chooses to take the stump again.
 MT Conner made his usual attack on the railroads and stated that the Mo bile and Ohio road was the only one which had so Gar tried to meet the wishes of the people. His speech with reference to railroad rates was exactly as has been heretofore published.
 MT. Conner again referred to the al- leged libels published against him two years ago and stated at length the history of the Cousin Dickart" incl dent. He introduced your correspond ent to the. audience and read letter of the Advertiser asking to be advised of his movements, but made no fur ther comment
 He repeated his charge that in the last election, $500 900 had been spent in attempting to defeat him. Mir. Conner declared that the Louisville and Nash vile Railroad and the Southern made higher rates in portions of Alabama so as to get freight to Pensacola and New Orleans.
 With reference to pr. Cunningham. he reiterated his former statements that Dr. Cunningham was a railroad-en- vitoned man. and though hls platform was a good one. and that he had even ut-COmered conner, stlil the people could not believe his platform would stand His speech. on a whole, was very tame, being substantially what has been published so often, as to be monotonous.
 He expressed himself as favoring education, local option and the care of the old soldiers
 There was some surprise expressed by local citizens that he made no atr tempt to answer the editorials of The Advertiser this morning. In his speech. Mir Conner made absolutely no refer ence to the Jasper or Alexander City incidents and beyond his usual intro duction of your correspondent to the audience had nothing to say except that he would do the same old stunts
 After following MT Conner over the State, 1t Is worth remark to note the difference in the tone of his speeches in the city and country. As your cor respondent was told tonight. MT. Corner does not attempt to appeal to the thought of the people. hut to the preju dice and bias of those who do not know and have no means Of knowing the true situation.