The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-09

was absolutSiy no doubt but that the people would turn down this proposi- ftion to invade their rights and to at- tsmpt C change of the Consultation.
 The 6enator left for Dale County Monday. and later will make some speeches in his own county of Mobile
 Another visitor at headQuartera of the auti-amenders yester0AS wae Hon, E. F. Baber, who has just returned from Eastern AIahama and who Ys also strong In the hpiief that that section of the state will % against the amend ment.
 Hon. Phsres Coleman dropped in fos a few minutes chat. He spoke In El- more and Coosa Counties. Saturday, and had also spoken in Pike. Cofree and other counties in the southern sec ton. Mr. Coleman adds his quota to the information regarding the general way In which the people of the stats are timing np solidiy against the amendment.
 : Ana SO the general information goes. coming in from all parts of the state, and to this. general informa- tfon. according to the leaders at head | flarters, there Is the statistical de- Jartment with it's facts and hgures that is in thorough accord with the statement of the speakers who have been in close touch with the people Tor the last four weeks.
 On tho verge of the last three weeks of the campaign. the leaders of ths anti Amendment party start in with the positive assurances that the bin guns of the anienders hate not anect- cd them or their people in the slight est, but that on the contrary tnere have been great gains to their ranks
 There will De no let up to the cam paign. This Is to be another Greai week of speech making, with its Die rallies at the close. It is to be also one of tho greatest weeks for the omce force of the anti-amenders who WI, work both day and nightssending ou, more educational literature. It VII also be . great week for the Mont6om- cry County Committee which has tta work well in hand.
 Auneuncement Pleases.
 Anti-amendists of Montgomery ana those of surrounding counties who paid visit to headquarters yesteroay continued their jubilation over tne stampede among the amenders caused by the announcement of United states Senators Bankhead and Jonnston against the amendment.
 Mixed with the letter of Colonel IT c. Bush, the Birmingham capitalist
  Craig, of the Fourth district. and the rumor that Congressman Henry P: Clayton, of the Third district. would this week make known his firm op- position to the proposed change in Ala bama's fundamental law, the array or such statesmen was indeed cause Tor rejoicing.
 And when 1t is known that this suc- cession of strokes by the anti-amend- fists came when the leading amendment newspaper of the state was filling It's columns with stories of a brewers slush fund, the flat effect of the canard was apparent. First, there came the highly colored article in the Birming' ham newspaper running under scare headlines across seven columns or the front page, charging the brewers with dumping large sums Of money Into Alabama for debauching the electorate of the state. Almost simultaneously the newspaper men we're getting the brief statement of Senator Bankhead. announcing his determined stand against the amendment The canard did not deter him. Out to the world went the voice of the senior senator from Alabama, not affrightened by the siush fund scare.
 Then came swift denial of the story from the men in St. Louis who were quoted. The following day the same newspaper. as if to stave off further blows to the. amenders. renewed its fanciful talk of brewers corruptine Alabama citizens. but strangely enough while the printers ink was iavishec in seven column headlines in the Magic City. Congressman Craig in Selma tossed another bomb into the amend CTS camp by issuing what has been regarded as very strong interview opposing the amendment.
 But the upstate newspaper was get. ting still more desperate, 1t is said and for the third successive day press. ed the slush fund tale upon its readers with Increased vigor. Again 1t seemed not to alright and United States sena. tor Joseph F. Johnston--who was IT the beginning claimed by the amend