The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-07
ENDORSED THOMPSON
HIGHLAND PARKERs HAVE PoLif-
ICAL MASS MEETING.


Forty voters of Highland PARK at a
mass meeting held last night endorsed
the candidacy of N. w. l.. Thompsoh
for Alderman from Ward In the Ci'y
Council Of Montgomery.
The meeting was the first meeting
of a political nature held in the an
nexed territory. taken into the Guy
under the Greater Montgomery ACT
since that act became effective ana
the citizens of the new ward appeared
eager to enter into the politics OF the
city.
An undercurrent was noted in the
meeting that the action of the gath
ering would not be unanimously en-
dorsed by the citizens Of Highland
Park on the day Of the primary. Au-
gust Is. There were those who attend
ed the meeting who afterwards said
that there would be opposition In High
land Park to the candidate for alder
manic honors endorsed by the mass
meeting. but the prevalent impression
last night was that Mr.. Thompson
would have little difficulty in securing
a seat in the City Council.
An agreement seems to have been
reached between the voters of High
land Park and Cloverdale, that each of
these communities shall have repre-
sentative in the City Council Two
candidates from Cloverdale were pres
ent at the meeting and made speeches
promising to aid in the upbuilding Of
Highland Park.
The meeting was called to order at
8 o'clock by F. G.. Browder who had
been chosen chairman. Carl Ro ,Eler
was elected secretary.
Mr.. Browder, without preliminaries.
announced that the meeting was CALI
ed to announce an Alderman from tie
Highland Park section to the City
Council, and called for nominations.
Only one name was presented, that
of Mr.. Thompson, who was nominated
by j. NJ. Stuckey. Mr.. Thompson was
unanimously nominated. John F.
Jones was appointed a committee to
notify him of his nomination.
Mr.. Thompson was called on for a
speech. He thanked the meeting for
the honor conferred and said that he
would go into the City Council, If
elected. with hands united and look
ing solely toward the best interests of
Ward of Greater Montgomery.
The nominee of last nights meeting
is young man and is employed as a
clerk in down town dry goods house.
The attention of the chairman was
called to the presence of Cloverdale cit
liens in the mass meeting, and the sug-
gestion was made that r. p. Dexter
address the assembly.
Mr.. Dexter. on being introduced. said
that the citizens of Cloverdale had held
| no mass meeting to nominate their rep
resentative in the City Council. When
| it was first ascertained that Ward I
was to be allowed to select it's own
representatives, he said a thorough
canvass of the Cloverdale section OF
the ward was made and he had found
that three-quarters of the people were
in favor of J. l.. Holloway. No other
candidates were looked for until he had
| noticed that DR.. S. H. Saul had cnt.
cred the race.
j. NJ. Stuckey moved that inasmucl
as J. L. Holloway seemed to be The
| choice of the people OF Cloverdale as
| their representative, that he be en-
! dorsed by the people of Highland Park
This motion met with strenuous OPP
| position. Tyler GOODWIN said that he
| was going to vote for Mr.. Holloway
but thought that any endorsement
| would be, to use slang term. putting
| in on the rights or the people of Clo-
verdale. He advocated allowing them
to choose their representative. The
views VI: " Of MY MI Goodwin We're were endorsed
Dr.: S. Chapman moved that both
49, 1ehuh This IIOIlOWdy bS HedIu
from. Both candidates, spoke. express
ing their thanks for allowing a repre-
sentative from Cloverdale. when High
land Park had the balance of power in
the ward, and promising to look to .ho
interests of that section of the ward
If chosen.
Mr.. Stuckey withdrew his motion of
endorsement of Mr.. Holloway and a
motion to adjourn was made and car
rfcd.
After the meeting the Ward people
talked their politics at length in front
of the school building where the meet
ing was held There was at least in
the crowd an active minority which did
not approve of the action of the mass
meeting. This minority claimed that
1t was merely fight between the Cit
liens Light, Heat and Power COMPANY
and the Montgomery Light and Water
Power Company to secure representa-
ton In the Council.
There were several Highland Park
ers who said that they would cast their
votes straight out for the two Clover
dale candidates but there was no or
ganfzation to the movement