The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-18
CONFERENCE OF
O'NEAL SUPPORTERS
Fifty-One Counties Actually
Represented Yesterday
ALL QUITE OPTIMISTIC
Enthusiasm Grew as Each County Re-
ported and Every Man Who Spoke
Pledged His County for O'Neal
For Governor
ALL QUITE OPTIMISTIC

The personnel of the supporters and
hackers of Emmett O'Neal who came to
Birmingham from all parts of the state
to attend the oNeal conference yester-
day was matter of surprise even to
the most optimistic
Flfty-one counties were actually repre-
scented by leading citizens in person. The
conference began yesterday afternoon at
o'clock in O'Neal headquarters, but the
crowd was so large that adjournment was
necessary to the Turn Verein hail. which
was practically filed with out-of-town
people.
The meeting was addressed by a dozen
or more of the most prominent citizens
of the state. Reports from the 81 coun-
ties we're every one optimistic AS coun-
ty after county was heard from the en-
thusiasm grew so intense that it resem-
bled the exciting night of the election.
Every man spoke with conviction and
pledged his county for o'Neal.
In fact, 1t is the enthusiasm of the
ONeal campaign which is the principle
sign of its strength. The men who are
for him are SO proud of the fact that
they tell it to everybody and are con-
tinual walking eampalgners
The speeches were made by M. d. Ivev
of Talladega, A. E. Walker of Lauder
dale, Judge j. j. Afford of Mobile, Nc
Lane Tilton, Jr, of Pell City, ]. H. Cook
of Montgomery, E. C. Watts of Mont
somery, Jesse Stallings, Col. ]. f. B.
Jackson, b. G. Farmer of Houston James
Weatherly, Col r. L. Russell, John C.
Push, John A. Rogers, Judge Almon,
Judge Joe Nathan. George j. Sullivan of
Mobile, w. T. Lowe of Morgan, Tom
Long of Walker, Francis J. Inge of Mo-
bile. W. P. Pinckard of Birmingham,
P. G. Bowman, Bob Coleman, Emil Les
ser, Lee Long, w. H. Clardy of Lamar,
Mr.. Hill of Lamar, Will Sheehan of
Montgomery, j. ]. H. Greer of Chocolocco,
F. V. Evans of Jasper and Lee Cowart
A fair example of the personnel of Mr..
O'Neal's support is seen in the crowd
which sat with him on the stage at the
rally last night. They included e. l..
Russell. Mobile; James Weatherly, Jeffer-
son, John A. Rogers, Sumter, Ed B. AL
mon. Colbert; Thomas H Motion. Jeffer-
son; Ed deGraffenried, Hale; r. B. Kyle,
Etowah; Howard Douglas, Washington;
Robert j. Lowe, Barbour; A. J. Quina,
Mobile; McLane Triton, st. Clair; Fran
els ]. Inge, Mobile; Rittenhouse Moore,
Mobile; Thomas L. Long. Walker; Emil
Lesser. Jefferson Byrd w. Farmer Hous-
ton; Jesse r. Stallings. Jefferson; Joseph
H. Nathan, Colbert; A. Z. Walker, Lau-
derdale; Lee Cowart, Jefferson; David
M. White. Coosa; Oscar Lewis, Macon;
]. NJ. Miller. Walker; Charles Burkhart,
Cullman: P. G. Bowman, Jefferson; James
Cook, Montgomery; L. II. Nunnely, Bib;
e. W. Booker. Jefferson; Ed Groves,
Blount; B. F. Weathers. Randolph; w.
F. Clardy, Lamar; w. p G. Harding.
Jefferson; John c. Pugh. Jefferson;
Col. Joseph Thompson, Colbert; w. r.
Francis, Morgan; Frank V. Evans, WAL
kerr N. A. Richards, Mobile; Max Ham
berger, Mobile; DIR. B. L. Wyman, JEFF
ferson; j. ]. Afford. Mobile; Lem Greer,
Calhoun; A. e. Hollimon. Fayette; Will
liam T. sheehan. Montgomery; J. E. b.
jackson, Jefferson; w. P. Pfnckard. Jef
ferson' Lee Long. Butler; M. d. Ivey,
Tanadega; w. c. Agee, Jefferson; w. T..
Lowe. Morgan; z. ]. MoCrossin, Jeffer-
son; L. &c. Morley. Dale: Rev. w, 1--we
ley. Jefferson; w. M. Coleman, Marshall.
Marcus We'll. Jefferson; w. g. Little,
Sumter; J. J. Little, Greene; H. A. Hag-
Ter. Jefferson; Alex Little, Jefferson:
Travis Williams. Franklin; w. II. Bar
nard, ID. J. F1umer, w. T. Kennedy and
others from Jefferson county.
In calling the meeting to order yester-
day afternoon Chairman T. HI. Motion
said:
You are here in response to a call
for the purpose OF comforting, giving
advice and transacting such business as
may be deemed advisable to promote and
advance the candidacy Of Hon. Emnet
ONcal for governor of Alabama.
II am gratifed over the presence of
gentlemen from every section of the state
and over the letters and kilograms re-
ceived. expressing interest and regrets
from many who. for reasons unavoidable,
could not be here.
within the last few days many friends
and supporters have called at headQuar-
ters--many letters and messages by wire
have come In, giving most encouraging
reports. The slogan from the Tennessee
limo to the gulf IL, 'ONeal for governor
and from the patriotic. liberty-loving peo-
pie Of the Gulf City rolls back in thun-
der1ng tones O'Nea for governor There
Is a message from every nook and cornor
in Alabama that comes from the silent
hsart-'O'Neal fought for our personal lib
erty and he shall be the next governor OF
Alabama
I'm the beginning OF this campaign
Colonel O'Neal did mo the honor Of nam
ing mo his manager and chairman Of his
campaign committee, and while am WILL
ing to do all that can toward oon-
Quoting tho tight. felt the necessity OF
an able assistant. 30 by and with the
consent and approval of Colonel O'Nea.
the Hon. J. Lee Long is here to assume
the duties OF manager of this campaign
leaving me chairman of the committee
This, am sure, will meet with your
approval. and henceforth. under such abb.
management, you may expect a vigorous
campaign and a glorious victory or
May a."
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