The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-14
The Second Primary Was Close and Ex-
 citing. TWO WARDS CHANGED
Victor in Primary Thanks
 Friends in Speech.
General Election Will Take placs May 5 and New Mayor of Great CT Montgomery VIII Go
 Into once on octe
 Der 12.

Themas H. Carr will be the next Mayor of Montgomery.
 By majority of g votes. he defeated Charles P. Anderson for the Democratic nomination yesterday.
 The general election will take place Mry 5. and Mir. Carr will be formally chosen as the first ,iayor of Greater Montgomery. He will go into ofilce on October 2.
 Out of total of 1857 votes boiled in the second primary yesterday. Mir. Carr received BPS and Mir. Anderson boiled s7s votes.
 The nomination of Mir. Carr closed per- haps the most exciting and most warmly contested campaign for the Democratic nominatio ever held in Montgomery. The heat and closeness of the contest made 1t remarkable in the political history of Montgomery The showing made by MT. Anderson, who is yet young man. in his competition with one of the leading been prominent in municipal affairs in Montgomery for a quarter of 8 century. is regarded by his friends and opponents as highly creditable.
 The selection of Mr. Carr as Mayor for the result of yesterday's primary ie no less than that--is no more cpmpltnaefa- tary than the fact that ir the heafea campaign no man said aught agnifst his character as a citizen, as q 7 Blsiness man, or as a public officiai The cam. nferr1 rvaa TAI tx klA fr,s amf~> ness. but in the absence of mud-siinsing and the usual campaign lies
 The managers of the two candidates devoted themselves to an untiring, sys- fematic and legitimate canvass for votes rather than the stirring up of discord and dissension with attacks upon the charac- ter of either of the candidates.
 Two primaries were necessary to effect the Democratim nomination. one Monday, April 6, nd one yesterday, April 13. In the first primary there were six candi- dates. Thomas H. Carr, Charles P. An derson, E. J. Meyer, J. H. Hartley, John c. Finley and James Toole. No candidate in that primary receievd a majority, and, under the rules adopted by the Central Council, ''run-off'' was necessary. Un- der the same rules no candidates but those two receiving the highest vote could participate.
 The four candidates who dropped out had between them a total of BY votes Messrs. Carr and Anderson divided the remainder of the total vote of 1885. Mir. Carr receiving S7o and Mir. Anderson $50 votes.
 Records of Candidates.
 Since the opening of the city campaign over two months ago, 1t has been recoe- nized by the we'll informed voters of the city that the fight was between Messrs. Carr and Anderson. MT. Carr entered the race with the prestige of an honor able and successful business career in Montgomery. and of twelve years of ser- vice in the City Council which has re- ceived the praise and commendation of his fellow members of the Council. Many of his associates of the business world and of those who bore in mind his public service gathered in support of his can- didacy.
 Mir. Anderson. who is s7 years of age. attracted to his standard many of the enthusiastic and energetic young men. His campaign was lively and aggressive from the start and its energy forshadow- ed the closeness of the result. MT. Anderson has been an active party worker for several years. He has served on the County Democratic Executive Committee and on the Central Council. He was two years ago elected from Ward member of the City Council by an overwhelming majority. His course in Ehe Council was marked by an independ- ence of action and by devotion to his public duties which attracted attention and which was remembered at the polls yesterday
 The campaign of Mir. Anderson was managed by City Attorney Bibb Graves. Ex-Mayor John G. crommelin was recognized as the foremost supporter of Ar. Carr. I..'7
 Some Campaign Features.
 The attitude of the city administration. the omcials and employees of the city government, has been an important factor In every municipal contest in Montgomery in recent years. The city administration has been remarkable in its cohesion in massing and faithfully supporting a majority candidate This support has nad an important bearing upon the selection of the city's mayors in the past quarter of a century.
 It is no secret that the support and in. fiuence of the city administration was ac. corded Mir. Carr, The members of the administration were outspoken and active in their advocacy of Mir. Carr's candi. dacy. MT. Carr. in his public address announced. however. that If elected he would enter the office untrammeled and free from political promises.
 On the other hand as the campaign warmed the Anderson men opened fire on the members of the city government. Il was declared that Anderson's election would mean important and sweeping changes in the City Building AS the fight waxed warmer the city administra- ton became the pre-eminent issue of the campaign. In the fight for and against the city employees the other issues in- 2 voived became secondary.
 The First Primary.
 In the first primary the more aggress- NNN camnaiRn Raa cnndIcted by the An.