The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
BIG WEEK IN |. STATE POLITICS Two Conventions or
 Amendment. MONTGOMERY TO BE cRowDEl Will Be Marked by Notable Al
 dresses. Campaign Against Prohibition MeasA Will Be Most Vigorous Ever Ward in Alabama-Birmingha
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MONTGOMERY TO BE cR0WDE

This week Is to be a big one in Stlt
 poiitics. awo conventions, vne TOT du
 one against the proposed amendinb, | are to De heid. ana before oaIurSy night the light win be on m earnesd The conierence in Montgomery, hs predicted To be the largest polItla
 convention ever held in Alabama. bI this the promoters are conndent. Di certainty. the names or enough de gates have been sent in ana enoku rooms nave been reserved at the I3a. | hotels to show that in numbers 1t tiIi be great gathering. The conferdce | will meet Wednesday, and by nIgntkll 1t will probably have completed lts business. | The Birmingham conference lpf friends of the amendment will be had | on the day following. To both con4r- ences the railroads of Alabama hke granted low rates. For the Montgdh- cry conference. notified in advance bf the expected crowd. the railroads VII put on extra coaches. About the Molt- gomery conference more Is known. Ad apparently the enthusiasm Is greatr. possibly because more worK Is donetn its interest. A prominent Wiregrlss man who is in favor of the amendm$t. said yesterday:
 You will be surprised at the nun Der of people that are coming to kis Montgomery meeting. Every maH see says he Is coming. They hive somehow got the idea that the Sdts needs saving and that this conferelce is the only thing that will save it. And every one of those fellows believe tat unless they are here the leaders yin be unable to open the conference.1
 Cenferenee Call.
 The call for the Montgomery conkr- ence was signed by 1s0 of the leading men of Alabama. At conference had quarters, 1t was said yesterday that 6 number of other distinguished AlabAri,- fans would attend and take a profni- nent part, about whom nothing so far has been said. and whose activity had not been expected in this campaign. the personnel of the opponents of the amendment. surprises which they say will belong in the class Of surprises occasioned by the strong letter oi President Charles Henderson. of the Railroad Commission, in opposition to the amendment. s
 The chairman will be one of the most distinguished citizens of the State, al- though he has not and can not be ser lssted an uns uRntsrantahssmiFpe thsm siFpers et the call q doxen distinguished citizens, any one of whom. 1t Is said. would preside over the body of men who VIII gathes in Montgomery. -,, ..,, .avsrai notable addresses. "A comntt' fee on resolutions will draw up oe- ciaratfon of principles of the oppo- ,,S,,fs of the rafne endment, which will share and guide the campaign to ia ee degree A campaign committee viii in all probability be named and provisions will be made for Speaker Bureau. It is expected that the list ol speakers will be large enoagn 10 nolo several different meetings In every conntv of Alabama. A finance com noittee will be raised and funds collect cd for the campaign In every section oi inc state. Already a large number oi nriyate subscriptions have Deen made to inc campaign. Permanent head Quarters will be opened here and pos sibiy In Birmingham. as well.
 The campaign against the ameno' uant will be one of the most aggres- give and the most vigorous ever waget in Alabama. The campaign for tht mast two weeks has been exceptionally active. but men behind the opposition say that what has already been don't will be but circumstance to wha will be done,
 No little interest win center arount the Birmingham conference. It IS nc to he denied that the prohibition lead ers are not satisfied with the progress of the campaign up to date. They ex nected an easy walk-Over and predict ions were freely made that the amend ment would be adopted without a ngn, The most ardent friend of the amend ment now appreciates the fact that i is going to be fight and hard ngh at that. l.
 The prohibitionists expected to b ahie to get out and say "Whiskey o' thia side: home and morality on that which side will you line up on?" Bu inc voters have so far refused to talk that view of the issue. They hay courled with the politics and deals O the I,egislature: they have coupled with the extreme legislation and the have coupled 1t with the heated agita ton of the past four years m Ala Sarns Covernor Conner himself too | the lead in the fight and began cam l'nairn on the stump according to hi own ideas. Al
 He said that the opponents of tn an,andment had attacked his admins tration and fTe would continue on th stump as long as the attacks conun ued. The opponents or the amend ment pointed at Governor conner tba stump and declared that his actiN stv confirmed their charge that the Is sua was one of politics. pure and sin pie. ~...,.
 If is predicted in political circle
 that the main business before the bl, min gham conference will be an a,
 ta,nnt 10 separate the issue from II
 political environment and try to brin
 nn inc old cry of pro-liauor and ant
 i;ouor. up It is predicted in Montgomer
 that they will go so Tar as to Int
 mstA to the Governor quietly that !
 no+ called upon to defend his aC
 m,ristration and that he need n'
 tnna The stump. But those who kno
 tSs tSs Governor say that the man vi
 tries to get him off tn. stump wi
 have his pains for his troaoie. ..,o.,
 .Nat hmrrv- up call will so out of ti
 pirmingham ta~ conference for the preacl
 ars and church-women to get mol
 ecs,ve than they have been. Tn the ol AANaf