The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-19
JACKSON WILL
 START FIGHT Birmingham Man Leads for Amendment, RELY ON CHURCH WORKERS Train Guns from Pulpits on
 "Antis." Headquarters fer AnenAment Forces Soon to Be Openea--Comer win
 He Available for speech

Birmingham, Sept. lS.-(Special. )-- immediately on the return of Fred M. Jackson of Birmingham. from his va cation and recreation trip to the West, which will be in the next four or five days, the actual work of pushing a most active campaign in Alabama in behalf of the constitutional amendment for prohibition will be taken up. speakers will be assigned, literature prepared Tor distribution. and other work map ped out for vigorous action ending with the election on November 2s.
 There will be no lack of speakers. Governor Conner has made 1t known that he will be at the command of the speakers in this movement. Judge s. D. Weakley and H. s. D. Mallory, two Of the candidates for Governor. are pronounced amendment workers and are on the stump in favor of that issue.
 League, the parent organization in the fight for prohibition and for the con- stitutional amendment for prohibition, announce already that enough speakers have been heard from to warrant statement that there will be men ready to meet the anti-amendment workers in every county. practically In every beat in the State.
 Admit Strength of Enemy.
 There Is no denying at the headquar- ters of the Anti-Saloon League in Bir- mingham that the ant-amendment leaders have started a very strong and formidable organization. While great claims are being made, say the amend ment advocates. by those opposed to the amendment, the first work on the hust- ings after the speakers bureau has been organized will tell the tale. The next two months in Alabama. 1t Is set out, will be most interesting.
 The daily press of Alabama is strongly against the amendment The weekly press leans toward the amend ment, say those who are assisting in shaping out the light for the amend ment.
 The anti-amendment men will es- tablish sub b-headquarters in Birming- ham. The real headquarters of the amendment forces will be in Birming- ham. In that way much of the real information of the great campaign will emanate from this city. The amend ment men are going to rely to a great extent, though not altogether. Sd 1t is stated. on ministers and church mem bers, for the real hard work of the campaign.
 Jefferson County will be grounds for a hard fight. The prominent attorneys
 who have placed themselves on record as being against the amendment have n large TOllOWln& or ITIenuS anu NOtcEa galore. This is recognized by those who favor the amendment. The same conditions prevail In some of the other | larger counties in the State. But in 1 the smaller and country counties of | Alabama there appears to Dc mors even contest.
 Both sides at the beginning of the fight claim the advantage. The anti amendment forces so far are able on the surface to show the best strength The women and children are to be called upon to take a part inl the fight and already prominent membere of the w. c. T. U. have offered theG help in the cause. It Is not at all improb- able that wherever necessary there will be parades and other meetings held in which prominent women will call on the men to rally to the support of the amendment.
 The fight will be on before the end l of another week and 1t Is to be waged bitterly. though on a high plane.