The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-17
HONG FORESEE GREAT VICTORY Believes Will Carry Every County. s SINCERE IN FORECASTS North Alabama, He Says, Against
 Amendment. <Hsn. Emmett o'NeaI and Lee Lens " Ten sa Indications ThrouEh-
 cut state That Point to
 Deseat of Proposed
 Ane.dnest.

Tt sounds like buncombe. I know It sounds like political biuffing, but ap- preciating all that INmy deliberately, that do not believe the amendment will carry single county in Alabama"
 This was the confident declaration of Manager J. Lee Long. of the anti amendment campaign committee, as he passed through the city last night from Birmingham to spend Sunday with his family in Greenville Mir. Long was absolutely confident that the amend ment would not only be defeated but that the defeat would be e political Waterloo.
 T have been the past week in Bir- mingham. assisting in the work of the North Alabama headquarters. The sys- tenn and organization of those head quarters now are in excellent shape. have seen the daily reports as they come in. have talked to scores and scores of visitors who came to head quarters from the North Alabama coun- ties: have received reports from head quarters assistants who have gone into the counties of North Alabama. and made personal investigation. As re- suit of that information. | want to say and want our friends in South Ala bama to be assured of its truth. that the ma5erities against the amendment
 
 probably overtop the majorities in the South Alabama counties.
 Tt is frequently asked. what are the Republicans of North Alabama going to do? I can answer that question. I have seen the country leaders of the Republicans. I have talked with the rank and file of Republican voters. In most Of the North Alabama counties 90 per cent of the Republican vote will A xf~- <IrxzA Tx. one or two counties I am assured that s5 per cent of the Republicans are against the dangerous measure. And understand, too. that in these counties we will get a big majority of the Dem- bcratic voters.
 At one time we conceded Chambers County to the amendment. We have learned better. At one time we con- ceded Sumter County. We no longer concede Sumter. In the Eighth Con- Kressional District we considered Law renee Q doubtful county. From the assurances we have received. Lawrence is against the amendment like It's neighboring counties. We were afraid xauderdale County would go for the amendment. We are now led to be- iieve that we can get majority of from 800 Co 500 In Lauderdale. Within xhe past two days. we have received Information which consider absos kutely reliable, that Jackson County win vote three or four to one against the amsndment and Jackson. you know, is one Of the big voting countieslof the State
 'Understand. tcn, we are just be- ginning the fiRht. We have just rais- cd our organization to It's highest state of efficiency and during the six weeks that intervene between now and the election, we are going to set new standard for a vigorous and active campaigning. We are going to make this victory so overwhelming that Alabama will never again suffer rom the hysteria which forced this light on the people,"
 Mir. Long expects to remain at least a week longer in Birmingham before assuming personal charge or the Mon.- gomery headquarters. which. however will be kept open in charge of secre- tary Eugene oBrie'n.
 Hon Emmett o'Neal, on his way to