The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-11
CONFER AT JASPER
AGAINST NOMINATION. OF SENATORS
 BY THB PEOPLE.
Candidate in Speech at walkers Capi- tol Says That Filling of vacan- cfes should Be Left to
 the Governor.

JdSptT, rep. lv.--A0ptCtdi.J--IO 0u audience of about two hundred people. B. B. Conner, candidate for Governor, today declared his opposition to the nomination of United States Senators by direct vote of the people. Mir. Conner said that the filling of vacancies should be left exclusively to the Governor, Mir. Corners address lasted two hours and forty-fve minutes during which time his audience showed some rest lessness MT. Conner was introduced by Sheriff Lacy, The candidates speech was along his usual lines, freight rates being the principal subject of his ad- dress.
 Referring to The Advertisers stem ographer, who was present, Mir. Conner called the attention of. the audience tn him and said: At Tuscaloosa, they knew I would know every stenographer in the State, and when was up there they had a. stenographer from Nash vile"
 Mir. Conner then said: T like The Ad- vertiser. It is a great paper, but let me read you something.''
 He then read circular letter from The Advertiser to its correspondents to the effect that 1t was important for that paper to keep in touch with MT. Corners movements, and said: Am as dangerous as that? What is the matter with me?"
 Continuing. he said: T believe in To- cal option. I favor that any town or county or district can have a saloon or dispensary or prohibition. Thats democracy pure and simply"
 Mr. Conner then proceeded to attack the freight rates of Alabama, declaring that the rate on fertilizer in Alabama was fifty per cent. more than in Geor- sia and one hundred per cent. more than in Mississippi. He said: Tt has been said that If we quit this light, the railroads might do something for us ther asked his son. He said. Suppose give you twenty cents now and then give you fifty cents and then l give you one dollar and then two dollars and a half. and suppose told you to give that to your mother what would she have? The little boy said, Papa, she would have fit Wouldnt Ala untarily decreased their freight ratesF
 Referring to the difference in rates between Georgia and Alabama, he said; "ThS rates In Alabama are from 20 to 12o per cent. higher than in Georgia. In other words, you pay from 20 to lzO per cent. more traA they pay on the same roads in Georgia. Where you pay $2.20 Georgia pays $1.
 He then referred to the rates in oth- CT States and the statements of cer- tain railroad officials to the effect that the Alabama rate was higher than any of the other southern States. all Of which has been published before.
 He said: Tn behalf of the people of Alabama I asked for the Georgia classifcations of rates and the Georgia standard of rates. I asked my assoei. ates If there was any compromise we could agree upon. and they turned it all down"
 Mir. Conner referred to the Commis- sion as three horse team, the lead horse pulling for the people and the other two for the railroads.
 He attacked the valuations as given to the auditor for taxation as returned to the Railroad Commission. Refer ring to his light for an anti-railfoad Legislature, he said, will you strike | hands with me and let's carry 1t to a I successful issue. Stand for the Leg l islature! Why? Because. under the | Constitution of Alabama the railroads are going to claim. so I have got from reliable authority, that the Legislature can pass a rate law but can't delegate l the authority"
 During his address MT. Conner pulled | a number of passes from his pocket and exhibited to the audience, saying: ''why am l entitled to an express | frank, to send my express free of charge? Because they are charging you too much. I have got one here, a frank to send telegrams free. Did l you ever send one free? I can do 1t |. couldn't do it as a business man, but can do 1t as a politician. The exs l press company, the telegraph company, the Pullman Car Company, the whole | concern deadheads me. why? What use l is a politician? Do they furnish any | freight or pay any freight? Who pays | the freight? The man who never gets | a pass"
 Referring to Dr. Cunningham, he said:
 "Dr. Cunningham says that I am making myself out to be a dictator. Nonsense! I tell you it Is your State and your Government. Take a broom and sweep that gang out I mean the railroad lobby. They don't belong there. It Is your State and you have got to have q Legislature. You need 1t in your business. Dr. Cunningham said he wouldn't say so. I said if you won't say so. you are a fraud. and he is If he doesn't say so his election will be folly and q farce. The Legisla- ture has got to make these laws. am making this speech not for Conner, but for you"
 Mr. Conner reiterated his statement that Dr. Cunningham's policy was a good one and his platform the best, but no one could believe he would carry it out if elected.
 Referring to the action of the Demo- cratic committee. he said:
 Do you know the primary law, the enc you are voting under today? It is so made that the young men will be allowed a chance to register and vote and that was good. That was all right. but do you know who made this pri- mary law?'
 He then repeated his statement that he was Democrat and believed that any fight in the family should be fought out in the family" and continued: The Birmingham Evening News published that a railroad environed crowd met in Montgomery the day before the con vention met Did they meet by acci- dent or design? What right had they to meet to give the primary laws of the gtata nE Alaka .zhaEa the E.x-