The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-20
 Col. Frank s. Moody's Letter 1ndorsinS Col. H. s. D. Mallory
Prominent Aabaman Says Not One Act General Trend of Character Must Be Considered In Selecting Governor
 MT. Mallory Measures Well Up to '
 the Requirements
MONTGOMERY CONVENTION NOT CALLED TO ORGAN IzE A PERMANENT POLITICAL PARTY-ITs SINGLE OBJECT WAS FULLY
 ACCOMPLISHED
the Requirements

'In our estimate of men we should look not so much at one individual act, as at general character and trend of conduct. How does the man average up? If we apply this rule to MT. Mallory it will generally be conceded that he measures well.'
 These words were used by Hon. Frank s. Moody, in a letter indorsing the can didacy of Hon. H. s. D. Mallory for governor. The letter follows:
 Tuskaloosa, Ala, April 16 1910. MT. O. P. Gaut, Secretary Mallory Cam
 paign Committee, 315-316-317 Empire
 Building, Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Sir; About the 1st of last March received a letter from Hon. James B. Ellis, chairman of the Mallory campaign committee, requesting me to attend a meeting to be held in Birmingham in the interest of the candidacy of Mir Mallory for governor. It was inconvenient for me to leave home tt that time. Your letter of the 12th instant, requesting the to write something in reference to the candidacy of MT. Mallory, has been re- ceived. Not having gone to Birmingham at the time referred to, I am the more disposed to comply with your request.
 Some IS months or two years ago I received a letter from MT. Hugh Nal lory. Jr., in reference to the candidacy of his father for governor. I replied in substance that unless Tuskaloosa county should have a candidate for that office I would probably vote for his father If did not so write, I expected to pur- sue that course. It was generally con- ceded at that time that Mr. Mallory was one of the most suitable men in the state for the office mentioned. But since then an amendment to the constitution has been submitted to the people and since the vote on the question it has been urged that the position taken by MT. Mallory in reference to the amend ment should cause those who differed with him on that question to decline to support him at this time. Some friends of one of the candidates for governor have gone so far as to charge that some of the friends of the other candidates have deserted their coIors. Permit me to suggest that this charge is made without due consideration. It Is true that many of those who opposed the amendment are friends of Mr. Mallory, who favored the amendment. But this fact does not justify the application to such men of the terms "deserter," traitor and the like. It should be borne in mind that the convention which met in Montgomery last September was not called to organize a permanent po- litical party. That convention had but one object, and that object was to de- feat the proposed amendment. The men who were cooperating to effect this re- suit had not combined for any other pur- pose. The single object of the conven- tion was fully accomplished. The amend ment was defeated by so great a ma jority that we hear of no serious effort on the part of the amenders to again open the controversy. MT. Mallory him self says that he considers the amend ment question as settled. Now, If the anti-amenders had but one object in mak- ing their contest, and if in the contest they were so successful that their lead ing opponents admit that the question is settled, then. as the cause Tor the combination against the amendment has ceased, there is no ground whatever TOT some anti-amenders to call other anti amenders by the harsh term of traitor During the recent campaign some or the amenders endeavored to line up their opponents with saloon-keepers and gamblers, and for thiJ they were se-