The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-30
MALLORY THINKS VICTORY WILL BE
 RECORDED MONDAY
Delayed Train Cut Short His Speech at the Jefferson
 Last Night
PERCY CLARK MAKES
 SPICY TALK TO FILL IN
Arraigns O'Neai,, Calls Conner "Porous Plaster" Jumps on Lee Long and Bob BeII-About 400
 Were Present

Were Present
 The campaign of H. S. D. Mallory for governor of Alabama was closed last night at the Jefferson theatre, with a speech of an hour by Percy Clark. and fifteen minute talk by Colonel Mallory, who came within an ace of missing the meeting altogether, on account of de- layed train.
 A crowd of about 400 people, which did not fill the lower floor, sat for more than an hour waiting for Colonel Nal lory and gave him a rousing cheer on his final appearance, and introduction as the next governor of Alabama.
 The feature of the meeting, however. was the disjointed speech which Percy Clark, the presiding officer, made While filling up the moments as they flew.
 Walker Percy did not appear as ad- vertised, the reason being unavoidable absence" but MT. Clark furnished sen sations enough, as he arraigned every one from Conner, whom he called a "porus plaster" to Lee Long, "the Chi naman" and declared that Robert N. Bell Is not fit to hold the office of chair man of the county committee. When he asked for O'Neal men a wave of "ayeL' flashed over the audience.
 Colonel Mallory Peaceful
 On the contrary, Colonel Mallory was as peaceful and quiet as the north star to which MT. Clark compared him. Not a personality did he utter, but with his characteristic even temper, and low voice spoke in the interest of good govern ment
 MT. Mallory apologized for the late train. He said he was not here to make a. speech ''but to rejoice with you in the victory which we will win on May 9
 We have been fighting battle for our state, for a conservative, sane, safe government.
 "On the other hand it has been cast on low unpatriotic plane of vitupera- ton. on a dead issue one which do not believe will be revived during my life time.
 We do not want a government found- ed in prejudice and things that are dead and past-on a campaign based on for mer differences while we set our face ping and vital present"
 He said that he is in favor of the domination of the people of Alabama and the settlement of a great issue by the people of Alabama and mot by the allied interests that you've heard talked about. :"
 Foresees Overwhelming Victory
 T take courage and confidence be- cause I believe the sentiment of the peo- ple will work out to their honor and credit"
 Saying that he was pleased that he could close his campaign in throbbing, business Birmingham. because it's success depends upon a conservative government he declared that by all evidences. that by all information upon which men have the right to form their opinions. i've will march to a great and overwhelming vic- tory for the people of Alabama. This has long ceased to be a personal matter with me. l am but your color-bearer
 q wish to thank you and the thousands
 
 of people with whom we are marching fidelity. These recofections will ever be as joy and peace to me, and I am grate- ful for all those who have labored so Loyalty, so consistently for these things"
 Percy Clark Speaks
 'Gentlemen and democrats,' began Mir. Clark. "Colonel Mallory has given me the honor of presiding over this meeting. It gives me great pleasure because l am looking into the eyes of men who are democrats. We are here to instil into your minds the enthusiasm with which we will sweep to victory next Monday
 Here he stopped to explain that Colonel Mallory's arrival had been prevented by a late train, and that Walker Percy had been unavodably detained. of you miss the eloquent voice and bright brain of one Percy you will have to be satisfied with a dyed-in- -the-wool democrat who has never yet raised his voice in disloy alty.
 Now if there are any O'Neal men herewith this a wave of Yes, yes, yes," swept over the rear of the au dience
 Drawn by curiosity MT. Clark con- tinued, "but they needn't expect me to give them any quarter" He then en- tered into a discussion of the amend ment
 Gentlemen, you know the amendment is dead They have dug 1t up, and 1t Is rotten" He said that O'Neal reminded him of an old coon dog in Mississippi. "He trees a coon, and it makes no diff ference whether it was last year or last month, and though you may cut the tree down, every time he passes that stump he will bark his head off They are about to bark their fool heads off over a stump that we cut the timber off of last November"
 He said he wanted to pay his respects to the chairman of the county democratic executive committee. "I have known a good many kinds of Bells in my life. Pettus said that a party leaders busi- ness is to be democrat and not a par tisan. Robert N Bell, who has aligned himself with O'Neal, is utterly unfit to hold this high office.
 "If we'd known what we do now there would be one man out of the courthouse and out of the registry in chancery.'
 Here he abruptly changed the subject and said: "Tm not going to tell a thing I know on Governor Johnston, because 1t is a little too coarse" Then launch- ing into criticism of Lee Long. the Chinaman who is shooting off his fire works about a 10000 majority he said. We're going to win this fight, l don't say that he's lyins. but his enthusiasm has got the best of him."
 Makes Attack on O'NeaI
 From this he entered into an attack upon Colonel O'Neal, as the father of