The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
Citizens of EnsIey Held En-
 thusiastic Meeting
COMMITTEE IS APPOINTED
Many Candidates Will Assemble at Germanla Park Tomorrow With Brotherhood of Locomotive
 Engineers.

At a mass meeting of ctizens of Ensley, the home of R. M. Cunningham, candi- date for governor, steps were taken last night to form a permanent Cunningham club
 The mass meeting was held at the city hall and the attendance was very large including majority of the leading ciu- zens of the city. Dr. J. T. Springfield was made temporary chairman and c. A. Perkins, secretary.
 The following committee was appointed by the chairman to draft plans for per manent organizations J. M Donaldson. chairman; pr. J. S. Johnson, F. G. Moore, w. R. Stewart, F. H. Slye, J. J. Walker and A. c. Liddel.
 The following resolution presented by Dr. c. A. Johnson and Mayor N. w. Scott was adopted:
 Resolution Adopted.
 Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this meeting that the chair be and Is hereby requested to appoint a committee of three members of this organization whose duty 1t shall be to prepare an address to ths voters of the state setting forth the claims and policies of Lieutenant Governor R. M. Cunningham, who is asking for the suf frage of the people for governor as seen and understood by the people of his home town. The committee thus appointed Is requested to report such address to the next meeting of the club for consideration and adoption
 A number of speeches were made by those present and much enthusiasm was shown for the candidacy of Dr. Cunning ham who is no where In the state better known or more popular than in his home town.
 The committee on organization will tion and will call the next regular meet ing of the club which will possibly be early next week.
 About 330 citizens of the town signed a petition calling for the mass meeting and will take an active part in the work The intention of the club is to act as an ad- vsory board to their candidate and to assist in the work of the campaign.
 Meeting Tomorrow.
 The occasion of the annual meeting and picnic of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers at Germania park tomorrow promises to be one of great importance from political point of view.
 While it Is a well known fact that the locomotive engineers as an organization is. perhaps, freer from politics than most any other organization. A number of the leading office seekers of the state have been invited to be present and make speeches, and it is understood that sev- eral of them will avail themselves of the opportunity.
 Among those expected to be present is B. B. Conner, candidate for governor: Richmond Pearson Hobson, democratic nominee for congress from the Sixth dis tIict; Emmett O'Neal and D. J. Meador, candidates for lieutenant governor.
 It is also probable that several other candidate for state offices will be pres ent The candidates for county offices in Jefferson will, without doubt. gather on this occasion.
 Political Sparks.
 Etowah county is having one of the warmest contests over the sheriff's office in the history of the county. Sixteen can didates have announced for the place, and 1t is said that the campaign is very ex- citing.
 J. A. Wilkinson of Autauga county, can didate for commissioner of agriculture, was in the city last night.