The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-17
VETERANS ARE
AGAINST IDEA
Many VIII Oppose Amend
mem.
STATEMENTS AT HEADQUARTERS
Demand for Defenders Emhlems Is
Growing Ever Greater.
Reports From All sectioas OF state
Continue to Pour in,-rhere seem
q to be Daily Adaitio.s and
sGrester Coincidence
Expresssd.
STATEMENTS AT HEADQUARTERS

forces In this city was . scsne OF
great activity Tuesday. Just as East
as the Confederate Veterans arrived In
this city to attend the reunion, there
were many Of them who came imme-
diately to these headquarters to chat
about the coming election. at which
they hope the proposed constitutional
amendment will be turned down BY
the voters Of the State.
Coming a. they did from all parts Of
Alabama. there was much to be learn
ed from them AZ to the general feelins
all over the State. and. II 10 stated
that In not Q single instance did they
report otherwise than that the amend
ment IL going to be defeated.
II was not exactly . camp IRE gath
ering at the anti-amendment head
quarters, but there were among the
visitors many veterans OF note and q
great many OF them came from North
ern Alabama. where the hottest part Of
the hight 10 said to be going on. While
they declared. that they called for the
purpose OF gaining information. yet IN
reality It was they who were impart-
Ing n. and ths information. the lead
ers think. 10 Of real value because. as
they say. II comes from mon who are
In the habit of saying Just what they
think, regardless OF anybody.
The general consensus OF their
opinion was that almost the entire
North Alabama IL safe against the
amendment. They declared there were
some counties that are close. and that
there are one or two that will prob
ably give q majority for the amend
ment, yet the voters Of Alabama will
come down to Jefferson with q big
majority against the amendment.
II 10 the purpose of the campaign
managers for the defenders to keep
their quarters open for the Veterans
during their stay In this city. ana
visiting veterans will find there same
of their old comrades who will be
ready to entertain them.
8 Bows In, Demand.
The demand for the little bow.
made OF a. tfeminuitive United States
nag is as great as ever, and as fast
as . supply comes in. 1t Is quickly
exhausted.
Responses TO Chairman ]. Lee.
Longs appeal for funds with which TO
finish out the campaign are coming
In regularly. and when letter con-
tanning . campaign contribution comes
In from some good citizen OF Alabama.
II IL almost Invariably remarked at
headquarters--.'here IL another con-
tribution to what the amenders are
charging 10 siush fund" !.
1 Hon. Oscar 8. Lewis Visited head
quarters Tuesday evening He had
spoken at Goodwater on that same
morning and had an excellent audi
ence. He will speak at East Taliassee
night. During the last ten
days Mr.. Lewis has been doing some
extensive travelling. He made seven
speeches In as many towns In Autanga
county, met great many people
there, and comes back with the re-
port that Autauga the home county
Of Representative Eugene Ballard who
the constitutional amend
InsHt bill in the House, OF Represent
atives will so two to one against the
@
being safe by the same majority
claimed In Autauga county. and in
1t is a said that there will
be a majority against the amendment
Of at least $50 votes.
Hon. John W Smith of Montgomery.
who spoke at Fort Deposit on Monday,
had an audience of 239 voters and
ninety women. OF this number of vot-
ers. there were few In favor of the
At the time he was
speaking. Rev. Bob" Jones was also in
Fort Deposit. He had an audience OF
like twenty men and some
women and children. This fairly rep-
the sentiment in Fort Deposit
over the question at issue. Mr.. smith
also spoke at Greer's school house,
where he had another large audi
ence.
One OF the interesting visitors at
of the anti-amendment
forces on Tuesday was Col. B. F..
Weathers OF Randolph County. The
Colonel was one of the delegates to the
Constitutional Convention OF 1875 and.
therefore. is expected to know some
thing about the constitution Of Ala
bama. There are about fifteen of these
delegates now living. He reports that
County will give q majority
OF from 300 to 500 against the amend
ment and also predicts that the north
ern end OF Chambers County Is also
solid against making any change In
the present constitution.
Among the veterans who dropped In
for a few minutes chat was Col. w, C.
McTeyer, formerly Of Bessemer, but
In this city. for a while. Col
onel McTeyer proposes to make the
headquarters his Of
fee during the reunion, and win be
glad to see his old comrades there.
A Letter.
A gentleman OF this city received q
letter from his daughter living at
Eclectic, in which she said:
Leon McCord addressed the people
Of Eclectic and certainly made good
speech against tho amendment. He
won the affection Of the people. and
especially the ladies, who heard him.
He almost, II he did not entire. turn
some OF the men who were for the
against 1t. don't know
how you are on II. but common sense
tells me that you are against 1t.
1--WE had q BAPTIST preacher to speak
for the amendment and he said that
some few good women were against 1t.
but the women who are against 1t are
as a rule the fallen ones. That was
nratfr hard 70 take. eanaclallX from