Birmingham state herald., 1895-12-22
COOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY
Hot Stuff in Chicago-The Club Names its Tickets After Southern Cities Visited.
 About Iron Ore

MT. James F. Slater is in receipt of eop- ies of the tickets of the County Democra- cy of Chicago, a large delegation Of whom, 1t will be remembered, visited our city recently upon the occasion of their visit to the Atlanta exposition. Three tickets are being run, each In remem- brance of some southern city or town visited on the trip, leading with Birming- ham, the other two being Holly Springs and Tallapoosa. It is said that "straws show which way the wind blows" and this shows that Birmingham is the place uppermost in their minds of the towns visited. MT. Skaters friend sending him the tickets also sends him the following clipping from a leading Chicago daily and inquires as to it's correctness:
 "The Aragon mine at Norway, on the Menominee range, has been shipping ore to Birmingham in considerable quanti- ties The Aragon ore is useful to mix with the low grade bog ores of the Bir- mingham fields, and the furnace using the Michigan ore is able to pay a very stiff rate of freight and still make fair profit on it's use. The Birmingham dis trict makes the cheapest pig iron in the world, quotations of gray forge having ruled lower al Birmingham than at Mid dlesborough, the center of the Cleveland iron district in England, for the last five or six years, and the shipping of Lake Superior ore to that district seems much like the carrying of coals to Newcastle" This is another instance in which some novice seems to be getting in his work" but does not keep within the lines of ex- isting facts, and which are that said ore shipping here is nothing new, but it is never used In our blast furnaces and is the "ix" material used in rolling mills to aid in certain of the toughenng or annealing processes. Neither did our prices of iron rule lower for five or six years as written than those of the Mid desborough furnaces, but for perhaps twenty months or so, but 1he steady in- crease in cost of material over there seems destined in the future to raise the cost of producing iron in England. Wales, etc, to higher point than this (Brming- haln) district can produce 1t for and make a moderate profit upon our product.
 County Democracy Election.
 When the polls close tomorrow night in the county democraey's annual elec- ton almost every member Tn good stand ing will either be an officer or a defeated candidate. Four tickets are in the field and nearly 100 candidates for club hon. ors The different tickets are named af- ter the cities visited on the clubs re- cent trip south. John s. Cooper, the out going president, who Is candidate on the regular, the Holly Springs, and the Tallapoosa tickets, is regarded as a Ga- han man. Root is believed to be the choice of the majority of the Powers people.
 The voting will begin at 2.30 o'clock and end at 5:30 o'clock tomorrow after noon. Following is the regular ticket placed in the field by the nominating committee appointed by the club:
 For president-John s. Cooper.
 For president-Southside, Frank J. Gaulter; Westside, M. c. McDonald; Northside, Robert E. Burke.
 For recording secretary-James J. Gray.
 For financial secretary-E. T. Tourtel- lotte.
 For treasurer-F. s. Peabody.
 For marshal-James H. Farrell.
 For quartermaSter-J. W. Brown.
 For observation-disclosures Niehoff
 For rgeant-at-arms-Aug. Schweim. For members of executive committee Northside. Frank G. Murphy. chairman. John H. Dalton, A. w. Maltby; South side, J. G. Finn, Daniel E. Root. H. B. Fleming; Westside, Stephen D. Griffin, T. P. Powers John H. Dullard; country towns, William c. Walsh, James Cum mings.
 Some of the candidates on this ticket did not suit a number of the members of the club, so the Holly Springs ticket was nominated and named by the discon- tented members:
 For preSldent--JOhn S. cooper.
 For president-Southside Daniel E. Root; Westside, M c. McDonald; Northside, Frank Hettinger, Jr
 For recording secretary-Harry Penn berton. For financial secretary-M. J. Devine.
 For treasurer-J. H. Brunjes.
 For marshal-James H. Farrell
 For quartermaster-J w. Brown.
 For assistant quartermaster-Joseph Niehoff
 For sergeant-at-arms-T V: Day. For members of executive committee Northside, Frank G. Murphy, chairman; H. G. Herbert, w. V. Magnus; Southside. Thomas Kerwin, Edward Bohn, H. B. Fleming; Westside, M. s. Garry, D. J. Calvin, Charles Oakley; country towns, William C. Walsh, James Cummings
 The Birmingham Ticket.
 Still other members of the democracy were dissatisfied and the following ticket was posted alongside of the first two on the club bulletin board. It was dubbed the Birmingham ticket:
 For president-Daniel b. Root
 For president-Southside Frank J. Gaulter; Westside. M. c. Mcdonald; Northside, Robert E. Burke.
 For recording secretary-James J. Gray.
 For treasurer-F. S. Peabody.
 For marshal-James H. Farrell.
 For ouartermaster-Josep Niehoff.
 For assistant quartermaster-Anto Pfohl.
 For sergeant-at-arms-Th V. Day.
 For members of executive committee Northsde Frank G. Murphy, chairman; H. G. Herbert, w. G. Magnus; Southside, Robert Mulcahy, J. G. Flinn, Thomas Kerin; Westside, D. J. Calvin. William Loeffler, M s. Garry; country towns, William C. Walsh, James Cummings.
 The posting of the Birmingham ticket was followed by the arrangement of the TaIapoosa ticket, which. it is claimed. made the list of candidates commen- surate with the membership of the marching organization:
 For president-John s. Cooper.
 For president-Southslde. Frank J. Gaulter; Westside, John w. Synon; Northside. Robert E. Burke.
 For recording secretary-James J. Gray.
 For treasurer-F. s. Peabody.
 For marshal-James H. Farrell.
 For quarterma ster-J. w. Brown.
 For assistant quartermaster-Josep Niehoff.
 For sergeant-at-arms-Val Schmitt- schmitt.