The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-17
YOUNG MEN WILL
JUMP INTO FIGHT
AGAINST THE ISSUE
Anti-Amendment Club Will Be
Formally Organized At
Headquarters Tonight
LONG WARNS VOTERS
AGAINST THE CANARDS
Says Misleading Reports Now Being
Circulated by Amenders Are Sure
Signs that Defeat is Staring
Them in the Face.

The feature of today'S anti-amendment
campaign will be the organization of the
Birmingham Young Mems Anti-Amend-
ment club tonight. The meeting will be
held at the county headquarters in the
First National bank building at 8 o'clock
and a cordial invitation is extended to
all young men in sympathy with the
movement to be presenet. 1t is believed
that the young men can be important
factors in making the anti-amendment
vote in Jefferson county decisive, and
they will be cordially welcomed at to-
nights meeting.
1t has come to the attention of State
Chairman Lee Long that misleading re-
ports are being circulated which are cal
culated to leave a false impression with
the voters. They are being informed 10
certain sections that they can vote for
one section of the amendment without
voting for the other. Mr Long yester-
day sent out a warning that such votes
would not be counted and advising all
opponents of the amendment TO see that
the ballots are properly marked so that
there will be no danger of having them
thrown out. Mr.. Longs letter reads as
follows
Long Sends Out Letter.
Dear Sir-ln view of the fact that
the amendists are circulating the report
that you can vote for one clause of
the proposed amendment and against tho
other clause. 1 feel it my duty to in
form you, and through you, OFT friends,
that such is not the case 1t is a des-
perate effort on the part of our political
| IN hoU
and 1t will be done just as surely as
you permit such triclSery worked by
them
1.-THE proposed amendment to the con-
stitution has two clauses, being two COM
plete sentences in themselves, each em-
bodying separate and Independent sub
jects which Is the true grammatical rea-
son for the two separate clauses or par
agraphs Therefore in so far as the pro-
posed amendment itself is concerned you
must either vote for or against the meas
ure as a whole. You cannot vote for one
clause and against the other 1t was
never intended that you could do this.
and If you do vote for one clause and
vote against the other your vote will
be thrown out and it cannot be counted,
for you must either vote for or against
the measure as it is written, in the words
employed in its construction, expression
and meaning You must either accept
the whole amendment or you must re-
ject the whole amendment
BE sure and advise all people Of this
instruction so that there will be no mis-
understanding about the way to cast
their vote. Yours very truly
~. LEE LONG, Chairman"
The campaign in both state and county
is still In the most pleasing state Among
the events of the day were the encourag
ty about which there has heretofore been
some doubt among the anti-amendment
leaders. Assurances are received that as
the result of a careful poll Sumter Is
found to be all right against the amend
ment
Amenders Are Desperate.
The campaign has reached the stage
where there is much misrepresentation
and leaders advise the voters to accept
with caution reports now being circulated.
You can always set 1t down as a posi-
tive fact" said Chairman Long yesterday,
that when forces resort to tricks and
INSTRUMENTATION 1t is an acknowledge
ment that they are beaten. l no longer
have the least doubt but that the astute
amendment leaders realize that they are
badly defeated and the reports We are
now hearing of certain action over the
state are the result of a last desperate
effort to regain lost ground. l simply
advise our friends to disregard these false
reports and to work quietly and steadily
and we will pile up such a majority in
the state as will forever silence the men
who seek to ride into office on political
issue which Is arousing the Indignation
of practically the whole state
Center Fight In jefferson.
There is growing evidence that the
amendment leaders are centering every
thing on Jefferson county to vindicate
themselves in their own home. Speakers
are to be poured into the county during
the next two weeks. The amendment
leaders have leased the Hippodrome for
every night next week and some of their
leading speakers will address the audi
ences which are expected to assemble.
Many of these speakers will be brought
from other states and an immense
amount Of money will be spent in an eff
fort to turn the tide in Jefferson. Among
the outsiders will be Rev. l.. G. Brough-
ton of Atlanta, Rev. w. d. Upshaw and
rev. george STUART. from North AlaD-
anna will como w. T. Sanders of Athens
and Samuel blackwell of Decatur, while
many others will be rushed to Jefferson
to help save the day.
Anti-Amendmen Activity.
But the anti-amendment leaders are
just as active and are taking steps to
meet any advances that may be made by
the amendment forces. Colonel Gaut and
Judge Carmichael are positive the ooun-
ty will give a majority Of nearly 1000
against the amendment and steps are be-
ing taken to see that no inroads are made
in the ranks. They will have numerous
speakings in the county in addition to the
careful work that will be done by the
efficient precinct organization which has
been perfected. Among the meetings
scheduled for the remainder of the week
are the following:
Wednesday, Irondale, Georges store, p.
G.. Bowman.
Thursday Morris, White Gibson. Thorn
as M. Rogers.
Thursday. Short Creek. C. B. Powell,
]. 7. Glover.
Thursday, Oak Grove, Pinkney Scott,
Lee ]. Marx.
Friday, Virginia City, Leo Oberdorfer,
]. T. Glover.
Friday. Pratt City, A. Latady, Henry
Fits
Friday, East Birmingham Ben Davis,
Thomas M. Rogers.
Saturday, Clay, Judge ]. G. Carmichael.
Leo Oberdorfsr.
Saturday, Leeds. Judge John H. Miller.