The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-14
MEETING IN SELMA
AMENDMENT FORCES ORGANIZE
 FOR CAMPAIGN.
2ev. J. c. PersinGer, of Woodiawn, Delivers Address of the Day --Audienee fs Enthu-
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 thusiastic rally of the amendment forces in Dallas County WAS held in the court house this morning at II o'clock The meeting was addressed by Rev. J. c. Persinger. pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at woodlswn, and who was heard with close attention by about $50 people. wha crowded the court room and who frequently inter- rupted him with great outbursts of sp- plause.
 pr. Persinger made the only address of the meeting, as Senator Henry Mer- rttt. of Tuskegee. who was scheduled to speak, did not come The meeting was called to order by President Ernest Lamar of the Dallas County prohibi- tion forces and who called upon Dr. w. P. Dickinson. pastor of the Church Street Methodist Church who offered long and fsrvent prayer.
 Mr. Lamar introduced pr. Persinger, who spoke in favor of the amendment, and during his speech of more than an hour he was frequently interrupted by applause.
 Aress delivered by Dr. PersinEer was made up of representative citizens from all parts of the county, the majority of which came from the rural districts. In the audience there was good aprinkling of women.
 While the speaker stated he would not deal in personalities other than to occasionally refer to statements taken from speeches made by Hon. Emmett C'Neal he In general terms arraisned the majority of the citizens of the State who are opposing the prohibition amendment to the constitution, saying that they were working in the interest of the brewers and liquor dealers of the North who had prevailed upon . few clever, respectable and prominent citizens of the State to stand In front and act as breastworks in the battle which is on as did the Northern troops st the beginning of the war use the few negro troops who enlisted, as kreastworks.
 In concluding his address Dr. Per singer stated that he was what had been termed a political parson and that he would continue to be chased as such that the issue tn question had been called a moral one as we'll as politica! issue: that on Sunday from his pulpit he spoke upon the moral side of the issue and that during the six days of the week he spoke upon the question's political side.
 The Committee on Resolutions. com posed of Hugh Mallory R. D. Sturdi-
  as did the Committee on Organization, composed of J. E. Wilkinson. W. K. Campbell and J. B. Ellis. The resolu- lions reported by the Committee on Resolutions and which were adopted, put the issue as one of "saloons or no saloons" and decried the fight as one on prohibition.
 The meeting which was held at the court house today by the amendment R )rcss marked the real opening of the F resent campaign in Dallas county and (which will be waged bitterly by both sides until the day of che election There will be made several amendment speeches In different parts of the coun- ty before the day of the election.
 The antis so far have done nothing other than organise. The executive committee of the antis in the county held & meeting here Tuesday and map ped out a plan of campatgn and 1t is expected that within tho next few weeks in all parts of the county num- ber of speeches a9ainst the proposed issue will be made.
 Blind Tiger Cases Tried.
 During the session of police court this morning there was heard by Re- oorder Vaughan the cases against the white man, Sam MoFoillard and the two negroes, Alex Walker and Marion Wilkinson, who were arrested last Saturday, for violations of the prohibi- ton laws.
 The case against Mir. MUFoillard was called first and after the evidence had been introduced he was hasd $1oo and