The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-13
GREAT CROWD AT
 P|NSON REUNION Politics Injected Into Picnic
 and Barbecue BOTH SIDES SPEAK
Chairman Beddow Used Names of Opponents and Speakers Were Sent for to Make Answer
 to Him


 to Him About 2500 persons attended the annual barbecue and reunion at Mount Pmson Of Capt. Hanby's company of the Nine teenth Alabama regiment that on August 12, 1861 marched to the front to do battle for the honor of the stars and bars For several years past it has been the custom | to bold a reunion of the survivors of the | famous company of which at the present time there are about %. The annual meetings have become quite an event and as the years pass the ranks of the sur vivors grow thinner, but their hearts beat as high as ever with the conviction Of duty well performed.
 The affair yesterday was presided over i b. Robert Taylor who briefly stated the purpose of the occasion R. II. Hagood | called the roll of the famous company | as it was when in the early sixties they | marched to face the dangers and hard ships of the battlefield. and to the names l Of 100 men about 70 responded There | was a solemn impressiveness about the l scene as the names of those who died l on the battlefield were called also those 1 who since that time had passed 10 the great beyond. At the conclusion of the roll call Captain Hanby was introduced and was given an ovation. He expressed l his appreciation of the welcome accord l ed him in a few well chosen words. Rev w. D. Upchurch the "Georpia Cy- clone" was the principal orator of the l day and and made a fine address on the l gallantry of the heroes who wore the l gray in the great struggle between the states He closed his address with a | prohibition speech.
 A number of other speakers made ad- dreses. including C. P. Beddow. lsadore Shapiro, H. A Elkourie and others.
 The dinner was splendid and the occa- sion will long be remembered by all pres ent.
 Chairman Moore Makes Statement
 Jones G. Moore, chairman of the local option campaign committee, attended the barbecue at Mount Pnson yesterday, and on his return made the following state ment: q was assured Friday that there would not be any political speaking at the barbecue held al Mount Pinson, but when l reached there yesterday Mir. Ip- shaw of Georgia was making an address in which he called Isadore Shaprlo' pr. Fl<ourie and Victor Torina by name, and referred to them as the speakers of the local optionists, and said he did not un- derstand why we did not have negro. l thought his remarks very uneaued tor' very unfair, and very much out of place. ..As none of the gentlemen MT. pshaw referred to were present, sent for them as I thought it only fair they should be given the opportunity to defend them- selves
 MT Beddow followed Mr. Upshaw and 1 made the same unpleasant remarks apout Shapiro and the others. calling them .dagoes' and so forth. When A-'. Beddow was nearing the close of his speech pr. Flkourie arrived, and when MT. BeddoW | saw ghim he invited him to come up. .-tDr. Elkourie mounted the platform and made a splendid speech, which had a true, manly ring, and which was much appreciated by the people.
 MT. Beddow again spoke, consuming about half an hour. When he again con cuded MT. Hagood announced dinner. At this point MT. Shapiro arose and asked the crowd to remain a few moments as he desired to answer MT. Beddow. The crowd remained and from the attention he received and the congratulations be- slowed l consider he got far the best Of the discussion. After dinner I made few remarks, in which I expressed my regrets that the opposition had resorted to mud singing. was followed by MT Pepperman, who made his first public speech, which so pleased the crowd and myself that I added him to the list of speakers for the remainder of the campaign"
 Dr. Elkourie Speaks si Dr. H. A. Elkourie in his speech stated that he was surprised that the opposi- fion. posing moralists as the criterion for gentlemanly conduct, should, when advocating a temperance cause. be so 1ntemperate and vicious to attack him | for having opinions of his own and was | exercising the God given right to ex- | tt, sl mentioned Mir Beddows name in any of | the speeches he had made during the | campaign, and that when the leader of | she opposition deserted the issue and in- dulged in vicious personalities he gave evidence of weak cause and fear of | disastrous defeat. At the conclusion of his dignifed address Dr. Elkourie was the recipient of many congratulations from those who favored prohibition for his answer to the criticisms of Mr. Beddow.
 Isadore Shapiro
 Isadore Shapiro, who had been singled out by the oppositOnsts as a special ob- 5ect of attack. mounted the platform and fo1 90 minutes held the undivided atten- tion of the crowd. He was interrupted several times by MT. Beddow, and was al- ways ready with an answer.
 Mr Shapiro started out by saying that he was born in the city of Bir-
  of Birmingham, that he was proud of the county of Jefferson and his native Alabama
 He referred to the attack made on him because of the fact that he was of the tribe of Judah, which invok ed | from one of the assembled crowd the i question, Do you believe that Christ | was the son of God?"
 Certainly I do" replied Mir Shapiro | "Hou are a son of God, 1 am a of God, we are all children of God"
 He declared MT. Beddow was d de- fender of blind tigers and charged that | MT. Beddow had accepted money to de. | fend them in the courts
 MT Shapiro made a good impression | on his hearers by the forcefulness of his arguments. He was warmly con- | graduated on the conclusion of his ad- | dress by large portion of his audience |
 To Answer Attacks
 In view of the several attacks that | have been made on them by the on | position, Isadore Shapiro and Dr. H A | Elkourie have rented the Bijou theatre for next Thursday night at which place they will answer their critics They have issued the following signed state ment:
 "The leaders of the Saloon Opposi tion league, in their ptiful attempt to defend a losing and discredited cause are seeking to arouse the pre1udicee of the people by ludicrously assailine. us They have repeatedly referred to us on the stump as Foreigners a bunch that canont speak plain English who don't dare compete with us on