The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-18
OFFICERS FOR THE
 PRIMARY ELECTION
Committee Defines the Term
 Reasonable Excuse"
MANY GAN YET REGISTER
Arrangements Being Perfected for the Primary March 2-The Committee
 Holds Long sesslon-Candl-
 dates Asked for Suggestions.

The arrangements committee of the city democratic executive committee met last night at committee headquarters and made luther arrangements for the municipal primary on March ? by ap- pointing managers, clerks and returning officers. and designating the places for the polls in each ward of the city. There was a full attendance.
 Most of the business was transacted in executive session, only newspaper men being permitted to be present Before going into executive session the csnirnit- tee invited candidates or their mnE agers who were present to speak on any sub ject pertaining to the arrangements for the primary. It desired. the chairman said, to please as many as possible. But few suggestions were made.
 Reasonable Excuse.
 Before adjourning the following reso- luton, introduced by H. B. Abernathy, was adopted: Resolved. That the term reasonable excuse provided for In the registration plan for registering voters on the day of the primary. be construed to mean that any person. if he is a quail l1eQ voter, De dllOHCd 1O AS6iSNSA IA AAN was unavoidably detained, by business or sickness out of town during the ten days of regular registration; if he was confined to his home by illness or by any member of his family being sick"
 A resolution that the original plans for the primary, as adopted by the executive committee, be carried out, was also adopted.
 The managers. clerks and returning of- ficers were selected from lists furnished the committee by the two candidates for mayor and the two candidates for chief of police. The committee was very care- full in making the selections, so as to have each candidate represented.
 Officers for the Primary.
 The officers, for the primary. as select ed by the committee, are as follows
 First Ward-Managers c. w. Odum, M. T. Stratford, c. w. Collins. Clerks, J. D. Crossway and Lee Bevins. Returning of ficer, Harry Turner.
 Second Ward-Managers, Hugh Me- Gever, Herman Beck, w. H. Morris. Clerks, T. B. Afford, Jr, and M. P. Lewis. Returning officer, Dan Sandman.
 Third Ward-Managers, Sam H. Norris, Albert Stratford. J. J. Curin. Clerks, R. w. Gayle and w. o. Merrill. Returning officer, William M Cutliff.
 Fourth Ward-Managers, Frank Arrico, F. S. White, Jr., G. B. McVey. Clerks, Henry Cole and James Ransom Return ing officer, B. A. Thompson.
 Fifth Ward-Managers, w. T. Johnson, J. w. Prude, J. A. Downey. Clerks James T. Collins, Jr.. and Owen Brown. Re- turning officer, Dr. Charles Whelan.
 Sixth Ward-Managers, J. E. Wallen- haup, A Latady, G. w Chambers. Clerks, T. M. Feely and T. c. Mcdonald. Returning officer, John w Altman. F Seventh Ward-Managers, Charley Leh- man R. P. Wetmore, Pete Houppert. Clerks. Sam Cowan and Frank Fowlkes. Returning officer L. M. McAllister.
 Eight Ward-Managers, John G. Brad- ley, Charles Molton John Leedy. Clerks, w. P. McCrossin and Vasser l.. Allen. Returning officer, H. A. Longshore.
 Ninth Ward-Managers John Barker, Columbus Pugh, D. L. Bridges. Clerks, NIeOfRe JIT1llln anu JdibeS IldNhiiS' Returning officer. William Shropshire.
 Polling Places.
 The polls will be at the following places:
 First ward, City hall; Second ward, Thorntons store, Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street; Third ward, Emonds' store Nineteenth street and, Tenth ave- nue, North; Fourth ward, Coursons s store Tenth avenue and Fourteenth street, North; Fifth ward, Court house; Sixth ward, Gidean's store, Avenue F and Twenty-seventh street; Seventh ward, Lazarus mattress factory, Ave nue E between Twentieth street and Twenty-first street; Eighth ward, South side fire department; Ninth ward, empty store room, Thirteenth street, between Avenue B, and Avenue c.
 John F. Antwine, chairman of the executive committee, was at the meeting. The arrangements committee is composed of Harry White, chairman, Pat O'Hear, H. B. Abernathy, Dr. W. N. Newton and John Horan.