The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-24
HUDDLESTON TELLS HOW HE WON FIGHT Elmore County Man Was for
 Amendment TOLD STORY OF "TIGE" Representative From Wetumpka Feels Sure That Lee Long Will Be Next
 spealxer--Spent Day Here
 Yesterday

pr. R. L. Huddleston of Wetumpka. whose successful race for the legislature from Elmore county caused nine days wonder throughout Alabama, was in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 As is remembered Dr. Huddleston was handicapped in his race on account Of the fact that he was an ardent advocate of the proposed prohibition amendment to the constitution, because he was pro hibitionist, and because in his capacity as surgeon of the Speigner prisons he was an appointee of Governor Conner And Ei- more county went against the amendment by majority of practically 700.
 When pr. Huddleston was elected sur prise was great. Yesterday, for the first time he told of his race, and the plan employed by him to turn trick which was generally considered impossible.
 T told the boys story" stated the doctor. q told the story on every stump in Fillmore county. It won favor and votes. As a result I am to represent the county. in the next legislature
 Before going into details the doctor
 
 ris hotel and repeated his story.
 Boys" said he, "old Tige, you know, has been freeing 'possums for you for 20 years or more. So faithful was he that whenever he turned his face upward and parked you knew that in the top of the tree a 'possum was seated. You loved Tige. You knew that he was faithful. He had served you well.
 And then a great horde from the city came into your territory. They came to see the work of Tige. They sung songs and played upon the harmonico, and out of their mouths there issued new doc Urine. Tige went into the air. He was mystified and led astray. Therefore, when he entered the woods he ran pell mell. and turning his face upward parked. Ano you ran to the tree and cut 1t down. No possum was discovered.
 And now, boys, the proposition Is this shall you kill Tige, who has been so faith full because of a momentary failure through the excitement accompanying tho promulgation of the new doctrine? Shall you forget that in the past he was faithful, that he never parked unless in the tree was the 'possum? Shall you kill poor old Tige? Or shall you forgive him, and taking him away from the noise, the singing, the confusion, and the hallucna- ton of false doctrine. set him to work again7 Will you take him into the coun- try where grapes grow in wild luxuriance and where the persimmons, after the fall of the frost make a delicions feast for the 'possums? Won't you forgive old Tige and give him another trial?
 Generally, the boys decided to give Tige another trial, and I was chosen to lepresent the county in the legislature. I can guarantee that old Tige will begin freeing 'possums again and that no songs and tunes of harmonicos shall again lead him astray. And you may state for me today that in spite of the fact that I was in favor of the amendment. I pledge my self to vote for J. Lee Long for speaker of the next legislature. MT. Long is thor oughly equipped for the position. He de- serves the honor"
 Dr. Huddleston is one of the best known citizens of Elmore county. He was in Birmingham yesterday on business. While here he mingled with other members elect of the legislature, and before leaving expressed his belief that MT. Long would be elected speaker by handsome major ity on the first ballot