The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-22
PICTURESQUE DASH
 THROUGH RUSSELL COUNTY

Auuress or Frank s. White 10 the Democratic Voters of the State" He read from this address the headlines that sprinkled the printed page. such as ''cunningham warmer by comer.s fre.' "Cunningham stands on Corners plat form when he has no other place to stand, Dr. Cunningham for rate re- form In the eleventh hour"
 Now my friends said Dr. Cunhing- ham. if those things are true. you vote against rne. don't deserve your sup port. But am here to tell you that they are not true am here to look into your eyes and tell you that they are not true. Against the words of Frank s, White. against the words of The Birmingham News, I put the print ed records of the State of Alabama. point you to consistent record which shows that for more than twenty-fiv years I have stood for Railroad Com mission with power to act and for just and fair rates in the State.
 The record is true or false. The words of Frank s. White and The Bir- minghan News are true or false--which Is true? My friends. have the right, and do call upon you to rebuke such a campaign of injustice and misrepre- sentation."
 pr. Cunningham devoted part of his
 
 pfetentious claims of MT. Corners friends that his campaign was high minded crusade in the interest of the people of the State. He showed, in- stead, that 1t was an ordinary hunt for office prompted by the ambition of a rich man to hold office.
 Why. my friends" asked pr. Cum ningham. am the object of a fight made by MT. Corners friends? ! dare say there Is no man in public life in Alabama who. for twenty-six years, has had such an affirmative record on this great question as I have. Sena- tors Morgan and Pettus in the Senate voted against the Hepburn bill, giving the Interstate Commerce Commission the right and power to fix and revise rates. MT. Conner and his friends have not raised hand or voice to defeat these Alabamians in their race for the nomination. Ex-Governor John ston and ex-Governor oates and Hon. John B. Knox, President of the Consti- tutional Convention. and Richard H Clarke of Mobile are candidates for al- ternate United States Senator. MT. Conner and his friends have declared that the Governors of Alabama and the Constitutional Convention were dom- mated by the railroads of the State Then, why have they not been the sub- ject of a light as ami
 "Why is the fight made on me, the man who has had consistent affirma- tive record for twenty-six years on this great question? Because, my friends. I am between Mir. Conner and the con- summation of his ambition. Because stand between him and the Governor ship"
 After going into a full explanation nF Tox Gv1e ha Ia road Commission, and showing that It conferred ample power upon the Com mission to fix and revise railroad rates. pr, Cunningham warned his hearers that the rate would never be settled in the Governors office.
 The Governor has no more to do with fixing rates than the man in the moon." declared Dr. Cunningham. You are overboasting the mark when you are fighting over the Governorship as the proper means for settling the rate question. He can have nothing on earth to do with 1t. If you want the question settled, you must help to set- lie 1t sby selecting Commissioners ac- :ording to your way of thinking. And while you are wrought up over the question of selecting the Governor, two Commissioners. who do not agree with you may slip in aud you will be as far from getting the relief you seek as you were before"
 Whistle of Train.
 The china tree under which Dr. Cum ningham spoke, was only a few yards rom the depot As he had only an lour and half in which to make his lddress, he continued to speak until he leard the whistle of the Central train Or Hurtsboro. With this, he brought he address to a close and hurried to he depot. But on his way down he vas blocked by men who told him how Inc his address was. And some of hem told him that they had been for fir. Conner. but that he could now de- 'end upon their votes. One of these vas Marshal c. E. Baker of Hurtsboro.
 There are more Cunningham men Ii Hurtsboro now than there was early his morning." said MT. Baker. Since his morning I know of one vote that IT, Conner lost and Dr. Cunningham von. That vote is my vote. I am not ashamed to say that was turned. vas anxious to vote for the best man.
 was anxious to get at the truth of his campaign. And when I heard the .ddress of Dr. Cunningham, believe
 heard the truth from the best man. The Conner men have been claiming this 'eat by a big majority, but the ma Orlty Will not De as DIE as lI was De- ore Dr. Cunningham came.
 So quick a connection did Dr. Gun ingham and his party make at the rain that no opportunity was given for many to come forward and give ex- ression to their views and sentiments. But a number of his friends ran with i'm to the depot. One of them was L A. Powell, a prominent citizen of Iurtsboro. who was decidedly well leased with the speech and it's effect pon the crowd
 T can't tell the full ioffect of 1t on our community said Mr. Powell. but 1t Tas both timely and able. You see, this as supposedly been Conner stronghold 1 here Is no doubt that MT. Conner has o far had the best of 1t. according to he voters who have expressed them elves. But Dr. Cunningham has un- oubtedly grown in popular strength. Ie had been growing before he came or this address and now l know his tock will increase. believe Dr. Cum lingham's forces in Russell County ave increased in a remarkable way"
 The Cunningham men found in the leeting another cause for satisfaction nd congratulation. They declared he one MT. Conner addressed in the anne place Saturday afternoon. In his rip through Russell Saturday, Mir. 'omer delivered two speeches, one at eale and one at Hurtsboro. No mem Ter of pr. Cunningham's party was resent at Mt Corners meeting, but the ocal Cunningham men asserted posi- lively that the Cunningham crowd was nuch larger than the Conner crowd.
 They went on to assert that Mir. 'omers friends were not especially rall I-... AnI atu