The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-30
Many Candidates for Municipal
Offices Have Announced
The RACE FOR ALDERMEN
A Number Of Prominent Men Desire
the Honor of Being Members of
the Board-The, Ward
Boundaries.

Now that the Christmas holiday season
has about closed it is expected that the
municipal campaign will soon open up in
earnest A number of candidates have al
ready announced and it is probable that
others will enter the race.
A time for the meeting of the city
democratic executive committee has not
| yet been named. but the chairman, John
F. Antwine, will, 1t is understood issue
a call for the meeting to be held between
now and the 10th Of January. At that
meeting Of the committee 1t will be de-
cided just when the primary will be
| held, and several points in regard to
the election will be considered.
A committee said yesterday that the
chief of police would be elected or rather
nominated in the primary, by direct
vote of the people, as was the case two
years ago
The candidates whose names will go
before the primary are those running for
mayor, for aldermen, for members of the
police commission and for chief of police.
The matter Of whether the candidates
for chief of police will be printed on the
ballots will go before the executive COM
mittee for consideration.
For the office of mayor only two cam
didates are in the field so far, w. M.
Drennen, the present incumbent, who will
stand for reelection and Capt Frank
P. O'Brien.
The Candidates.
Mayor Drennen is now serving his
second term as chief of executive of Biz
mingham He has a large interest in
the firm of Drennen & Co. He is an ac-
tive member of several benevolent or
ders
Capt Frank p O'Brien is enc of the
oldest citizens of the city. He came to
Birmingham In May, 1871 to attend the
first sale of lots, which was postponed
until June Of the same year. In October
of the same year Captain o'Brien removed
to Birmingham and engaged in the build
! ing material business. He was member
of the first elective board of aldermen of
the city. He was captain of the Birming-
ham Rifles for four years and sheriff of
Jefferson county for four years, being
elected in 1896. He was elected to the
state legislature in 1900.
For chief of police three candidates are
in the field, the present incumbent. c.
w. Austin, Captain W. C. Wier and I.
| c. Macdonald.
At the next election, which takes place
in May, nine aldermen are to be elected.
one from each ward The terms of the
| following aldermen now on the board will
expire in May: First ward. Thomas
| Wheeler; Second ward, p. II. Linnehan;
Third ward, r. II. Kerr Fourth ward,
Walter Moore Fifth ward, r. P. Nc
Nally; Sixth ward, ]. F. Graham; Seventh
ward, C. c. Heidi Eighth ward, Harry
Jones; Ninth ward, j. F. Harrington.
Aldermanlc.
OF this number the following, it is I'M
derstood, will not offer for reelection: j.
| F. Harrington, p II. Linnehan, r. p.
! McNally. Alderman Linnehan said yes
terday he would not make the race as his
business interests would not permit
The candidates for aldermen, as an
nounced thus far, are as follows
First Ward-Thomas Wheeler the pres
ent incumbent, and Pete Goss.
Second Ward-C. T. RAINBOW, John
Epstein.
| incumbent Ben F. Barbour, John f.
| Antwine is thinking of making the race
from this ward but will wait awhile be-
! fore reaching a decision. 1t is said sew
eral friends are urging him to enter the
race.
Fourth Ward-Walter Moore, the pres
ent incumbent So far he has no opposi-
ton.
Fifth Ward-It is said three candidates
will announce from this ward in the near
| future.
Sixth Ward-John Forney and Mr..
! Chambers.
Seventh Ward-C. c. Heidi, the present
incumbent, Scion Jacobs and ]. F. Ora
| ham. Mr.. Graham is now in the council,
having been elected from the sixth ward.
He has recently moved into the seventh
and will stand for reelection from that
ward.
Eighth Ward-Harry Jones' the present
incumbent. He has no opposition so far.
Ninth Ward--H x. White Thomas
| Sims, Horace Hall, c. " Benjamin,
George H. Estes and Baxter Rittenberry.
Candidates for members of the police
commission board have not yet ANNOUNCE
ed The board is at present composed
of the following: D. T. Rudolph Albert
Stradford, J. H McCary, R. " Mobley, T.
Henry Johnston, Thomas F. Parker and
Samuel II. Norton. Four members are
to be nominated, three holding over
Those holding over are 2. T. Rudolph,