The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-16
WHIRL WINDS 2 OF ELOQUENCE
(Continaed from Pase one.)


 President of the Constitutional Con vention of 1901 moved to the front of the stage.
 Mir Knox for several years has somehow excited the animosity of Governor Conner. Although private of more than one of the Governors teeth-gritting speeches. He had ev- idently been turning over in his mind some of the uncalled-for attacks of the Governor and he took yesterdays conference as the occasion for him to make answer.
 Mir. Knox Is past master in the art of using English. and he never dis played his art to better advantage. keenly. fncisively and aggressively he went after the Governor. The Chier Executive was given as complete an excoriation as he has ever received, and he has had some experience in that line +
 Mir. Knox spoke of viewing in Ar- lanta during campaign, the most re- markabla torch light procession, he had ever witnessed. One of the de- termined men who was in the parade answered/to his question:
 What does this meanT' Hoke Smith"
 Looking out upon the faces of the determined men of this gathering, :" said MT. Knox. T know it means that we are going to beat Comer.'
 Effect Electrical
 Ine erect was electrical Men sprang on the chairs. hats and hand kerchiefs flew in the air. Cheer rose to the roof. fioated out the windows and reverberated through the halls or the City Building. The shouting would 1le ooWn' only to be renewed with rresh vigor. AS 1t was about to die out excited1y: iaR'r3 : fht Srr''f-.o1
 Hit him again! Hit him againi. And with this the crowd broke into fresh applause and laughter. In his excoriatfon of the Governor, each sem tence was closed with a period of ap- plause.
 Hon. Emmett ONeal made one of the strongest speeches of his career He discussed ably the issues involved in the adoption of the amendment, and he paid his respect in inimitable style to some of the men who had figured in public affairs and forced the election on the people.
 A great many of the delegates want ed to hear from former Congressman Jesse F. Stallings and they made their wants known. Mfr. Stallings has not been well for several days, but he gave the crowd about fifteen minutes of ar- gument and eloquence.
 Hon. J. J. Willett made a strong address in which he argued for respect of the courts. If ever a people were indebted to courts for the preservation of their liberties. that people were the people of Alabama and the Gulf States. he declared.
 Col. E. L. Russell of Mobile deliv- cred an inspiring address. He quoted the famous interview of Brooks Law renee, in which the Ohio man threat ened to change the constitution. and then to dismiss certain members of the Supreme Court. AS freemen, of Ala bama, will you permit this?" asked Colonel Russell No. no. no" contin- ued for several minutes. was the re- gponse.
 Late during the afternoon the calls for ''Spragins" became insistent. The Madison County Senator had been urged, during the day, to respond to a summons, but had not taken the platform. The audience would not be gainsaid. however. late in the after noon, and Senator Spragins was ush- cred to the platform.
 His speech was brief. He pleaded for temperance in all things, refuting the argument that the opposition is made up of fanatics.
 If the truth were told" he said. "there are few fanatics on our side.'
 When the 5000 delegates, coatless to withstand the heat; enthusiastic in spite of 1t, had gathered in their seats by 12:30 o'clock one of the greatest conventions of Alabama's political his tory was launched.
 The delegations were assigned to places on the floor arranged as to Con- gressional Districts. Under the nine banners they sat, each districts repre- sentation vociferous in applause of 1t leaders as they moved to the platform or as they were named in appointment to committees.
 The cheering began about noon. Al the leaders came to the platform and the seats of honor began to fill. the ap- plause broke out spontaneously. ane the natural enthusiasm. fed by the mu sic of the band. became irresistible.
 J. Lee Long, of Greenville. .caIled tht convention to order. His first worC was that of congratulatton and prom ise of victory. It elicited tremen dous applause.
 Tt does my heart good" he said. ct
  Ot unterrified citizenA.
 From information received from ev cry precinct in the State, am able tC bring to you the information that thu cause of the constitution busters wil go down in defeat"
 He nominated Charles Henderson. oi Troy, President of the Railroad Com mission, as temporary chairman. Judge Joseph N. Nathan. of Sheffield. ther took the floor to nominate o. P. Galt of Birmingham. for Secretary. Th' two nominations were received with exclamation and MT. Henderson step ped to the rostrum.
 His speech, in opening the conven tion. was a plain argument against thu adoption of the constitutional prohibi tion amendment. and an attack on thu men and factions who originated thu issue. He charged the authors witt unfairness in the manner of conducting their fight and in the plan which the. laid for the successful accomplishment of their aims. Much of the speech wa devoted to an effort to show that tn amendment will accomplish nothing 0 good. but will denrfVa the cifizeuahi fl