The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-18
FULL OF VIM YOUNG
MEN ENTER FIGHT
FOR THEIR HOMES
Two Hundred Young Voters
Enrolled at Formation of
Club Last Night
BIG MEETING TOMORROW
TO KEEP UP THE FIGHT
Captain ScuIly Elected President and
Ringing Speeches Show Determi-
nation to Help Bury Amend
ment November 20.

amendment with the life and zeal of
young spirits.
Capt. j. B. scully of Woodlawn was
elected president, and enthusiastic
speeches were made by E. D. Smith, Dr.
Elkourie of woodlawn. Frank Nelson,
Jr., G. B. McVay, DR.. J. f. Gillespie,
Gardner Goodwin, A. L.. Oberdorfer and
others. The club decided to enter &C
lively into the campaign, appointed a
central campaign committee and will hold
it's next meeting tomorrow night In the
circuit court room at the county court
house.
About 800 young men were in attend
ance. The large crowd gathered on a
call notice of only one day was con-
sidered remarkable. Lists of over 200
young men whose social engagements
prevented their coming but who had sent
their names and promised their services,
indicated that the majority of the young
men of the county are ready to enter
the fight
Strong resolutions were adopted con-
demning the unwarranted search of the
home of Joe Bell In Bessemer and ex-
pressing the sympathy of the club.
Judge Miller Presdes.
The meeting was called to order by
John Hearst Miller. and committee
appointed on permanent organization,
consisting of John Altman, chairman; A.
L. Oberdorfer, r. L. Farley, Gardner
GOODWIN and Tom Brown.
The crowd then called for Ed Smith,
who made strong appeal and announced
his intention of entering actively into
the campaign. He declared that he was
for prohibition because he considered the
saloon an unmixed evil, and that he is
against the amendment because he knows
it to be an unmixed evil, and he thought
that the intelligent voters would all vote
against it. He insisted that the young
men must get out at the polls and work
tirelessly and assured the club that If
every opportunity Is taken the election
will be swung the right way.
DR.. Elkourie of Woodlawn said: 81
was a hard worker for prohibition and
am yet at heart a deep believer in prs
hibition. 1 think that to be a consistent
prohibitionist, good citizen and to be
a good man 1 must support the consti-
tuition for which our fathers fought and
died. and must vote against this iniqui-
tous amendment. If we want a posi-
tive sign that the amendment is defeat
ed we can see it in the extreme desper-
alton of the other side which is resorting
to the last steps. Woodlawn will not
go down on the page of fanaticism, but
will stand for the defense of home and
constitution. Woodlawn is safe against
the amendment"
scuIIy on WoodIawn Fight.
Capt. ]. R. Scully said that the same
amount of energy which is being put
forth in Woodlawn would carry every
precinct in Jefferson county. He did not
believe In getting too sure of victory.
'If we gain the victory we have got
to do hard conscientious work within the
next two weeks and on November 20 we
will bury them so deep they will never
come up again.
G. B. Mcvay, president of the Amzi
Golden Seed company. said that as a
man who does business with the hill
billy" he knows that the farmer is op-
posed to the amendment. 1.-THE country
people are going to vote against the
amendment II they are properly enlight-
ened," he said.
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton then reported and ]. B. Scully was
elected president, together with the fol-
lowing vice presidents: Frank Smith of
Elyton, George whitfield of Avondale,
Gardner Goodwin Of Bessemer. Will ABB
ernathy, G. R. Mcvay. E. D. Smith. T.
r. Lee, e. T. Rudolph, J. W. Hawkins
Of North Birmingham, and w. H. Bar
nard of Pratt City. Fred Stealey was
elected secretary, with instructions to
give q great deal of time to the club.
Chairman Altman announced that the
club would adjourn to meet tomorrow
night at the courthouse at o'clock and
that within the week the club should
have at least 1000 members "Then this
preachers might as well get back in their
pulpits," he said.
1T have information that the amendists
realize they have hopelessly lost the state
of Alabama and are now centering the
fight on Jefferson. They are going to
have ever seen. You talk about slush
funds-they have and are going to spend
more money by far than we will be able
to, but don't believe they have the
following among the bright. intelligent
young men that we have"
Captain Scully was then unanimously
elected and and took the chair judge
Carmichael announced that the Jefferson
and Hippodrome have been leased for
Sunday, November Is, and the biggest po-
ntical meetings ever known in Alabama
will be held. He announced that Senator
]. H. Bankhead has agreed to preside at
ono Of the meetings and that Senator
johnson had been asked to preside over
the other.
Call For Frank Nelson.
Frank Nelson was seen in the hall, and
repeated calls brought him to his feet.
IT couldn't resist the temptation" he
said, ITO come down here and see what
the young men were doing. tell you
have never seen anything 30 inspiring or
anything which more surely convinces
me that we are going to bury Brooks
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