The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-03-18
BOOKS WILL Be
OPENED MONDAY
Committee viii Allow Voters to
Register Election Day
THE CANDIDATES QUALIFY
r. J. TiIIman Appointed Registrar and
Transacts Other Important 6us-
ness-Everything Is Ready
for Mondays Primary.

Dessemer. Merch 17.--(Special.) 1.-THE city
democratic executive committee, in a spe-
ciaI meeting called by Chairman William
T. Kennedy met at Dennis & Golson's
office tonight and provided for opening
the registration books on Monday, the
date of the city primary Provisions were
also made for allowing all young men,
who shall have become 81 years of age
by the September election to vote in
the primary.
r. J. Tillman was appointed registrar,
and was instructed tn keep the regitsra-
ton books open all day Monday and give
every voter who was unavoidably de-
tanned from registering when the books
were open tea days ago an opportunity to
qualify.
The eommitte. further provided for all
candidates in the election who wished to
contest the results of the primary to file
their contests with the committee.
The time limit for the candidates to get
their names printed on the official ticket
by filing their names with Edgar l. Mitch
ELL chairman of the subcommittee. ex-
pired this evening at o'clock.
The folloing candidates have put up their
entrance fees and will run in Mondays
primary:
Mayor. J. Sullivan. No opposition.
Clerk and Treasurer--C. T. Cooke, A. C.
Mitchell, w. D. Lanier, M. II. Fitzpatrick
and 7. R. Copeland.
Chief Of Police-T. B. Wallace G. w.
jones, George Coins and Fl. G. Christlieb.
Lewis. w. s. Edge, w. H. Brannan, John
S. Randle.
Aldermen for Second ward-J. D. O'Ga-
ra, Frank A. Adams S. E. Jones, Elisha
A Little, T. ]. Bissett.
Aldermen for Third ward--J. M. Crook,
A. A Ross. w. G. Hurd. Rush Ran
dali.
Aldermen for Fourth ward-G. L. Van
Trump, W. H. Parker. L. M. Gillian,
Rudolph Wegelin.
Executive committeeman at large-W.
Fl. Dennis, L. o. Smith.
First ward oommitteemen--Georg q.
Rutledge, G. D. Woodrow, Fl. C. Moore.
Second ward ommitteemen-James H.
Hard, Henry almer. J. L. Q. Speakes.
Third ward committeemen-A. r. Grad
dock.
Fourth ward Charles
Stitts John K. Hairless, Frank O'Rouke.
Wants Judge Disqualified.
The attorneys Tor T. j. Cornwell, ex-
president of the Bessemer Savings bank,
have filed a petition seeking to have
Judge William Jasckson of the city court
to certify that he is disqualified to sit
in the case of the state versus T. ]. Corn
well, on the ground that he was a depos-
itor of the defunct bank. The petition
requests Judge jackson to certify to
Clerk g. A. Dudley of the court that he
Is not qualified to sit in Judgment. The
casese are set for trial on March o.
If Judge Jackson declines to comply
with the petition it is understood that
the matter will be carried to the supreme
court.
Judge Jackson in his reply to the petit
ton sets forth thai he was deposit
tor of the bank but that his account
with the bank was as notary public and
ex-officio justice of the peace.
Contributions to Sufferers.
Today the employees of the Louisville
and Nashville railroad turned in S29. %
raised for the widows and orphans of
the Virginia mine sufferers, making the
total amount raised over $3.50