The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-14
Great Enthusiasm
 By Birmingham Men

there was q big demonstration. He began by saying that as governor he was not a politician and that he show having machinery behind. He express ed the belief that the amendment would not pass.
 He said he did not believe sthat whiskey would be removed by the amendment and criticised the haste that was taken. When the matter was before the legislature he said there was prayer sent up from the busi- ness men for a rest from politics but the prayer fell on deaf ears.
 'If 1t is politics." he said, let them make the most of it. If we say we are against fanaticisn, they say we belong to the whiskey element. If we say there is an individual and sover- eign right vested in every man to vote as he p1eases. they say we belong to the whiskey element. If we say we are against the amendment they say we belong to the whiskey trust"
 Governor Jelks admonished the peo- pie who oppose the amendment to march under clean banners. to insist on the protection of the women and children and to stack up in honesty and integrity with any other crowd Tof men under any other banner.
 Weatherly Speaks.
 James weatherly followed Governor Jelks. He said that he was opposed to the amendment because it was dangerous experiment. The advocates of the amendment are in politics. he said, and the people might as well an swer strongly Weakiey, Mallory. Fui- fer. Corner, Carmichael and others when they assert otherwise.
 TJa rvna ofxrar, afrfNf aftaufiou when he read from articles written by lead ing prohibitionists showing that the experiments were not altogether suc- cessful.
 Before closing he said that should anybody say that he represented the whislxey element he would be rude enough to say you are 1iar."
 The resolutions offered by MT. Bowie were voted on and carried unanimous Gaut, ]. s. Gillespie, J. w. Mcqueen. J. W. Perkins and Lee Moody was named to select the delegation to the Montgomery convention.
 While the committee was out Jesse Staliings was called upon and he made 8 strong address.
 He said that while in Columbfana recently he had a debate with one of the political parsons" He said that the preachers on the stump were mostly of the cheaper preacher kind.
 "If we remain as timid as we have for the past threa years," he sand. Eve are whipped in the start. When preachers drag the ermine through the slime and dirt of politics then the people cannot be expected to fol- low them any more"
 He said that while the Legislature was on he saw more preachers In the Hobbies of the capital drinkug free lemonade than ever before in his life. He excluded the rabbi the priest, the Presbyterian minister and the Episco- palian rector from the tordes at tho capital. .As. IA
 He struck to his chord against the minister dabbiing in politics and wound up, by saying that it had developed it. self into a question of whether the State shall rule the church or the church shall rule the State.
 Delegation Named. @
 The committee reported a large number Of names delegates to the Montgomery meeting this week. every beat in the county having representa- tive. Among the names presented and chosen were A. G. Smith. w D. Jelks, J. H. Miller, James Weatherly, John P. Morris, ex-Governor Rufus Cobb, E. H. Cabaniss, S. J. Bowie, Frank Nell son. Jr., E. M. Tutwiler. E. K. Campbell, R. H. Pearson. Jere c. King. I. F. Young, Guy R. Johnson. H. F. Dbardelaben, Walker Percy, Belton Gilreath, J. P. Tillman. Harry Jones. W. W. Crawford, John W. Tom- linson, Jesse Stallings. J.. T. Glover. J. B. Drake, R. N. Bell. B. M. AL len, c. A. Tyson, Solon Jacobs. John Towers. R. c. Redus. Ty Huffman. H. R. Shorter, E. W. Barrett, Fred Dim- mick. Lee Moody. J. W. Mcqueen. Ot- to Marx. Eugene Fies. Fred Schilling. T. c. Cairns, R. M. Cunningham, Jr.. Amos Sharitt, John c. Posey and sev- eral others e.. .- '''' '-
 The meeting was one of the most successful ever held in Birmingham. fin front of the theatre were two dog en automobiles at least showing that many of the prominent citizens of Bir- mingham were present.
 At every uncomplimentary reference to Governor Corner, Judge Weakley and Brooks Lawrence. there was chaarinR@