The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-21
LAST WEEK m DALLAS


selma. Nov. 10--(epecial)--rhs last
week Of the amendment campaign Tn
Dallas county VIII b the most strenu-
both the defenders and the amenders
Will make whirlwind finish
The amenders win open the last
week OF the campaign In . Desperate
effect TO turn the tide in their direc-
tion. Their fight In the county seems
hopeless one Is II II conceded that
the country precincts Will come to
selma with q good majority against
the amendment which win offset the
close vote which will be polled In the
city
while the amenders know that their
fight 10 . desperate one they will
fight until the last hour In the hope
OF turning some Of the voters In the
On the other hand the defenders are
confident that the county Will go
against the amendment by between
200 and 500 majority. BUT while they
are confident Of victory the antis will
continue to work until the polls are
closed in the hopes OF increasing their
majority In the county.
1t II likely that the voters Of
Selma Will witness the spectacle Of
seeing women and children around the
court house where the election here
viii be held. 1t 10 thought that q
number OF women who are members
OF the women's Christian Temperance
Union will be stationed around the
voting place and endeavor to persuade
the voters to cast their ballots for
the amendment
| While three speeches have already
been booked to be made In Selma
during the coming week on both sides
Of the issue II Is likely that five or
six OF the prominent orators OF the
state will be heard. In the county
speeches on both sides OF the issue by
local orators.
+ The amenders will open the last
week of the campaign with an adj
dress by Hon. A. III. Carmichael on
Monday night The Academy of
Music has been engaged for this oc-
casion.
The second address OF the week for
the amendment win be made Friday
night by Hon. T. d. Sanford. The
place where Mr.. Sanford will speak
has not been selected.
The antis until late this afternoon
had booked but one address here for
next week. II viii be made Friday
night at the Academy Of Music by
Hon. John A. Rogers Of Sumter
county
| An effort is being made to get
Senators Bankhead and johnston and
Congressman Dent to come to Selma
and close the campaign. If these
three speakers can come to Selma. two
OF them will make addresses Wednes-
day or Thursday night and the other
will divide time with Mr.. Rogers FRI
day night at the Academy OF Music.
Compliments Dallas.
Julien Smith, member OF the
Court of County Commissioners. today
received letter from d. II. Winslow. q
United States good roads expert. In
which the Court of County Commits
sioners Is cempiimented for having
employed VS.. Keller to take charge
of the public roads OF the county.
Mr. Winslow spent several months
In Selma last summer building q mile
OF road: just south of here and rec
commended Mr.. Keilar to the court as
q suitable man to take charge Of the
work OF buiidins the roads OF the
county.
MI. winslow writes Mr.. smith from
Bells, Tenn. az follows:
Fl have just had q talk with Mr.. w.
sRtKeliar, ofsJackson. Tsnn. am o.
lighted to know yonr county - to esss-
pioy this man and rIscongratulate the
road Commissioners and yourself on,
this progressive step you have taken
ayou certainly have Ane. fertile
lands and I-belieye good roads viii De
the making of your county. Land
values have Jumped from $40 to $40 an
acre to $50 and $50 In Madison County
where this man has built the roads and
your lands should 90 even better than
that.
.The action OF the Board OF Revenue
I'm placing one OF the finest road enEi-
neers in the South In charge OF your
road cannot be too highly commenced
stock of Goods Sold.