The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-11
JEFFERSON IS FOR DEFENDERS Word Comes From North
 Alabama. WAcERS ARE HARD TO GET Manager Long Confident Upper Tier
 of Counties Are Solid.
Good News Is Heralded From the wesser. Eaa of Bullock Favorias . Bix victory-Davi., of Ra-
 ner, is Most san-
 gufne.

That Jefferson County practically is conceded by all who are familiar with politics in that county as against the amendment by a good majority. was the gratifying information received at Montgomery headouarters, Wednesday, from the State headuuarters in Birm- ingham. The Jefferson County defend CTS declare that their majority in Jeff ferson will be at least 1.500 and may go to 2,500.
 It is said practically all the Jeffer- son County politicians are admitting that the defenders had won their fight in the big county. Certainly the de- lenders are absolutely confident and they declare that in Birmingham the betting fraternity cannot ind any money to put up on the proposition that Jefferson will 70 for the amend ment.
 The fight in Jefferson has been watched with more interest than that of any other county of the State Inas- much az the county had voted for pro- hibition under the local option law. 1t was believed that the defenders would have hard fight In that county Judge John H. Miller was put in charge of the light. and a systematic, energetic campaign was fought out. The defenders now are satisfied ahso- luteiy with Jefferson.
 Former Governor William D. Jelks. after speaking tour and a trrp through South and East Alabama. says that the amendment is beaten. and he thinks it is badly beaten. He Is of the opinion. after personal tour Of q number of rural communities. that the vote against 1t will be overwhelming :. Governor Je.ks Is known for his con- servatism and his carefully considered statement will carry conviction Is Manager ]. Lee Long said last night over the long distance telephone:
 We are going to get great majort- ties In the North Alabama counties. The reports are much more promising than we ever expected to receive While number of distinguished leaders of Alabama were declaring against the amendment for the state. local and county officials are declar- ling against 1t In the counties. And many of these men. at the outset of the campaign, started out for the Amendment. I have in mind coaiity of North Alabama in which serary coun-. lty official started out in favor of the amendment. Today am reliably in- formed that every county oficial with one exception Is against the amend- mentl In another county. only two of-5 fciais were against th6 anlendnei5t whea the aaght sssrtea. Now. only one fcouxty oficial 3s for 1t We are gain- E ing rapidly. and. if this keeps up. the election November 29 will be the most one sided election held in Alabama In recent years." Squire J. ". Dantzler. q aiieading cit-. izen of Fitzpatrick. dropped in to pay his respects at headquarters, Wednes- day The western end of Bullock County, he said. was heavily against the amendment. That part of the county would vote as heavily against 1t as any part of Montgomery County. MT. Dantzler is acquainted thoroughly with Bullock County political condi- tions, and he said that there is not the slightest doubt in the world that that county would roll up nice majority against the amendment.
 Positive assurance was given last night that Banner. Montgomery .Coun- ty, will give a large majority vote against the proposed amendment. The information came from ]. T. Davis. who Is general merchant. owns. a ginnery. some farms. and Ia prom. nent citizen in that community.
 Mir. Davis said; There are close to eighty voters in our beat, at least twenty of whom will be deprived of their vote by the snap judgment ar rangement of the Conner forces. This leaves sixty who can vote. and under no circumstances can I see where more than i've of them will vote for the amendment. There may be five of them that will not vote at all, but this leaves us with the proposition of fifty voting against the amendment. and only five voting for it."