The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-09-21
TO ORGANIZE
FOR CONFLICT
Amendment Executive
Committee Meets.
GATHERING In COUNCIL ROOM
Enthusiasm Throughout State Re-
ported to Be increasing.
Plans For Fight Against The Amend.
ment Are Practically Formed
And VIII BE outlined--op-
position Determined.

1t was indicated last night that the
meeting today of the Executive Com
mittee named by the Conference of
Defenders of the Constitution would
be well attended. The advance guard
of committeeman arriving last night
was exceptionally large and Manager
j. Lee Long said that the attendance
would exceed his first expectations.
1t was found that the rooms at the
Exchange Hotel, will be too
small and the place of meeting was
changed to the Council Chamber. The
meeting will be called to order prompt
ly at noon by Vice Chairman NJ p.
LeGrand of Montgomery No predic-
tion was vouchsafed last night as to
who would be chosen to head the
committee.
The committee at it's meeting today
will outline the fight and organize the
speakers bureau. This Is going to
be a large task, as il is said that the
ment will be the largest and most
formidable ever secured in a political
contest in Alabama.
While confidence of victory has al
ways prevailed at headquarters at the
Exchange, this confidence was increas-
ed by the early corners. These were
from counties remote from Montgom-
cry, both In South Alabama and in
North Alabama. From South Alabama
there came DIR. w. B. Staples of Choc-
taw, who followed and captured the
two BALKAN negroes after their brutal
murder of citizen of Clarke county.
DR. Staples was accompanied by Editor
A. B. Tucker, of The Thomasville
Echo. member of the committee from
Clarke. From Dale there came Former
State Senator Walter AGREE. North
Alabama was represented by Hon.
Charles NJ Sherrod, of Lawrence and
Hon. w. H. Long of Jasper: Hon.
Robert Coleman of Marshall and For
mer Congressman J. F. Stallings of
Jefferson.
Each of the advance guard brought
in good news for the Constitution De-
tenders. All were willing to admit
that in two months good many
changes could be made, but right
now the opposition to the amendment
was much stronger in their respective
sections. Every man present at head
quarters last night said that IL the
vote should be taken today his county
would go against the amendment.
Strength Growing.
Jefferson county is going to- vie
with Mobile and Montgomery to have
the honor of giving the biggest
majority against the amendment" said
Mr. Stallings. There Is not the
slightest doubt that Jefferson Is at
present heavily against the amend
ment. The election is two months off,
and L can't say, what effect the two
months fight wifi. have. but the best
the amendment people can hope for
Is to cut down our majority. We will
carry the county and we hope to in
crease our present majority.
Manager Lee Long returned yester-
day from a three days stay in Butler.
He declared that the sentiment against
the amendment was steadily growing
and that the amendment would be
showed under in that county.
IT found" said Mr.. Long, that the
forclble entry and search of home
in Mobile by sheriffs looking for
liquor had aroused general indigna-
tion. 1t was. looked upon as a high
handed proceeding and made the people
stop and think We have been insist
ing that Section of the proposed
amendment would destroy the sanctity
of the home, as 1t plainly will, but
we had hardly expected the searching
of homes to begin so soon. It looks
as though some of the zealots were
SO anxious to get into the homes of
the people that they proceeded under
the Fuller Bill. without waiting for
the adoption of the amendment. The
people were aroused by that Mobile
outrage and our friends on the other
side are going to feel the effects of
their Indignation
The following is the membership of
the committee which will meet today:
ate-at-large-Hon. F. S. Moody. of
Tuscaloosa county; Hon Charles w.
Henderson, of Pike county; Hon. J. F.
StaIlings, of jefferson county; Hon. A.
G. Smith, of jefferson county.
First Districts. r. Prince. Mobile
county; J. M. Pelham. Jr.. Washing
ton county; DIR. VIII Staples. Choctaw
county: A. B. Tucker. Clarke county
E. B. McCarty, Marengo county; w. G.
McCorvy, Monroe county.
Second Districts c. Jenkins. Bald
win county; d. NJ. Powell. Butler
county; General p. D. Bowles. Conecuh
county; Ed T. Albriton. Covington
county; Charles B. Teasley. Montgom-
cry county E. o. Bishop. Crenshaw
county; NJ A. 'Rabb, Escambia county
w. r. Sellers, Pike county; r. ].
Goode, Wilcox county.
Third District-Walter AGREE. Hous-
ton county; ]. E. Foy. Barbour coun-
ty; Walter C. Oates Henry county;
j. w. Corbitt. Dale county; C. f.
Gholston, Bullock county; o. c. Doster.
Jr., Coffee county; J. r. Afford, Geneva