The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-09

Cunningham like he had been talking Conner. He never told why he had changed but he did tell me that peo- pie were changing all over the state, could point you out to a dozen men that were active for Conner two months ago and who are now active for Gun ningham. And so it goes throughout this section around here
 On the way to the summer pavilion whers Dr. Cunning gham spoke tonighs D. | Riley, we'll known cit'zen oI West Blocton, also expressed surprise at the changes which had been sos ing. He was himself an evidence el those changes. For at one time he was a Conner man, but he had come to the conclusion that pr. Cunning ham was the right man for Governor. From now on he proposed to do wpat he could for the Lieutenant Governor Mir Riley was not familiar with the lower end of the county, but around Bloctou he was quite confident that pr. Cunningham had the best of It. The pavilion in which pr. Cunning ham spoke was a half mile from the heart of West Blucton, situated Tn beautiful pine wood. It was long walk and rdtiier rough one at night from town to the pavilion, but, not withstanding thls, a great crowd gatn- cred to hear the address. The pa-
  the audience found places in the moon light beyond the shelter of the pavii- ion. It was estimated that the crowd numbered at least 200.
 Several ladies were present.
 Dr. Cunningham was presented 10 the audience by pr. c, W. Randall In beautiful and impressive speech or introduction. pr. Randall spoke of his splendid service to the State and or the enviable record he had made in public life. Dr, Randall called the speaker of the evening one of Ala bama's ablest sons. one who had orr namented every position to which his people had called him. Dr. Randall gave several tributes to the high | ground Lieutenant Governor Cunning ham had occupied on all moral ques- I tions, and he spoke of his broad char | acter as opposed to that which hoped 1 for office based upon one idea He l appeared, too, not as the candidate or any one faction, but as the candidate of all ,the people of the State.
 l f Given n Warm Reception.
 1 The warmth of the reception that l was accorded Dr. Cunningham was in itself an evidence of the friendliness | of the crowd and there in the cool pa- | vilion, lit up by one large kerosene | lamp and with the moonlight among
 the pines on the outside, Dr. Cum | ningham delivered one Of the best ad- i dresses of the campaign.
 He was a bit severe on the way in
 which MT. Conner has trifled with the
 rate question in this his last cam
 paign. He demonstrated the incon- ] sistent positions that Mir. Conser had occupied since the campaign opened He showed from MT. Corners Tusca-
 loosa speech that Mir Conner was first
 for the Georgia rate as the maximum
 rate in Alabama, and he showed from his letter to Mir Harrell of Oak Bow | cry, that he later favored the Alaba-
 ma rate the maximum rate.
 Tn his most recent speeches, de-
 clared Dr. Cunningham, ''he says he is
 in favor of a law made rate by the
 legislature on 100 items. that is the
 Georgia rate on those itesns. For the
 other 3.200 items, why he wants to | refer them to the Railroad Commits
 sion. In the very next breath he says
 the law giving the Commission power | is unconstitutional Then I ask, fl
 it is unconstitutional why does he
 want to sidetrack 3,200 items to an
 unconstitutional body? But If the
 present law and the present Commis.
 sion is constitutional why does he
 want to refer 100 items to the Iegis.
 lature."