The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-05-30
MARENGO ASKING
 FOR SPECIAL TRAIN Voters Want to Hear Gun ningham-COmer Debate GREER IS CONVALESCENT Young Men In Selma Are Arrested On Charge of Vagrancy--Norman at
 Work for Anti-SaIoon
 League.
GREER IS CONVALESCENT I

Selma, May 29.-(Special. )--That the Cunningham-C Conner debate for June 1i in Selma is attracting widespread atten- ton is evidenced today by the request that came to Secretary Neil of the county democratic executive committee that a special train be arranged for from Myrtlewood in Marengo county to be run al wing in Selma about D. m. on the night of the speaking and leaving at mid night. The information given is that hun dreds of democrats from Marengo and West Dallas are anxious to hear the speaking and will come if the train is arranged for. Secretary Mel promised to take the matter up at once with the rail- road officials and 1t is probable that the train will be secured. The speaking will take place at p. m. in the court house 1 and the capacity of that place will be l tested There are seats for about 6oo hundred and standing room for about half as many more. It has been definitely de- clded that the speaking will take place at night and w. J. Rountree chairman of the county executive committee, will preside.
 Young Men Arrested.
 There has been instituted movement to put some five or six young men of the city to work or to have them an swer the charges of being yagrants. Two of them were arrested last night, the au- thorities not being able to find that they toll or spin. The mayor this morning decided to hold up his decision until alter the arrest of the others, all of whom are known to run together and promises to hand down his decision Thursday
 President Greer Conva1escent.
 It will be cheering news to his many friends over the state to know that Charles Greer, president of the Alabama Press association and editor of the Mar ion Standard. Is 'convalescent from ms recent attack of typhoid feYer. He writes that he will be in Selma Thursday to confer with Vice President Nell of the association and the latter will insist on him resuming the active head of the association after that date, which he Will no doubt do, his health permitting.
 During the illness of MT. Greer the com mittee appointed by the executive com mittee of the association has decided to hold the annual outing at Atlantic Beach' near Jacksonville, and Secretary Pepper man, of the association, has sent out
 
 the hearty approval of President Greer and will be carried out by him. The programme will soon be announced Tor the annual meeting in Gadsden, and 1t IS proposed to set aside an entire session to the discussion of the report or the committee on the matter controlling the foreign advertising of the papers Of Alabama through an organized agency, This matter is in the hands of com mittee composed of w. T. Weir of Ope- lika, Jacob Pepperman of Montgomery, and President Greer and is of great mo- ment to the members of the association.
 Anti-SaIoon League.
 Ex-State Senator J. D. Norman, mem Der of the last constitutional convention and a gentleman well known in political and church cirles of Alabama, is a Vis- itor to Selma today. MT. Norman Is cam paign manager of the Antl-Saloon league, and has just returned from Camden Tn the interest of that organization. He left this afternoon for Myrtlewood and Linden in Marengo county, where ne will remain the most of the week.
 In conversation this morning MT. Nor man said
 "The Anti-Saloon league at this time Is prosecuting only the question or locai option. We do not think the matter is yet ripe for cities like Selma. Mobile, Montgomery and Birmingham, but bar ring those places nearly all of the cities of the state are ready to pass upon uhe ouestion.' Out of the 500 saloons in the state very nearly 300 of them are located in the four cities named.
 We simply ask that each county ana such other divisions as may be provided for be allowed to vote upon the question of saloons or no saloons, and l find that the sentiment is fast growing and that in a short while the people themselVes ,,iu cav in each community whether or not whisky shall be sold
 MT. Norman is quite a genial gentlemen. He has had long experience in legislative and political matters and the organiza- rion which he represents mas secured valuable ally in getting his services.
 Even those who differ with him Will re- spect his views and will give nm warm and cordial personal greeting.