The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-05
REPUBLICANS OPEN
 COUNTY CAMPA
Several Speeches Are Made at
 Warner Mines
M0NTGOMERYS PLATFORM
Says Republicans, If In Power, VIII Place All County Officials On Salaries and Abolish the
 Fee System.

The republicans opened the campaign In Jefferson county yesterday, when at Warner mines nearly two hundred people assembled to hear speeches by prominent members of this party.
 The opening speech was made by James Carter Cook chairman of the republican state campaign committee. Speeches were also made by Joseph H. Montgomery, republican candidate for the legislature from Jefferson county; c. c. Wallis of Bessemer also candidate for the leg islature; J. Clyde Miller, republican nom- inee for congress from the Ninth dis trict, and P A. Grantham, republican candidate for road supervisor for Jeffel- son county.
 Chairman Cook discussed the tariff, the trust and the Philippine questions. He said: If the time ever arises when the republican party sees fit to advocate the doctrine of free trade, at that time the democratic party will be like the light nlng bug, which goes along with us headlight on behind
 Mr Montgomery, among other things, talked of the salary and fee question Tor county officers. He said:
 The republican candidates for the leg islature pledge the people that, II elect ed, they will change and enact laws Tor Jefferson county in the following man ner:
 First-The sheriff and judge of probate shall be placed on salaries of not more than six thousand dollars each per an mum.
 second-The clerks of the city court, the circuit court and the criminal court of Jefferson county shall be placed on salaries of not more than four thousand dollars each per annum.
 Third-The Judges of the city court, the circuit court, the criminal court and the probate judge shall be constituted board vested with the joint power of ap- pointing as many deputy sheriffs as they may deem necessary and fix their saiar- les; to appoint such person chief deputy to the sheriff as he may suggest; to ap- point all the deputy clerks and clerical assistants as may be necessary to the clerks of city court, circuit court crlm- inal court and probate court, but they shall appoint such persons chief deputy to the judge of probate as he may sug- gest.
 4. That all fees and commissions to which said judge of probate, the sheriff and the said clerks are now entitled by law shall by each of them be placed in the county treasury, 10 the creult oi the public schools of Jefferson county, except so much thereof as may be necessary to pay their salaries and the salaries of their deputies and clerks, and that The sheriff shall be allowed such sum for feeding prisoners as said board may deen necessary.
 5. That the law changing from, a fee system to salary system shall not take effect until the expiration of the terms of office of the present judge of probate the sheriff and said clerks.
 6. That the solicitor of Jefferson county shall be elected by the people of the county.
 '. To pass an election law, giving full and fair representation at the polls so each political party, and to punish frauds in election.
 8. To pass Q. law by which frauds may be prevented and punished in primary elections, and to give each faction equal representation at the polls"