The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-07
INTEREST OF BRYAN
ToMLrNsoN DELIVERS ADDRESS
 IN HARTsELLE.
Morgan County Boerd of Health AAopts Compulsory vaccinatfcn--Bn3oy- able Oyster Supper ss Given
 by Military Company.

Decatur, March e.--( Special )---Jofn n w. Tomiinson. of Birmingham. ad : dressed the citizens Of Hartseile. this county, today on the issues of the Presidential campaign in behalf of the nomination of Mir. Bryan for President. A large gathering of representative citizens were present. including num- Der from the Deeaturs
 There is now q stronger Bryan sem timenf Tn Morgan county than ever ne- fore. The Democrats are not divided as has been the case during the two former campaigns when Mir. Bryan was . candidate for Presidential honors. This county is today more thoroughly orranfxed for Mfr. Bryan than ever be fore and Bryan organizations will be formed in every precinct of the county within the nexf few days.
 The Bryan Club of the Decaturs, of which Captain Sam Blackwell. Mayor cf Decatur. is president and Walter .. Nesbit. Of Decatur. is secretary. has just elected the following representa- tive citizens as vice presidents of the club: William Hendricks. Claud Mc- MilIan. Judge William p skeE9s W H Long, IT.. c K. Thonias T Hos cappie, J P. Masterscn. Judge Thomas W. wert. J H. Putnam C. 1T. Austin, W H Mitchell. ". L. wilson. s C {. Lee. H. 4. Skeggs, Prof J M coi- Her. O. IT. Mahoney Percey Parker. F. NJ. Ellis, R. s. McChilton and T. c Hughes
 A resolution favoring compulsory vaccination for the Decaturs and Nor gan county was unanimously passed st a meeting of the Morgan County Med- icai Society held at Hartseiie yester- day.
 The meeting of the society was at tended by almost all the members or the society and several interesting papers were read and discussed and q number of cases Of importance were reported at the meeting.
 one of the most enjoyable oyster suppers of the season was given last night by Captain Roy c. Horton and the members of Company E, Dick Adanas Rifles. Alabama National Guard. Tn their armory in New Decatur. The supper was prepared under the difec- lion of Major Thomas Kline.
 Besides the members of Company E several invited guests were present. in- riuding representatives of the press. Colonel Dick Adams. of, New Decatur. In whose honor the company was aan1ed, occupied a position at the head pf the table. During the evening q Hrill of Company E was had.
 The city of Decatur has forfeited its sidewalk contract with the Columbus concrete Company, of Columbus. Miss, owing to the fact that this company aas zone into bankruptcy. The con. tract has been let to the Breeding Concrete Company of Chattanooga. renn., and this company win com- nence work on the completion of the sidewalks within the next week.
 The Columbus Company built several miles of concrete walks here. but the eontract calls for several more addi- :fonaI miles to be built
 The Southern Bitulithic Company. or Birmingham. Ala. will soon commence paving q number of business streets of the city with bituIithic. Represen- tativee of the company are now In the sity and are making arrangements to commence work.
 On next Tuesday, March 10. two po- Iitical meetings will be held in De- :atur. Both will be meetings of exec. utive cofnmittebs of the Eigth Congfes- aionaI District. One will be a Demo sratic mAeting of which Mayor Henry 4. fslkeggs, of-s Decatur.e is. chairman. and (Dr. P. ]. conyington of Decatur. is secretary, and the other will be q Republican meeting of which Jerre Murphy Jr.. of Huntsville, is chairman, and Postmaster Luke Shefrill, of Hart sel1e, 10 secretary.
 Both committees will meet at the Bismarck Hotel. The Republican com mittee will meet at 12 o'clock noon, and the Democratic committee is called to meet at l:so o'cioeh. in the after noon.
 The Democratic committee will elect a new chairman and secretary of the committee and arrange for the nonii- nation of a Congressman.
 The Republican committee. will ar. range for the holding of convention to select delegates to the national convention at Chicago.