The age-herald., 1898-11-12
THEY WILL HAVE TWENTY-SEYEN DAYS Democratic Nominees for the City
 Offices. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Selects First Tuesday in April as Date
 for Primary. DON'T WANT A LONG CAMPAIGN MT. Burkhalter, in Offering His Resolu- tion, Said the People Were Tired of Politics from One Years
 End to Another.
DON'T WANT A LONG CAMPAIGN
Committee as It Now Stands

Committee as It Now Stands
 FIRST WARD-William Wright, D. L. Brennan.
 SECONR WARD-W. H. Wilder, L. K. Steiner
 THIRD WARD-W. L. Howard, w. H. Cutliff.
 FoUTH WARD-J. J. Moore, R. P. Mc- Nally.
 FIFTH WARD-J. D. Elliott George L. Thomas.
 SIXTH WARD-M. J. Gregg, J. J. Alt man.
 SEVENTH wARD-G. B. Burkhalter. c. F. Doutht.
 EIGHTH WARD-John L. Parker. w. c. Cochran.
 NINTH WARD-Mike Murray, H. Un- rath.
 The democratic nominees in the next city election will not have to endure the tor lures of long-drawn out campaign, and the term of the "spell-binder'' will be cut short.
 They will have just twenty-seven days from the time the primary is held until the general election.
 This was the decision of the city demo- cratic executive committee last night when it adopted the resolution of G. B. Burk- halter, naming the first Tuesday in April, 1899, as the date of the primary.
 Chairman Joseph Montgomery presided over the meeting last night and c. H. Greer acted as secretary. Every member of the committee was present by proxy or in person with the exception of William Wright, c. r. Douthit, A. A. Coleman and c. c. Johnston.
 There was little to be done, but enough speeches were made to show that the com mittee was going in for another demo- cratic victory.
 Object of the Meeting
 Chairman Montgomery called the com mittee to order by stating that several weeks ago a petition was presented to him by several members of it asking that a meeting be held. He had also received a communication from c. P. Beddow of Avondale. and John s. Kennedy, of Wood lawn, representing citizens who were op- posed to territorial acquisition by Birmins ham. They asked that they have voice before this committee if they were going to be taken in and this was one of the req sons for calling the present meeting. He had just received a communication from the same gentlemen telling the result of the meeting held the night previous, and they did not now desire to come before the committee.
 The resignation of Judge A. A. Coleman as a committeeman from the Sixth ward was announced
 Upon motion of MT. Steiner the following committee credentials was appointed: Messrs. Steiner, Howard and Unrath.
 The committee reported favorably on the proxies and nominated Col J. J. Altman to succeed Judge Coleman. The report was concurred in.
 Col. Altman said there was another va cancy in the Sixth ward. c. c. Johnston had been out of the city eighteen months and now resided in Meridian, Miss. A vacancy was declared and G. B. Burk- halter nominated M. J. Gregg to fill the vacancy. MT. Gregg was elected by ac- clamation.
 First Tuesday in April MT. Burkhalter moved that primary De held for the nomination of mayor ana alderman on the first Tuesday in April, lS9s He thought that this wa best He had talked with many people and they were unanimous that thirty days was enough time to give for campaign T. I. Moore thought this was rather sbort time to give the candidates, because tbe names had to be handed in to the mayor twenty days before the election. It took several days to get the result of the primaries; he thought thirty days would not be sufficient time. He then moved as | A substitute to MT. Burkhalter's motion that a committee of five be appointed to select a plan and a date for the selection of candidates and report back to the com- | mittee at a future meeting to be called by the chairman. MT. Burkhalter said that Mr. Moore was fixing up to get lot of machinery out. To send out a lot of committees to bring | in a lot of schemes. This would give us a campaign from one years end to another. This was what the people did not want. They were sick and tired of it. The long campaigns had hurt the democratic party and he did not want this done any more. Mr. Moore disclaimed' any thought of perpetrating a scheme upon the committee. He did not see how primary could be held without plan. The committee if ap- pointed might adopt the idea suggested by MT. Burkhalter. A fair primary could be held without the organization of machinery and the selection of a plan. Mr. Burkhalter contended that no or ganization was necessary further than to appoint managers and fxers for the cleo ton. Iaid on the Table Colonel Altman thought that the date should be named at the present meeting a- -.-->S Joxy Mfr MoDra,o us,hstf-