The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-22
IS CAUSTIC IN HIS
 COMMENTS ON ABUSE
 DURING CAMPAIGN
Tells President That People of Alabama Were De- lighted With His An
 swer to Austria
Fly HUGH W. ROBERTS

dSlllnyLOn, DepIcInDeT ll. Especial. )-Another "split" session of the Alabama legisla- ture is in order. Thomas E. Kilby, gubernatorial nominee of the democratic party, in Washington at present, stated this morning that everything pointed to a division by the legislature of it's 50 working days.
 He gave the impression that he fa- yored the plan, which has evidently been agreed upon by the majority fac- ton of the lawmating body.
 Although there is divided opinion
 as to the efficacy of the "split"
 Scxsion, ns inauguratcd by the leg-
 tslature four years ago, the idea
 prevails among leaders that the
 i<gislature, after sittinE in Jan-
 nary. should reress until Aueysnt in
 order that the people might ex-
 press thcmseives reintive to whNr
 knd been done, and what in tI.e
 remaining days should lie done.
 SILENT ABOUT LEGISLATION
 Regarding contemplated legislation and the appointments he will make, MT. Kilby positively refused to make any statement He did express satis- faction in that Judge Lewis Reynolds of CIanton had declined the republican A.x l. Io one of the few governors of Alabama elected without opposition.
 Mir Kilby told his friends in Wash ington that the fight which the forces of his opponents waged against him was almost without parallel in the his- tory of the state. In this connection he said.
 "They charged me with every
 thing. They declared me n drunk
 ard, n dope fiend, bankrupt,
 hypocrite, m Oppressor of Iabory
 they even said I had son In the
 German army.
 .When my n0mfna ton was as-
 sured, expressed myself freely
 regarding those who had fought in
 the dark, and delivered their blows
 in an underhauded fashion. Ibis
 produced the wrong impression.
 did not swear vengeance against
 those who opposed me. On the
 contrary, have the highest opin-
 ion of those who opposed me
 openly, however active or aggrcs-
 sive their opposition might have
 been. It was my purpose to state
 that those who without justice
 and solely for political reason nt-
 tempted to blncIen my character
 would not be forgotten. still
 occupy that position. For 1t is
 true that during the entire fight,
 said nothing and did nothing
 which would reflect on the integ-
 rIty or personal character of either
 of my opponents. nm glad that
 did nOt.D
 Governor KiIby informed the Presi- dent today that the people of Alabama were delighted with his short, but un- equivocal, answer to the recent Aus trian peace note.
 ALABAMA WAS PLEASED
 Nothing could have pleased the peo- pie more.' he said. Tt was short and crisp and straight from the shoulder It did not permit of the slightest ele- ment of doubt It spoke for every in- dividual citizen. even as every indi- vidual would have said it. I have not heard a single Alabamian fail to re- leterate with enthusiasm the statement of the chief executive of Alabama, like the other states of the union is for a finish fight. Nothing could be more fatal than the consummation of lover peace"
 MT. Kilby. speaking for the people of the state, informed official Washington that Alabama would subscribe more than it's quota to the fourth Liberty Loan.
 "Alabama will go over the top in lhis respect, just as the heroes of our state have gone over the top in France" he said Alabama, at home, will con- tinue to exemplify the same spirit which nas made the name of the soldiers of our state the most famous name across he seas"