The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-25
THEOOSE IN MOBILE
GRAND CUNNINGHAM RALLY IN THEATRE.
James H. Webb, B. B. Boone, E. NJ. Robinson and Col. F. L. Rus- sell Speak in TBeiF Can-
 didate's Behalf.

Robinson and Col. E. l.. Rus- sell Speak in Their Cans. didate's Behalf.
 Mobile, Aug. 24.--(Special. )-In Mo-
 bile Theatre tonight was held the last rally of the Mobile Cunningham Club
 in the interests of the candidacy of Dr. R. M Cunningham. The weather was oppressively warm and the house having been closed for several months, the electric fans were little more than useless. Despite the extreme heat. however, not less than 200 men as sembled in the building to listen while they sweitered, to able. earnest and strong appeals for political preferment for Dr. Russell M Cunningham. It needed no bIare of brass to draw these faithful adherents.
 Hon. James H. Webb. Solicitor of Mobile County, and President of the Mobile Cunningham Club at S:15 o'clock tribute to his clubs champion. First he read the following telegram which is self explaining and was received with marked enthusiasm:
 Please express to the club and com- mlttee my sincere thanks for what they are doing. and my regrets for not being able to come to Mobile tonight. 0ay ID my IIleHuS HI MOD1IS that tnin&S 6 look good to me.
 Russell M Cunningham"
 Mfr. Webb spoke euIogistlcally of Dr. Cunningham. and refuted the assertion of number of Comerites that Cum. ningham was a narrow man. Gun ningham is a good man, while Conner never amounted to much" he said. Dr. Cunningham had been elevated by those among whom he had lived, whether in y~H t~. 4uw -.. 26 years of age his fellow citizens of Franklin had sent him to the Legisla- ture, where he served them we'll Co., mer was building his fortune through discriminating freights by his broth- er-in-law, who was president of a rail- road.
 Speaking of rate legislation, MT. Webb said 1t would be shown later that Dr, Cunningham was a champion of this issue before Mir Conner became known Unlike Conner. he said, Cunningham has not presumed to dictate to the peo- pie who should be elected to the Gen. eral Assembly. MT Webb said 1t had been intended to have Judge Price wll- Hams preside, but in his absence he would ask Hon. J. F. Afford. Judge of the Inferior Criminal Court, to do the honors.
 Judge Afford. in acknowlels.ing. said -NhVN Lt- was dDSO- lutely sincere in his favoring the recti- lying of the freight rates. and he also believed MT Conner to be sincere Re- lieving this, said the speaker I am sincere when I say to you that if you elect pr. Cunningham Governor and leave Mfr. Conner where he is, the best interests of the people will be sub- served in this particular" He had heard that Mir Conner had been given nninfOn NJ a n oFa Ia Al Railroad Commission was an illegal body If so," he asked why does Mir Conner persist in remaining President of the Commission?
 To make this grand old State the greatest in the Union, said the speaker pr, Cunningham Is by far the best fitted. He surpasses Mir Conner in edu- cation, experience, and surroundings "All things being equal would ask my fellow citizens of Mobile County if for nothing else, to vote for Dr. Cum ningham because he is the kfnsman of Col. E.sL. Russell. who has ever worked for the best for this city and county
 Colonel Russell. he said. had never been charged. even by the enemy with discriminating against AIabamians
 Judge Afford then introduced Hon. B. R. Boone, City Attorney of Mobile Mir, Boone was very brief in his re- marks, but emphasized the facts that pr. Cunningham had ever been a cham pion of Mobile County's excellent school system, which, he declared, was sufl- cient to touch the hearts of every fa- ther and son in the county He eulo- gized Dr. Cunningham to the highest and predicted success for him next Monday.
 Hon. E. M Robinson was the next speaker introduced. Major Robinson regretted the strenuous weather, and said those who had come to the meet ing were patriots. This, he said, has been one of the most marvellous cam paigns in the history of Alabama. Dr. Cunningham, he declared had run hls own campaign without a State manage nent, and whether he wins or loses, he stands out as a champion of this native State. The integrity of every Governor of Alabama. from Seay down. had been challenged. yet Cunningham had de- tended the good and the bad in all, to the extent that during his time he was the best of all. He endorsed the Con- stitutional Convention, which was & God-send to the white men of Ala bama.
 As to rate regulation for railroads in Alabama, said Mir. Robinson, no man has the temerity to say Dr. Cunningham ever opposed such movement He was in the Legislature when Dr. Gun ningham was President of the Senate. bill was introduced to have a Rail road Commission for Alabama elected by the people. It had the stamp of ap- proval of the Legislature. A strong lobby got busy with the Senate, and after eight days a vote was reached The vote was a tie. and Dr. Cunning ham cast the deciding vote which made 1t possible for MT. Conner to be Presi- dent of the Commission. But for that vote," he said, Conner would be manu- flour and operating his cotton mills"
 Cries were made for Col E. L. Rus sell, and the presiding officer in glow ing terms, introduced Mobiles leading citizen and Dr, Cunningham's kinsman.
 Colonel Russell after speaking of the great love expressed publicly and privately to him by the people of this among whom he had lived thir- ty years. said 1t was a pleasure to him 1 to know from personal hearing that MT. Conner had openly said If ali the | railroads in Alabama had been as fair | to people as had been Colonel Russell | as the head of the Mobile and Ohio | there would be no need for a Railroad | 
 Speaking of freight rates, Colonel