The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-05
LEE LONG NAILS
THE SENSATIONAL
CHARGE OF DAY
Shows Re ports About Brewery
SIush Fund in Alabama
Are Unfounded
TELEGRAPHS TO ST. LOUIS
TO CONFIRM Or DENY IT
Issues Statement in Which He chal-
lenees Publishers To Make
Known Author of the
Libel on State.

The sensational charge was made in
terday that the brewers of ST Louis
had poured $500. O0O into the state to de-
feat the proposed constitutional amend
ment
Chairman j. Lee Long. of the state anti
amendment campaign committee, regard
ed the charges of such grave nature that
he at once took steps to show that they
were unfounded. As a result the fol-
lowing telegraphic correspondence was
held last night
Birmingham, Ala, November 4.
Edward Faust, st. Louis, Mo-.
THE following interview, said to have
been had with you by a reputable St.
Louis journalist and carrying with it a
statement to the effect that brewers are
spending 100000 in Alabama with an OBJ
ject to defeat the proposed amendment
to the constitution, appeared this after
noon in the Birmingham Ledger and the
Birmingham News:
a. Faust frank about 1t.
" Our business is in jeopardy said
he, and the money we spend is for
its protection therefore we are doing
nothing wrong. Alabama is only one of
the states where we are fighting. In view
working a little harder there; that is ALL
We want and expect, to prevent the
adoption of the constitutional amendment
The contest is and has been bitter, but
we are going to win. We will also win
in the other states where there is u
fight
"Please affirm or deny tonight
-. LEE LONG,
Chairman Anti-Amendment Committee"
Mr. EauSt ip1n1 adiafQlV reDlip6 as fol-
lows:
st Louis, Mo-, November 4. 1909
-. Lee Long, Chairman Anti-Amendment
Committee. Birmingham, Ala.
Have given no statement nor had an
interview with anyone. Relative to the
to me. there is evidently some grave mis-
take.
Chairman Long Interviewed.
. Chairman Long said: The News con-
tanned an editorial note alleging that the
said communication was sent to the News
by one of the editors of reputable paper
in the city of ST. Louis, without naming
such editor.
II call upon the News to name this
reputable editor that the people of Ala
bama may know who is making such
serious charges.
Insofar as anyone turning loose $4,000
in Alabama to fight the amendment, in
my opinion, there Is no basis or founda-
ton in fact for any such statement.
$50 far as the ti-amendment COM
mittee, of which I am chairman. is con-
cerned, 1t has received no sum whatever
from any brewery or whisky interest. All
the money we have received has been
from the citizens of Alabama.
Does any man in the state believe
that the conference at Montgomery, com
posed of 5000 men, the flower and chivalry
of Alabama manhood, was dominated or
influenced by any brewery or whisky in
terest? These are the people that elect
ed the committee of which l have the
honor to be chairman.
1.-THE interview is an indirect charge
against the committee, and anyone who
makes a statement, directly or indirect
ly, that this committee would do any
thing or participate in any EFFORT to de-
bauch the electorate of Alabama, states
that which is untrue.
II do not know personally any of the
men named in the News article of this
afternoon, nor did l know that any such
their names in that paper.
After reading 1t / Immediately wired
Mr.. Faust, as above stated"