The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-04

The meeting of the Central Council last night to consider the proposition of E. J. Meyer, candidate for Mayor of Mont- gomery. to give candidates authority to have paid inspectors at each polling place in the Democratic primary next Monday was barren of results.
 Heated colloQuys in which candidates for office and members of the Council participated were the only features of the meeting. The meeting was held in the ofYice of Colonel Charles P. Jones, President of the Council, beginning at s o'clock There were present Joe Abraham. Ward 1; w. C. Smith and W. w. Heron, Ward ?; w. | T. SeEbels and Clifford Lanier, Jr., Ward 3; W. M. Browder and Charles P. Jones,
 Ward 4; John Connors, Ward 5; and John J, Farley. Ward 6. Colonel Jones in calling the meeting to order, said that he had been requested
 to call the meeting of the Council by a | candidate for Mayor to consider a re- quest by him to allow each candidate, ] who so desired. to have a paid inspector l in each box.
 On motion all candidates present were I accorded the privilege of the floor and a full discussion of the question was urged. MT. Meyers Statement. MT. Meyer said that he had no charge to make against any manager or clerk selected by the Council but that he de- sired. by providing for paid inspectors, | to remove all temptation from them. He
 believed the inspectors selected were gen. tlcmen of honor and integrity. Cashiers of banks" said MT. Meyer,
 Fare usually selected because they are men of this stamp, but doesn't the Uni 1 ted States have inspectors to watch them In he aH xe | wrong?"
 T want fair, square deal," continued Mir. Meyer. T am making the fight of my life and if lose I want to know I
 lost because didn't get enough votes 10 nominate me-"
 MT. Meyer was at this point interrupt cd by Colonel Jones. MT. Meyer" he
 asked, do you have objections to any man who has been selected or have you any belief that you will not get every vote you are entitled to under the man agement selected by the Council7' MT. Meyer replied that he thought he would get fair deal but he wanted the privilege of having a man in each box to see that the votes were counted strictly according to regulations and to call down | clerks and managers should they show in- clination to count too fast or slur over | votes.
 Clifford LanIer. IT,. from Ward 5. then asked Mir, Meyer:
 Would you have made your request for paid inspectors if the list signed by you had been accepted in toto7' No" replied Mir. Meyer. That Conference of Candidates. Thomas 1T. Carr. candidate for Mayor, | said that he had no objection to any man on the list selected by the Council, but he wanted to add that in view of statements which had gone out that he | had been invited to attend a meeting Of six of the candidates for Mayor. held in the Elks Home Tuesday to recommend mana gers and clerks, he had been seen !! by a certain candidate and told that such a step was going to be taken but that he | had informed the candidate that he would pr efer to consult his campaign manager.
 John G. Crommelin. before entering into | the conference
 Since that time, he said. he had seen
 other candidates, but had never been in | formed further of the meeting. J. H. Hartley, candidate for mayor, | said that at the much-aire conference at | the Elks Home he had asked the question | whether Mir. Carr had been invited to attend and had received the reply that I he had been invited.
 Mir. Hartley said that he was entirely
  ! by the Council.
 Mir. Meyer then called up his question. W. T. seibels of Ward moved that l candidates be allowed to have paid in- | spectors in each box.
 "I make this motion, said Mir. Seibels, implying no reflection on any manager
 or clerk. but to give all candidates per-
 feet satisfaction
 1 Mir. Lanier moved to table MT. Seibels' s rEzt- IL -t.~I
 a vote of to ,.
 Object to MT. Loeb. ". A. Seidel. a citizen who was present
 said that Leopold Loeb. selected by the l Council as a clerk in Ward g. had made | a bet on the election and was therefore | an improper person to serve in the box. | MT. Seidel in his discussion said that 1 he meant no reflection on MT. Loeb, but
 it was against the principle that he i objected
 ''To bring this question to a vote" said 1 Mir. Seibels. "I will move that Mr. Loeo
 is an unfit person to serve as clerk and that his place be declared vacant" MT. Seibels explained that he would
 vote against his own motion. which was
 defeated by unanimous vote. Colonel Jones suggested that the meet l ing of the Council Monday night be held
 in tho City Court room contrary to the l usual custom of using the Recorders 1 Court room. His suggestion was in the 1 form of a motion which was adopted. | The following resolution was offered l and adopted:
 | Resolved that the papers of the city | be requested to publish a list of the names | suggested for managers and clerks by the 1 i've candidates for Mayor: and also the l list suggested by the one candidate for l Mayor (Mr. Carr) and candidates for | aldermen and aidermen-at-lArge except | the candidates from Ward Cthey having l no opposition. declined to suggesO and | the managers and clerks selected by the l Central Council from the lists submitted l to them"
 Managers Who Will Serve. The managers and clerks selected by | the Council and who will serve were as