The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

In addition to the conferences, the adj
ministration mass meeting officially NOM
mated ticket which is to oppose the one
put out by the citizens last week. 1t is
as follows, and is understood to be the
same, with one exception as the ticket in
dicated at the caucus Monday night. For
the sake of comparison the citizens ticket
is paralleled with it:
Administraton-Mayo ]. b. Burris;
First ward, j. +. Abney; Second ward, L.
L. Campbell, Third ward, II. L. Jordon;
Fourth ward. R. X Edwards Fifth ward
G. w. Hopson; Sixth ward, T. c. King;
Seventh ward, r. X. Kennedy.
Citizens-Mayor, r. w. Cobb First ward
B. w Sherrod; Second ward, p. c. Smith;
Third ward, j. G.. Snedecor; Fourth ward,
E. Brewer; Fifth ward, ]. b. Helm; Sixth
ward, j. b. Chamberlain; Seventh ward,
Joe C. Hail.
The administration people also adopted
a platform, which is, in substance, as fol-
lows
l. For repairing and curbng sidewalks
where necessary, new ones where needed.
2. For grading and graveling streets as
provided for in new charter
8. For economical, conservative and
business-like administration and semi-an-
nual public statements.
4. For careful assessment and collection
of taxes so as to make revenue meet eX-
penditures.
5. For thorough sanitation Of streets,
alleys and premises.
6. Opposition to annexation to Birming
ham.
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classes.
9. Favors lighting of streets as far as
possible.
10. Desires a system of water works
with fire plugs.
II. In favor of free public schools of the
highest grade and longest term possible
without mourning Indebtedness, with suit
able buildings for all children.
Il. Favors opening and Strengthening of
streets whenever necessary.
AClash of Forces
At 8 o'clock last night. when the partisans
of both factions began to gather at the
school house, 1t looked as If there would
be red hot meeting, for both clans were
gathering in the same room. 1t seems that
the administration people decided to change
their place Of meeting from the city hall
to the school house. and when they did
SO they found that a meeting of the citi-
zens had been called for the same time and
place. After a long conference on the
part of the leaders of both sides, it was de-
cided that the whole crowd should go
down on the school grounds and then re-
turn, each side going into different rooms.
This was done and a bitter wrangle was
averted
After the crowd divided it was found that
there were between eighty and ninety men
in the citizens meeting and between fifty
and sixty in the administration meeting.
Each side claims that a number of it's adj
herents were in the opponents meeting.
The administration" Meeting
The administration people got to work
first, with j. B. Gibson presiding, and heard
report from J. S. Kennedy, chairman of a
committee appon ted Monday night to
confer with the opponents as to the ad-
visibility of dividing the ticket, one side
taking the mayor and three aldermen and
the other four aldermen. He stated that
this proposition had been made to the cit-
the citizens executive committee had no
authority to- agree on a joint ticket, but
that they had called a mass meeting of
their supporters for last night when the
proposition would be considered. The re-
port of Mr.. Kennedy's committee was re-
ceived and the committee discharged.
w. ]. Parlxes, of the committee on plat
form, then submitted his report which, af-
ter a few changes in verbiage, was adopted.
The platform is given, in substance above.
The meeting then proceeded with the
nomination of the ticket, which is given
above. There was only one nomination for
each office, and there was no opposition to
any of the candidates named.
About this time messenger knocked on
the door and said that a committee from
the citizens was ready to confer nth
committee from the administration people.
Whereupon the conference committee given
above was appointed. and they were given
no instructions. It WAS agreed. however,