The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-05-06
ACTIVE FIGHT FOR
REFORM IN RATES
FARMERS, MERCHANTS AND LA
BoRERS' ASSOCIATION OF ALA
BAMA ESTABLISHES PUBLICITY
BUREAU.

The fight for railroad rate reform from
now until after the August primaries, is
to be waged. according to the Conner par
ty. with increased activity and vigor.
The campaign committee OF the Farm
ers, Mechanics and Laborers Association
of Alabama. of which Captain Frank s.
White is chairman, has established pub
liclty bureau, with headquarters in Biz
mngham, for the purpose of sending out
campaign matter in favor of better regu-
lation of railroad rates, and have Sc
cured the services of S. J. Stockard, an
experienced newspaper man, to conduct
the work. Mr. Stockards headquarters
are on the fourth floor of the Thomas
building.
In a statement given out yesterday Mr..
Stockard said:
'Drhe purpose of the publicity bureau
is to keep before the people the only issue
in the campaign--the regulation of rail-
road rates-so that they will be justly
compensatory to the railroads and fair
and unoppressive to the shippers OF the
state. To this end the campaign commit
tee of the Farmers, Mechanics and La
borers' association has established pub
licty bureau We will not only send out
matter to the voters themselves. but we
will furnish to all the papers of the
state that are friendly to the cause news
items regarding the progress of the cam
paign and Its developments, and in this
way we hope to see that the attention of
the voters of the state is not diverted
to side issues. We believe that the fight
is about won, but remembering that
eternal vigilance is the price of liberty
we will carry on the fight until the day
of the election"
The campaign committee of the Farm
ers', Merchants and Laborers' Associa-
ton of Alabama is composed of members
representing different sections of the
ham is chairman. and there are two mem
bers of the committee. who are candidates
for railroad commissioner; Charles Hen
derson of Troy and G. r. McEldery of
Talladega The other members are j, c.
Sproull. Admission; r. A. White, New
bern; r. B. Kyle, Gadsden; Fl. M Beck
Birmingham Dr. A. ID. Bethany, Flor
ence; J. c. Dale Oak Hill Sibley p.
King, E. Wilkinson, W. ID. Nesbtt and
]. F. Mccary of Birmingham; W. II. Tay
loe, Uniontown; s. p Rainier, Union
Springs; DR.. W. f. Quinn Fort Payne;
w. A. Carter, Thomasville; Chester NJ
Luttrel, Brewton; w. NJ Spencer. Gallon;
W. d. McCurdy, Lownesboro; Joseph
Lambert, Catherine; L. B. Stone, Farill ;
]. NJ Pearce, Pearce's Mill; DR.. A. S.
Steagall, Abbeville; James Spence, Tus-
caloosa; n NJ. Roe Triana l.. II. Nun
malice, Centreville II. f. Reynolds, Cen
treville; II. f. Reynolds, Centreville; NJ
b. Curry, Carrollton: j. l.. Peters. Co
lumbana; Henry Warten, Athens; ]. w.
Oden, Chldersburg; j. w. Shepherd, Jas
per; William ID. Dunn, Grove Hill; John
A. Brown, Bell Mills; Theodore Pruden.
Eufaula G. B. Mobley, Eutaw: Allen p
Howison, Randolph; 3, II. Lewis Anda-
lusia: w. w. Thompson Tuskegee; John
w. Overflow Wedowee; J. H. Lumlsin
Selma; Stewart Touart. Mobile; w. j.
Nesbitt. Decatur; William Gray, Dade-
vile: d. NJ. Powell, Greeneville; C. e.
Mitchell, Hamilton