The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-03-01
Municipal Democratic Primary
 is Right on Us
MIR. WARD IS CONFIDENT
Enthusiasm at His Headquarters Last Night-Primary Rules and Voting Places-Names of Candidates
 for Aldermen.

 be held tomorrow, and at the headquar- ters of all of the candidates last night crowds gathered to discuss and give ad- vice on the situation.
 The polls will open at o'clock in the morning and will close at 6:SO p. m.
 The question of poll tax payment was considerably discussed on the streets yes terday, but the chairman of the city democratic executive committee says that all who have paid poll tax for 1902, and have compiled with the other provisions will be allowed to vote. Last night he gave out the following rules that will govern the conducting of the primary tomorrow:
 The Rules. 'Polls will be opened at a. m. and closed at 6:30 D. m.
 Any young man who has become of istration will be permitted to vote. Any man who failed to register during the ten days which were set apart for that purpose, who has reasonable excuse for not registering, such as absence from the city during the registration. sickness of himself or members of his family, will be permitted to vote.
 ''The poll tax receipts of 1901 will not be required. The poll taxes of 1902 must have been paid to permit of a vote in this primary. It Is set forth that to have secured life time certificate the 1901 poll tax must have been paid.
 "The primary will be held under the old Pettus law. A man to vote in a certain ward must have lived for thirty days prior to the primary in said ward. If a voter has moved to another ward and Is not a qualified voter in the new ward he can vote in his old ward.
 Any question as to qualifications will be settled at the polling places where the question is raised by the managers in charge"
 Polling Places.
 The election booths were distributed yesterday. The polling places will be as follows:
 | First Ward-City hall
 Second Ward-Thcrntons store. corner Fourth avenue and Eighteenth street. Third Ward-Emmons' store, Eleventh avenue, North.
 Fourth Ward-Courson's store. Tenth avenue and Twenty-fourth street. North. l Fifth Ward-Courthouse.
 Sixth Ward-Gigson's store, Avenue F | and Twenty-seventh street. Seventh Ward-Lazarus'. mattress fac- tory, Avenue E, between Twentieth and | Twenty-first streets.
 Eighth Ward-Southside fire department hall.
 Ninth Ward-Vacant store on Thirteenth street, between Avenues and c.
 At Wards Headquarters.
 At the headquarters of George B. Ward last night there was great enthusiasm. | The two rooms were filled with his sup | porters and several speeches were made I by representatives of different wards. I The reports were very lattering. This meeting was the last one held during the day. All day long Ward headquarters 1 were crowded
 1 c. M. Burkhalter said that the voters l in the Seventh ward would carry it for MT. Ward and that after careful can vass of the situation he thought that in l the Seventh MT. Ward would secure at l least seventy-five majority. Mir. Pugh made a talk and said he was | sure of the election of MT. Ward He had received many reports and all of l them were of the most encouraging char l acter.
 Mir. Pugh. campaign manager for MT. Ward. said last night:
 After a careful and thorough canvass of each block in the city and compari- son of various returns from reliable sources, MT. Wards campaign committee 1 is confident of carrying the city by a majority of not less than $50, with the best sort of an outlook for 1O0O out of an expected vote of at least 35oo
 Ward People Aroused.
 "The Ward people are thoroughly aroused and are in the best of humor over the prospects for a victory at the polls Monday. The campaign has been very pleasant, and has been conducted on high CT ground than is usually the case in municipal campaigns. l Recognizing the weakness of Mir Dren- nen and the many things of which his ad- ministration is chargeable as against the public welfare, his headquarters have is- | sued a general denial of everything or anything of which he might be guilty and | (Continued on Ninth Paue)