The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-11
CLOSING WEEK OF CAMP AIGN Mobile's Mayoralty Race Grows Warm. BOTH CANDIDATES CONFIDENT Silent Vote Will Probably Decide
 the Day. A Runaor Says That Each Side Has .sensations Up Its sleeve Which
 win Be Sprung Before
 Saturday.
BOTH CANDIDATES CONFIDENT

Mobile. May io.--(Special)- )-Tomor-
 ,,- .nans tha last week of the munic- ipal campaign and 1t promises 10 pc warm one. There will be rally eV- erv night and on some nights there will be two.
 press confidence and more than ever II fooks as if the silent vote" will de- eide inc day. The Good Government r-1uh ts pressing the question of the responsIbility of the Mayor Tor the general condition which exists In the City Clerks office and openly cnarEe that Mir. Lyons knew of irregularities and shortages weeks oeiore ne Hi~oe that knowledge public
 MT. Lyons. on the other hand, denies that he possessed such knowledge, as 1nould have enabled him to nave charged any one with wrong-dolns' and states that as soon as such infor- nation was given him, he transmitted 1t to the Council. On this statement he is fully sustained by tne account ants who were making an audit or the Clerks books--Messrs Vidmer. Lyon and Bruce. The Lyon supporters fur ther claim that the Mayor cannot Tn any justice, be held responsible Tor me ahortares or for the condition which made the defalcations possible. They hold that the Clerk being bonded or fcer, elected by the people, he IS m no way subject to the Mayors control and that the chief executive should not be held in any degree responsible Tor hIs wrong -doings or for his neglect.
 All other issues seem to be over ahadowed by this and on this issue the last weeks light will probably center
 Rumor states that each side mas a sensation up it's sleeve which Will De sDrung before Saturday night These rurnors are rather vague as to the na- ture of these sensations. One state rnent Is that ex-Assistant Clerk Con way Penny. who is charged with an enbezzIement of funds during Clerk Danner's term, and who also served as assistant during Richard Owen. Jr. s. term. has held his peace up to tnls time, to protect owen: that now mat Owen has been charged with embezzle- ment and has seemingly become a rug i4ive he has decided to talk and tell all he knows about the shortages and about the disappearance of the city cash and check books.
 whatever the moves made by eithe side, the vote will be close one and the silent vote will decide.
 The Lyons Campaign Cub will have three rallies this week. At the rally in the Ninth Ward Monday night al the corner of Broad and Charleston streets, the speakers will be Mayor Pat J. lyOnSs ncbSNSs S. AhSO Edwafd M. Robinson, B. B. Jones anC Sidney R. Prince.
 in the Eighth Ward Wednesda! night the speakers will be Col. B. L Russell, Mayor Pat J. Lyons. Messrs Francis J. Inge. Edward W. Faith Joseph H. Lyons, Dr. H. T. Inge anC Mir. John c. O'Connell.
 The final rally of the campaign VII be a monster rally in Bienville Square Saturday night. The speakers will Dc Messrs. E. NJ. Robinson, Gregory L. smith. B. B. Boone and others. If the weather Is bad the committee have arranged to hold the meeting in the Mobile Theatre.
 The Good Government Club an nounce the following public speakings for this week:
 Monday-For Fourth and Seventh wards at Broad street and Spring Hill
 Tuesday-For First, Second and sev- enth Wards at state and Kiln streets.
 Wednesday-For Tenth Ward al Dearborn and South Carolina streets
 Thursday-For Ninth Ward at lief ferson and Savannah streets.
 Friday-For Sixth Ward at Warren and Savannah streets.
 Saturday-For the whole city at St Joseph and St. Michael streets.