The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-18
ORATORS WILL NOW
SWARM OVER STATE
Pilgrims Bring Accounts of Sat-
urday's Meetings
DEBATE TO Be HELD TODAY
Senator Reese, a Conner Leader, Says
He Would Have Left Section 2
Out of the Proposed
Amendment.
DEBATE TO Be HELD TODAY

Today at Gadsden. Col. Emmett o'Neal
of Florence and Judge s. D. Wealdey, a
candidate for governor, will meet In joint
debate concerning the amendment. This
conflict will conclude the first series of
discussions arranged by the friends of
the debaters
In Tuscumba this morning James
attorney, will speak j. c. Manning, with
whom Mr. Weatherly spoke in Russell
vile Saturday, will spend the present
week in Franklin county.
In Pell City tomorrow. A. Latady and
Henry Fits of Birmingham will attack
the proposed amendment. Gardner Greene,
one of the anti=amendment leaders, of st.
Clair, states that large audience will
gather to hear the Birmingham speakers.
There will be more anti-amendmeai
speeches delivered this week than in any
previous week since the opening of the
campaign. Every county of the state
will be invaded, and in several big rallies
will be held.
Weakley In Mobile.
Colonel O'Neal was in Birmingham last
night He spoke Interestingly of the de-
bates In which he engaged Judge Weak
ley, and of the Incidents occurring In the
several south Alabama counties through
which the two passed. He declares that
south Alabama, in his opinion, Is safely
against the amendment. Macon county,
he indicated, is very close. the amend
aIo
ants /; 100.
He gave humorous description of The
Montgomery incident in which Judge
Weakley charged him with having MADE
certain statements which the crowd de-
MED he had made, and which the stenog-
rapher's report showed that he had not
made. He declared that In Mobile, where
the audience was strongly against the
amendment, Judge Weakley was treated
with The utmost respect and Difference.
Judge Nealley, however, said Colonel
O'Neal, seemed to be anxious that tho
crowd make some demonstration. He was
interrupted temporarily by a man VINO
very much to heart"
Trustees Handicap Long.
Tom Long of Walker was in Bir-
mngham yesterday. Friday and Sat
urday he made three speeches IN
Marshall-at Boaz. at Douglass acad-
envy and at Albertville He de-
clared that the trustees of The Douglass
academy school house declined to allow
him to speak In that building, and that
he was forced to address the people in
the open. He stated that the voters,
however, heard him, AND that they prom
ised to elect new trustees next time. Mr..
Long tolG of his criticism of John A.
I.usk of Marshall, "who, though he no v
is making strenuous hght for the adop-
ton of the amendment, and terming all
its opponents whisky men,, maue
speeches In 1896 on what he termed the
three platform, this meaning free
trade, free silver and free WHISKY"
Mr.. Long stated that he and Leon Nc
I.eod addref SEQ an immense audience
Saturday at Albertville, and that DR.. n
j. Dickinson. the Birmingham preacher,
spoke to 100 people in another section Of
the city. Mr.. Long stated that during
the anti-amendment speaking, ladies
passed through the crowds pinnlng white
ribbons on all the men He declared
that after the speeches, these ribbons
were torn eff. Mr. Long states his belief
that Marshall will pile up neat major
ity against the amendment.
Burnett Under Fire.
P. G. Bowman, who spoke with ]. ].
Willett of Calhoun and Charles Rattray
of Cherokee, at Gadsden Saturday. stated
yesterday that the anti-amendment
speeches were heard by four or FIVE hum
bred voters-that every beat in Etowah
county was well represented. He declared
the audience was enthusiastic. and pre-
diets that Etowah will go against the
amendment by about 500 votes. He states
that Gadsden and Alfalfa might go for
the amendment, sut that Alabama City
is against it, and that the country vote
is against it.
Mr. Bowman stated that after he had
assailed the Fuller bill and the pro-
posed amendment, showing that they con-
tained serious menace to the people
and their homes, that they contain no
provision for the punishment Of the per-
Jurer and that they allow the conf1sca-
ton of property on the affidavit Of an
irresponsible fellow, he challenged Con-
gresham ]. L. Burnett to gainsay what
was uttered Mr. Bowman stated that
Congressman Burnett, while the people
cheered the anti-amendment sentiment,
got his hat and left the courthouse.
Mr. Bowman stated that he read the re-
Gently published letter or proclamation
of b. M. jackson, o-amendment lead
er, and that he stamped several of it's
statements as absolutely false, and that
the people agreed with the speaker. He
pointed out that all the respectable peo-
pie, in spite of Mr.. Jackson. were not
fighting for the amendment, and told the
audience that 90 per cent of the lawyers.
80 per cent of the bankers and doctors, 50
per cent of the merchants and other bus
mess men were opposed to the scheme.
Senator Reese's Admission.
Locally, there was much satisfaction
Yesterday that COL Hilary A. Herbert,
member of Cleveland's cabinet, and one
had come out fatfooted against the
amendment declaring it dangerous In
MANY respects and that Senator Henry
Reese of Nallas, one of Governor Corners
right-hand men, the leader for the amend
ment in the senate, stated Saturday at
Maplesville:
Had framed the constitutional amend
ment bill myself, l would have changed
the second section SO as to have elm
mated the home"
Anti-amendment leaders consider this
an admission by an amendment leader of
that argument which rs destined to de-
feat the proposed schemei
"That its adoption will destroy the sane
tity of the home, and take from the peo-