The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-03-18
RODGERS CHOSEN
TOFILL THE PLACE
Succeeds Hardy White in City
Council ofEnSIey
THE VOTE is UNANIMOUS
Legality of the Election of Aldermen
Sherman and Vaughan Is Cues
toned and They Are
Elected Again.

| EnSley, Mafcn lf.--NopetldiJ- ile HldypI
and aldermen were in session for only
about twenty minutes tonight, but dur
| ing that time the election of Aldermen
Sherman and Vaughan of the Fifth
ward was declared irregular, they were
named to succeed themselves, and P. j.
Rodgers was elected to fill the vacancy
in the First ward caused by the death
of Hardy White.
An interesting time being anticipated at
! tonights session, the city hall was filled
to overlooking. All the preachers of the
cry were in attendance and the members
of the board present were: Mayor Scott,
| Aldermen Phillips, Holingsworth. Gus
sick, Vaughan, Sherman. Aldermen Nc
Tyiere, Patton, Graham and Thompson
were absent
This afternoon some citizens of the
Fifth ward went before Judge Sem of the
Birmingham city court and instituted
quo warranto proceedings against Alder
men Sherman and Vaughan on grounds
that their election was Illegal, it being
claimed that they were elected by secret
ballot whereby the constitution provides
That all elections by city councils shall
that at the last meeting of the board
the election of all the city officials at
the previous meeting had been declared
unconstitutional and the elction was held
over again, which resulted in two men,
bers of the old police force being drop
ped. This action, it is stated, brought on
conditions that resulted in Glenn Tethe-
row killing Hardy White
Rodgers Made Alderman.
The first matter that came up before
the council tonight was the election of
Whites successor. The name of 2. ]. Rod
gers was proposed and he was chosen bv
unanimous vote. Mr. Rodgers is super
intendent of mines for the Tennessee
Coal Iron and Railway company and is
one of the citys most influential citizens.
Alderman Ho.lingworth then brought
up the question of the way in which AL
dermen Sherman and Vaughan had been
elected, asserting that 1t was contrary to
the new constitution He made a motion,
which was seconded by Alderman Gus
sick, that the council elect Mr.. Sherman
and Mr. Vaughan as aldermen from the
Firth ward. The motion was carried with
out dissenting vote.
The faction of the board that was pres
ent tonight claim that Mr. Sherman and
Mr. Vaughan were de facto officers and
had perfect right to take part in to-
nights proceedings. The opposing side
claimed that they were not members Of
the board at the time that p. J. Rodgers
was elected and that when the vote was
taken there was no quorum present, hence
the proceeding was Illegal.
Three Furnaces Running.
Tonight three of the open hearth fur
races are In operation, and 1t is stated the
fourth one will be put in blast in the
morning. The blooming mill and part of
the furnace were stopped yesterday on
account of sixty of the open hearth work
ers walking out, pending a settlement be-
tween them and the officials relative to
the question of wages. Ii is understood
that the controversy was on the question
of tonnage. The workman contended that
they should receive 4 per cent tonnage
with the So per day wages that they were
receiving. The other departments of the
plant were forced to close down, with
the exception of the rail mill, which is
still going ahead on full time
A force of hands are making some re-
pairs and improvements in the plant 1t
still seems to be the general opinion that
in a day or two all the departments of the
mill will be running again on full time.
To Erect Temple.
At the regular meeting Of the Myrtle
and Linton lodges of Knights of Pythias
tonight committees of three from zach
OF the lodges were appointed to confer
with committees from the two Odd Fell
lows lodges relative to the erection OF
knights of Pythias and Odd Fellows tenn
Pile The conference will be held at an
early date and all arrangements will be
peri ected for the erection of the proposed
temple.
The committee will also purchase lot,
the Odd Fellows having sold their lot to
the government for the new postoffiee.
This new structure will be one of the
largest in the city. The first floor will be
used by business firm the second will
be rented for offices, and the third will
be the lodge hall
The meetings Of the two lodges tonight
was very enthusiastic. Each lodge con-
ferred the third degree on one candidate.