The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-17
Speeches Meet With
 Favor of Farmers.
County Depended Upon 50 Confidently by MT. Corners Managers show. ias Loyalty to the Manufac-
 surer in Jueer Manner.
By win T. sheehan.

Camp Hill. August 1s.--tspecial Cor respondence.) )-Greeted by applause and followed by enthusiasm Dr. Cum aingham Is carrying his campaign sa county depended upon by Mir. Cos mer's campagn committee to gve nm large slice of that 50,eo0 majority whh an s se ssoEEnes s EGas s ss ss soyaty # to Mr In all this campaign Dr. Cunning ham has not had warmer or mere ens thusiastic audiences than he has had so far in the county. of Tallapoosa. ~ would seem that as the campaign grew older and waxed to a close the Ilde mounts higher. And strangely so, too: For pr. Cunningham has no moneyed committee sending out tons or cam, ilaign literature. He mas no % pah1a psha voters. no machine built upon money and a lively expectation of favors to come.
 His strength in Tallapoosa county has been a puzzle to his friends in other portions of the State. Conner men and Cunningham rien alike are loath to believe that the Lieutenant Governor has chance m tnis ,s{ pig Other friends Of his say that perhaps Conner will carry It, but the malo fity any any figure in the total of the State. A man of average Information out side of the county is hardly willing iDx i0 Oss,ecs so csrry ry the county. 5ut some of his friends. and thex. are prominent men, insist that he will.
 tS on t6 the cap tra fping % B fEam w Pasns snnaea member of the county board of regis trars introduced himself to pr. Cum ninsham dna me. 1gSasst Psasa aI% Taisa. are news
 "The Board of Registrars" said MT; Purnen. ehass been making tour or the county for. the registration of voc riinxhara's friends have fine chance for carrying the county. In fact, l know it. The Board of Registrars; oy ham. We have been to practically all the beats in the county and we have been astonished ats the strength Dr. cunningham has sngwn. ~ norcsda that he is going to carry the Alexander City. Dadeville and Camp Hill beats. our surprise came when we found new new greatest strength we found for MT. Conner was in East Tallassee And m some of the country beats we roung
 Dr. Cunningham arrived at Camp Hill rain was falling. Notwithstanding the heavy rain, large y party dtbareS or sae Sit, at the depot to meet him.. The party in- cInded A B. Lee, B. H. Walker, c. A. Lunsford, Charles Batson, w. II. Payne, Jr,, J. H Meadors and many others.
 The party went over to the hotel to wait for let-up in the rain A meet, ing was being held at one Of the local churches, and Governor ,.iS Snnn,iniSnatn tn run a rival meeting. They were con- tent to wait until the church services ~s Aiong towards o'clock the rainfall dwindied to a drizzle. pr, Cunningham with his party of friends largely aug mented, crossed the bridges over the railroad culverts to the scnooi mouse: There they awaited the dismissal of the congregation In the church,
 School House damned.
 When the speaking was about to be. gin the school building was packed and damned. All the seats were taken and a number of the voters stood about the doors and windows. A number O. ladies were present as is the usual case ] when Dr. Cunningham speaks.
 Tn a highly laudatory speech of fn- troduction, w. T. Rowe, an old and prominent citizen of Camp Hill. pre- scented pr. Cunningham to the assem- spoke of the splendid record of Dr. Cunningham in public life, record which, he said, made him known to every well,informed voter voter in the ssate, @ met the Lieutenant- Governor.
 In order that there might be no mis- take as to it's friendlineSS. the crowd gave Dr. Cunningham warm welcome as he stepped forward and the speak ing started off with everybody In good humor and at ease. It was then g o'clock on a hot damp and sultry night The school house was uncon- fortably full Notwithstanding all this. the crowd so enjoyed the address or Dr. Cunningham that its members re- mained in their seats for two solid
 Dr, Cunningham was in fine mood and his Camp Hill address had more than the usual allowance of, humor. The and humor of the Lieutenant-G Cover nor's address that 1t was content to bear the discomforts of a hot night and a crowded school room. They ap- preciated no less the splendid present. alton of the campaign. And here. as elsewhere Dr. Cunningham gave his hearers new ideas on the rate question and new views of the issues that are at stake. His able exposition of the duties of the Governors office never fail to siege the interest of his hearers and set them to thinking. This in- struction upon the duties of Governor of them have an idea that the Cover nor can grab hold of railroad and do anything he wants to with 1t. They into his office and settle the rate ques- ton as easily as he can write mes sage to the Legislature. Dr. Cunning ham is the only candidate for Cover nor who takes the pains to explain away this ignorance. He went fur ther into 1t in his Camp Hill speech.
 stirred Up Over the Rnce.
 He declared that the people. were so stirred up over the race for Governor that they were neglecting the import ant duty of looking over the candi- dates for Railroad Commission who would most likely give the people the rate reform which conditions demand.
 some of you, my friends, are tear