The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-05-24
NESbITT NAMED AS CAMPAIGN MANAGER FOR THOS. [. KILBY Issues Statement Giving His Reasons for Entering
 the Fight EMPHASIZES NEED
 OF A BUSINESS MAN Points Out Recognition by Every Citizen of Birmingham of the
 Benefits Under the Pro-
 hibition Laws

Lieut.. Gov. Thomas E. <ilby of Annis- ton, candidate for governor, announced yesterday that W. D. Nesbitt of Bir- mingham had been appointed state man. ager of his campaign MT Nesbitt has formally taken up his duties at the Xiii by headquarters in the Jefferson Bank building and the personnel of the state campaign committee will be announced shortly. Governor Kilby leaves for ope- lika this morning
 MT. Nesbtt is regarded as an excep- tionally able campaign manager. He managed the successful campaign or Governor Conner for governor and later he served on the state railroad commis- sion.
 MT. Nesbitt not only has wide politl- cal acquaintance over the state, but his business connections are also extensive. He is president of the Warrant Ware house company and has interests in Mo- bile. He has been very active in recent 2 months as one of the governments four minute men, In accepting his new duties MT. Nesbitt made the following state ment:
 ITO the Democrats of Alabama:
 Lieut. Gov. Thomas E. kilby of An niston las asked me to act as manager of his campaign for governor 1T Being very busy with other matters, but desiring to do what 1 can for him. have had to consider the matter very carefully and have finally decided to accept this responsibility. In carrying forward his campaign l shall do so with the idea of taking as little public atten- tion as possible from the one present, great, vital undertaking in which We are engaged, i. e., the winning of the war.
 U1TDctrU AfnTrATNrr1 ANTCU
 seWhen on September l, 1888. I came from a Georgia farm as cub cotton worker, I met on the day of my arrival at Anniston, Tom Kilby, the beardless local agent of the old Georgia-Pacitic railroad, then in the process of building.
 My acquaintance with kilby grew 2 into friendship and I have for 30 years watched his steady development as a successful manufacturer and banker ana noted with pride that during these busy years lie gave sufficient of his time to the community in which he lived to serve as the law-enforcing mayor of Annis- ton; the prohibition senator from his dis trict and the careful business building lieutenant governor of his state.
 rom l<ilby stands squarely for tho ratification by the state of Alabama of the prohibition amendment to the fed eral constitution and in this position l absolutely agree With him.
 T have not always been a statewide or nationwide prohibitionist, but no one who has lived in Birmingham in the last two years under prohibition conditions E can fail to recognize the change from crowded municipal courts and drunken ness on our streets, to empty jails, thor oughfares crowded with agreeable, sober people, increased savings, better pay ments of accounts and improved working conditions for labor. Therefore, l am a prohibitionst.
 ss,s Being convinced that prohibition Is the correct thing, I am for it, both statewide and nationwide, and the question at issue in the adoption of the amendment to the federal constitution is for Alabama not only one of liquor or no liquor, but one of administration.
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 NO one of experience and observation