The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-12-03
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.
Alabama Rejects Amendment by
Overwhelming Majority.
PERSONAL POLITICS INVOLVED
Only Six Counties in the State Returned
Majorities for the Constitutional
Amendment.

Montgomery, Ala.-Returns from s.
Of the 67 counties Of the state show
an estimated majority against the
constitutional amendment Of 22,s5S.
Six counties only gave maj0rities
for the amendment. They are Sum
ter. Talaldega, Chambers, Lee, Ma
con and Pickens. These majorities
were small, the total Of the six run
ming to only 510
Birmingham, ALAG Chairman j. Lee
Long Of Greenville, who has been in
charge of the fight against the
amendment, said at headquarters
here that the majority against the
amendment would be fully 10000.
Jefferson county, in which Birming-
ham is located, in spite of the fact
that the fight has been concentrated
here for over aweek, gave a majorl
ty Of over 1000 against the amend
ment. Mobile, Montgomery and Gull
man counties show the largest major
tiles on the victorious side.
The election is regarded as espe-
cially significant. Still it cannot be
regarded as straightOut anti-prohi-
bition victory because of the person
al politics that has been injected into
the issue. It's association with the
administration of Governor B. B. CO.
mer and his reported ability to name
a successor in Judge 8. D. Weakley,
author of the prohibition bills, have
figured prominently in the result.
A significant feature of the result
is the fact that sentiment against the
amendment is Nso widespread Rural
precincts, small towns and cities
alike are for the most part coming
up with. substantial majorities on the
winning side
While the election was an appar-
ent landslide reputation of prohibi-
ton, it is not regarded here as like
ly that the state will ever go to the
extreme which existed before the
adoption OF the statewide law. Far
seeing men think that the result will
mean ultimately a modification of the
present drastic laws, but that, what
ever is done will be done, in a con-
sentative and temperate manner
Counties which have had prohibit
ton for twenty-five years voted
against putting it into the state con-
stitutiOn and cities and towns of JEFF
ferson county (Birmingham), which
went heavily for prohibition under
local option, reversed the former ma
jorities.
Some Of the chief temperance lead
ers Of the state were fighting the
amendment, notably State Senator r.
S. Moody, who is generally called
"the father of temperance in Ala
bama."
There has never been seen here
anything like the enthusiasm shown
in Birmingham over the result. Thou
sands of people from Jefferson and
adjoining counties were here to see
the returns flashed, and the down
town streets were one billow Of en-
thusiasm.
Mobile Wild With Joy.
Mobile, Ala. - Mobile is literally
wild with joy, as a result of the cleo
ton. Never in the history OF the
city we've so many people congregat-
ed in one crowd, and never before
has such gigantic parade been or
ganized without apparent effort. The
parade was two city blocks in length
and its width included both side
walks. AS the citizens marched
through the city, the bands playing
pixie" and other patriotic airs,
thousands of roman candles were dis
charged and cheer after cheer rent
the air.
The crowd called for speeches from
a, number of orators who opposed the
amendment. Almost every call was
responded to, and the speakers, upon
concluding, were lifted upon shout
ders and carried away in triumph.
The Oldest citizens of the city.
commenting upon the demonstration,
said that 1t exceeded that in honor
of the late President Grover Cleve-
land, when he was elected to the
presidency.
Women as wei as mem could be
seen in the crowd, and lifted far
above their heads were large Ameri-
can flags waved triumphantly in the
air.
Montgomery Celebrates.
Montgomery, Ala. Montgomery
celebrated the, defeat Of the amend
ment with parades and brass bands.
People marched through the streets
singing and shouting for joy. A pro-
cession headed by the Cavalry band,
marched over the principal streets.
This city, muchly aggrieved over
many of the Conner laws, takes won
deHful pleasure in the result.
SWITCHMEN ON STRIKE.