The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18
Other Than This Charles Henderson Will Say Noth-
 ing Regarding Matter
CALLS ON PEOPLE
 TO VOTE ON NOV. 3
Democratic Nominee for Governor Confers With Campaign Committee. Luncheon Served at Newspaper Club-More Conferences in
 the Afternoon

On that subject which is very close 10 the hearts of people of this district the proposal by the railroads that they be permitted to increase their rate on coal to and from Birmingham Charles Henderson. president of the railroad commission and democratic neninee for governor could throw no light yesterday.
 While d guest of the democratic state campaign committee Mir. Hender- son talked. in the main. politics. How ever. he did not decline to answer a question in regard to the probable time of rendering a decision in the coal rate case. On account of the mass of testi- mony, which was. offered considerable time. he declared. will be necessary for the preparation of the decision. He in- timated that the Issue was a nice one. for argument. Of course. he did not commit himself. or even by indirec- ton indicate what the verdict would be-
 MT. Henderson after comforting with the members of the campaign commit tee. issued formal statement calling upon the people of Alabama to par ticipate in the election November m order that Alabama might be reckoned as one of the banner democratic statcs of America. He returned to Montgom- cry at 3:25 o'clock.
 Nominee in Conference
 The nominee was accompanied to Bir- mirgham by John Gamble of Troy, who will be, it is said, his private secre- tary when he takes office in January. The two were met at the train by Col. E. A. Mitchell of Gadsden, vice chair man of the campaign committee, and in the absence of Chairman W. D: Nes- bitt. in charge of headquarters With Colonel Mitchell was George A. Searcy of Tuscaloosa. associate member of the committee; W. F. Henderson, John NJ. Corr. Morgan Flowers. John B. Reid. R. B. Evans and newspaper reporters. The party, afterward joined by J. E. Garber, secretary of the committee. K. Lee Barnes of Guntersville. associate member; George B. Tarrant, associate member; John Bethea and Maj E, M Tutwiler, repaired to the Birmingham Newspaper club, where luncheon was served. During the hour Miss Kelly sang love songs to MT. Henderson and Mir. Gamble.
 Tn the afternoon MT. Henderson cor- ferred with members of the committee and visitors from various sections of
 
 II. Ellis and associates on the demo- cratic executive committee of Shelby county: A. R. Brindley. member of the legislature from Etowah county; F. F. St John. senatorial nominee of the party from the district composed of Cullman. Blount and Winston; w. w. Wallace. senatorial nominee of the party from the district composed of Shelby Chiffon and Autauga. William H. Sanford of Motgomery, o. R. Hood of Gadsden. Robert Steiner, Jr., of Montgomery, J. K. Dixon of Talladega, member of the state democratic ex- ecutive committee. and L. W. Hardage of New Decatur.
 MT. Henderson's Statement
 Following the various conferences MT. Henderson said:
 q am not an attractive speaker,
 but am ready and willing to take
 the stump in any county or section
 the committee desires to send me.
 ."The democratic nominees for
 state offices are. of course, abso-
 lutely safe But there are certain
 counties where candidates for the
 legislature and county offices are
 endangered. In these counties the :.
 committee will continue to do it's
 Effective work.
 q wish to call upon the demo-
 crats of Alabama to participate in
 the general election. This will have
 its effect on our representation in
 the future and will prove to the na-
 tior that we have absolute confi-
 dence in our national administra-
 tion.
 ..Should, through lack of action,
 we fall short of our usual major
 tiles the opposition would point to
 Alabama as a rock-ribbed demo
 cratic state in which democracy Is
 waning The time is propitfous for
 concerted action among democrats.
 Let us all vote and thus indicate
 our real sentiment toward our
 President and our Congress"