The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-18
COL. O'NEAL BROKEN
DOWN BY HARD WORK
Will Go to French Lick Ito
Recuperate
VIEWS ON LOCAL OPTION
Lee Long VIII Probably Receive O'Neal's
Favor for the Spehkership-GOv-s
ernOr Conner Is Not In a.
Montgomery
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD

Montgomery, May 17-(Special.) -Co.
Emmett ONeal, nominee of the demo-
cratic party for the office of governor,
who has rooms at the Exchange hotel,
worked hard to late hour Monday to
lilgs of Jefferson and Tyler Goodwin of
Montgomery for the craftsmanship of the
state committee. But it was of no avail.
At 2:3O this morning, after an hour and
a half with the opposing candidates, he
announced to friends that nothing had
been done
Colonel O'NeaI Broken Down
The hard work of the campaign has
broken Colonel ONeal down. and he is
hardly able to sit up. On Monday he had
to slip away into the room of friend to
get few hours rest. Within the next
few days he will go to French Lipk
Springs for ten days to recuperate, The
reception given the leader of the party in
Montgomery is most cordial, men of all
classes showing their appreciation and Of
fering good wishes for his administration
He promises to take a few days off
quietly before his inauguration to have a
visit with the people here.
Prohibition Comment
Local option, alias whisky" is the
way Carson c. Whitson of Talladega, one
OF the prohibition leaders of the state,
puts it. THAT is all it MEANS said Mr..
Whitson to a number of friends in the
lobby of the Exchange hotel on Monday
night. You may talk all you please
about what is going to be DONE he con-
tinued. "but you know and everybody else
knows that the whole thing is to get
liquor back into Alabama" P. C. Rat
lift of Birmingham said "ONeal was
elected on platform to give the present
laws a fair show. If they are repealed
will that be fair show? The people
took him at his word. What is he going
tn do about it ?"
Lee Long for Speaker
From reliable information 1t appears
that J. Lee Long of Butler will have the
support OF Col. Emmett O'Neal, nominee
for governor, for speaker. A friend of
Longs states that this may be depended
upon in all events. as the nominee of the
party is grateful for the service rendered
him by Mr.. Long. Judge E. B. Almon of
Colbert and A. D. Pitts of Dallas are not
and are making hay all the time Mr..
Long and Judge Almon are doing a lot of
log rolling, each one showing wonderful
ability to sit up late at night.
Beasley and Screws
One. of the new men of the senate will
be c. A. Beasley of Fayette, for many
years private secretary to United States
Senator John H. Bankhead. Mr.. Beasley
Is lawyer and with his wide experience
in touch with national legislation in
Washington he is expected to make a USE
full member. f'--
Another youngster is M. H. Screws of
Montgomery son of the late Ben Screws,
and himself of much experience in legis-
lation and law making, having served as
a clerk to former Gov. William d. Jelks.
Screws begins his plea for fame by advo-
eating the erection of a mansion for the
governor at Montgomery.
a Governor Is Absent
Because of an injured leg and possibly
because It is not his crowd, politically,
Gov. B. B. Governor is taking no stock
IN the party activities at this time. In
all the melee of movement about the lob
bies he has not been seen. However, his
private secretary, John d. McNeel. and
other friends are on the ground all the
time. A friend of the governor, noting
this absence, SAID: "They are going to
make a great racket, but not thing Co
mer has done will be undone. Watch NY
word for it, Conner did not put the prolN-
bition laws on the books. 1t is well
known that he opposed passing the state
wide bill