The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-03

EFFORT MADE TO BREAK UP MIR
DENTS MEETING.


BAY Minette, Nov. s.--fSpeciaL)----
| Trickery was resorted 10 here tonisht
to break up the meeting OF the defen-
ders Of the Constitution at which Hon.
B. Hugh Dent was the speaker. ac-
cording to some OF the best posted
men of Baldwin county.
The circumstances were these: The
meeting was called for 7:s0 o'clock
| and at that hour there were more than
two hundred and ffty people assem-
bied In the court house, On Audience
that was much larger than az any
meeting held here during the present
campaign. ~
AT exactly 1880 o'clock the IRE alarm
bell was sounded and CONSERVATION
re,gned In the hall A night alarm
| In Bay Minette Is most unusual cir
cumstance and 1t has been many
months since one was heard.
Hon. Leslie Hall was presiding at
the meeting and rose to address the
afrighted audience. telling them that
1t had, been known for some time
previous that an alarm would be
sounded at this time. The audience
remained seated and whether II was an
attempt to break up the meeting or
not the fact remains the alarm did not
disturb after this explanation had been
made.
There was absolutely no fire in Bay
Minette at the time. It is also known
that statements had been made to n
few that the fire alarm would be runR
at this particular hour.
Or. 8. A. Y. Dahlberg Is chief of thu
IRE department. He is O strong sun.
porter Of the amenders and the secre-
tary OF the county organization here.
DR.. Dahiberg was seen and told that
The Advertiser would print these facts.
The only explanation coming from him
was that 1t was usual to ring for the
fire practice drills once q month. Close
ly questioned, he admitted that he
could not tell when the last call for
practice drill had been rung nor could
he remember that any IRE practice drill
had been rung before at night for sew
cral months. He said the Mayor knew
he was going to ring the alarm to-
night, and declared he had no inten.
ton of breaking up the meeting.
This Is merely an episode connected
with the meeting here tonight. Be-
fore Mr.. Dent had started to talk.
there was an audience present that,
according to those who know the ca
pacity of the court house best, num-
bered nearly 800 or more than were
present last evening and more than
hav been present at any meeting du-
ring the present campaign.
Rurther than this there was present
n larger number OF voters than have
been present at any meeting.
AT no time during Mr.. Dents speech
was the audience voisterous but they
gave the speaker attentive hearing
and showed that they were following
him in his conclusive and pointed ar
ruments against the amendment by
according him full applause when he
made his most telling points Partics
uIarly was this so when he spoke of
the unnecessary reason for calling the
election at this time. and also when he
spoke of the snap judgment" taken
by those who proposed this amend
ment, because they thought many who
would oppose 1t. would be disfran-
chised.
II was admitted by even those who
have heretofore been in favor of the
amendment that the Congressman's
arguments were most telling and that
the following UP Hon, James Webb's
address of last evening, great gains
have been made by the anti-amend-
ment cause mere.
Bay Minette reflects in large meas
ure the entire county OF Baldwin.
There are at present assembled here
men from all over the county who are
here to attend the court session
There is no question that these men
are divided In sentiment regarding the
proposed amendment and IT Is equally
certain that the county at large is
against the amendment.
II is conceded thai Stockton beat
Ia doubtful, but this appears to be
the only one In which there is any
question. Some of the others are
close, according to their representa-
tive men on both sides OF the ques-
ton.