The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-28
AMEND|ST FORCES START CAMPAIGN
 WELL ORGANIZED Prohibition Machine in State Primed Like Mogul En- zine Ready for Run GEARS ARE OILED AND EVERY BOLT IS TIGHT Condition Is in Great Contrast to Other Racer in Which Much
 Lost Motion Is
 Evident
By FRED H. GoRMLEy

ErGSS is being used by both sides in making | their plans for immediate action-those | favoring the amendment have an organi- | zation which would rival in efficiency | any business corporation of Alabama, while those opposed to the amendment | are not behind any leader; in fact, have | not to this day generally recognized any | person as the one about whom their 1 fight will be made.
 Those who attended the meeting in Bir- | mingham Tuesday which made plans for | the campaign in favor of the ratifica- ton of the amendment returned with | glowing stories about how the organiza- ton has taken time by the forelock and | has been so correct in anticipating the | issues, etc, that it is ready to go into | the campaign at a moments notice Even 1 before many of those who attended the | meeting had returned to their homes the | announcement was made that speak l ing campaign will be started next week 1 and that William Jennings Bryan and l other prominent supporters of the amendment will be utilized in Alabama. l
 STUART FIRST MAN UP
 Dr. George R. Stuart, pastor of the | First Methodist church of Birmingham | is the first man to take the stump. His l itinerary will take him first to Auburn, l where he will deliver an address Mon l day. He will spend the week on the 1 stump, speaking at Union Springs. Troy l Dothan, Ozark and Ensley during the week
 Dr. J. D. McAllister, superintendent of the Tennessee Anti-SaIoon league and Rev. Joseph Pope of Montana have been engaged for a months speaking cam psign of Alabama and it will begin Feb ruary 3.
 BRYAN ION DECK" MT Bryan will return to Alabama in May and will spend greater part of the month in the state, conferring with prohibition leaders and making addresses in favor of the election of legislature which will ratify the amendment. Not only is the organization we'll equipped with speakers for the campaign, according to stories received from Bir- mingham, but 1t has such complete record of the state and such complete s.Who's Who-and Why" that it knows at this moment what this or that man will do in this or that county, what work. must be done in this county and what influences must be overcome in that
  fight in every county in the state. It knows the prominent men who will take part in the fight. In other words, it's organization has been perfected in such a way that efficiency experts if they had an opportunity, would take notes for use in their work.
 OPPOSITION DIVIDED
 Now for the opposition Supporters of John H. Wallace, Jr. expressed absolute satisfaction with the meeting in the sen ate chamber Tuesday night when the campaign against the amendment was started. There was much enthusiasm and the speakers dedicated the next few months of their lives to a fight against the amendment and in favor of the election of MT Wallace. Mir Wallace made speech which was approved by practically all persons in the room and large number of letters indorsing his position have come to him since it was delivered.
 But the charge has been made that the meeting was not representative one and that certain large voting counties were not represented Three men who have had prominent positions in Alabama politics were present: Reuben F. Kolb. who ran third in the race for governor in 1914: Oscar s. Lewis, leader of the local option minority in the last legislature, and Oscar Mulkey, former congressman from the Third district. In their ad- dresses they maintained that Mir Wal lace was the man to lead the fight against the amendment and urged all persons against the amendment and in favor of states rights to enlist behind his banner.
 MEN WHO TOOK PART
 Those who took a prominent part in the meeting were: MT Kolb Mr Lewis MT. Mulkey, J. J. Pruitt of Clay county, O. B. Roper of Gadsden, W. A. Gunter, Jr., of Montgomery William R. Brassell of Montgomery, T. Sidney Frazer of Union Springs, Judge w. c. McCorvey Of Monroe county. James M King of Mo- bile, Frank J. Thompson of Mobile. w. G. Mayhall of Winston county, Joe Melton of Pineapple, Carter D. Logan of Bibb county, Cooper Whiteside of Calhoun county, Capt. J. F. Irwin of Conecuh county, M E. Curtis of Wilcox county, pr. w. F Reed of Houston county
 Each Alabama reader may determine for himself whether or not these men are representative of those in Alabama who have been prominent in politics. ssN When considering the after effects of the two meetings, the big question with every person is: Will those opposed to the amendment be able to center their strength on one candidate for governor
 
 The story has gone the rounds since the meetings that an effort was made several days ago to hold a conference be- tween William w. Brandon, John II. Wallace, Jr. and Charles B. Teasley with the idea of centering upon the strongest man now opposed to the amendment and organizing all persons who are opposed to the amendment but who have rot agreed on a candidate. This same story says that the two Montgomery candi- declined to discuss such and announced test to the end. Mir. Wallace has also to withdraw this time Whether CT not the failure of the efforts has not been verified
 BRANDON IS STRONG
 A man well known in public life, whose name he would not permit any one to use. after a visit to various sections this week, stated that the personal to- lowing of Brandon would have import ant weight in selecting candidate to represent those opposed to the amend. Isnent and that there had been some ten dency since the Wallace meeting to hold up Brandon as the strongest man op- posed to the amendment
 fioneA despite the fact that he has said z he did not desire to enter campaign