The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-26
Knox, O'Neal and the Others
Are Girding On Their
Fighting Armor
LIVELY TIMES COMING
DURING NEXT MONTH
Hugh Morrow Asks to BE Relieved
From Mallory Committee as He
Is Candidate for State
Senate

The people of the state are sitting by
and listening while the candidates fire
their guns, retire and load and return to
lombard again.
That old campaign word, "vitriolic' has
been gotten out of the files. brushed up,
and is now the most fashionable adjec-
tive in the dictionary. But there Is moth
ing stale about this vitriol, for the state
seems to BE- full of the newest brand. and
the principal actors are certainly making
things lively.
Ali in enc day appeared the "caustic'
reply OF John b. Knox, the satory of the
hottest political meeting ever held in
Alabama and card from Emmett O'Neal
which brands as absolutely false a state
ment of the chairman of the Mallory
campaign.
The public trightens up under these
ministratiors and asks for more The out
look points to a full supply, and from all
indications the air will be full of it UNI
til Nav .. The next thing on the pro-
granme viii come from the pen of Judge
Coleman Of Eutaw, which will be pub
lished tomorrow.
Tennessee will have little on Alabama
in the way of political sensation If the
strenuous pace which has been started
is kept up. The heated sentiment and
deep rumblings resemble the beginning
of a small revolution. 1t seems that the
spring of 1910 will long be remembered
and pointed to as the greatest crisis in
Alabama politics in the early part of the
century
The situation in the governorship con-
test is unique. Mr.. Mallory refuses to in
dorse the charge made by his campaign
speakers that the liquor interests are
eeeking Compensation through Mr.. O'Neal,
but his campaign manager, on the very
next day, asks, why has there been no
denial from the o Neal Campo"
Here Is the denial in no uncertain
words:
Birmingham, February %, 1910.
To the Editor, Birmingham Ledger:
In your issue of February % you have
informed the people of Alabama that the
Hon. j. B. Ellis, campaign manager for
Col. H. S. d. Mallory, made the follow
ing statement:
STATEMENT
why hasn't there been a denial from
the ONeal camp? They have had sew
eral meetings and state conferences, yet
the statement of Mr.. Charles Henderson
that certain interests through Mr.. O'Neal
are seeking compensation, remains un-
answered. Hon. Ray Rushton, in his
speech last Monday at Centreville, has
called for an explanation, yet there has
been no answer forthcoming
I desire to say that the above state
ment is wilful, malicious, slanderous
and cowardly falsehood.
1 desire to state further that no inter-
ests of any kind. nor has any individual
a mn in, In
the event of my election, or seeking In
any way to dictate or control my actions,
nor will any interests, or any individual
hereafter dare approach me for such pur-
pose. EMMETT ONEAL.
This put the issue right up to Mr.
Ellis, and those who know the principals
expect great deal more along the same
line. The charge has been openly made
that an insurance company is making a
contribution to the Mallory fund. This is
one of the most serious developments of
the week, and will more than likely
figure in next weeks spicy seasoning.
1t comes from Montgomery that the
O'Neal club and campaign committee, or
ganized there Thursday, was the strong
est array of citizens ever gathered be-
hind the banner of a candidate In that
county.
Gardner Goodwin, a prominent law
yer of Montgomery. reached Birmingham
yesterday, and said: THAT list, and the
influence which those men exert, puts
Montgomery in the O'Neal column by
two or three thousand majority. Mont
gomery will poll about $500 votes in this
election.
"O'Neal is the strongest man in our
section, by long odds, but Montgomery
will lead them all on May g."
An interesting development yesterday
was the request Of Hugh Morrow, can
ddate for state senate, that he be taken
off the Mallory campaign committee, on
on the ground that, as a candidate, he
did not feel 1t proper that he should
expouse the cause of another candi-
date.