Congressman Thompson and Secretary Webb speak for ratification at Kellyton: R. D. Webb, private secretary to Congressman Charles W. Thompson, 8 November 1901
10 November 1901 · The Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.)
Named here: Reuben David Webb, Congressman Charles W. Thompson, T. H. Bass, leader of the opponents of ratification at Kellyton, Mr. Kaul, proprietor of the lumber mills at Hollins, Clay County
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KELLYTON
Congressman Thompson and Secretary Webb Speak for Ratification.
Kellyton, November 9.—(Special.)—The first speeches made here on the new constitution were made yesterday by Congressman Charles W. Thompson and Private Secretary R. D. Webb.
The opponents to ratification, led by T. H. Bass, have been claiming this beat by a large majority, but since the speaking the ratificationists claim the beat almost unanimously.
Colonel Thompson spoke for more than an hour and a half and held his audience almost spell-bound by his earnest plea for white supremacy.
He and Mr. Webb spoke at Hollins, Clay county, to a large and enthusiastic audience and Mr. Kaul, the proprietor of the large lumber mills there, stated this morning that Colonel Thompson's speech was one of the most effective he ever heard and would enable them to carry every vote in that beat for ratification.
Colonel Thompson and his secretary also spoke at Ashland yesterday, where preparations were made for a big ratification meeting.
Citation: "Kellyton: Congressman Thompson and Secretary Webb Speak for Ratification," a Kellyton dispatch dated 9 November, The Age-Herald (Birmingham, Ala.), Sunday 10 November 1901, p. 7; image, Chronicling America, Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86072192/1901-11-10/ed-1/?sp=7).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reuben David Webb | Occupation | "Private Secretary R. D. Webb", the private secretary of Congressman Charles W. Thompson, November 1901 | Nothing between the 1900 census (in his father's household at Socapatoy) and the Auburn faculty from the fall of 1902 | new |
| Reuben David Webb | Public life | Spoke for ratification of the new constitution at Kellyton on Friday 8 November 1901, with Thompson, and with him at Hollins, Clay County, and at Ashland | Nothing | new |