The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-06
signed by seven of the members of the

signed by seven of the members of the Central Council.
 To the Honorable City Council: Gentiemen--In view of developments
 since the primary held on August Is,
 1904, for the purpose of nominating
 two candidates for aldermen for Ward |7, and further that the President of
 the Central Council is out of the city
 and meeting of the Central Council cannot be had prior to the meeting of your honorable body tonight, we the undersigned members of the Central Council respectfully request that you postpone action on the question oi electing the nominees as certified by the Central Council until said Central Council can have time to investigate the regularity and legality of said primary. w. M. Browder, W. F. Sci belss Jno. Connors. D. w. Ford. L. 8. Harrison. Clifford Lanier, Jr., W. c. Smith.
 With these two communications as a basis, Mr. Sullivan argued at length that the Council should not go into
 the election. He declared that in jus tice to the voters of the ward, the ques- ton should be held open. He declared that he would not cast a ballot when
 la came to the election. as he was un-
 alterably opposed to the proceedings.
 He moved that the whole matter be
 sent back to the Central Council. The
 motion. however. did not receive a sec
 ond.
 Alderman Roemer declared that the City Council was on record that 1t would elect the members of the nomi |. nees of the primary The result of the primary had been certified to the Coun- ell by the General Council The City Council should now keep it's pledge to elect the nominees.
 He read a section of the primary law showing that the contest should have been made with the party governing power within ten days, and this had not been done ''The certificate has been received" said Alderman Roemer. T do not see why we should not go for ward with the election"
 Alderman Jackson said that the re- quest of the Central Council was not before the Judiciary Committee, or a different report might have been made. TNs communication. he said. appeared to be signed by majority of the mem- bers of the Central Council. The Judi ciary Committee had been informed that the ballots in the special primary had been burned the morning follow ing the primary. MT. Jackson said, however that he favored the election or the nominees and had done so from the outset. The Council, he said. shouli have voted on them the night the cer- tifcate was received
 At Alderman Forbes's request, the certificate of the Central Council was read.
 Alderman Strauss said that the Coun- cil made its first mistake when it de. clined to elect the nominees on the night of the primary. The Council. he said, had enough to do without trying to cover the mistakes of the Central Council or any other body.
 Alderman Kohn read from the City Charter to show that the Council had a right to investigate the election of the members in the primary. He did this, he said not to attack or criticise any. body but to show that the City Coun- cil was justified in Investigating the question.
 The Council then. on motion of Alder man Kohn. went into the election of the Aldermen. Alderman Roemer nomin- ated Messrs, Holloway and Thompson MT. Sullivan nominated Dr. S. H. Saul.
 Messrs. Holloway and Thompson re- ceived every vote cast with the excep- tion of one. This one vote was a single shot for Dr. Saul Alderman Sullivan. who said that he cast 1t. moved to make the election of the nominees unanimous and the whole incident was closed.