The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-28
HISTORY OF THE
 AMENDMENT FIGHT Temperance Forces of Alabama
 Women Responsible HOW POLITICS FIGURED Recent Action of Amenders Are Indica- tive of Fear-Movement to "Un-
 load'' Governor Conner Has
 Left Doubt in Minds.
HOW POLITICS FIGURED
BY HERXEY w. LAIRD.

Montgomery, November 27.-(Special.) J. With meetings of temperance and politi- cal leaders, including women and preach CTS, the friends of the proposed prohibi- tion amendment to the state constitution will close the campaign on tomorrow, preparatory to the final struggle at the voting places on Monday. Sunday Is day of prayer and fasting for the success of the movement, and childrens choirs and choruses to sing in the streets and about the polling places are receiving their final rehearsals as these lines are being read.
 By coincidence, the day falls on the quarterly temperance Sunday of the Sum day schools and in every Protestant school in the country there will be les son on temperance. Taking advantage of the situation the Alabama temperance workers have sent out word in every di- rection, asking that the occasion be made one of special prayer for the success of the fight In this state.
 In the churches prayer meetings are to be held, and in the halls and theatres will be speeches by speakers making the last call to the faithful to hit liquor traffic another blow, what they believe will be a final blow
 Women Brought 1t About.
 The temperance forces of the women in Alabama made 1t possible for those who desired an Issue of this kind this year to be accommodated. Shortly after the passage of the general prohibition bill in 1907, they held a meeting of the state Woman's Christian Temperance union in Montgomery to which they invited Gov. B. B. Conner In the enthusiasm of the time tho executive promised them that 1T the law was not obeyed he would call an extra session to pass stricter laws. He made good in the special assembly or August last, at which were passed liquor statutes which are the severest and most drastic portions of the laws of many states.
 Every step of the legislation has been marked by the influence of the temper ance women. Mrs. J. B. Chatfield brought her own gold pen and a dainty pen wiper which the governor used in signing the statewide act in the early winter of 1907. and again for the use of the executive when he signed the bill to submit the constitutional question to the people. T am saving it. she said 'to sign the hnal instrument that makes the amendment a fixed institution of our constitution
 "Go out now and help to pass it." was the injunction of the governor.
 Prohibition Session.
 The extra session thus called by the governor was in every sense an anti liquor assembly, to which the politicians soon attached themselves with will. Judge s. D. Weakley came down and spent the whole time in a room at the Exchange hotel, where, with the aid and suggestion of Rev. Brooks Lawrence, head of the Anti-Saloon league, the drastic laws now so well advertised were drawn up They are well known, includ- ing the Fuller bill, with it's search and seizure and injunction features, the club bill and the bills to prevent soft drink stands having screens or allowing bill