The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-03-10
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names of the various men who had quail
/ fed to become candidates in the democratic
primary for delegates to the constitutional
convention. Two names were left out:
| Robert ]. Lowe and L. Y. Lipscomb. The
other day the machine changed Mr. loves
| first name to Richard, and now it comes in
/ on the grand roundup completely ignor-
ing the distinguished young statesman,
| lawyer and political leader. 1t is too bad
| that is, the Linotype machine. When the
| Age-Herald is of purpose to be especially
| civil to any man the machine Is certain
| to misspell his name or leave it out alto
| gether. But those whose copy" falls I'M
der the ban of the Linotype can take
heart of hope. Assuredly they are laying
| up treasures where there are no types to
/ break the hearts of toiers of the graphite
| pencil. MIR. loves distinguished services
to tho democratic party as its leader and
| his great ability as man make his CALI
ing and election as q constitutional dele
gate certain, whatever tricks the Linotype
machines may play In the Age-Herald COM
| posing room.
| 1.-THE voters of jefferson county GER
| tainly have an excellent list of citinens
| from which to select six delegates to the
| constitutional convention" said visiting
| lawyer. There can be no excuse for
making mistake. There are twenty men
asking for the honor of representing the
county in the convention, and amongst
them are some of the very best and strong
est men In Alabama. Really the list as
| given in the Age-Herald Is an honor to
| Jefferson, and a promise to the state that
4 he aicra n
ed In the great lawmaking power. Criti-
| cism and opposition are disarmed, and In
| difference transformed into an abiding in
terest. There is no occasion to repeat
here the list of the citizens willing, at no
mean personal sacrifice, to serve tho peo-
| pie in framing the laws under which the
state shall exist for perhaps fifty or hun
| dred years; but when men like Lowe, Till
| man, Ullman, Weatherly and Kolb, not to
make any unfair distinction, place their
| services at the disposal of the people. 1t Is
| hopeful sign of the times The entire list
| of names Is remarkable one for strength
of character and intellectual capacity"
| Birmingham, In the midst of an exciting
/ municipal contest, with three of its best
| and strongest young business men seeking
4 the mayoralty, regards with some interest
the political situation in Admission. over the
| hills and not far away. Admission has held
| it's primary, and it passed off as quietly as
1 Sunday school picnic. Mayor F. nj.
| Hight was the only candidate for the office
/ which he has so creditably held for two
| terms, and is likely to hold as long as he
| wishes it. Three or four of the aldermen
| were renomnated, and the entire primary
| seems to have passed as peacefully as
| meeting in New England village. Biz
| mingham is experiencing a different con-
dition; though the effectual burying of the
| troublesome Ratchet had brought back the
| triangular contest to a perfectly amicab!e
| basis The three candidates might be not
| appropriately termed the ante-primary
| triumvirate Whichever triumvir wins he
| will receive the cordial congratulation of
| the other two.
| But there be turbulent times just ahead
| for Admission over-the-hills. Admission is
| determined to take the county court house
| of Calhoun away from beautiful and
| charming old Jacksonville; and Jackson
| vile is equally determined that young An
niston shall do nothing of the kind. That
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the expenditure of many dollars OF this
| republican realm of ours. Admission is rich
| and PROSPEROUS as 1t fully deserves to be;
and 1t means business. There iS story
| that a fund of about 10000 has been raised
| there to prosecute the fight for the court
| house, and that betokens commendable
| enterprise and energy. Congress has voted
| the money to provide Admission with $751;
| 900 government building; and IL the voters
| decide on the town the county seat.
there will be $4,000 court house built.
| Admission is a delightfully."- interesting town.
| In little while 1t will be great city, Its
| future is full of brilliant promise.
| Not a furrow has been turned, not a
| stroke of work done on the plantations In
| West Alabama, and much of last years
| cotton crop remains ungathered in the
| fields" said Mr.. Sydenham Moore. II was
down in Greene county the other day look
ing after my own lands there and found
/ that field work had been made impossible
| by the extraordinary severity of the
| weather. Rain has followed freeze and
| freeze followed rain, and there has been no
chance for work. Nothing has been done,
| and the crops are bound to be backward.
| In ordinary seasons nearly all the first
/ blowing has been done by this time and
most of the corn planted. But now there
| Is no sign of work anywhere to be seen.
| should say that farm work has been de-
| layed at least month. But the farmers
| appear to be hopeful, and are facing the
| crop year bravely. They have suffered so
| long that they think the time is come
for things to turn their way. 1t Is not i'm
/ probable that this will prove to be fine
crop year, Notwithstanding the backward
ness of work. The unprecedented cold will
i be very beneficial to the soil in most cases,
and so there is likely to be good YIELD"
A party of twelve or fifteen Louisiana su-
gar planters were in town last night. They
| came to this district two or three days ago,
and proceeded at once to visit the great
| coal mines in Walker county. After in
| speeding the mines, they were taken over
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