The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-30
JACKSON SAYS
HE'S CONFIDENT
Pro-Amendment Head
Arrives.
CONFERENCE OF LEADERS
Meeting VIII Be Held in Council
Chamber.
state Organization. Planning Reasos
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Are
Hopeful and WIN Pat Up De-
termined Fight.


"The amendment will carry by $4,000
majority on November 80"
Fred N. Jackson, of Birmingham.
chairman of the Executive Committee
of the pro-amendment forces. thus pre-
dicted the success of his battle last
night, in the Exchange Hotel lobby
Mr.. Jackson reached Montgomery
last night from Birmingham He is
here for the meeting of the pro-ams nd :
ment executive com.nittee which is to
be held In the city Council Chamber
this afternoon at ! o'clock
The executive committee members
began to gather last night, when every
train brought in one or two or small
group. 1t is expected that at least
forty of the committee will be present
at today's session, with probably a
sprinkling of friends of the amendment
who Were not favored with appn' 1T
ment to the committee.
1t was considered last night as to
whether the meeting will be open to the
public. or in executive session. The
question VIII be settled today
The object of the meeting is to eff
feet an organization of a campaign
committee, TO map out lines of battle.
and to arrange general preliminaries
Tor the campaign.
Already campaign work has been
conducted from the central offices of
ham. Literature has Oeen distributed
and letters written. This will be talk
en- up more extensively after today's
meeting.
The amendment advocates are hope
full, and, for the most part, confident.
of the ultimate success of their cam
paign.
The Committee.
The members of the committee, most
of whom are expected here today, are:
Fred VI. Jackson, Birmingham, chair
man and campaign manager; Vice
Chairmen r. p. Roach, Mobile First
District; G. G.. Miles, Montgomery,
Second District; J. B. Flowers, Dothan,
Third District: c. C. Whitson, Tallade-
ga. Fourth District; n. d. benson. La
fayette, Fifth District; II. B. Foster,
Tuscaloosa, Sixth District; j. A. Black =
wood, Alfalfa, Seventh District; j. c.
Kump Moulton, Eighth District; j. f.
Thompson. Centerville, Ninth District.
BY county representation the COM
mlttee is: Autauga, Judge g. ID. Liv-
ingston. Prattville; Balwin, j. VI. Voltz,
Bay Minette; Barbour: J. NJ. Edmund
son, Eufaula; Bibb. John T. Ellison,
.Centerville: Bullock, J. VI. Ellis, I'm
ION Springs; Butler, Robert A. Lee,
Greenvtlle; Calhoun J. C. Wilson, An
niston; Chambers. L. $. Schuessler, La
fayette; Cherokee. j. L. Burnette. Cen
Choctaw: w. III. Lindsey; Clarke, W. ID.
Dunn. Grove Hill; Clebarne, w. A, Hor-
ter. Hefiin; Coffee. J. c. Carnley. Elba;
Colbert. John Peach. Sheffield: Cone
cuh, w. C. Crumpton. Evergreen; Coo
sa. J. A. Darden. Goodwater; Coying-
ton, Morgan ID. Jones. Florala; Gull
man. f. Il. St. JOHN, cullman: Dale. IL
NJ. Sessions. Ozark; Dallas, Ernest La
mar, Selma; DeKaib, Jddge w. w. Har-
alison. FIT. Payne. Elmore. Judge Cab
ut Lull, Wetumpka; Eseambia, w. j.
Bryan, Flomaton: Etowah. Charles p.
Smith. Gadsden; Fayette, Mr.. sanders.
Fayette; Franklin. w. Ii. Kee. RUSSELL
Vile: Geneva. C. d. Carmichael. Gene
va: Greene, John Mckinley, Eutaw;
Hale. T. r. knight, Greensboro; Henry,
j. L. Pollard, Abbeville; Houston. B. A.
Forester, Cowarts; Jackson. Virgil
Bouldin: Jefferson, w. l. Sessions.
Buckingham; Lamar, John S. stone.
Vernon; Lauderdale, Frank Jackson.
Florence; Lawrence. J. White. Moul-
ton; Lee, Hugh VI. Wilson, Opelika;
Limestone, w. r. Walker. Athens;
Lowndes, C. e. Brooks, Fort Deposit;
Madison. r. f. Pettus. Huntsville: Ma
rengo. b. T. glider, Linden; Marion, r..
W. Quinn, Hamilton Mobile, G. T.,
Harmon, Mobile; Montgomery. w. A.
Henderson. Montgomery: Morgan, l.. p.
Troup, New Decatur; Perry, w. B. AL