The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-12
CONFER IN DALLAS
GOVERNOR DEFENDS HIS POLICIES
 AT PLANTERSVILLE.
People Went to Hear Him Talk oi High School and Received His Abuse of Judge Jones
 ColdIy.

Selma. July Il.-(Special. )--Nearly 1000 citizens of Dallas County assem- bled at Plantersville today to hear ad- dresses which were delivered upon the high school proposition by Governor Conner and Auditor Brandon.
 Incidentally the audience heard Gov erRor Conner defend his administration.
 In the crowd which heard the ad- dresses there were a large number of women and children and both of the speakers were heard with the closest attention.
 Plantersville has practically been de- cided upon as the site for the State High School for Dallas County and the people of that community are jubilant over the prospects of getting the school.
 From all sections of Dallas County citizens assembled at Plantersville to enjoy the big barbecue dinner and to hear Governor Conner and Auditor Brandon. About 800 left Selma on the morning train with Goyernor Conner and Auditor Brandon. After the arri- val of the train at Plantersville the two State officials were driven to the proposed site for the school and then returned to the grove which is now located the high school of that place. where they made their addresses.A J. B. Ellis of Selma acted as master of ceremonies and after stating that the gathering was for the purpose of getting together representative num- Der of the citizens of Dallas County and to hear Governor, Conner and Auditor Brandon upon the high school ques- ton he introduced Governor Conner. The introduction of Governor Conner was greeted with an outburst of ap- piause. For over two hours Governor Conner addressed the crowd. He spoke q aka A Aar-a -S | question, going over the same speech he has delivered many times. From that he passed to the laws enacted by the recent Legislature and how he in- tended to continue to do his best to en- force them as long as he was in oflce. He expressed the hope that his success sor would eonjnua, the work which he | He spoke of the action of the recent
 meeting of the State Bar Association | which started to adopt resolution urging the returning to the convention system and said that he hoped the con vention system would never be adopt ed again.
 He complimented William Jennings Bryan and believed that the Demo- cratic party would be successful fin the coming election. He said that much of the platform adopted at the Denver convention was fundamentally based upon the recent actions of the Ala bama Legislature
 In few words he paid his respects to Judge Jones and said that such a | decision as the Minnesota decision had never been heard of before. He said that injunctions. such as were rendered by Judge Jones, were sweeping. The Legislature. would be enjoined next, he | said. He told of the decision of Judge Jones in the shefiffs' case, say ing that the decision had been printed and circulated several days before 1t was announced.
 During the two hours of Governor Corners address the large audience heard him with patience but little en- thusiasm was evinced, he being ap- plauded only when he told jokes and mentioned Plantersville.
 Auditor Brandon spoke about an hour. He entertained the crowd and was often interrupted by applause.
 From Plantersville this afternoon MT. Brandon went to Montgomery. suffering somewhat from a wrench of hiS left ankle which he received at Perryville Friday afternoon. Cover nor Conner went to Birmingham to spend Sunday