The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-09-18
DEMOCRATS HAVE
BIG DAY At CLANTON
Governor elect O'Neal Is Given
Rousing Welcome
BIG BARBECUE SERVED
Many Republicans Joined in the Fes-
tiyities and Applauded the Doc
trincs of Democracy Ex-
pounded BY the Orators
BIG BARBECUE SERVED

| Clanton, September 17.-(Special TO
day has proven itself to be the greatest
day in the history of Chiffon county po-
litical affairs.
| On the early morning train distin-
guished guests from every section of
Alabama began to arrive, including such
men as Walter D. Seed, lieutenant gov
ernor-elect; Congressman Fred L. Black
mon, Capt. Reuben F. Kolb, Fl. J. Will
bingham, Frank N. Julian, C. Brooks
Smith, Judge w. T. Wilkinson, r. G.
Bowman, F. Lloyd Tate and others. Later
trains brought Governor-elect Emmett
oNeal, Sheriff Oakley of Bib county
and Sheriff Chambliss of Autauga, and
other distinguished visitors.
The town was turned over to the WIS.,
itors, of whom there were not less than
5000 present. Headed by specially en-
gagged brass band, the assembled multi
tude formed a line of march at demo-
cratic headquarters, In the central part
of town, and, to the strains of Dixie
marched to Kickers' Park, where
speakers platform, barbecue tables, re-
freshment stands and a dancing pavilion
casion. At 10 o'clock Congressman
Blackmon was introduced by Upton Null
Inns, master of ceremonies and was the
first speaker.
Mr.. Blackmon is the nominee of the
democrats of the Fourth congressional
district, and, though somewhat indis-
posed. he delivered a most masterful adj
dress on the great issues which divide
the democratic and republican parties,
proving most conclusively by an array
of statistics that the republican party Is
not only responsible for the high cost
of living but also that it Is a positive
menace to the security and happiness of
the people of this section of the state
At the conclusion of Mr.. Blackmon's
speech Lieutenant Governor-elect Seed
was introduced by the master of cere-
monies, and in his own inimitable style
entertained the audience with sound DEM
ocratic doctrine for more than an hour
Mr. Seed was at his best on this oc-
.casion, and his magnificent address was
received with hearty applause.
But the large assembly, satisfied as they
were with the former addresses broke
into storm of applause when Mr.. Null
Inns in few well-rounded sentences in
troduced to the anxious throng Col. EN-
met O'Nealaas the next chief executive
of the state of Alabama. 1t would be
useless to comment on Governor O'NeaPs
speech. 1t was timely, filled with wis.,
dom, statesmanlike and eloquent, and
the crowd SO received it. At the con-
clusion of his speech he received an ova-
ton such. as but few public men have re-
ceived In central Alabama.
At this juncture the crowd was in
vited to partake of an old-fashioned
barbecue and basket dinner and to say
that everyone enjoyed himself and was
bountifully fed would be but mildly
expressing it.. Though the committee
had prepared to feed about 1000 per-
sons, the number who gathered around
the tables exceeded that number by
perhaps an even thousand and yet If
one left the grounds who had not been
aboundantly fed the people of Chill
ton county have yet to hear of him.
Too much praise cannot be given TO
the ladies of Clanton and Chiffon coun-
ties for their generous hospitality and
untiring energy in assisting the CAM
paign committee to make the day
complete success. They brought bas-
kets laden with good things and were
unrelaxing In their efforts to make
everyone feel at home and have the
day pass off as one long to be re-
membered In the. political history of
Chiffon county.
The dinner over, the speechmaking
was resumed and short addresses were
made by P. G. Bowman, Robert H.
Mangum, Reuben L. Kolb and +. Lloyd
Tate. The address of Mr.. Mangum de-
serves especial mention for with elo
quence and decision he presented the
political views of the day in such a
manner as to reach the hearts and
convince the minds of all of his hear
ers. Mr. Mangum is well acquainted
with Chiffon county conditions which
enabled him to go into details and
refer to local political alignments which
were telling in their effect.
The barbecue committee, composed
Of o. e. Latham, Guy Higgins and p.
D. Wilson, deserves unstinted praise for
the masterful manner in which they
mayed the affairs of the day. To
feed a crowd of 5000 people and send
them all away well satisfied was a
big task and yet they accomplished
this feat without the least friction and
to the entire satisfaction of everyone
present. Upon their shoulders de-
volved the duty of organizing the 9TH
err committees and SO systematically
did they perform these duties and SO
we'll was every assignment to duty
executed that from the beginning of
the day to its close there was moth
ing to interrupt the orderly proceed