The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-15
EVEN MEMPHIS
GETS INTO LINE
MASS MEETING IN BLUFF CITY
URGES PASSAGE OF STATE
WIDE LAW.
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Many Merchants And Lawyers volun-
teer to Work For Cause
in Nashville.


porters of prohibition. armed with the
( resolutions adopted at monster mass
meeting of the advocate of statewide
is leaving Memphis for Nashville to-
night, and will wage open warfare
against the liquor traffic before the
Legislature tomorrow, advocating the
passage of both statewide measures
which are now pending before the
general assembly. The mass meeting
this afternoon far eclipsed that held
in the Merchants Exchange last FRI
day, composed of the business ele-
ments of Memphis, and the intense
enthusiasm displayed aptly depicts
the sentiment which has swept from
one end of Tennessee to the other.
When the meeting was called to or
der by the Rev. William E. Thompson
at o'clock. every seat in the vast
auditorium of the First Methodist
church was taken, and standing room
was at a premium. Elias w. Porter,
member of the cotton exchange, was
made chairman, and John R. Pepper.
secretary.
At the outset, Mr.. Porter said he
wished it distinctly understood that
the husiess elements Of Memphis
were not all included in the mass
y,oofino of Last Friday
A glance at the audience would have
convinced any one of this fact, as it
was composed in the main of Mem
phis best and most reputable citi-
zens and members of the business, le-
gal and professional circles.
Federal Judge Speaks.
After a brief address, he was fol-
lowed by Judge John E. Mccall of the
federal court, who pledged the sup
port of the government In enforcing
the prohibition law if it was passed,
and he said he had no doubt but what
ii would be. Judge Mccall was bitter
in his denunciation of the whisky traf-
fic, scoring it's leaders and denouncing
their methods of lobbying before the
general assembly.
He said it was high time that a law
should be passed so that the sons and
daughters of Tennessee could walk
down the streets without fear Of in
suits from red-nosed drunken men who
could be seen on every street cor
ner. Judge Mccall did not hesitate
to say that the men who formed the
committee from this city to urge the
legislature not to pass statewide laws
had lost sight of their moral and So
cial obligations in their greed and love
of money,
Custom 7. Fitzhugh followed Judge
Mccall in brilliant appeal to the
assembled citizens to rise up In their
mower and aid in the fight for prohibi
ton. He could not see any reason
why prohibition could not be enforced,
and denied that it would set Memphis
back at least twenty years in pros
perity. He read a telegram from Hon.
Walter Percy of Birmingham who aid
ed the fight there against prohibition,
which stated that Birmingham had
numerous violations of the law but
prohibition had decreased drunkenness
and materially aided social conditions.
Merchants Volunteer.
The resolutions were presented by
Doctor Thompson, and, after a brief
address by Thomas B. King, president
of the Y NJ. C. A., Chairman Porter
called for volunteers to go to Nash
vile. The following forty-fve promi-
nent merchants and professional men
of Memphis responded, the remainder
of the committee being appointed
Col. Jerome E. Hill, G, T. Fitzhugh,
s. S. Preston, DR.. A. B. Porter, George
owens. Thos. B. Collier, John r. Pep
per, Joseph Townsend, s. L. Cockroft,
Thomas B. King, H. r. Stone, DR.. w.
B. Sanford, DIR. J. W. Conger of Jack
son, Tenn; w. B. Hamilton of Milling |
ton. w. R. Mcdonald, G. G. Carruth-
ers. R. w. McDaniels, J. Madison, r.
F. Tate, L. II. Estes. L. d. Grant, B. B.
Harvey, ]. w. Prescott, A, NJ. Wooten,
Bourne, H. L. Disperoon, T.
A. Wilson, e. w. Porter L. M. STRAIT
ton, ]. B. west s. B. Brady, r. ].
]. w. Humphreys, w. G. Ed
Frank H. Reed, B, F. Petty,
A. D. Mason, e. A. Marker. J. II.
Hicks, Duke G. Bowers, H. H. Mang-
rum, t. J. Lamb, ]. H. Pope, Harry
G. Meyers, Or. W. p. watkins. H. @.
X. R. Armistead. J. w.
Mansfield and T. X. Harper