The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-19
LLFABRICATED {. SAYS MIR. DAVE Made No Attack on
 Gov. Conner. USED NO PERSONALITIES Commercial Clob Endorses Talk
 Made at Chattanooga. Secretary of orssnisation Tells Mem bers of Meeting of Secretaries < and Plans for Advancement
 of Entire South.

Denopneing as total fabrications the reports which went out from Chatta- nooga that he had made a personal att tack on Governor Conner in his address before the convention of the secretar- ies of Commercial organizations of the South, c. Grosvenor Dave, secretary of the Montgomery Commercial Club made clear his position In reference to the demagogue in politics 10 the South and told of the great possibilities for Montgomery. Alabama, and the section as result of the convention In the Tennessee city, at an enthusiastic meet ing of the Montgomery body last night
 The report of news agencies and the chattanooga Star that he had termed the Governor of Alabama, the arch demagogue of the South, he said was absolutely false and was written by q reporter. who was either maliciously looking for sensation or was totally irrespnosible.
 He explained that he had simply made plea for the business men of ! the South, for the young men of the section to take an active interest In politics. to qualify to vote and to vote their convictions. He had denounced demagoguery and the methods of the demagogue in opposition to legitimate capital, but contrary to the newspa- per reports he made no personal refer ence to Governors Conner, Glenn, Hoke Smith. nor Swanson. Tn fact he had studiously avoided any personalities
 whatsoever. He had spoken simply on a principle.
 The members of the Club, who were | present at the meeting stood soIidly
 behind Mr. Dawe's speech. By an unanimous vote the speech was en- dorsed by the members after number AZ taHI HIy A ava Ran -NA Al. 1 Ject matter Of the speech and In com pliment to Mir Dave for speaking out his convictions.
 Mir. Dave then told in an enthusias- tic vein of the results of the meeting of the secretaries. He told of the great Southern Business Congress to take place In Washington this fall.
 which 1t is believed will cause the North to wipe out all sectional business feeling and which will turn the tide of capital to the Southern States He then reviewed the unlimited possibili- ties of Alabama and Montgomery. His speech was one of optonnism and in- splration for the members of the club to get to work and join their endsav- ors to make 8 great Alabama and . great Montgomery.
 The meeting was called to ordar by F. P. Glass, a vice president of the club and he immediately called on Mir. Dave for a report from the Chatta- nooga meeting.
 Mir Dave made clear his position and as evidence of the non-personality of his remarks quoted from the min utes of the meeting, showing that he had made no. reference to Governor Conner. 'why everyman there" said he thought I was talking of a man from his state"
 John ?. Walker. who attended the meeting in Chattanooga confirmed every word Mir. Dave said. The secre- tary also related that commIssioner Watkins of South Carolina made prac- tically the same remarks as he did. He then spoke of how In his speech he had iendeavored. to make 1t clear that business men should assume their proper place in politics and how the lack of their doing so made solemn condition for the South to confront.
 Ills action was supported in brief speeches by Captain A. c. Sexton, c. c. Niles, Armistead Brown, and Abe Well.
 Mir. Dave then told of the great movement for Southern advancement through the Southern Congress and spoke of the work that was being done by the Commercial Club that was mak. ing Montgomery known throughout the country.
 A number of enthusiastic short talks were made and an adjournment was taken at 10 o'clock.