The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-29
KENNEDY WRITES ; ABOUT THE REPLIES FROM LEGISLATORS
Says Thirty-four of Fifty four Are Willing to Peti- tion the Governor For
 Extra Session

In a letter to The Age-Herald, T. J.. Kennedy, secretary-treasurer of the Ala bama division of the Farmers union, declares that business men of Birming- ham, and other cities with whom he has talked are unanimously in favor of an extra session of the legislature-"even though there may be any shadow of re- lief as a result''
 MT. Kennedy. in the following excerpt from that letter gives information re- garding the replies to letters sent future members of the legislature regarding the advisability of an extra session:
 TO noon today there have been 54 re- r plies received in this office from sena- tors and representatives in the lower house. Of that number 34 say absolutely and without reserve they are willing to petition Governor ONeal to immediately call an extra session of the legislature, ;. and not one of them decline to bind themselves to the question of relieving the present dreadful situation among the cotton producers of this state, and all are emphatic in the statement that they favor this one question being acted upon, and no other. Not few of these gentlemen in their replies state that they are will ing to bear their own expenses to Mont gomery to this extra session. Against the proposition of an extra session there are IS. and two noncommittal and of this number three are from Montgomery, and I am not here to make comment as ito why these gentlemen view the sub ject as they do, because they have that right and no man should question same.
 With the exception of MT. Shapiro of Birmingham not one of the replies re- ceived to date is suggestive of entering f any other question than the cotton relief during this proposed extra session of the legislature. Regarding the unofficial gos- sip referred to fin The Age-Herald, that many farmers have been told to press the legislators of their respective coun- ties into consenting to an extra session because of hope that the legislature may declare moratorium in their behalf, this must have originated in the fertile ! brain of the writer of this article, as no 5 such subject has been considered or dis- ' .cussed among the farmers, so far as l know, with the exception of one occasion, when I heard one of the largest cotton {, planters and farmers in Montgomery ~.eounty state in Montgomery recently that s unless some relief was forthcoming at some early date the legislature should be called upon to suspend the payment of a portion of taxes and other obligations for a short period or else bankruptcy was inevitable. This is the expression of only one individual, and so far as I know was not repeated, and I am sure not ~ taken seriously by the farmers in gen eral.
 'I do not agree with The Age-Herald In the statement that the business men, /, merchants and bankers are hopeful the governor will not convene the legislature, because I have talked with some of the business men of this and other cities of the state, as we'll as not few country I merchants and bankers, and without ex- ception all favor an extra session of the legislature, even though there may be any shadow of relief as a result"