The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-26
'SEABORN WRIGHT ]. IS SPECTACULAR Georgia Orator Talks For Amendment. SAYSSOMEBODY HAS HUNDRED Declares That Liquor Forces Are
 Ready to Come In. Meeting Enthusiastfc--Pafad of Men and Women on Streets Is Fea-
 ture of Occasion--soo
 People Present.

seaborn Wright. of Rome, Ga. spec
 tacular. earnest. fascinating. told soc people of Montgomery at the audito-
 rum Thursday night that somebody
 has blundered."
 The Georgia orator was at his best
 With manner all his own he held the
 audience for two hours. during his talk
 in advocacy of the proposed constitu- tionsl amendment. He talked, he
 didn't speak. He sat in chair and argued, leaping to his feet now and then and striding from one side of the
 stage to another when he became ein-
 phatic.
 v And the burden of his argument was that somebody has blundered He declared that the combined liquor interests of the WeAt saw in thts Aia- bama fight chance to reopen the sa- looms in the State. It was whiskey pr no whiskey with them.
 T know" he said. He called them "vultures."
 ..The vultures are sitting with tneir peaks ready to fasten into the hesh or
 our people,, he declared He told how the two Alabama sen ators. five Alabama Congressman. and five ex-Governors of Alabama declared that the issue Is not saloons or no saloons"
 .Either the allied liquor interests or these distinguished men are mistaken,
 he said somebody has blundered.
 That Mir. Wright knew that politics has become commingled with the issue
 was shown by his abatement. T am afraid that some politicians s trying to hurt some other politician
 And again he said: ..The vultures are taking advantage of a clash between politicians and are paving way for the return of the sa- rioons."
 As he said 1t he ieaped from his chair and stamped his feet. A candle on the speakers table turned over at
 the emphasis.
 MT. Wright, in one portion of his
 talk, furnished but little comfort to the pro amendment forces for victory in this campaign.
 Victory for Opponents. "why. the allied liquor interests are
 gloating tonight over what they con sider the certain defeat of the amend ment," he said.
 .srhev see in it the return of the sa- | looms to Alabama. whether the many | good men who will vote against the | amendment see 1t or not" he declared. | es If the amendment is defeated" he I aa,a "the que stion Is for solution In lathe hands of the politician. If 1t is de- | feated you will see hght to break your prohibition laws. | .sThey expect the politician 10 pc | uliant," he declared. They would
 rather trust the politician than the people" .. evils of whiskey. and the corruption which he said came with control Dy I the liquor forces. The danger or | drunken negroes he spoke of. and the need of protection for the young men | and boys.
 The meeting at the Auditorium was marked bv the presence of several hun. dred women. some of whom attended
 in an organized body. as "the Womens 5 | Amendment Club"
 Before the meeting, a long line oi men and women, two and two. com prising the Young Mems Amendment Club' and the "Women's Amendment
 Club" marched through the streets | iea bv A flag bearer who held aioft a bir white flag. There were 175 people | in the procession. half men and hair | women. The most of them sat on the platform behind the speaker. T. Pierce, President of the Young
 Mems Club. presided. After Rev; H. T. | Johnson, of the Dexter Avenue cnurchi had opened with prayer. Mir Fierce asked for contributions toward the eX, penses of the meeting. He apoiogizeo l in his speech for the request Leading his little boy on the plat form he pointed to the child and told l the people that 1t was For the boys
 that the fight was being made. As the collection was being taken Mir Pierce sang Where Is My Wan dering Boy Tonight" !. w. vardaman. local chairman or the amendment campaign, introauced