The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
MEETING HELD
PROHIBITION IS URGED FOR DALI
 LAS COUNTY.
A Campaign Committee Is Named Who VIII Start Immediately To Work--Brooks Lawrence
 Maker An Address.


 Selma. Oct. 13--(special.)--Ap en- thusiastic prohibition meeting was held this afternoon. in tSe auditorium of the Young Mems Christian Associa- tion building. There were about 40o in the hall. who listened to addresses by Dr w. B. Crumpton and Rev. Brooks Lawrence, of the Anti-Saioon League of Alabama.
 After the addresses by these two speakers. Dr. F. W. Patton, president of the Selma district of the Dallas County Sunday School Association, moved that campaign committee be named to vigorously push the cause of prohibition. This committee, which was named. is as follows:
 Ernest Lamar, Benjamin R. Howard, Nat Waller. Daniel Partridge. Jr., pr. W. W, Harper. George Aikcns. pr. ". J. Reynolds, G. Frank Warner, w. R. Butler. ]. E. wilkinson. J. N. Mont gomery, U. B. Ellis. J. E. McMullen, J. A. Stephenson. W. R. Jordan. Hugh Mallory, Marion Martin. B. F. Bland, w. K. Campbell, Dr. T. c. Howard and T. Foote Hooper.
 After the naming of this committee, there followed some motions and coun- ter motions. Hugh Mallory moved that the committee be instructed to push forward vigorously campaign in fa- vor of prohibition, and that a prohi- UttAoH tieCtiOH UG nelu DaiAdn (OuA~ ty not later than January 10.
 He referred to President Lincoln's s maxim that you could fool some of the people all the time, some of the people some of the time but not all of the people all of the time"
 Judge Daniel Partridge and Dr. T. G.. Howard then made some remarks in regard to Mir. Mailory's motion. Pre- vious to this motion the question of xha trt ha ror mn CIT O1- mittee arose and this was settled by the chair stating that Ernest Lamar would act as chairman. After the dis- cussion of MT. Mallory's motion by Judge Partridge and Dr. Howard, MT. Lamar arose and stated that he sec- onded the original motion. An amend ment which had been offered was lost and the original motion. which was that a prohibition election be held in Dallas County not later than January 10, was carried. The amendment to this motion was that the election be held before January 1.
 This committee will be called to- gether during the present week ana it's future work will be arranged. The meeting which had been called by the ministers of the city. convention at 3:30 o'clock, and was called to order by Dr. W. P. Dickinson. pastor of the
 
 stated the object and purpose for which it had been called. Dr. Dickin- son said that he thought layn1an should preside over the Sheeting, and G. Frank Warner. Secretary of the Young Mems Christian Association. nominated Hon. H. s. D. Mallory. The nomination received a second and Mir. Mallory took the chair. MT. Nal lory then made some remarks on the nnI AZ IA of the meeting. He mentioned the editorial in this mornings Advertiser, and after referring to it. stated it was a far cry, and untimely in its effort, to teach the people that prohibition did not prohibit.
 Fervent prayer for the cause of pro- hibitfon was then offered by Dr. A. A. Little, pastor of the Broad Street Pres byterian Church, after which MT. Mall lory introduced to the meeting Dr. w B. Crumpton, who spoke most enter taingly upon the cause of prohibition and told of the tracts which he would sell for the cause of the same, at more cost. Between these addresses nymnf were rendered by quartet and then Mir. Mallory introduced Rev. Brooks Lawrence as the principal speaker of the meeting.
 Mir. Lawrence prefaced his remarks bv stating that a communication had just been handed to him which he should allow Chairman Mallory to read hut that he was going to take tnat honor himselE This communication stated that at this same time there had assembled at the Church Street Methodist Church a number of ladies who were praying for the success of the meeting.
 At the conclusion of his remarks he ask ed all who were In favor or pro hShttjon to express themselves by ris- inr and a majority in the audience oi men and boys, arose. and even some of those engaged in the whiskey business also stood up.
 During his remarks. MT. Lawrence also quoted the editorial in this morn Ing's Advertiser, and stated that It Was unreasonable.