The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-24
MORE GOOD NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE County and State Leaders
 More Optimistic BIG DAY FOR ORATOR , Reported That Weakley Makes Break in uderdale-RepubIica To
 Hold Meeting in City Hall.
 Speaking at Merl<le.
BIG DAY FOR ORATOR ,

Judge J. c. Carmichael was kept busy
 at county anti-amendment headquarters
 yesterday receiving reports from various
 parts of Jefferson county showing the re- suits of the past two weeks work A meeting was held last night at the pumphouse on the Cahaba river, which was attended by an enthusiastic crowd of about 200 people, made up of both men and women. A poll was taken of the crowd and 1t was found that of the voters
 present about nine-tenths were openly op- posed to the amendment. The beat usually
 votes about 60 ballots. Speeches were
 made by White Gibson and J. E. Glover W. A. Merlzle, well-known citizen of
 the beat, was elected chairman. Members of the committee from various parts of the county are now completing very careful poll, and the indications
 are far more favorable than was even ex-
 pected. It is plainly evident that beats which went overwhelmingly for prohibi- tion will roll up a big majority against the amendment. One beat which was polled reported 7b against, one for and one doubtful Another beat over the noun tain went heavily for prohibition, but is found to be just the reverse. The best possible results were obtained at the Iron
 dale meeting Thursday, and Judge Car
 michael expressed his opinion that this beat, as well as the boxes at Morris and Warrior are positively in the anti-amend- ment column
 Weakley in Lauderdale. One committeeman, after carefully can wasting his beat, declared that the amendists had not been able to find men enough to fill the positions as officers at
 the polls. Another beat is reported as
 standing 50 to 15.
 At Alabama headquarters Jack Stallings
 is found opening correspondence from all
 parts of the state, and each mail brings
 in letters from new converts At Jasper
 last week there were four juries of AS
 men. They were boiled and only three
 found to be in favor of the amendment.
 In Blob county one precinct reports all
 but two against the amendment. and an-
 other only seven favorable of no.
 Letters yesterday from Barbour county
 placed the majority at from 200 to 300
 votes, and Conecuh county 200 votes The committeeman in Cleburne county states that the amendists concede their defeat. The committeeman from Lauderdale county telephoned that although Judge Weakley had circulated posters In Flor ence inviting division of time he re- fused to divide time last night, and made
 the statement that he would not debate with anybody unless he be a candidate for governor This was interpreted to
 mean that he wanted to make it a polit-
 ical meeting in every sense.
 News of Speakers.
 A number of speakers who were in various parts of the state yesterday re- turned to headquarters late last night and many encouraging reports were made on the situation. One of the
 largest meetings was that at Athens, in Limestone county, where Tom Long of Walker county and James Weatherly of Birmingham were the speakers. Ac- cording to the reports there were be- tween TOO and 750 present, most of whom were from the country precincts of Limestone. A poll of the crowd showed over 12 to l against the amend ment and the prediction is made that the county will go to l against the proposed scheme.
 A. Iatady had an excellent meeting at Huntsville and all of the reports
 from Madison county are to the effect
 that 1t will be In line against tho amendment November 29. Former Congressman Bowie had a fine meeting at Hopewell, in Cleburne county, sec tion of the state in which MT. Bowie
 has thousands of friends.
 Jere c. King and Henry Riddle ad-
 dressed an enthusiastic crowd at Fort Payne and they do not credit the
 claims of the amenders that DeKarb
 county Is one of their strongholds In the state.
 Among the other successful meetings
 were the big rally at Opellka at which
 J. F. Stallings and J. J. Willeet were
 speakers; Troy, where P. G. Bowman
 and Congressman Dent addressed an immense crowd; Union Springs. where
 Emmett O'Neal was enth usiastically re-
 ceive6; Prattville, where Phares Cole
 man was the chief speaker.
 Shcriff Oakley of Bibb county sub4
 mitt ed a report on a meeting at Law
 ley, in that county. yesterday where, in
 an audience of 150 there were between
 10 and Is for the amendment.
 Republicans at City Hall.
 Julius Davidson announces that the
 anti-amendment republican meeting for
 next Saturday at noon will be held in
 the city hall instead of Magnolia hall
 as first designated. He says the change of place is made in order to accom-
 modate the large crowd expected. Resp onses to the call are coming from all parts of the state and the gathering promises to be the largest turnout of wlii.e republicans ever seen in Ala bama. In view of the large interest mani
 fested in the forthcoming meeting May or O'Brien gave his permission for the republicans to use the city haIi.