The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-15
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CANDIDATE RAINBOW
WAS FOR ULLMAN
Ex-ALpERMAN FROM SECOND
WARD DENIES HE LEFT CITY TO
AVOID VOTING IN BOARD OF ED.
ucATioN CONTEST.

To the Voters of the Second Ward.
7 am very much surprised to learn that
the report is again being circulated TO the
effect that while l was member OF the
board of aldermen in December, 100, that
l left the city in order to escape voting
on the question of the eiection Oh mem
hers to the board of education. l judge
This renort is being circulated by some
misguided people for the purpose OF in
hiring nv candidacy for alderman
amongst the friends of Doctor uliman
Inasmuch as this question has been in
jeeted into the campaign, deem 1t put
Just to myself to explain my position.
In the first place, l desire to say that
| know of no man In Birmingham whom
l would more willingly serve inan Doctor
Irllman. ard when anyone makes the
statement that l had any idea Il at his
position as a member of the board IF
education was in danger, or that l left
the city in order to escape voting for
him, the person making this statement
states that which is not true
The facts in the case are simply these.
At the meeting of the Commercial club
in November 1900 l was appointed by
President Kettig as a delegate to attend
the Industrial convention in New Or
leans in December. A few days after my
appointment Mr. Kettig called to see
me and stated that while he had appoint
leans, he felt that he could only rely up
on a few to attend, and asked If l would
promise to be among the number to go.
told him that | would. | left for New
Orleans with Mr.. Kettig, Major Anderson,
Mr.. Gibson and Major Cameron on the
3rd of December, and did not return I'M
I'll the eth. Upon my return home was
greatly surprised to learn that Doctor
Ullman was defeated for reelection on
the board of education. To a News re-
porter on December IL, 1900, l made the
following statement: Il had no idea that
Doctor Ullman would not be reelected ON
the board. Ii so. although l had an en-
gagement of a months standing to go to
New Orleans to attend the Southern In
dustrlal convention, I would not have
gone. If l had been present at the meet
ing of the board of aldermen | would
have voted for the retention of Doctor
Ullman.
In the Courier of December Is, 1900, 1
made the following statement:
Having been informed that | am charg
ed with having absented myself from
meeting of the board of aldermen on
December 5, for the purpose of avoiding
the necessity of voting for DR.. Samuel I'LL
man as a member of the board of educa-
ton. | declare these charges false and
such statements to be a malicious lie cir
culated for the express purpose of doing
me harm as a candidate for reelection
as alderman from the Second ward. l
went to New Orleans as a delegate elect
ed in the month of November, to represent
the Commercial club of this city at the
Southern Industrial convention. I had
not the slightest idea that Mr. Ullman
had any opposition, and if l had known
this, l would not have gone to New Or
leans I regret sincerely that Mr.. ullman
was not reelected ! believe him to be
the most faithful and most competent
member our board of education has ever
had, and If had been here, would have
cheerfully voted and worked for his re-
election ] believe that If such conspir-
acy existed 1t was at the time directed
against me, and l denounce 1t as an act
of unfair work to which 1 would never
have allowed myself to be a party
The above is the true version of this
| affair, absolutely, and | submit it to the
fair minded voters of the Second ward.
C. T. RAINBOW.