The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-16
CAMPAIGN IS NOW
 QUITE INTERESTING
Various Candidates Represen
 All Classes of Business
PRIMARY ELECTION MONDAY
Chairman Rurkhalter Calls Meeting of Subcommittee for Tomorrow Nlsht-6ls Simmons Rally
 Last Night.

In the race for the various municipal offices all classes of business are rep resented by the candidates. Tn race for mayor furnishes two merchants, C. S simmons and John ". o'Neill; one law yer. John c. Forney; one broker. George B. Ward, and one capitalist. Judge M. H. Crittenden.
 Henry B. Gray. J. B. Cobbs and John D. Elliott are the banker candidates for office the first named being without opposition for reelection as alderman from the Eighth ward. The next is ean- didate for member of the city demo- cratic executive committee from the sec ond ward, and the third a candidate for committeeman from the Third ward.
 But one physician is asking for offiee' and that is pr. J. E. Dedman who seeks to be nominated as one of the three police commissioners that are to be nom- mated.
 The judiciary is represented by two as- pirants, to-wit: Judge N. B. Feagin. who is without opposition for judge of the police court and Judge II. B. Abernahy who will be elected as committeeman from the First ward.
 Several Lawyers Running.
 The two lawyers who are asking for the support of the good people of Bir- mingham for office, besides MT. Forney are Robert N. Bell. candidate for alder man from the Fourth ward; Fred A. Fulghum candidate for alderman in the Sixth ward; P. P Daughette. candidate for committeeman from the Fifth ward: R. B. smyer who Is seeking reelection as a comE.. .tteeman from the Seventh ward; Hines Peevey candidate for com mitteeman from the Eighth ward.
 Four saloon men are candidates for of fee, they being John G. Greener, who is without opposition for reelection as en alderman from the First ward; Will liam L. Lavender who is one of the two | candidates for aldermanic honors from the Second ward; Joe Gerst candidate for committeeman from the Seventh ward, and Pat O'Hear, candidate for beat committeeman from the Ninth ward.
 | sioner, Is the only aspirant for office who is in the undertaking business. In the Fourth ward there are two candidates for alderman, John R. Copeland and B B. Martin, who are manufacturers.
 One Hotel Man.
 Walter Newberry, candidate for com mitteeman from the Fifth ward is the only hotelkeeper candidate fin the field, while H. A. Stoelxmar, candidate for re- election as alderman from the Ninth ward c. B. Burkhalter, candidate for reelection as committeeman from the Seventh ward, and P. H. Lallande, can dldate for committeeman from Sixth ward are contractors. H. c. Unrath, for alderman in the Ninth ward and w H. Taumpert, for committeeman in the Sixth ward are mechanics.
 Besides MT. ONelll and MT. Simmons, the following candidates for office are in mercantile business:
 Lucian C. Brown, R. IT. Allison, Ed Warren. Jr., and Hal J. Copeland are for police commissioner; Simon Klotz, for alderman in the Sixth ward; D. R. Cope land, for alderman In the Third ward :, l w. R. Gum and R. N Wheeler, for alderman Tn the Fifth ward A. G. Cham ters, for alderman In the Sixth ward; John l.. Parker for alderman in the l Seventh ward; A P. Rich for committee man from the Second ward; Max Karples for committeeman from the Second ward; l w. s. Moughon for committeeman from the Fourth ward; John T. Yeatman for l committeeman from the Fifth ward; F. l.. Martin for committeeman from the Sixth ward; E. F. Riley for committee man from the Seventh ward: Walter Met calf for committeeman from the Ninth ward and W. IT. cutcliff for committee. man in the Second ward.
 Other Candidates.
 Sid B. Jones for police commissions is in the railroad business, J. F. Ora ham for alderman from the Seventh ward Is the secretary and treasurer O the Birmingham Waterworks company c. A. Collins. candidate for the com mittee from the F-Tst ward is in Iav offlce R. W. Walker is an official of tn city, and Is a candidate for committee man from the Third waro ;>John T. Evan for committeeman from the Fourth ward is newspaper man; Milton Greenwood candidate for committeeman from tn Sixth ward is an acco dntant A. W Mel son for committeem@a from the Eightl ward, Is in the lumber business; JohI P McCarty for committeeman from th' Eigth ward Is in the coal business; Fred E. Enslen for committeeman from the EiEth ward Is an accountant and James F. Hawkins for committeeman from the Ninth ward is a deputy in the office or the clerk of the criminal court
 William E. Wier, who is without oppo- sition for chief of police, has been in the police department for a number of years.
 Campaign Now interesting.
 The municipal campaign is now be- coming warm in the extreme and this week which Is the last. promises to be a strenuous one. Mud-slinging Is on, and the voters are being furnished with some interesting reading matter. Candidates are now busy sending out their last cam paign literature through the mails, and