The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-08
WARD ANNOUNCES
 HIS COMMITTEE Mcdonald Replies to Austln's Charges About Liquor Men WHERE'S FRIENDS CONFIDENT p. H. LInnehan Makes a Statement About Policemen Guarding Gam bling Exhibit While on Duty.
 Managers Talk.

The downpour of rain yesterday did not prevent a large number of the friends of candidates for mayor from calling at the respective headquarters of George B. Ward and w. M. Drennen. MT Ward announced his campaign com mittee last night It is composed of well known business and professional men. The names follow:
 Walker Percy. T. H. Motion. P. Giaco- pazzi, w. H. Johnston. J. A. vanHoose, R. P. Wetmore, J. M. Caldwell, H. s. Hall. M. P. Lewis, R. c. Redus. M. A. May, T. H. Benners, A. T. London, H. L. Badham, William H. Sims, Lee McLain, N. L. Miller, Dr. T. D. Parkes, M. M. Ullman, Thomas L. Anglin Forney John ston, T. P. Allen, W. Thompson Berry, Max Karpeles, F. G. Macke. Ross c. Smith, H. s. Florence, C. M. Burkhalter, W. D. Smith, Robert McLester. P. H. Earle, vassar Allen. John V. Coe, John London, Henry Allen, Dr. R. c. More field, E. H. Holder, J. H. Taylor, c. H. Cole, A. Latady, H. F. Wilson, Sr.. F. l.. Demere, Smith Cullom, T. M. Bradley, B. c. Bulger, I. c. Beatty, W. M. Elliott, L. c. Ledbetter. w. G. Oliver. W. Barnes Morgan, J. Carey Thompson, o. E. Smith. G. c. Sharpe, H. M. Reese, z. T. Rudulph, J. A. Yates, c. M. Sturges Zac P. Smith, Otto StoeIker, c. H. Schooler Masking Williams, w. H. Walden, J. s. White, Charles H. Abbott w. J. Cameron. liar die Johnston, J. T. CouIbourne, J. D. Coi- lins. Dr. A. G. Douglas, W. L. Doane, Roscoe Bulger, B. w. Finch, H. L. Higgs. J. B. Haffey, William Hardie, A. T. Hen ley. George T. Hill, A. N. Hawkins. T. Henry Johnston, R. S. Jackson, Lew Lazarus, H. Key Milner, William M. Martin. George Miller, Otto Marx, R. E. Middleton, Fl. M. McNutt, Frank Nelson, Jr., Ferd Marx, John White, J. c. H. Jones. R. c. White, W. F. Nabers, Hines Peevey, Charles Pfiester, E. P. Quigley, G. W. Reese, E. M. Baggett Frank Les lie. w. J. Milner, W. P. Ward, Charles J Sharpe, Mack Rogers. C. H. Smith, David Roberts, w. R. Sharpe, George Huddleston, F. E. Davidson, Sr., W. J. Gilmore, Arthur Barton, Thomas W. Bowron. L. A. Townley, R. F. Lewis, H. S. Hall, C. A. Nolan, Marshall H. Mol ton. T. o. Mattel, William H. Morris, H. s. Smith. J. B. Allen.
 There was a Drennen rally at the head quarters of Mayor Drennen last night and the campaign was fully discussed.
 Active Campaign Managers.
 At both headquarters there is intense activity on the part of campaign man aRers and clerks
 John c. Pugh manager of MT. Wards campaign, said last night
 We are receiving very warm support from unexpected quarters, and this has developed within the past two or three days. This support comes from citizens who we had reasons to expect would lend their support to the administration number have come up to our headquarters and voluntarily expressed themselves as faboravle to MT. Ward and said they would do all they could to secure his elec- tion.
 We are making no boasts or claims and our statements are conservative. We are thoroughly satisfied and gratifed with the support and encouragement be- ing given us, especially so in view of the fact that for the past few days we have been only at work organizing our forces and analyzing the situation. Many have said that they thought a change in the administration would be beneficial to the community"
 c. s. Simmons, campaign manager for Mayor Drennen said:
 T expect to announce my campaign committee within the next day or two.
 Our campaign is progressing satIs- factorily and the reports that come to headquarters from every part of the city are very fiattering to Mayor Drennen.
 Mayor Drennen's headquarters will be open every day and night until the cam paign closes from o'clock in the morn- ing until 12 o'clock at night"
 The campaign for chief of police is quite as warm as that of the mayoralty Friends of Chief Austin, Capt. w. E. Weir and former Chief T. c. Mcdonald are alike confident that their respective candidates will win on March g. MT. Mcdonald has not yet appointed man. ager, but he announced the following campaign committee yesterday:
 B. A. Thompson, w. c. Garrett, A. o. Lane, John P Evans, M. J. Gregg. R. c. Redus, D. J. Fox, w. T. Simmons, H. B. Gray, F. M. Dixon. P. H. Linnehan and Simon K1otz.
 Mcdonald Replies to Austin.
 Ex-chief Mcdonald sends the following letter to the Age-Herald.
 To the Editor of the Age-Herald.
 I see from your paper of the 5th that c. w. Austin says he has never seen or heard any thing to change his opinion that I was endorsed by the whisky men two years ago for chief of police. Every well-informed man in Birmingham who wants to be honest with himself and his fellow man. knows that I was not so endorsed. Mir. Austin being so obtuse, of