The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-07
FIGHT SHOWING
DETERMINATION
Anti-Amendment Forces
Most Active.
REPORTS PRESAGE VICTORY
Meetings Scheduled for Practically
Every Section Of State.
Eloquent speakers Are Carrying Cen-
viction to Rural Csmnunities
manager Lee Long Il In
BirminEham To-day.
REPORTS PREsAGE VICTORY

With the two amendment headquar-
tiers, those at Birmingham and at Mont
gomery. In excellent working shape,
the opposition to the proposed amend
ment is making the most complete can
vass and the most thorough fight ever
made In O political campaign in Ala
bama. ALI the opposition leaders are
absolutely confident of the defeat OF
the amendment, but they propose to
make that defeat SO emphatic and so
positive that Alabama will never again
have q reputation of the political and
legislative conditions of the past three
years.
The letters received yesterday came
from nearly every part of the State,
and. with few exceptions. showed that
the sentiment against the amendment
Is growing. One letter received from
a prominent man In Walker County
says that the people of that county are
three to one against the amendment.
From Baldwin County, in one particu-
lar beat In which the pro- amendment
forces believe they have a stronghold,
word was received that there were
only four, out Of total of thirty-seyen.
who would vote for the amendment,
and the writer added that 1t was be-
Meved these four would be converted
before the day OF election.
Limestone County leaders indicate
that the vote at the present time stands
two to one against the amendment, and
in Lamar three to one is claimed by
the anti forces.
These are just few Of the counties
heard from. and most of the others are
reported to be in a similar CONDITION.
It is Significant that there are none OF
these leaders in their respective local.
tiles that report any falling on in the
original report made by them OF the
strength OF the vote against the amend
ment, but instead, most OF them claim
O decided increase.
Saturday night will be the real -hrst
rally night of the antt-amendment
forces. The Birmingham meeting Of
last Saturday was "just starter" to
quote the words of one Of the commit
tee but next Saturdays series OF meet
ings will be somewhat Of the nature OF
an awakening throughout the entire
State.
In addition to the meetings an
nounced for that day in yesterdays Ad-
vertiser, Colonel Alexander Troy will
address a meeting at Gordo. Pickens
County, and Senator =. J.. Biackmon
will speak at Columbiana.
Before the week Ia our, 1t Is expect
ed that q number of other meetings
will be arranged for. the number being
pnly limited by the speakers available
Chairman ]. Lee Long. of the Cam
paIgn Committee. left for Birmingham
iast night, and will be there until sat-
urday morning. There Will be inset
ing OF the Campaign COMMITTEES there
Friday, at which II Is expected there
win be some important developments
Hon. J. H. Edwards. member OF
the Legislature from Pike from ls02 TO
1905. was a visitor to Montgomery yes
terday. Mr. Edwards Ia strong OPP
ponent OF the constitutional amend
ment and In this position he says he Is
In uerfect harmony with an overwhelm-
ing majority of the people of the por-
lion of the county in which he resides.
For instance, he says. "Linwood Is
NV postoffce address and out OF 100
votes in that vicinity not a dozen favor
the amendment. In Cross Roads beat
there are 200 voters, and only two are
known to be supporters OF the amend
ment. In Josie beat there are AZ least
200 voters and not over fifteen are on
the amendment side. Cut this out and
keen II until after the election and
see II the returns do not verify the
statement"
Mr.. Edwards Is highly esteemed in
pike County, and is not given to ram
v4om utterances. He says the people
are thoroughly aroused on this sup1ect.
ana cannot be driven from the position
thew have taken, by any sort OF at
tempt to overawe or overreacn them;
They feel that their liberty Is at stake.
A leading Democrat OF snemeia
writes The Advertiser: Colbert County
is safe and sane by large majority