The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-08-03
GEN HARRISON ID TAKE STUMP AND FIGHT AMENDMENT  Speakers on Both Sides Are Getting Much
 More Active UNDERWOOD'S DATES FOR WEEK GIVEN OUT Amendment Forces Will Bring Bryan, Patterson and Hobson Back
 to the State for
 Speeches
By HUGH ". ROBERTS

 erans, those old soldiers who fought ! that the states might continue to gov ern themselves without federal inter ference, will take the stump against the ratification of the proposed prohi- bition amendment
 -- Geperal Harrison, who was formerly a member of Congress, and who is now one of the best known men of the state, will deliver an address tomorrow night in Dadeville, Tallapoosa county. He will deal with the next step" in the programme of republicans and federal ists to govern the southern states from Washington.
 Anti-amendment headquarters con- tinue to receive fattering reports from the speaking tour of Senator Under- wood. A telegram from Florence gave the information that the senator was greeted at Lexington, August 1, by an overwhelming and enthusiastic crowd. At Sheffield, at one of the government plants which he aided in establishing, he was given a grateful and heartening welcome
 UNDERWOOD NEXT WEEK
 The next week itinerary of Senator Underwood was completed yesterday noon. It fo1lows:
 Monday night-Montgomery.
 Tuesday morning Marion w ednesday morning-Greenville 5is Wednesday evening-Ft. Deposit -es Thursday night-Mobile.
 Friday morning-Elba.
 Friday evening-Enterprise M Saturday evening-Dothan.
 Monday week, morning, the senator will probably speak in Gadsden That fy a wi da1i Anniston. He confines himself to a dis cuss5cn of the war, with which subject he. las intricate knowledge, and the danger he believes involved in the plan of federalists to centralize the govern ment of domestic affairs at Washing ton.
 sAMENDISTS IN ALARM
 The anti-amendment committee has ; not prepared a conventional oratorical campaign. Nevertheless. the desultory ! speaking has evidently had its impress sion, not only on the voters ut on the amendment committee. Some weeks ago, their lecturers, stars from other states, unable to draw crowds, were re- turned home Since then, amendment E orators have appeared al anti-amend- nIent spealsings. James Weatherly Johnston was, addressing audience in western Alabama. Later Fritz Thompson appeared a t Albertville and Guntersyille, where MT. Johnston was icheduled to make addresses. At each place, he requested and was granted a division of time.
 And now the news comes that the Rmendists have called the stars from pther states to return to Alabama It is fannounced that W.. J. Bryan of Ne. ss Rrasisa will sepak at Mobile, that ImHam' Patterson of Tennessee has been wired to come, and that R. F. I fTobson of Illinois has been asked to make several speeches.
 ANTIS ARE CONFIDENT I MT. Johnston speaks at Prattville next Monday, and next Saturday at X sChildersburg and Sylacauga. l E. D Smith, next Saturday, will de- liver addresses at Hartselle and Deca. tur. A. Latady of Birmingham will speak. next Friday, at Winfield, and Saturday at Brilliant and Guin, in Ma iron county.
 The antiamendment committee ex- presses confidence that it will secure : the election n a ma iOritv of tho n, a,,, ]