The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-16
COMMIT IF SETS DATE FOR PRIMARY It Will Be Held at EnsIey Sep
 tember 9.
SESSION WAS RATHER QUIET
Harmony Prevails In Ranks of City Democratic Executive Committee. Plurality Plan chosen-Fair-
 view Club House Burns.

Ensley, September 5-(Special )-The city democratic executive committee in a short and harmonious session tonight fixed the date of the municipal primary for November g to nominate a mayor. tn aldermen, a chef of police. city clerk. city treasurer and tax collector and seven members of the city demo- cratic executive committee.
 subcommittee was appointed to ar range all the details of the primary, ap- point managers and pass upon the ma jority or plurality plan to nominate of- ficers. The subcommittee was instruct ed to report back to the executive com mittee on October 20.
 The fight on Captain Romaine Boyd's eligibility as a member of the committee seems to have been abandoned, as no effort was made whatever to reopen the controversy, and Captain Boyd was har- moniously seated in the committee.
 The committee was called to order by Chairman c. Ii. Mandy at 8 o'clock in the council chamber, the mayor and al- dermen having agreed to hold their reg ular session in the mayors office The hall was we'll filled with citizens, and a number of speeches were made. After the roll had been called. all the mem bers being present, the chairman an nounced that the committe would tend to petitions of the citizens.
 Addresses Made.
 Colonel w. w, Shortridge and Frank Deedmeyer then addressed the committee in the interest of the plurality plan and the election of the members of the board of aldermen by a vote at large Lee Cowart D. R. Hay and T. A. Cohn, in behalf of the Good Government club made speeches favoring the majority plan and the election of aldermen by each ward separately. MT. Cohn created quite a sensation by arraigning the friends oi Mayor Scott for placing three republi- cans on his aldermanic ticket. Turning to the chair. he dramatically asked | that was democracy. Before he coulC proceed any further he was called tc | order by the chair.
 At the conclusion of the addresses or motion of D. B. Bird, seconded b, George Weeh, the committee went int, executive session.
 The large number of citizens presen then retired to the halls and corridor and waited patiently for the committee to complete it's labors. After being fl session for less than an hour the meet ing adjourned.
 Resolution Passed.
 The following resolution as introduce by Dr. T. l.. Sugg was passed wit amendments to sections ? and 4:
 Be 1t resolved by the city democrati executive committee of Ensley, that municipal primary election be held on tn 22nd day of November, 1904 for the pun pose of nominating city officials for tn next regular city election, as follows viz: A mayor, ten aldermen, chief 0 police, city clerk, city treasurer and ta collector, and seven members of the cit democratic executive committee.
 Section g. Be it further resolved tha a plurality vote shall be necessary to nomination in said primary election
 Section 3. Be it further resolved, tha all qualified electors of the city of Ems ley are invited to participate in said pri mary election, provided a participatio therein shall be taken a pledge [ abide by the results of said primary.
 Section 4 Be 1t further resolved, tha the chairman of this committee shall ap point three members of this committe to act as a subcommittee whose dut 1t shall be to select election officials fo said primary and recommend plan em bracing all other necessary rules and de tails to this committee at a meeting t be held on the 20th day of October 1904
 Section 2 was passed by the committe and referred to a subcommittee, alon with other matters embraced in section The subcommittee appointed is compose of Capt Romalne Boyd, chairman; E. W Wood, F. M. Slye.
 Some stir was created in the mayoral ity race by the withdrawal of Alderman J. E. Holllngsworth from the race. MI Holllngsworth announced to his friend