The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-22
CHARLES HENDERSON IS
PERMANENT CHAIRMAN
Plans to Defeat the Conner Measure.
Laid In the Montgomery Council
Chamber--Contest Will
he Vigorous.

Planning an aggressive campaign.
the Executive Committee OF the Anti
Amendment forces held forth In the
Council Chamber of the City Hall here
yesterday. F'ifty-sfx of the committee
OF seventy-one were present or repre-
scented by proxy. men from every sec
ton OF the state. an enthusiastic and
determined gathering.
campaign to reach into the domain
which the amendment forces have an
nexed as their own. will be launched.
In the Campaign COMMITTEES appointed
there Is to be recognized men OF force
and influence in their communities.
and men who were selected with .
view toward aggression In the fight
The Campaign Committee selected.
composed of one man from each Con-
gressional District. Is: First District.
ID. II. Burgess, Mobile: Second Dis
trict. Charles Henderson. Troy: Third
District, @. p. Bowling. Ozark; Fourth
District, John @. Farley. Admission:
Fifth District, C. F. Striplin. Ash
land; Sixth District, A. 5. Nender-
graf. Tuscaloosa; Seventh District.
George M. Rains. Albertville; Eighth
District. w. r. Garth. Hnptsville. ana
Ninth District. J. y. staiiinss' sirm-
ingham.
y. Lee Long. by the designation OF
the Anti-Amendment conference OF
September is. has already been named
at Campaign Manager.
The committee meeting was called to
order by M. p. LeGrand, OF Montgon-
Hv, temporary chairman. An execn-
session was asked for by A.
smith, OF Birmingham, and all. ex'
90 members Of the committee. were
exclnded.
Charles Henderson, Of Troy. was
named as permanent chairman. as the
nrst step toward organization. ana
upon acceptance of the position. ao-
dressed the committee briefly In prom
ise of success of the opposition to fhs
amendment. 1919
permanent secretary.
Two designations from the Execu-
tive Committee were brought 10 tug
notice Of the meeting. both ocasioneo
by press of business and private du-
ties. Edward M. DeGraffenried, OF
Greensboro. and Upton Mullin. OF
CIanton, asked to be allowed to with
draw from the committee.
upon the question of the successor
to Upton Mullins, q controversy arose.
whether or not II was expedient to
elect q Republican TO the committee
was the question raised. A q. smith
q lawyer Of Cianton. and Repuon-
man by political persuasion. was OF
Tered 10 fii the vacancy. Mr.. smith
was elected. after a debate.
W NJ. Haynes, Of Greensboro, was
elected to the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation Of Mr.. peGranenreid.
A motion. to the effect that cam
paign committee be named. was OFFER
ed and carried. The committeeman
named, It was understood. would be ip
addition to the campaign manager, } -
Lee Long. Charles Henderson and ].
r. Stallings, were elected, by the COM
mittee, and two members Of the cam
paign committee. and the two, with
A. @. Smith. J. Lee Long and r. y.
Moody, were appointed to select the
remainder OF the campaign committee.
Tho session. strictly for business,
was marked by few excursions into
oratorical fields. C. NJ. Sherrod, of
Lawrence. Senator r. s. Moody and
Walter AGREE, OF Houston. made short
speeches
A resolution. providing for q close
Organization OF the executive COM
mittes was offered bv r. Z. L. Mel.
and adopted to this effect:
y Resolved that the members Of the
Executive Committee are hereby re-
quested. urged and expected to keep in
close touch with the chairman and
members OF the Campaign Committee.
aiding and assisting in the organiza-
ton of the respective counties to the
police regulation in the fundamental
law of Alabama shall be overwhelm-
ingly defeated"
1t was also decided to give the pro-
ceedings to the press.
Upon motion OF A. G.. Smith, the
Campaign Committee was given full
powers to create all committees,
fill any vacancies in their own COM
mittee. establish headquarters at two
points, If desired. and do all things to
organize the campaign against the
amendment. Upon motion Of F. s.
Moody, the committee was authorized
to fill any vacancy in the membership
of the executive committee.
1t Is known that the Campaign Com
mittee will establish its main head
quarters in Montgomery, with ]. Lee
Long, as campaign manager, in charge
Headquarters in Birmingham may be
established. also.
The fifty-six of the seventy-one
members present or represented by
proxy in Montgomery yesterday are:
State -at-Large-Hon. F. S. Moody, OF
Tuscaloosa county; Hon. Charles w.
Henderson. of Pike county: Hon. ]. F..
Stallings, of Jefferson county; Hon. A.
G. Smith, of Jefferson county.
First District-J. NJ. Pelham, Jr.,
Washington county; DR.. VIII Staples,
Choctaw county; A. B. Tucker. Clarke
county; E. B. McCarty. Marengo coun-
ty; w. G. McCorvy. Monroe county.
Second DistriCt-Charles B. Teasley,