The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-30
MANY MEETINGS SET FOR TODAY Speakers Against the Amend
 ment. ALL VOTERS TO HEAR ORATORY Great Rallies Planned at Decatur
 and Jasper. Among New speIrbinders Are waller, Pitts, Evins and Hamburger
 --wil Make an Invasion
 of the Fifth Dis
ALL VOTERS TO HEAR ORATORY

According to their campaign custom the defender forces who are opposing the amendment wiu make Saturday notable for series or big meetings in different portions of the State.
 There will be more speakers out to- day in opposition to the amendment than on any day since the campaign began. While several of the more noted speakers will unite In big meetings a large number of other orators win play a single hand. so that in practically ev- cry county of Alabama there will be speaker attacking the proposed amend ment-
 Perhaps the most interesting anti amendment. meeting to be held today will be that at Jasper. This will be ao- dressed by Hon. J. J. Willett, Hon. Frank s. Moody. Hon. L. P. Greer ana Hon. Pope M. Long.
 Decatur will be the scene of another meeting of special interest. This meet ing will be addressed by Hon. John B. Knox, Hon. T. L. Long, Senator k. F. Thomas and Hon. A. c. Smith. A large crowS is expected both from Limestone and Morgan counties.
 In South Alabama at Thomasville ad- dresses against the amendment will be made by Hon. J H. Webb and Hon. w. w. Quarles.
 At Enterprise and Elba meetings will be held today which will be ad- dressed by Hon. J. F. Stalltngs ana Hon. Phares Coleman.
 Former Congressman Sidney J. Bowie will speak to the people of his old home at Talladega.
 Several New speakers.
 Announcement was made yesterday that the anti-amendment speaking list would be increased by former speaker C. E. Waller and Hon. R. B. Evins, or Greensboro, and Hon. A. D. Pitts, or Selma. Mir. Pitts will deliver his first speech Monday at Camden. State Sem ator Hamburger of Mobile will also go on the stump.
 It is claimed at defender headquar- ters that the list of speakers opposing the amendment is the most notable that ever advocated or opposed any cause In Alabama.
 At the outset of the campaign 1t was claimed by the amender forces that they were stronger In the Fifth Dis trict than In any other congressional district of the State. Defender head quarters are making an active fight In the Fifth to show that 1t is as easy to carry that District against the amend ment as any other in the State. All ready a big meeting Is being arranged for Lafayette on Friday next. Lafay- cite is in Chambers, a county which was conceded to the amendment. but
  the defender forces. The Lafayette meeting twill be addressed by former rCongressman J. F. Stallings, Hon R. B. Barnes and Hon. oscar Lewis.
 Beginning Monday Congressman Hugh Dent, who has been speaking for two or three days in Pike County will undertake a tour of the Second District in opposition to the amendment. Con- gressman Dent will speak Monday at Greenville, Tuesday at Bay Minette. wednesday at Pollard. Thursday at Castleberry, Friday at Brooklyn, Satur- day at Andalusia. The following Mon day he will speak at Luverne in the morning and at Petrey in the after noon. Tuesday he will speak at Brant- ley. He will spend November 15. Is and 17 in Covington County.
 Good Reports Received.
 J. B. Whitehead. a leading farmer and business man of Pike County, who was in the city yeste rday, said that the vote in Pike County would be more overwhelmingly against the amendment than had been expected.
 "In nay own beat, Spring Hill," said Mir. Whitehead. There are 1s5 voters. The lineup Is fixed and I do not be- Iieve 1t will be changed. In that beat the amendment win receive fifteen votes and 115 will be cast against 1t. while i've are still doubtful. Con- gressman Dent spoke at Spring Hill Wednesday to a big crowd and he made a fine impression. The crowd he addressed was larger than that which heard the Governor"
 pr. O. s Justice. who lives at Cen tral, and who is one of the leading men of Elmore County. said last night that his section of Elmore County was more than three to one against the amend ment. In spite of tie hot fight which had been made in Elmore recently the