The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-08-24
NEW CROP or CANDIDATES.
Have Blossomed Forth For Jef-
fersOn County Offices.
ELECTION ONE YEAR HENCE
Lively Contest For the Office Of Probate Judge
and Circuit Clerkship = Bessemer
City Council Politics.

In August, one year hence, takes place
son county. The. campaign will, how
ever, not be on in earnest until next
spring. 1t is then that the democratic
executive committee of the county will
be called together to determine the meth
cd of selecting the standard bearers of
the party, at which time the present
chairman of the committee, John Fl.
Miller, will tender his resignation and
will enter the race for circuit Judge
To succeed Mr.. Miller as chairman
there are a.. present two aspirants,
Henry B. Gray, president of the Peo-
pies Savings Bank and DR.. ]. S. Gill
lespy, county physician.
Judge James j. Banks~is a, candidate
to succeed himself as circuit judgS and
his friends will urge his reelection. The
other probable candidates for this office
are Capt. w. C. Ward. Judge A. A.
Coleman, James A. Mitchell and John
J. Moore.
Probably the office around which most
interest is conferred is that of probate
judge, the declared candidates for which
are A. o. Lane, J. p. Stiles and, M. ".
Henry. yJudson Waldrop has not as
yet determined whether he will become
candidate for this office, but as he ex-
presses it he has "th- bee in his bonnet"
and WILL in all probability be in the
race before 1t is over
The two judges of the city court are
also to be elected next August. Judges
Sharpe and Wilkerson, the present in
cumbents, If they stand for reelection
will probably have no opposition.
There has been some talk among the
friends of Judge Sharpe relative to his
entering the race for associate justice of
the supreme court, but of this there is
nothing definite.
Six members of the lower branch of
the legislature are to be chosen: j. J.
Altman, C. B. Powell, I. Y. Lipscomb,
John Mcqueen and Attorney Perdue arr
all that have been mentioned.
The next legislature will elect solicit
tor for the criminal court of Jefferson
county. For this office d. A. Greene and
III. P. Hef1in are pronounced candidates
1t is rumored that Mr. Charles g. Brown
the present solicitor, will run for attor-
ney-general.
+ For solicitor of tbs circuit court or
rather the Tenth judicial circuit, Charles
Ferguson, the present encumbent will
contest with Lee V. Cowart who has
been assistant solicitor in the United
States court. 1T is said thsse two offices
will cut some figure in the selection of
members of the legislature
All of the gentlemen mentioned are
STIRLING democrats, who have had some
experience in the political arena. The
fight will be long one, and in the mix
up will likely be very fast and inter-
esting.
Bessemer wants a share of the fruit
when the political plum tree is shaken
next August. Walter K. McAdory is af-
ter the circuit clerkship and he is in the
lists to measure lengths with Fergus W.
Mccarthy, of Birmingham and w. l..
Howard also of this city.
In the municipal elections at Bessemer
there are two tickets in the field namely
the Civic Federation Ticket, headed by
John T. Jenkins and the republican
ticket headed by John T. McEnery.
The aldermanic ticket is as follows:
Hugh Frazier and A. H. Randall for first
ward.
T. J. Cornwall and DIR. E. P. Lacey for
second ward.
T. c. Ford and T. A. RadcIiff for the
Third ward
w. F. Nolen and j. J. Cahill for tbs
Fourth ward.