The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-31
LAWRENCE NM0BIE
Conference Decides to Put the Matter
 PR0HIBITI0NIsTs,
Conference Decldes to Put the Mfter
 Up to Legislature and to Endorse the Ballard HllI.

Mobile, Oct. s3o--( -(Special.) --The friends of prohibition in Mobile will look to the Legislature to secure the abolition of wfiskey in Mobile. 4
 This statement is based upon the re- marks of tffe leaders Sor prohibition, who attended conference upon that subject he'd In the Basement of St. Francis Street Methodist church last night. It is understood that the local prohfbitionists will go before the Leg isiature at the special session to be held in November and ask for the pas- sage of the bill which, it is announc- ed. will be introduced by Representa- tive Ballard of Autauga County, chair man of the temperance committee of the House. This bill Is to provide prohibition for the State after July 1, 1908. Y
 The conference last night was quiet ly called and none except those invit- ed was permitted to enter the room where 1t was held. Rev. Brooks Law renee. superintendent of the Alabafna Anti-Saloon League came from his home in Birmingham to attend the conference. He was accompanied by Escar Floyd. prominent young at an active part in the Jefferson County prohibition campaign. It was said that the Birminghamians came here upon the invitation Of the local prohibi- tionists to advise with them as to the best method of obtaining prohibition In Mobile.
 It does not appear that MT. Lawrence Is in full accord with the Mobilians who desire prohibition MT. Lawrence says that the Anti-Saloon League Will advocate statutory prohibition before the special session, but may ask for A constitutional amendment to drive wfriskey from the State. He seems much Sleased with the result of the elections held in Alabama under the local option law and believes that all the counties in the state will vote dry if given the opportunity. Local prohibitionists profess to believe this. too. but they say that it would be much better for the town should ap election on the sub feet be avoided. It 1s for this reason. they assert, that theg will ask the Leg isiature to pass the~ proposed Ballard bill, or one of a similar nature
 At a meeting held last nAglt a aceSn> niittee was named to aplnd public sem tinaent in the county on the supJect of prohibition. In explanation Of this action, a gentleman who attended last nights conference said that should the Legislature fall to pass statutory prohibition, the Mobile advocates of nrohibition would then be ready with an election. This man did not believe than an election would be called with. in the next three or four months. and probably not until after there had been another registration in the county NIt is reported, but no one win confirm the report that the prohibitfonists have checked over the list of qualified voters in Mobile County and have satisfied Themselves that they could not win until more of their friends have been qualified to vote.
 -opened again until next August, so should the prohibitonists await 2 reg tstration before calling an election, such election would not be held before the latter part of next year. It would not matter what time during the year the election is held but 1t could net become effective until Jan, |. 1909.
 MT. Lawrence arrived here yesterday afternoon and left for Birmingham at noon today.