The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-02
SPEAKING AT CENTRE.
Candidates Knox and Clarke Nal
 Fine Speeches.

Fine speeches.
 coosa River News. dent of the Constitutional Conyention of 1901 was next introduced He oL- fered a brief review of his serviees 70 the party; his rise rom p1yes'g ,awver ,4 .me how he had never held any oInce otnef than Constitutional Convention Presi- dent. Mr. Knox went into an expia- nation of some of the new Constitu- tiorl's successful workings and showed especially, that the franchise curtail- ment feature was an eminent success. He thought that with his knowledge of AIabama affairs he could represent the State satisfactorily In the United States Senate, in the event or va cancy occurring, His speech was ,nsS L,ss
 The Hon. Richard H. Clarke of Mo bile, ex-Congressman from the First District and a man whom the people oI this section have always honored, was next up. MT Clarke's speech was de- liberate and digniied (much like that of Mir. Knox in this respect }, though ne tribute to Senators Morgan and Fettus was touching and beautiful. Many damp eyes Followed his eloquent re- In opening his address MT. Clarke told of how he had started life in g modest way, gradually climbing to the top of his profession of the law. Re- viewed his Services as Circuit Solicitor his services in the Legislature of the State and his eight years career 1 ia Congress. Dick" Clarke also served % federate and was a loyal patriot du- ring the exasperating trials incident to reconstruction. He moved early after ty. In 1888 he was elected to the Fed eral Congress. His difficult struggle was to get a place on the River and
 Mr fsiarEe showed that ha entered Congress December i, 1889. and took part in getting up four river and har- bor bills. Before he entered Congress l the appropriations for the Coosa rtVei had been as follows:
 11es July Q 'sov'vVS lss6, August 5 ................ 45,o9C
 In the four biliis he took part in the | appropriations were:
 | 1890, September IS ...,...... $300. .00t ISSz, July ls ,.....''......''. sS9'00ot | 1S96. June ................... 100000 Total 9four billsl :::::.::.. .ss5S. .oOt gress the appropriations were as fol. lows:
 1899. March .................. .s2o.0ot M TRe s Speaker K explained how he s0iSat SSt | been friend to the Coosa' and tnt | other rivers of Alabama, and thought l he deserved some consideration from
 
 | that 800 miles of the Coosa, Alabama and Mobile rivers (which are really | one) run through Alabama: that nc other State in the Union has so long 6 ! water course running through it's con. | fines; that it must some day be opened | from Rome. Ga, to his home in Mo | bile. He has the happy faculty o1 l making figures look eloquent to people | who are attentive to facts.
 r Mir. Clarke was the first speaker | ed men who have spoken here this cam | paign, to give credit to the new Con- | stitutton and to the Jelks adminfstra- | tion for such wonderful increase in tho | public schools and Confederate sol diers' funds
 Mir. Clarke grew eloquent in exploit. ing the wonderful natural resources and industrial development of Alabama exhibiting the most thorough knowI- edge of the States ocean, railroad ano river trade of any man who has spoken here The Mobile statesman made many friends.