The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-07
TRAVIS WILLIAMS
 GIVES OUT LETTER
Explains His Change From Henderson to Conner in
 Present Campaign
To the Editor of The Age-Herald,

To the Editor of The Age-Herald:
 l see in today's paper d statement from MT. Mel relative to my former indorse- ment and support of MT. Henderson. In my telegram to Mr. Garber, I stated frankly that I had been formerly sup porter of Mir. Henderson,
 Inasmuch as a portion of the letter which I wrote to MT. Henderson was given out by MT Mel. l will thank you to publish the full text of the letter, copy of which is hereto attached
 l do not care to be brought into a news paper controversy, but feel that I am due to make statement which, when made, will end the matter so far as I am concerned.
 STATEMENT:
 I have always been a local optionist and have heretofore been of the opinion that MT. Conner was too strenuous in his fight upon the railroads. I had never voted for Mir. Conner in any primary cleo tion, and started out, therefore, in the present gubernatorial contest for Mir Henderson. Like many other people in my county, I knew little of him personally and realized that MT. Conner was strong
 
 gomery, and. being unable to attend, wrote the letter referred to, a portion of which was made public by MT. Mel.
 When the railroa drate litigation was settled by MT. Henderson and the report of it came as a thunder-clap from clear skies l felt it my duty 10 withhold my further support of MT. Henderson. felt, as many do, that the state of Ala bama had surrendered in the very mo- ment of victory, and I could not indorse MT. Henderson action. l had believed, and still believe in peace, but l do not believe in peace at any price. The sur rendering of the right of the people and railroad and corporate domination of Alabama in my judgment, is too much to pay for peace.
 As between railroad and corporation domination of Alabama and Alabama politics and Conner, l very much prefer ''Old Comer.' TRAVIS WILLIAMS. Russellville, May 4, 1914.
 MT. Williams encloses the following letter:
 January 1S, 1914 Hon. Charles Henderson, Montgomery, Ala:
 Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your let ter of January 10 requesting my presence dt montgomery on the 10th. 1 regret very much that it seems impossible for me to be in Montgomery on the 18th. I have matter here in the chancery court on that day and am compelled to remain and attend to it.
 T am heartily in sympathy with your candidacy, and am ready to do any thing l can to assist you. l trust that in this meeting you will arrange to make . more aggressive campaign in north Ala bama. Personally, you are unknown to practically all the Franklin county voters. Of course, they know who you are and many of them know that you are running for governor, but take it they would like to see you I hope that we will be able to get some good man to act as your campaign manager in this county and that an aggressive campaign will be made. Conner is the man you must ag- gressively fight, and, to be frank with you, seems now to be leading Franklin county, and some aggressive work will have t obe done if you carry this county Please pardon me for writing rather plainly, but l am anxious to see you carry this county if you can and quite as frankly, 1 think we have had suffi- ciency of Conner in Alabama politics. Please treat this letter as entirely conf- dential. Again hoping that your Mont that you will carry the battle into the en- emes' territory progressively from now until the primary. and with best wishes l am, yours very truly,
 TRAVIS WILLIAMS"