The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-19

himself in this critical moment of his public career, and that he gave them ample reason for being SO.
 What Ledger Says.
 The Birmingham Ledger represented at the debate by c. P. Jones, member of its local stan. is neither Conner nor a Cunningham paper. Occupy ing a neutraN position The Ledgers account written by Mir. Jones was headed as follows:
 Audience Left Noisily While Candi- date Conner was Speaking Cunning ham given ovation in Central City in demonstration of His Hearers. Man, moth and distinguished Gathering. '9 am Sorry I Spoke" said Conner. "Co- mer claims the Votes" The opening of the four column account in The Ledger by Mir. Jones was as follows:
 q am sorry. gentlemen that have spoken to you today. y.-thesc words of Hon. B. B. Conner, gave. perhaps, the best indication of the joint debate at Selma last night, in which the two gubernatorial candi- dates met in their fiercest clash to date.
 "The joint debate resulted in almost a Cunningham triumph MT. Conner closed his opening speech with the WOrQS given dUoNS I1S hCNCi SAO~N0 his rejoinder at all. It was stopped by a big crowd, which had been lis- tening to the two speakers. Despite earnest efforts of both Mir. Conner, Dr. Cunningham and the chairman of the meeting the people present either declined to quiet down sufficiently to allow the former to finish his speech or to resume their seats, but began pouring out of the building amid AF terminating the debate.
 "The friends of Dr. Cunningham claim that the victory was the great est he had scored to date in the cam paign for Governor of Alabama. Expressions were scarce after the debate from NIT. Corners friends, but they claim that the audience was one in which he had as many votes as had his opponent"
 Now Conner account and Gun ningham account can be set down side by side and compared.
 Two Views Compared.
 The account of 1t in The Birming ham News was written by Editor R. N. Rhodes and gives the viewpoint of the Conner men. That published in The Mobile Herald from the pen of Editor Max Hamburger recognized as an ardent Cunningham man.
 The News article Is headed in these words:
 " ""DeniaI of Justice to Conner in Selma Last Night When Cunningham Follow CTS Robbed Conner of the Privilege of His Rejoinder. Will Net Conner Many votes. The compact that Each Speaker Should Have an Hour and Thirty-five Minutes was Broken and Conner was not Permitted His Last Twenty Min utes to Close Debate The close of MT. Rhodes column and half comment was as follows:
 The fact that Conner tried ana utter ly failed to gain a hearing in the last twenty minutes allotted to him, inn pressed those who took a surface view. with the idea that 1t was Cunningham's night. It being cried down by the fol- lowers of Cunningham and having his time violently taken away from him, is a reflection on Conner and not re- flection on the methods of the Cum ningham followers, then Conner did get the worst of It. However, the tempo rary advantage may have appeared last night, the thoughtful observer well knows that the permanent advantage will be nttted by Conner"
 The Mobile Herald man was evident ly jubilant when he penned his account It has this head:
 Joint Debate at Selma. Cunning ham Victory Corners Man With Megaphone starts a series of interrup- tions which Results in Disaster to the DictatoR Selma the Mecca of Pouti- clans from all over the State. Conner Got Mad. Cunningham Kept Cool. In the introduction the Herald says:
 The news from Selma, by wire, press and by personal observation is of q great Cunningham victory.
 The point which most impressed the returning Mobilians was the wildness of MT. Conner. He talked like a crazy man. lost his bearings and even his most ardent friends were disappointed in the man and his arguments
 There was a great deal of noise and yiEor." It acted as a fuel to Dr. Gun ningham and as an irritant to his op- ponent.
 From the rising of the curtain even unto the going down of the same the applause for Cunningham was great
 That MT. Conner was not listened to in his rejoinder was due to the fact that he and his adherents had started something which they could not head off and the Selmians had enough or MT Conner for one dose
 "Dr. Cunningham tried to secure for his opponent a hearing in rejoinder hut the people of Selma know when they had enough"
 The Herald dispatch sont Friday be- gan thus; ..-
 "The thoroughness of the drubbing given MT. Conner last night by pr. Cum bingham at the Academy of Music is annreciated more fully today by both Comer and Cunningham supporters who witnessed the mill.
 MT Corners madness lost him half of his support in Dallas county, and the question as to his sufficlency of mental balance Is seriously discussed bv the remainder of his following.
 "The contest by rounds would be diff hcult to report Conner shouter with a megap phone led in the interruptions
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