The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-12
DENT AT WEST END.
candidate Closes His Campaign Witt
 Speech There.

candidate Closes Hts Campaign With
 Speech There.
 Solicitor S. H. Dent closed his cam paign for Congress from the Second District with a speech delivered Fri. day night at an open air meeting in West End. A large crowd gathered In the street to hear him.
 The speaking took place in front of Davis's store in West End. when MT. Dent and his friends from town reached the scene of the speaking a crowd which filled the street In front of the store had assembled. Several ladies were present and Mir. Dent was presented with another bouquet of roses when he had concluded. He was frequently applauded and his friends said they were gratined at the meet ing and the spirit of the crowd. The candidate held something of a recep- ton at the conclusion. From the att tendance 1t was seen that great deal of interest was manifested In the race in West End
 Tn his closing speech Mir. Dent kept to his old lines. He answered the at- taeks made on him and he discussed the anti-shipping bill and its subsi- diary questions
 Mr. Dent. however. stressed the point that if he were able and worthy he should receive the votes of the men OI HIS O8H COuuty. ItG afSdCQ tu4t thc home man. should be supported. He complimented Thomas J. Hall. who Is also from Montgomery county. sayine that the friendliest feeling existed be- tween them, but he declared that he ought to receive the suffrage of the people because MT. Hall mad twice tried and failed.
 MT. Dent was presented to the crowd by W. R. Brassell, of West End. 
 samford's Friends Meet.
 Troy. Sept. ll---(speciaD--An en. thusiastic mass meeting was held at the court house tonight in the interest of the candidacy of Hon. W. H. sam ford for representative from the second district of Alabaraa-
 The meeting was presided over by Mayor ". B. Foimar and the greatest enthusiasm was manifested throughout the entire meeting. Speeches drawing forth applause were made by Hon. John Gamble. K. B. Price, Frank Minchener and J. s. Carroll.
 The mayor called upon Mir. Sanford in response to numerous uemands from the audience and in thirty minutes speech he reviewed the campaign from It's beginning to the present time. Letters and teiegranhs received today by him from all sections of the dis tF1St btotiuB lhdt HG was out3 WIFI nsr, were read and loudly appiauded
 BrickeH at Luverne.
 Luverne. Sept, 1l-(Speeial)--Ths friends of Col C. R. Bricken held aH enthusiastic meeting in his home town tonight. Colonel Brickep delivered ar address and was chesred.
 Mayer Shows presided over the meet. ing and presented Rev. A. l.. Sellers who introduced Colonel Bricken in s happy speech saying that he had been referred to as ''the preacher who |, conducting the Bricken Campaign Club"
 Colonel Brieken spoke over an heui and was oh heered frequently. He said he had no harsh words for his oppon. ents. They were running against each other and he was running fol Congress.
 He spoke reverently of the men whs stand for prohibition in Alabana ant reiterated his support of a law pro hibiting the shipping of liquor into dr, districts.
 The auditorium, where the meetinS was held. was filled and there wal much enthusiasm.