The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-17
Amendment $ Friends in Birmingham. CARMICHAEL MAKES PLEA < TO ELIMINATE POLITICS Speaker of House Creates Wild
 Enthusiasm.
 se-- s. '. Tnempsen of Centreviils Is e Permanent Chairnian And Sounds \ Key.ets of cemins Fishs-s
 Rev. Brooks Lswrencs
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BY rARLEroN COLLIER.

BY TAALEEON CObkAnNs
 Birmingham. Sept. ls.--tSpeciai.)-- rhe constitutionai prohibition amend- snent advocates struck the true note of their campaign today whom the light was launched here to achieve the proposed change in the Constitution. The opening of the conference came with meeting which was .nominaiiy that of the Board of Trustees of the iAnti-saloon. League but which was really . gathering of pro-amendment men from over the Stats.
 '. Y. Thompson, of Centsrvfiie. so- Iicitor of the Fourth Circuit. was eaec- ed chairman.
 Attempting to divest the issue Of every semblance of politics, declaring it A fight for the protection of the wo- men and the home. putting 1t upon the lines of temperance or ii0uor' en- aorsin9 the ministers and women Tor their active part in the campaign with this their platform was declared
 In line with the aggressive tone of Che speeches an equally aggressive campaign is forecasted. Speakers VIII be sent to every precinct of the state At Is anticipated. Literature will pc distributed. with cartoons. to the pro- Sanendment newspapers. and every ef- Hort brought to bear to purge the light of politics and present it to the ,peopie as a temperance issue in which leourss t is conceded the amendment headers see the only chance of the sue .csss of their meAsure. 5-i 0ppsasnts Rer Iaqaex.
 ,tik shs ight wiil begin irnnaedsatsis and ls is rredicted h Che rap'<s q sbctn parties to beoerns. the nfost hess' Cd Of years @ In aggressive speeches the oppc- lhsnts to the amsndment were charged ners today with being liquor men and anernies of prohibition. Especially was Wednesdays confersnee In Monsgom- cry denounced as an anti-prchibitior gathering '
 we recognise in them the same peopie," declared A. H. Carmichael. the principal speaker of the day. whom we have fought and whipped on hundred battle fields: the same old crowd-the enemies of prohibition:
 The sentiments were echoed in every subsequent speech. All opponnts tc the amendn1snt were. branded as en- emies of prohibition.
 No less severe was the arraign- ment, by some of the speakers of The Advertiser. More than once it wal held up as enemy of prohibition ir general. Destruction to The Adver- tiser was threatened. Its friends should know that Kyle R Price. oe RrH- ba, Is camping on its trail. He satc so today. He charged t with corrup' ton.
 'rf the little papers are offered SsO' for the use of their columns the bie papers must be getting a great dsa more." said Price.
 The meeting was well attended by enthusiastic delegations. Exuitan over past victories. they prophesied without exception. the success of th' constitutional prohibition amendment
 Mrs. Chataeld Speaks.
 A significant feature in connection with the meeting was the speech O Mrs. Chatfeid, the most prominent W e. T. Q. worker in the State. GeIiv cred to an audience almost exclusive iy made up of men who had gathered to launch e political campaign. Fo the first time in the history os tn State the Kodspeed of a woman's ora tory accompanied the beginning of [ battle of the ballots.
 Several of the speeches were mad, by ministers. Rev. s. p. Wasson. o Huntsville. prominent because of nil conflicts with the amendment forcei in Madison county. and Rev. W. t Crumpton. of Montgomery. were amonI them.
 The meeting was opened at ? o'clocl today at the First Christian churcI and the evenings session was held a the First Baptist church.
 Leaders declared the attendanc greater than bad been expected. Be tween 800 and 400 men were at th, opening in the afternoon at the g1rs Christian church. about 2so of then being delegates from nfty-seven coun ties. At night the First Baptis church held probably 800 people in all It was regarded. by the amendmen leaders as purely voluntary respons to the call for a meeting of inc Anti Saloon League trustees to map out campaign.