The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-24
HAMBURGER CLUB
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD IN
 MOBILE.
Prominent Citizens Take Charge Of the Candidacy of the Young News- paper Man for the srate
 senate.
Advertiser Bureau,

AdferIlseT Bureau,
 Mobile. March 23.
 One of the most enthusiastic politi- cal meetings in the history of the City of Mobile was held tonight in the Bank of Mobile building. The meeting was for the purpose Of organizing a cam paiRn in the interests of Max Ham burror. IF. editor of The Mobile Her. ald. in his candidacy for the nomina- ton for the State senatorship from Mobile county.
 The meeting was called to order by Hon. James H. Webb, State solicitor for Mobile county. who announced the purpose of the meeting to be the fur therance of the cause of the young newspaper man. He nominated Hon. Pat !. Lyons. mayor of Mobile. for the position Of temporary chairman. and the nomination met the unanimous approval of ali present.
 Mayor Lyons, in accepting the hon. or. said he appreciated the compliment The meeting, he felt, was most worthy one, and he knew the best in- terests of the city would be conserved through the efforts of Max Hamburger. as senator from this county. He said the voters of the county could not pick out better man for the position.
 Senator Joel W. Goldsby nominated J. Paul Wilson as secretary of the campaigp< committee. and the nomina- ton was unanimously approved
 Mayor Lyons then suggested a chair man of the Campaign Committee, and Mir Webb, in eloquent words, nomi-, mated Hon. Edward M. Robinson. The nomination was seconded and Major Robinson was unanimously elected. In accepting the position, Major Robinson paid a beautiful tribute to the loyalty of Max Hamburger to his friends. the city and the county, and declared that no more hitting tribute to his worth could be conferred than by the endors- ing of his candidacy for the office to | which he had aspired. Major Robinson said that he realized the importance of the position in which he was placed, and he was compelled to rely upon his friends and these of the people who l desired to see a young man of sterling worth sent to the upper floor of the Legislature to look after, not only the welfare of the people of this county, but tho State, as well, in tine enact ment of just laws Their champion, he said, had been more than one time hon. ored as President of the Commercial Club, and the Governor had twice hon. orcd him as jury commissioner, and he declared the Conner people had gone out and sought for a candidate to op- pose him time and again and had fin- ally succeeded in getting man with the temerity to go up against the young giant.
 Mayor Lyons, at the conclusion of the remarks of Major Robinson, said that Mir. Walsh, MT. Hamburger's op- ponent, expected to ride into tho office on the coat tail of MT Conner. This remark brought forth loud applause.
 Tax Collector Dorlon stated 10 the meeting at this juncture that he and Ed Laurendine. the County Assessor, were ready and willing to be named on a county committee to stump for the young champion.
 Robert F. Gordon. president of the Young Mems Hamburger Club, said that his following was primed for the fight and warned the parent organiza- ton to look well to their laurels, also the young club would out do them in rolling up a majority for their cham pion.
 For the county, a committee of three, composed of Messrs. Dorlton, Laurendine and Adams, was named to make a thorough and aggressive cam paign.
 Dr. Harry T. Inge, councilman from the eighth ward (the largest in the city), said that no fear need be held as far as that ward was concerned. He assured sweeping majority for Hamburger.
 The chairman was authorized to ap- point all necessary committees in look ing to the furtherance of the campaign of MT. Hamburger.
 At the conclusion of the meeting the Young Mems Hamburger Club held meeting, with President Robert E. Gordon in the chair. Hon. Joseph H. Lyons, vice president, made brief ad dress after which an aggressive cam paign was mapped out in the interest of MT. Hamburger.