The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-13
CONCENTRATE IN BIRMINGHAM Anti-Amendment Men
 Go North. FIGHT ON IN JEFFERSON Big Meeting Will Be Held Here
 Friday Night. o'Neai and we.kiey |. Montgomery on Way From Opelka, Where
 They Held . Joint
 Debate.

To assist the North Alabama head quarters in whirlwind campaign against the constitutional amendment, most of the workers at State head quarters went to Birmingham yester- day. where they will remain for sew eral days. The delegation to Birming- ham was headed by, Manager J. Lee Long and among others 1t included Judge s., Williams in charge of the speaker's bureau. and Walter Shafer. who has been in charge Of the excel- lent statistical department of the State headquarters.
 The Birmingham headquarters which will have direct charge of the North Alabama counties started of with a rush. but the need of a closer co-opera- ton with those who had been in charge and the two forces were united for a few days. So far as activity was con cerned. the Birmingham headquarters had already set hot pace. but the workers in the local office were called in to give advice and assistance. From now until November, the greatest ac- tivity will probably be displayed in North Alabama.
 The anti-amendment speakers in the coming week will be reinforced by a number of the most distinguished men and orators Of the State. It is under stood that Hon. Reed Barnes Con gressman Hugh Dent. General George P. Harrison, Colonel w. w. QuarIes, Hon. L. F.. Jcffries and number of others will speak.
 At State headquarters the note Of ever. They point out that like all winning campaigns. the campaign against the amendment grows stronger as the fight grows older,
 Perhaps the most important meeting of the week is that to be held in Mont gomery Friday night which is to be addressed by Hon. J J. Willett, of Anniston and Congressman Hugh Dent. Of Montgomery. This meeting will be held at the Grand Theatre. The court house. 1t was found. would be too small for the attendance and the theatre was secured At this meeting an organlza- tion for Montgomery County will be formed and the manager of the fight for this county win he named. The names of several prominent Montgom- erians have been mentioned In this con nection. but the selection IS yet to be made.
 Hon. Emmett o'Neal and Judge s. D. weakley reached the city last night from Opelika where they met in joint debate yesterday. These gentlemen have two more engagements for joint discussions. one at Dothan and one at Opelika.
 The reports which come into head quarters are of the same gratifying strain which has marked the campaign since its beginning. The headquarters people declare In the light of these re- ports that the only thing the election will decide will be the size of the ma jority against the amendment
 A delegation of visitors from Talla- poosa County brought the information that there was great opposition to the amendment in that county, in which the State organization, has done but little. The State organization will give the local committee in that county which has done so much active work every assistance. Tallapoosa is one of the big voting counties of the State and the anti-amendment forces will try to make their majority in that county as large as possible.