The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-01

n. Hicks of ward 1. He alternately extoiled the man whose rights 70 tne Mayoralty he had come 70 chhmpso,n.. p,... and mercilessly assailed the pu1liF record of the opponent from the Dekln- hing of hia Aidermanlc career to the dOii1gs of Mir Gunter at the last eeF- sion of the Legislature of which tns latter was member In Mir fyson he could see the evidences Of man who would run the city governments on the plan of a business man as nad been his rule during private life. MT Tyson he believed has . record which speaks for rectitude and progressiveneSS ana not for political preferment.
 Attacked Mir. Gunter.
 On the other hand. Mir Hicks iashed the political hide of Mir. Gunter on many sides; He smete him Tor wnat % tician who, is ever looking for his own interests to- the neglect of the people whom he has time and again been chosen tc represent. He charged that Mir Gunter had blocked many efforts of the City Council to get beneficial legislation for Montgomery, using the Iron hand of q dofnineer."
 The speaker also criticised Mr. Gum ter for renting campaign headquar- before the campaign really began and charged that Tt looks nightly like somebody Is mixing with the other side for the sake of his private purse In this race .". With finger shaking characteristicaliy at his audience MT. Hicks asked the pointed question:
 Would you vote for a man who got his first boost for Mayer in the back part of saloon7 Would you vote for man who climbed Capitol Hill wonder and showed through the Legislature the Municipal Code bill which will damage severely the struggling working man,
 the man who is paying for his home on the fnstallment plan and cannot ! therefore, put up the cash for the street Improvements that City Council may order in his neishborhood and for which he will be assessed2" | The charge was brought by the | speaker also that a man had come first | to Mir. Tyson a day or two ago and then to himself. promising in exchange for the job of street superintendent he would deliver 100 votes. Both he and Mr Tyson repelled the offer and he | (Mr. HiclSs) routed him by declaring that the man could not 'control his own
 sete; sst ,.,5gSs mycs less that or a hundred oi \ Other speechen.
 l Speeches of a similar vein, but moi | So long or caustic, were delivered by z; & MeLesdsn: s,s W; ; J; Gor E; HsnrS 1,Iny
 c. N. Hinderer. O c. Maner. Col. M H 1 Stewart. Mir. Fleming and Mr.. Oliver | Mir. Maner. who was a Representa-. | tive from Montgomery County In the I | speech to a criticism of Mir. Gunter's | fathering the Municipal Code bill. whici \ he characterized as the most radical | bill of Its Kind he ever, heard of. one which comes near to bestowing the Di. vine right of kings upon an Aidernanit | body and gubverts the very basic prin' l ciples of Democracy"
 The part of the Municipal Code bill which Mir. Maner condemned especial. | ly was that which gives "fifteen men | in Montgomery or like number in any 1ther city, the right to order street in- provements anywhere and assess prop | erty owners therefor even If every one | of the latter should be opposed to the proposition. .,.. -..f -t,t sss &
 Mr. Connfff's address was an at- tack on MT. Gunter's record as Coun- l ell member. insinuattng that he had or ganized a majority ,if that body which l had by hostile epdeayors blocked the
 way from the Mayors ofice to the Council Chamber. H The club members were urged to hus- tic individually by Chairman Holloway and at the conclusion of the speeches the meeting adjourned about 10 o'clock after being in session for about an hour and a half.