The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-19
Ward Pours Out Walls
of Wrath In Scathing
Speech At the Jefferson
Says Issues of the Campaign Are I'll. S. Ryall,
James Weatherly and T. A.'s and Takes Up
in Order Named Especially Vindictive
in Attacks on Ryall and Weatherly

tended the big rally Mt the Jefferson
last night in behalf of George u.
Wards candidacy for reelection and
they enjoyed the evening. Its devel-
opments made glad the hearts of the
Ward supporters.
MIR. Ward apparently was never in
more vigorous fighting form and seem
ingIy enjoyed the task of dissecting
the record and general makeup of the
following three items. which he stated
were the issues of the campaign; II.
s. RyalI, James WeatherIy and the
II. AIS.
The meeting was opened by l. j.
Haley, who introduced the speakers,
E. H. Cabaniss being the first to es-
pouse the cause of Mr.. Ward, which
he did in a most pointed and pithy
manner, but briefly.
SPEAKS OF WARDS FITNESS
Mr.. Cabaniss spoke of Mr. Wards
fitness for the place to which Inc
aspires. He referred to the sparrow
egg expenditure of $4,000 and stated
that the 100000 saved the city by MIR.
Ward on school bonds would offset
that without further comment Mr.
Cabaniss referred to sic history of
the famous know nothing party and
compared them to the 7. AS. stating
that the third degree in the know
nothing" party was that their mem
bers should get into politics.
am of OuiniOn.' stated Mr.
Cabaniss, that all of the T. AS are
third degree members"
There are 100000 Catholics in the
United States and there are $4,000, 600
Protestants. Is there any danger of
our getting in a close place with these
odds he asked II for one am in ia
vor of putting down this movement"
Judge Haley next introduced Mr..
Ward. who from the very first seemed
imbued with the idea of getting at his
opponents as fast as possible, no holds
being barred, and making it catch
as-catch-can match. winner taking ALL
This he proceeded to do and from the
first tackle he apparently had the
crowd with him.
SHOWS REDHAND LETTER
II received this red hand letter to-
day." stated Mr.. Ward. as he held in
his hand letter with red hand em-
blazoned on 1t. "It says: Our spies are
on you and every other halfbreed and
| Jew voter in the city of Birmingham
Now, want you people to help me
make this speech by asking me any
questions that you care to- on any
subject connected with the city gov
eminent, and I will answer them and
| tell you the truth. for. before God,
| there is nothing that should be held
| out or hid out from you. My record
| is bare to all since I went into the
| city hall. There are three issues in
| this campaign: HI. S. Ryall, James
Weather1y and the T. A. society, the
| latter operating under guise of re-
| ligion and yet makes men become
wolves.
| 81 will first dispose of Rya1l, who
| has injected himself into this cam
| paign and Is now the dominating
| force behind the editor of The Age
Herald in his fight on me- Ryau is
| lazy, incompetent and when he was
city clerk he would not write the min
utes on time and it was always case
of his being two to three weeks be-
| hind with his work. Weatherly has
come to me on various occasions and
said, George. my God. what will we
/ do with Ryall? and have said, Kick
1 him out if you have nerve enough.
| but neither of us ever did. File finally
resigned. but before he did we agreed
| to let him go to convention of mu-
nicipal representatives in Buffalo. He
went to the office OF the comptroller
and drew the 500 we agreed to allow
| for his expenses and never got to
Buffalo. He never did go.
! TAKES UP WEATHERLY
James Weatherly has double
crossed everybody that he has ever
i l~ol 49, u q
whisky, made speeches for the whisky
! side in 1907. then turned prohibition
| list and went to the constitutional con
] vention and made laws that he has
/ kicked and grumbled about ever since
! He proposes to elect Ryall clerk OF
J the city commission If Barrett, his
candidate, is elected. ana I don't know
of anything worse that I could wish
on him than to have Rvall for his
clerk, for I have tried him. T. S. Can
non wants to take the stump and tell
the people of Birmingham what he
knows about Weatherly. the dirty
tricks that he says Weatherly has
| played on him.
! IF Barrett is elected it is Weatherly's
plan to have his son-in-law, Alex Birch
made city attorney, and he will be con-
4 sulting attorney at about $4,000 pei
year, coming from all the suits that he
will file against the various corporations
of the city. just for the fees. Now ]
want to ask you people who do you be-
lieve, me or Weatherly, on these mat
ters Of veracity? I do not have to tel
you lie or story about anything in
the first place, and in the second it is
| too much trouble to tell those lies thai
would necessarily follow
The only thing that is the matter
| with Weatherly with regard to his
changing from my candidacy for presi-
dent of the commission to DR.. Barrett
Is that a large delegation called upor
me and there was only about a hall
dozen called upon him.
!, John Shelby and Jim Weatherly sat ir
the Civic association pulling off po-
litical conspiracy. vice president and
president Of that association, respective
ly, who had sworn to keep politics Out
Of the organization. They heard theil
masters voice, the T. AS. as Ward was
not acceptable to them"
At this junctIre DR.. H. A. Eikourie
! arose In the audience and reiterated the
fact that resolution had recently beer
| raised by the association against any
| political activity whatever by the or
| ganization or within its walls. Mr.. Ware
agreed with DR.. Elkourie and stated that
they were to be commended for their &C
ton. and that he hoped the organization
| would go still further and purge theil