The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15

been given why J. c. Tyson should be
Mayor? II you are Tyson man. !
want you to answer those questions.
ff-you are a Gunter man, you need not
answer them. Has Mr.. Tyson origin
ated, suggested. created. = single thing
that would tend TO the development and
upbuilding of the city Of Montgomery
Like Mr.. Hughes. Mr.. Coleman said.
he was of the opinion that the proper
thing for Mr.. Tyson to DO Is TO bow and
say After you, CASTOR" Mr.. Tyson's
record was dismissed by the speaker as
a 'sdo-nothing record" net to be COM
pared with that OF Mr.. Gunter. MT.
Coleman declared that the best esti-
mate of q man was that entertained oy
those who knew him best. OF the City
Council he said, fifteen members were
outspoken in support of MIR. Gunter.
the two others OF the seventeen are
for Mr.. Tyson, and / understand tnat
he is one Of the two," said MT Cole
man.
In response to repeated calls lot nun
ex-Mayor John q. Crommelin came lor-
ward. His appearance enthused the
gathering. Mr.. Cronmelin said agreat
deal was at stake in the campaign,
The voters should be careful not 70
build a wall around the city and not
to drive out capital They should have
a vigorous and active Mayor. he SAID
Mr. Tyson and his followers declared
the municipal code was bad. IL that
were true, he asked, would II not be
better for Mr.. Gunter to be chosen to
work out It's wrinkles. rather than
turn 1t over to Mr.. Tyson who would
lay all the short conaings of his admin
Istration to the code2
MIR. Crommelin touched upon the use
of money in the campaign and he
seemed to fear that money would be
used by the opposition to overcome eir,
Gunter's lead The same thought was
expressed by Mr.. Gunter.
Mr.. Gunter. who spoke next, de-
nounced almost bitterly statements
which he said were pure fabrications.
made for no other purpose than to stop
the onward march of his campaign.
For the complimentary things that
have been said of me tonight claim
no credit" said Mr.. Gunter. What !
have done I have done only because l
believed 1t right. l will do my duty
as 1 see It. / have submitted to the
dictation of no man. / have worn no
mans collar. In the Legislature / was
not classed as an administration man.
/ voted for some of the Governors
bills and / voted against others of
tn en-
Alleges Misrepresentation.
Inc ISSUE ne 8Atu, HAu DccH CiCAFiy
marked out through the entire cam
paign. 1t was the issue Of Education
against Misrepresentation" He de-
cIared that the first issue raised was
an insult to the intelligence Of Mont
Romery. the claim that a man should
not hold ONCE unless he owned real es-
tate.
But am a taxpayer of Montgomery
and Mr.. Tyson knows 1t. He knew 1t
when he made that MISREPRESENTATION
and his strikers knew II when they re-
peated his misrepresentation"
Mr.. Gunter cited statements made in
the campaign which he denounced as
misrepresentation. wilfully made One
statement repeated by a leading sup
porter Of Mr.. Tyson he pronounced a
lie with the trimmings on 1t. He said
Mr.. Tyson was known among the mem
bers of the Council as The Artful
Dodger" and he went into the Council
records at this juncture. This he pro-
"a record Of which Mr.. Tyson
should be ashamed and in the light of
which no man could conscientiously
vote for Mr.. Tyson.
The club adjourned to meet at $3.50
o'clock "wednesday night.
FOR T0DAFs DINNER.
Cream PufFs, 2Bcts dozen.
order ne early as possible frOm
HANDY KITCHEN,
Hind and Hyatt. Phone S..