The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-04-13
WANTS TO MAKE
UNION 4 POWER
Circular Addressed to German-AmeriCan
Voters.
WANT THEIR POLITICAL DUES
President Lesser Shows How Strong
Union Can Be Made.
s27 GERMANS NOT MEMBERS
Hon. R. J. Lowe Referred to as Politi-
cal Leader Who Has Fough the
Organization-Germ Not
Received Enough Offices

President Emil Lesser of the German
American union has issued 1927 circulars to
voters of German descent who have never
affiliated with the derman-A American
union as "a political organization.
Mr.. Lesser calls the attention of the
voters to the power that can be welded
if the German-Americans will work in
harmony.
Hon. Robt ]. Lowe, a candidate for dele
gate to the constitutional convention, is
mentioned in the circular letter as a DO
iitical leader who has attacked the organ
ization. Mr.. Lesser says that this shows
the need of a better and stronger organi-
cation. 1t is known that several of Mr..
loves friends were in conference with Mr..
Lesser about this matter yesterday after
the issuance of the circular became
known.
meeting of the union will be held
Friday night and Mr.. Lowe will make an
address.
Has Endorsed Candidates
The union has Endorsed several candi-
dates for Office among them Mel Drennon.
the democratic nominee for mayor This re-
newed effort on the part of the union 10
form more powerful political organization
has oecasioned cons .derable comment,
The circular follows:
birmingham, April r.
lear Slr.-The undersigned oincers of
the campaign committee of the Ger
It's authority to the union, ask permis-
slon to address you in a matter com
corning You as we'll as all of us. be
lore US lies list of 1927 citizens
all OF whom are of German descent,
born and raised by German parents in
tn's country. None of them have so far
animated with the German american
union. Your name is included in that
INST. inc German-American union, in
the last sheriffs election, polled in JEFF
1efSon county nearly 11e0 votes AT
least iSo OF them were cast in this CITY
NOW careful perusal of the lists of
citizehs having voted in the recent pr-
mary shows that only 553 German
votes were polled, while 564 were POO
lstefed. A careful canvass made by
this committee proves that a number
Oh these voters, at least 500 allied
themselves with the union and voted
Win IL Tor Their candidate for MAYOR
miile the combined agitation of the few
Germans who worked and voted for the
othef slde did not succeed in getting
more than at best fifty-fve of our fel-
low eountrymen to vote with them.
When We consider that there are about
seventy Russian Israelites in this citv
speaking the German language or some
dialect of it and who have. almost 10
man, voted in the recent primary uitb
the union, you will see that we have
this year. the same as two weave ago
held the balance of power. and that on.
votes resulted in the election of tba
nominee Endorsed bv rs
The attacks made on tha ,,fo, X.
disaffected Germans ana nv noli+;aa,
leaders as. for instance Nv M D.
Lowe. at meeting of tha p,uroo1
Mems Political olub shows tho ,,and -
a better and stronger organizatinr 80, u
Won and all of these 9o7 Yoa,, ,,y,t;,,i
above should become ,non,bars az a,r
union. NOT for tha nurnosa of f,,r.b oui
ing the interests of an,t ,artio,ia,. -,
or SET of men NOT fo, sactio,IaI a. ,la,,
tisan purposos are we organizad III
simply for tbe nrotaction Of o,,,. ,oi;,i Dai
rights We have NOT boon ah1a 10 10
ceiye political recognition barotofora
Only of late. and since this orponizotioy,
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