The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01
PLANS CAMPAIGN
GUNTER FORCES FORMALLY oR-
 CANIxE FOR WORK.
E. n. Joseph ts President of the Ciubi R. G. Arlington, Secretary-Cen- ffal Working Committee
 VIII He Named.

purpose of Gaston Gunter to become Mayor of Montgomery. Proclaimed as the logical candidate for the office. the welfare % s os .Re eisS sns promlssd a the support of the members of the club. who say they will bring unto them- selves many others. Mr. Gunter when at the last he was called upon to speak, discussed the Issues of the campaign. which had already been spoken upon at length and with convincing clarity by C. F. Mcintyre.
 The permanent organization effected has for It's president E. E. Joseph: tor its secretary, Robert G. Arlington. Temporarily. R. Tyler Goodwyn was
 chairman and Robert G. Arlington was secretary.
 campaign headquarters in the rooms above the Exchange National Bank on 1 Court Square
 Mir. Goodwin called the meeting to order at S.30 o'clock and was noIninat- | ed and elected by acclaim, and Robert | G. Arlington was elected secretary l A committee on nominations was ap- pointed and during its retirement to l prepare a report the first speech of the meeting was made by c. F. McIn- | tyre.
 c. P. Mcintyre First Speaker. There were two reasons. he said why he would vote for Mr.. Guntsr The first was personal preference: MT Gunter. he stated. had been his friend from early boyhood and he had come to- know him for his loyalty, fidelity l courage and keen sense of honor.
 more than friendship; 1t was the dnty involved in the selection of the chi ] executive of the city. This second reason, therefore; Mir. Mcintyre said, he
 would treat comprehensiyely. He be. gan by reviewing Mir. Cutters record
 in the City Council and he praised him for his accomplishments there. as an Alderman. In all he served well. lie had the oportunity to make record;
 the the question @ IS, has he done. ita MT
 MT. Tyson, Mir. Mcintyre declared,
 had been in the council for three years
 and his record had not been altogether
 negative. Forty-1ve times he had
 declined to vote because E'he was not
 informed on the subject" If he cannot
 vote with sixteen other men around
 him, hhns, MT. Mcintyre asked ra1 how can he he
 veto that the Mayor must place upon
 every measure that is adopted by the Council? T challenge any man to
 show me where he ever did anything.
 Which record. Mir. Mcintyre con
 eluded, is the more eloquent? Advance ment and progress, or forty-five nays7
 At the termination of the speech
 which had been interrupted with fre-
 quent applause. the committee on uOEIltHAAl0LSy- GDluDpBbU OA AACnlY
 Hughes. W. T. Perry. T. Gardner Eos
 ter, D. S. Hugger and R. L. Crowell,
 reported the following nominations
 which were, unanimously adopted by
 President, E. B. Josephi secertary. R. G. Arlington; Assistant Secretary, J. W. Haygood: Vice presidents at large, Ward One. John W. Durr. Jr.; Ward Nstban NwGi HI Iobman; Ward Four, James Mcintyre; Ward Five, John c. Crom- melini Ward Six, Everett Jacksoni Ward Seven. R; H. Bozsman:
 Montgomery, Pat Ryan. Nat Cook, Felix Mullih, E. g.. Hugger. ,. c. Haas, R. D. Lee. A N. Barksdale, J. Hunt TaXlor.fas sa 3s,.
 = Wsrd , TEo7J: J. H H. E Higgins 4Es,s.rH aaiI' ! l.. Woodl J. D. Coins. Fred Whiting!
 E. R. Burton, D. B. Avinger, Hugh Warren. Sam Roswald., H. H. Hinds- John Sheen, Martin; .
 Roberts. s. M. simpson. H. K. Watts
 W. F. vandiver. F. c. Bennett. Ser nard Frank. Ray Rushton. A. C..
 Forbes H. M. Blue. Henry N. Hughes
 Marshall B. King. Val Opp, IT, Q A
 w Ward FourDw. W. Hill. George P
 Haardt, James Mcintyre, R. p. Steiner.
 Hugh Gallagher. Frank D. Kohn; P. w. IldtAs 13 9A1A He AA@s "AASG4A
 A. Roemer. Sam Trum.
 Ward Five-Middleton Michel. J. r Darling, W. B. Fisk. E. J. Mahoney J. A. Murry. F. c. Hammond, Hug J. F. Rembert. T. H. Mizell, w, F. Hu'
 Ward six-w. J. Ryan. .Jno. J. Con
 ners Jas. M. Gorrie. E. F. Sherlock, art, Ed c. Fowler Everett Jackson.
 Ward Seven--Carl M. Roemer, J. C.. Virden, Lang c. Parker. R. H. Green,
 P. L. Rollo, H. P. Quillian, Cleveland B. stuckeyt D. W. McIver, R. A Chap man. N. W. L. Thompson, c ". Coch- ran, W. R. McDade, w. H. Baggett. w. T. Sheehan.
 E. P. Joseph. taking t0s chair as president, spoke briefly. After Mir; Mo would be easy sailing. He. himself. had not had a great deal of experience
 in politics. but he had always managed to be on the right side He knew that he would be on the right side in the present campaign.
 Here the President was authorized to appoint campaign committee 10 act centrally for the general organization. Mir. CrommeIin Speaks.
 And then the great speech of the meeting was made: There was call for "CrommelIn In minute the hall
 was in an uproar. 200 men calling upon the man who has stood so high for so  gomery. So great was the turmoil for a time that 1t was some minutes be- fore MT. Crommelin could reach the ta- ble of the president and address the
 He spoke briefly pointediy MT. Gunter, he said, was the logical can- didate for the mayoralty. His friends could elect him but they would have to work. they would have to explain all situations. He advised against the em- ployment of any personalities In the campaign; the use of MT Tyson's pub lie record was permissible. But ready all that was necessary. MT Crommelin Gunter Club to present their candidate, The work he had dSne was thoroughly explained. '"We have got to work" MT. 1 Cromelin declared again. after he had l spoken humorously of the celibacy of himself and MT Gunter. Co to work. ! boysr
 Mr Crommelin's speech was received l with long applause
 | Here the correspondence between Mir | Gunter and Mir Tyson in regard to tht l holding of joint debate in each of thu | wards of the city was read by Mir | Goodwin. MT Gunter has asked MT | Tyson to debate with him; Mir TysoT l declined
 Mir. Gunter Talks.
 | Mir. Gunter initiated his address b.
 saying that he intended in the cam | paign to say nothing against his op | ponent. MT. Tyson, as a man.
 He would first consider the charge! | that MT. Tyson had made against him | He charges that am a young man.
 MT GuRter said: T plead guilty. H. | charges that l am not a taxpayer; ask, in reply. it is necessary for an of ] fice-holder to be a taxpayer? The Con | stitutfon of the State does not make