The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-10-15
AntiAmendment Forces at
Grand Tonight.
MALLORY AT COURT HOUSE
Debate viii Not Be Held and
Speeches Independent.
Congressman Dent and Hon. ). }. Will
lett OF Admission to Speak in
Opposition to Amendment
Cavalry Band to Play.

In the great fight now going on I'm
the State of Alabama over the proposed
constitutional amendment, Montgomery
County has, heretofore, figured only In
the fact that there have been held
meetings that concern the State at
large, but dating from tonight, the
local fight on this question will be on
in earnest.
, Just about week ago the Mont
gomery County campaign committee OF
the amenders was called in session at
the City Council chamber. 1t held an
executive session. and beyond the fact
that the committee proposed to con-
duct a house to house campaign. Moth
ing of Importance was given out for
publication.
Tonight the forces fighting against
the amendment in this county will have
their innings. They propose to have
a great rally meeS.ng to start thin Ss
of, and at that meeting Will be two
of the best speakers in the State. Con-
gresham s. Hugh Dent and Hon. j.
J. Willett.
The meeting is to be presided over
4 by Hon. Ray Rushton. whose oratorf-
cal powers is too well known to Mont
gomerians to need comment. He will
introduce the speakers OF the evening.
Prior to the time for calling the
meeting to order, o'clock, the First
Cavalry Band will parade Dexter Ay-
enue and also play short concert out
side Of the Grand Theatre.
The campaign committee has issued
a special invitation to the ladies of
Montgomery to be present. and special
arrangements viii be made to see 10
it that they have comfortable seats in
the theatre.
IT has not yet been determined at
/ what part of the proceedings the com
ty campaign committee will be organ
lied, but the probabilities are that it
& will take place after the speech max
Ing. These arrangements will proba-
bly, depend entirely on the nature of
the audience, that Is to say, IL there
Is a large number of ladies present,
the speakers will first be heard from,
before going into the dry routine OF
organizing the committee.
The pro-amendment cause will re-
cefve full exploitation, while the or
ganization forces is being effected. ST.
simultaneously with the speaking at the
Grand Theatre. an address will be de-
Iivered at the Court House by Fl. S.
ID. Mallory. of Selma, candidate for
Governor and avowed champion of the
amendment.
An idea had been gained by some
that a debate would be held tonight
but such will not be the case. The
organization at the theatre, with Dent
and Willett as speakers. and the
speaking at the Court House with Col
onel Mallory as amendment orator, Will
be Independent one of the other. No
.Jattempt has been made to secure a
debate, inasmuch as the work OF the
anti-amendment people will be largely
that of organization for the county,
and more of a business session.
Warren z. Andrews. a local attor-
ney, will introduce Colonel Mallory at
the Court House.
Further speech making for the
amendment forces will be the order Of
the day Saturday. when Hon. w. T.
Sanders of Athens. formerly member
of the Railroad Commission. will speak
in advocacy of the constitutional pro-
hibition.
Mr.. Sanders speaks in Dothan today,
and, while en- route to Athens. Will
stop in Montgomery for the Saturday
night event.
The pro-amendment leaders in the