The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-25
Hon. George c. Miles and Hon. Lloyd Tate Set Forth the Claims of the Ensley Man To the Suffrage :
 of AIahamians.
BY l.. F. WOODRUFF.

The Conner people, however. are not inactive, They are likewise exerting their every effort to roll up big ma iority.
 Result, things are politically boil ing hot in the good Commonwealth of Butler
 Dr. cunningham's friends in the coun- tv conceived the idea of entertaining she voters at picnic and public speak ing. The entire county was invited. and although the Cunningham contin- gent turned out more fully to hear the sneakers. still Mr.N Conner had many friends on the grounds
 George c. Miles of Montgomery. aud Hon. Lloyd Tate of Elmore County. were selected as the speakers of the day. No more fortunate selection could have heen made by the committee. MT Mics quietly presented the claims Of the Ensley doctor and explained them. while the brilliant young Elmore lawyer in a burst of oratorv enlarged on the thoughts presented by Mir Miles and en- unused the entire audience with his elo- uuence Cheer after cheer greeted the young attorney and at the close of ms address, the Conner men were among the | first to congratulate the young man on l his excellent address.
 Candidate Reid Spoke. z E. Reid of Andalusia, a candidate | for State Senator, was also on the Iscene and on his request, he was allowed | mart of the time of MT. Miles ana MI Tate in which to present his claim he made a short but convincing address and favorabiy impressed his audlenca | Reddock Springs is a place or natuF- l al beauty. It lies at the end of splen- ! did red dirt road and Is about as dense- | Iv wooded as any place that can pc no" | found in Alabama. , xa.,a
 number of Greenvilie people nave ! summer cottages near the springs tna' they may enjoy the fine sulphur watet Tn the center of this dense wo9 Sas, . 1 Icrea cleared space, where oahcAis nia9Sorm has been built and rustic seats arc nlaced among surrounding trees; | rha visitors began to arrive ear ,r.a,, comc in wagon and in surry' in | raat runabout or large family convey ance while many of the men came on borseback. Each conveyance eohtaIn- cd besides it's occupants latgs hnnhpsa ..l's baskets full of all sorts Of good tnihEs 1 to cat. About 200 persons were pres
 ent half of whom were women m lUeb+ sumnaery frocks or children care
 f,;lIv dressed and smiling.
 R. Smythe chairman of the Coun.
 tv Executive Committee, presided ano introduced each speaker without com
 ment. 4 |,
 o,olocx and Mir Miles was first intro
 6nced. The speaker carefully review | ed the necessity for intelligent voting
 and then took up the records Of pr
 Cunningham and his opponent. He
 urged that while Dr. Cunningham and
 MT, Conner practically agreed on raii.
 road rate regulations, the first named
 had a clear position of Just as much importance as railroad rate regulation
 such as ponzioning the old soldiers
 education. and improving the convict
 system. He then took up MT Corners
 record in public life and endeavored to
 show that Mir. Comer's seeking the
 Presidency of the Railroad Com:ils-
 sion and the Governorship was not in
 the interests of the dear people put IT
 the interests of B. B. Conner.
 He said that MT. Conner began his
 6cht on the railroads because his
 brother when President of the Georgta
 Central Railroad would not discrimt nate in favor of him against other cot
 ton mill operators.
 Miles Cites the Law.
 Mir Miles cited the law to prove
 that Mir Conner as Governor could not come near accomplishing as much 1T
 the matter Of freight reduction as hC
 could if he remained President of thc
 Commission.
 He then took up Dr., Cunningham:
 splendid record and showed where i
 had always been consistent with hi
 present platform. He concluded in ar
 appeal for a Thoughtful consideration
 of the issues. MT. Miles's address wal
 well received and he received the mos
 careful attention.
 Mr Reid then addressed the people He was followed by MT. Tate It had been told MT. Tate before ht began speaking that the Conner con
 tlngent would endeavor to drown hl'
 speech with disorder. It was said tha tbis demonstration had been planned
 In advance. Subsequent events 10 ar extent confirmed these reports, bu
 these events also showed the chivalry of Butler County audience, on which . ever side it might be politt t7ally.
 Mir. Tate early lh his speech, called
 attention to a point of MT. Reid tha : the elective railroad commission bil i was passed only after a tie, which haC
 been broken by the presiding officer l MT. Reid did not tell you, who tha
 presiding officer was said MT. Tate
 "so will tell you. 1t was Doctor Rus
 sell NJ Cunningham and that vote mad ? 1t possible for B. B. Conner to becom
 a political factor in Alabama" s "Immediately there were cheers iron n the Cunningham men and in a secont o the Conner contingent, standing clos
 together, began yelling "hurrah fo
 Conner" and kept 1t up until MT. Tat
 could not proceed.
 Tate Rebuke ShOuters. Q With his face flushed with anger, tn II young lawyer shouted T thought tha r any man could get a fair. decent an, O respectful hearing in Butler Count $ and I am doubly surprised that the sol II of a Confederate soldier, who tough [ side by side with several of the mem
 bers of this audience under the hanne
 of the 17th Alabama will not be give
 a decent hearing"
 - Immediately there were cries of "fai ,t play" and the hubbub Aceased MT. W ~ F. Mckenzie, a prominent merchan V md a red hot Conner man, who ha # been one of the demonstrators. sal d that no offense had been intended an d that Mir Tate would surely receive "a careful hearing.
 This little passage brought MT Tat
 closer to the entire audience and al
 though he was interrupted severa s times by questions, still they were al - ways quietly put and his answers wer d received thoughtfully.
 - MT. Tate compared the two candI y dates. He attacked MT. Corners. post r tion on child labor and in seethin - terms condemned him for Iobbyin - against measure to prevent the work g ing of little ones in cotton milI