The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-01
ALL POLITICS TO BE DROPPED Anti-Saloon League Cuts
 Loose. ITS ACTION IN MONTGOMERY Executive Committee Discusses
 Political Phase. Meets n Secret sssssss at City Hall, ana Hears Speech by DFssks LawFenee-Frea Jack
 sen sanguine.

Although there was . determination to keep secret. so far as morning news papers are concerned, the events of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Anti-Saloon League yesterday, 1t leaked out that the League by formal action eschewed all things political.
 An anxiety that it's skirts be clear ed of politics, and extraneous insues, and that its fight be waged with the amendment as the sole issue, was evinced by the representatives of the Anti-Saloon League. according to the report of the star-chamber session which cropped out last night.
 Politics and its elimination. even to the repudiation of all candidates. made mp a big part of the meetings dis cussion. 1t is believed.
 But little was revealed of the session by those who remained within the closed doors of the Council Chamber. Taciturnity was the keynote of the meeting held by the pro-amendment Executive Committee in the Council Chamber of the City Hall here yester- day afternoon.
 The general public and especially newspaper reporters were barred from the meeting. It Is known that the del- egates were enthusiastic and Chairman Fred M. Jackson, of Birmingham. is more sanguine than ever in his esti- mates of the majority that the amend ment will carry In the approaching election.
 There was about sixty men in the chamber. Half of the duly appointed representatives from each county were present, many counties were represent ed by proxy, and several were repre- sented by letters revealing, the situa- tions. Either by the regular repre- sentative. a proxy. or letter, each of the sixty-seven counties was repre- sented.
 There were several Montgomerians within. among them two local preach CTS. Rev. E. L. Crawford. a Methodist minister of Union Springs. was pre- sent, and was elected Secretary of the neetings
 Rev. Brooks IAwrence. the prsacher- Euperihtendeut of the Anti Saloon Lea sue. was present, and addressed the meeting. In the address was adyfse A1 to the Dian of campaign.
 s- Fred M Jackson. of Birmingham chairman of the Executive committee predicted, and much of the time was taken up In reports from the counties in turn. The reports. 1t was announced after the meeting, were favorable in the most part.
 All of the delegates left by the even- ing trains, the session being completed at s o'clock. Chairman Fred M. Jack son announced that a statement, carry ing an outline of the campaign, would be given out later.
 In the gathering yesterday were two of the members of the legislature which voted on the submission of the amendment to the people. Senator Mer- ritt, and Representative Cooper, of Anniston.
 Governor Conner was not present having left the city yesterday morning on his tour of the State in favor of the amendment. However, MT. McNeel, his private secretary was a visitor to the City Hall
 A resolution was adopted unani- mousIy by the committee, thanking the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of Mont gomery for the use of the Council Chamber.
 The committee looked aver the situa- tion in this meeting. compared notes or present conditions. and planned a cam paign for the remaining few weeks be- fore the election. with view to inn creasing what 1t considers already an overwhelming majority.
 MT. Jackson still maintains his esti- mate of a majority of S000. He is oi the opinion that prohibition Is being observed rigidly even at present, but states the purpose of the amendment people to climch the hold on the State
 "A man In Birmingham said MT Jackson, twill have a hard time to gel a drink today. We who are fighting for the passage of the amendment de sire to keep conditions as they are"