The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-26
FROM MONTGOMERY CUNNINGHAM SENDS ]. FINAL MESSAGE TO VOTERS Cf ALABAMA
SPEECH AT FORT ysEPOSIT
 MADE FRIEND. z FOR CUNNINGHAM

Although it was oppressively hot and Dr. Cunningham was finishing up the most exacting campaign ever con- ducted by candidate fo- the Cover norship of Alabama. he launched into a splendid discussion of she issues which go to make up the present cam paign in Alabama. He reviewed his own enviable record in public life and told his hearers of those things for which he stod.
 And the big crowd within the school house not only gave him an attentive hearing. but It felt impelled to give him hearty and spontaneous applause during the speech. When it was all over, friends of Dr. Cunningham as- sured him that 1t was vote winner and they mentioned to him instances of men who had been supporters of Mir Conner who had come out as --is own outspoken supporters. His Fort Deposit friends were delighted with both the meeting and with the doc- tors visit to Fort Deposit
 Hon. Evans Htnson, who together with ex-Comgressman Willis Brewer IS a candidate for the State Senate from Lowndes County. was present and there were insistent calls from his frienda for him to speak at the close of pr. Cunningham's address. But Mir. Hinson was bilied to speak at Fort Deposit at night and he decided tc adhere to the original schedule In vierv of the fact that the audience had already sat for two hours indoors on a hot afternoon. The Senatorial fight between Brewer and Hinson is stirring Lowndes County from one end to the other.
 Triends Feeling Good. Franl. Cocker, one of the most en- ergetic friends of Dr.. Cunningham, has in Lowndes County, declared that Fort Deposit. enc of the big beats of the County, was going to give Dr. Cunningham 8 neat majority.
 Taking a conservative view of the situation, I do not see how Dr. Cum ningham can carry the entire County in view of the opposition lined up against him." said Mir. Coker. .but this beat will go far him.. The Conner people are not going to get any big majority in Lowndes. The majority will run from fifty to 100. when the Conner men were claiming that the County was going his way by an overs whelminE majority In LowMdes this time. we will probably cast only about 800 voteA'
 !. R. sampey another ardent sup-
 porter of Dr. Cunningham was not willing to concede Lowndes County to MT Conner.
 wait and see,"s he said. "The change in Lowndes has been so great that I am ready to believe that Lewndes is going Cpnninghams way. I'll tell you he has been growing and I have never seen anything like it." " T. Hawkins one Of the leading citizens and one of the oldest citizens of Fort Deposit declared that without exception he was the strongest CuR- bingham men in the State. T don't give way to anybody on that claim" said Mfr Hawkins, T first met him and heard him speak at Noun ratn Creek. I just naturally couldn't help liking him and I told him then that he was going to be Governor of Alabama"
 Another man who is an ardent sup porter of Dr. Cunningham is W. B. ZeigleR. MT. Zeigler has not voted since 1892 He believed that the election
 in that year was not honestly held and he decided never to cast another vote. ballot for Cunningham.
 who took an active interest in pr. Cunningham's visit to Fort Deposit. Mir. Golson lives inly few miles from Fort Deposit which Is his market, but hin home Is in Butler County. Ho Is strong friend of Dr. Cunningham. He declared positively that Cunningham l would carry his beat in Butler and that it was in the range of possibih-
 ties that he would carry Butler Coun- ty,
 Dr. Cunningham left Fort Deposit at 6 o'clock on a delayed train for Montgomery.