The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
5 ADMITTED BY REESE
AMENDMENT PROPOSES INVASION
 OF HOMES.
Dallas Senator in Debate With Phares Coleman at MapIesviile, Says He Would Have Reme-
 died Section 2.

Maplesville. Oct. 16.--(SpeciaL )--"Had framed the constitutional amendment bill myself. would have changed the second section so as to have eliminated the home"
 This was the statement made by Sem ator Harry Reese, Of Selma, here today during the course of debate upon the constitutional amendment question with Hon. Phares Coleman. of Montgomery. Coming from the Senator who was the recognized leader on the floor of the Senate chamber when this question was up for discussion in the upper house. at the recent special session of the Legislature. 1t was significant, and considered by those opposing the amendment as being one of the strong est arguments for its defeat yet offered during the campaign. in that 1t Is a practical admission that the sanctity of the home is threatened as the amend ment now stands.
 The meeting here today was . pecu- liar one in many respects. It was not the intention to hold a joint debate, but instead Mir. Coleman had been invited here to address an audience against the proposed amendment. When MT. Coleman arrived he was met by T. U. Crumpton, who asked him to consent to divide his time with a speaker the amenders were bringing here. To this request Mir. Coleman replied that while he had no personal objection. and would willingly divide time with any body. he was in the hands of hisfriends and 1t was for them to say what should or should not be done. Mir. Crumpton then told MT. Coleman that at the last minute they had invited Senator Reese to come here to speak. and that he would be here on the next train.
 After a short consultation with his friends, Mir. Coleman consented to the request made by Mir. Crumpton and on the arrival of Senator Reese. the joint debate was held in a grove, where special arrangements had been made for the purpose, and where there was waiting an audience of from 300 to 400
 It was agreed that Mir. Coleman should open the debate and he spoke for an hour and ten minutes, making the burden of his attack on the amend ment. the contention that 1t was an at tempt to interfere with the senctity of the home. which, the speaker said, should be strongly fought against by every voter.
 Senator Reese was given an hour and twenty minutes to make reply, and took up the greater portion of his time in arguing for temperance and prohibi- ton. It was in the course of his re- marks that ne declareu that ue W8utu have eliminated the home from the proposed amendment.
 In his rejoinder MT. Coleman thanked him for this statement, and said that there could not have been a better ar gument advanced for the defeat of the measure. This brought the audience to its feet and there was wild applause. lasting for fully ten minutes.
 When quiet had been restored MT. Coleman thanked his audience for Its careful attention. and was about to re- tire from the speakers stand when there was another sensation.
 One of the men in the audience rec ognized as a supporter of the amend ment, asked Mir. Coleman If he would not take a vote on the question of the amendment before the audience dis persed. The request came from one Of the amendment supporters, and there- fore MT. Coleman did not like to de- cline. The audience had started from the grove but the speaker called the people back. asking that they be seat ed for a few moments.
 This they readily did. MT. Coleman then asked all those who were in the audience who were opposed to the amendment, and who would vote against it. to stand up. Out of that audience of now nearly 400 people. there were only a few who remained seated.
 On the way to the depot the Mont gomery lawyer was given quite re- ception, and as the train left the depot he was cheered.