The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-13
MEETING GPLEASES
KOLB SUPPORTERS
Bowman CriticiZes Conner in
jefferson Speech
KOLB is ALSO HEARD
Candidate Refutes Charges That He Is
Too Old to Discharge the Office
of Governor of the State
Acceptably
KOLB is ALSO HEARD

The Reuben r. Kolb rally took place
last night at the Jefferson theatre with
an estimated crowd of $50 people present.
The chief orator of the occasion was
Col. P. G. Bowman. The feature of the
speech of Colonel Bowman was his mild
ness of tone, expression and language.
His criticism of ex-Gov. B. B. Conner
was based entirely on the record of that
candidate.
! Capt. A. IT. Goodwin of Wetumpka
opened with a short address, and Cap
tain Kolb, with few remarks, brought
the meeting to a close.
| John A. Rogers of Sumter Ross Black
| mon of Calhoun and A. Latady of JEFF
ferson, who had been advertised to speak,
| failed to make their appearances.
Wanted to Hear Bowman
To the Kolb leaders, the meeting was
entirely satisfactory. To the casual OBJ
! server, it appeared that while probably
| the majority of those who attended were
| followers of Captain Kolb, the great ma
| jority had gathered to hear Colonel Bow
man speak. This thought was accentuated
in the fact that following the address of
Colonel Bowman, a considerable portion
of the audience retired.
| When the principal orator had COM
pleted his address. he introduced a reso-
luton pledging the voters assembled to
support the candidacy of Captain Kolb.
| When the question was put, there was a
boisterous acclamation of AYE" Colonel
Bowman then declared that the resolution
! had carried.
| Seated on the platform were Captain
Kolb, Colonel Bowman, Alex Little, Capt.
| A. T. Goodwin, w. II. Arlington, George
NJ. Howle, Col. George w. Pratt, w. II.
Barnard, Capt. Joseph v. Allen, Scott Il.
Chestnut, w. G. Agee. DIR. B. B. Grove,
Judge H. b. Abernethy, who presided, and
other well known people.
Goodwin Speaks First
| Captain Goodwin was the first to ad-
dress the audience. He was a Chester
field in manner and language He spoke
in the interest of Captain Kolb without
lassaulting the records of the opponents
| of Captain Kolb. He made a plea for
good government, spoke of the old Kolh
| days in 1892 and expressed the hope that
he would live to see an ex-Confederate
soldier governor Of Alabama. Before he
concluded, there were more or less bois-
ferrous cries for Bowman, Bowman"
| In introducing Colonel Bowman, Judge
Abernethy declared that a positive char
acter who had good friends. necessarily
had good enemies. He presented the
speaker with the statement that ne had
fought the battles of democracy, and had
never asked for individual preferment.
| Bowman Warmly Greeted
| The speaker dismissed John II. wal.
lace. Jr., and Charles Henderson with the
statement that neither could be governor
because neither could get enough votes
He assailed, the record of ex-Gov B. B
| Conner. and expressed very earnestly ano
! apparently very seriously a fear for tn,
mental condition of the former chief ex'
ecutive.
| The speaker appeared in Prince Albert
| coat. He was greeted with a demon
| stration. Although his voice was not uI
| to the standard. he delivered a clever
| speech. and his witticism and mim'cry
kept the audience I'm roar Of laughter.
! He declared that the only excuse thai
Conner had to offer for his candidacy wal
| "his effort to get the Louisville and
Nashville railroad"
He then intimated with a gesture to
wards his head that he feared that tn,
ex-governor had suffered a serious i'm
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