The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-16
Strong Men Of State
Voice Unqualified
Disapproval.
ENTHUSIASM GREATEST
SEEN IN MONTGOMERY
Ringing Addresses Urge Voters
to Stand Firmly for Long
held Liberties.
Pandemenism Breaks when strains Of
~Dixie" Float ThreesA rAe
rhrsnsed Aaditerssn--His-
tory IN rAe Making
Moderation, But
Positiveness.

headea by Hon. Frank 8. Moody of
Tuscaloosa. representatives ora patriot
ism aroused In the facsof danger and
gathered from every quarter of Ala
bama assembled yesterday at the
Montgomery Auditorium in the most
remarkable political convention that
ever met In the State and In enthusf-
asni and in determination launched
campaign so earnest and aggressive
that the defeat OF the proposed amend
mont TO the constitution is presaged.
Speeches by distinguished Ala
bamians set off hair-trigger enthusi-
asm and cheer after cheer rolled out
upon the streets as some eloquent
speaker drove home a point. or cut
and slashed with satire the transpar-
ent and selfish, politics Of the men
who forced the election upon the
people. z8
A fierce determination TO fight, to
S6eep on fighting and TO fight to win
showed in every speech and In every
minute Of the proceedings The great
gathering: Gnd there were mote people
from the country than from the towns
and cities. filled the lower floor OF the
halls, and whenever some speaker in
flight of oratory predictej the defeat
of the amendment great cheer would
rise and hats and handkerchiefs would
go into the air.
The personnel Of the body was not
able. The appearance OF the members
was commented upon and often COM
plimented.
"It was the finest. the most enthusi.
Aa mrRA ffA In
tiou that I ever attended In the State"
said Chairman Charles Henderson.
A magnificent presentation OF the Is
sue was made by Hon. II. s. Moody.
the convention's permanent president.
To this conference q set Of resolu-
lions embodying the declaration of
principles were presented by a COM
mittee headed by former Governor
william ID. Jelks; set OF resolutions
which frim strong and aggressive. but
which. neither in letter nor In spirit,
went into personal politics.
Spirit Voiced. er- s
The conference, through these reso-
lutions voiced its unalterabie opposi-
tion to the proposed amendment and
pledged itself to use every honorable
means to defeat 1t. It was not the
lish the saloons In Alabama, nor to Sc
cure the repeal Of the existing prohi-
bition laws. The conference did not
and would not advocate the candidacy
Of any man, and 1t deprecated the eff
forts made to turn the question into Q
political issue. on which men were try
ing to ride into ONCE. It reviewed the
rigid prohibition laws OF Alabama. de-
claring that they were ample to estab-
lish prohibition, and declaring that they
should be fully tested, before any at.
tempt should be made to put them In
the constitution.
And, says the resolutions:
IF the prohibition statutes are en-
forced. no constitutional prohibition Is
essential. and IL they are not and can
not be enforced. there should not be
any constitutional prohibition on the
subject"
But the resolutions are strongest and
most positive on Section Q of the
amendment which authorizes the Leg
islature to designate places at which
tiquor cannot be stored and under which
the homes of the people Of Alabama
can be invaded. In adopting the reso-
lutions the conference viewed with
alarm that provision "as an indication
of q purpose by future laws to invade
the rights of the citizens in their
homes. however remote such homes
may be from business centers and to
subject them to the humiliation Of
search and seizure"
Moderation in all things" was the
keynote of the address of Chairman
Moody.
The enthusiasm Of the gathering
broke out early in the session. A band
In front OF the Exchange during the
morning hours played patriotic airs a.
the crowds surged out OF the hotel or
marched up Commerce Street from the
depot. And when the band had parad-
ed around to the Auditorium. and the
great crowd was finding seating room
the figures OF prominent members
mounting the stage stirred the APP
plause and enthusiasm OF the crowd.
Former Governor Oates was cheered,
cheers greeted the appearance Of form
err Governor Cobb and cheers marked
the passage OF Major w. w. Screws to
his seat Applause and cheers in
plenty were awaiting Governor Jelka.
Colonel r. B. Kyle, Hon. Emmett
ONeal and Hon. r. q. spragins. Joe
Willett, Lee Long, A. @. Smith and
others came in for hearty greetings
from the big crowd.
Enthusiasm starts.
The first touch of enthusiasm came
when Hon Charles Henderson went
forward to take the gavel. Surprised
by the demonstration. Mr.. Henderson
plunged into his speech which will
make one Of the fine campaign docu-
ments OF the night And when Mr..
Henderson had concluded there were
wild calls for Knox. knox," and the
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