The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-14
UNIVERSITY CLUB
 SEEKING LICENSE Big Delegation Before Com
 mission Yesterday ANSWER PROTESTS
E. D. Smith and B. NJ. Allen Claim That One Man Is Behind All the Opposition to Issuing
 License

Through their spokesmen, Maj. Ed ward D. Smith and E. M. Allen, 55 members of the University club ap peared before the excise commission
 yesterday and characterized the oppo-
 sition to that club getting retail 1iquor license as a one man propos,- tion, which was out of all reason. The opposition to the University club get ting a liquor license, led by W. r.
 Pinckard, a next door neighbor on the south, has caused the most intense in-
 terest in the whole situation. The prom thence of the club, the high standing of its membership and the serious re- factions cast upon that body have been the topic of general discussion in club circles for several days. Alter Major Smith. who is president of the University club, made a speech setting out the clubs side of the case, B. M Allen said that if MT. Pinckard
 wanted the peace that passeth all un- derstanding he should move to the country, Where, I warrant you. the
 mosquitoes, bugs and farm hands will
 wake him up earlier than he is accus- toned to-"
 In the course of his speech Major Smith made this proposition: If you grant or refuse this club license | assure you that this club will not act in any way except as gentlemen toward MT. Pinckard. And if you grant | this club license. if there is any unto-
 ward conduct there, l promise you on behalf of the board of directors and
 the club membership to come here and
 | {1aot seek.
 | "But until you give this club a trial | I think it is manifestly absurd to think seriously of allowing one man to dic- l tate the issuing of any license. There are other names signed to that pro- test. But I am informed, and believe 1t, that MT. Pinckard has spent his evenings beseeching his neighbors, on the ground that they were neighbors, to join him in that protest. After you carefully analyzo the proposition it will
 be found that it is a one man fighf.
 which should not prevail against this body of gentlemen that stand before you"
 The commissioners pointed out that se- rious charges had been filed and suggested that the University club endeayor to ad- just the proposition and then the commits
 sioners would act.
 James A. vanHoose, who lives several
 hundred feet from the Club: J. M. Cart wright. D. M. Drennen, who lives nearer Five Points than the University club. will be three gentlemen to be asked to
 recind their opposition to the organiza- ton.
 Commissioner Agee and Commissioner
 Moore heard the University clubs defense and they seemed to be impressed The room where the commissioners
 meet was jamed with University club men at the hearing. No one protesting against the club was on hand, and it was not
 until yesterday at the meeting that the
 University club men knew the list of is
 which is signed to the protest headed by Mir Pinckard.
 The University club men who appeared yesterday were:
 Henry B. Gray, former lieutenant gov ernor; Mai Edward D. Smith. counsel for the Alabama Great Southern railroad: Frank Lupton, NJ. D.: Dr. John D. s. Davis, Dr. Lewis C. Morris, Dr. James Dedman. pr. James Allen, Basil Manly Allen, w. J. Oliver, Al C. Garber. pr. D. F. Talley, Albert Withers, secretary; J. II. Taylor, H. G. Seibels, W. C.. Kil-
 gore. William J. Connf, E. A. Beard O. P. Beard. NJ D.; F. M. H. Houston.
 Frank w. Smith, Malcolm Lide. Clyde W. Ennis l.. c. Woodson, T. w. Harris. Horace Johnson. pr. C. C. Robinson, B. Fl Cooper. w. E. Lcake, J. P. Pearson, S. H. Card Sam P. Sturgeon, Hampton S. Smith. William B. Deedy, Jr, II. s. Ryall. w. D. Haynes, George l.. Wat
 kins, J. F Berry Baugh. William 2. Mudd, s. S. Lanier. M. B. Lanier, s. g. Ianier. Jr., Carl A. Brown, Frank B. | Clarke. Ernest Clifford, J. W. Sparkman, | Roland Lide, Charles E. Bowman, Jr, '. l.. Miller, C. S. Goodwin, c. Gilcrest, R. | IT. Thach, Hugh W. Roberts. Jack AL lson. Capt. Addison c. Smith, J. T. Stoke | ly and others.