The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-28
Advertiser Bureau.

Selma, Feb. D.
 The past week has given interesting developments in the municipal cam paign and if the prospective. would-be and bona, fide candidates keep up their present gait there will be little opposi- tion in the race for councilmanic honors
 It appears that when three candi- dates announce for positions in the Council one of the number. for reasons that have not been fully explained, withdraw The number of withdrawals indicate that Selmans have an aversion to opposition in the race for city ad- ministration offices.
 The other; day Louis Bamberger an nounced for Council from First Ward and he was the second man in the race from that Ward but when c. c. Gray son came out with his announcement MT. Bamberger declined to run, saying that he didn't want to run in opposi- tion to the other two candidates. MT. Bamberger is Q popular man and would have boiled many votes.
 Now John C. Green, who was one of the candidates from the First Ward. has declined to run after having his card out q number of days That leaves only one candidate. It is not known whether Mir Bamberger will re- consider his decision and announce again. but his friends believe that he will not, although many of them have urged him to do so. Mir. Green Is a railroad engineer and he gave as his reason for withdrawing his inability to attend many Council meetings and to represent his ward as 1t should be rep resented.
 There is still another railroad en-
 xi r,ln hxr hn r Green works for. in the race. and 1t is believed that If Mir. Green had staid In the race there would have been discomfort among many voters to have to endorse two railroad engineers from the same road in roles as important as that of Councilmen.
 By the withdrawal of Albert Urqu- hart from the race for Tax Collector there will probably be no opponent to w. F.. Callen, the incumbent who Is l seeking reelection. Mir Urquhart said this morning that he had with l drawn from the race. but denied that he did so in order to give Mir. Bennett an opportunity. as a report has said He added that he would vote for Mir CaIlen and would lend his influence to MT. Callen. MT. Bennett has not an nounced. sr.-- This morning Julien Smith announces himself as a candidate for reelection to the office of City Engineer. He will not be opposed. Mir. Smith has held the office a number of years with credit to himself and to the city. He was once County Surveyor and was two weeks ago appointed by the Governor a member of the Dallas County Board of Revenue to succeed the late Captain s. M. Kirkpatrick. who resigned a short time before his death. Mir. Smith Is one of the most popular young men ir Dallas County.
 City Court.
 The City Court of Selma reconvened | this morning after a recess of more | than a week and the whole of thi. week vii, probably be taken up in tn, trial of criminal cases set for today and tomorrow.
 This morning after the routine ot ! cmpaneling juries and of making read, for procedure was gone through witf several cases were continued on ao count of tho absence of witnesses ant | the inability of the State and defend l ants respectively to go to trial. II one case where d witness, material tt one side had been summoned and sub
 poenaed and failed to appear whom tn
 case was called Judge Mabry. presiding ordered a fine of $25 assessed agains
 him. The witness. a MT. Lockhart. cam, into Court later and his excuse was no heard until thls afternoon.
 The first case called was the Stat, | Q gainst Osborne Childers. It had beer compromised and the case wa. | scratched from tha docket and the wit. | nesses excused. ''hiiders was triel sev eral weeks ago but the disagreement of the jury caused a mistrial. It wa. then said that the jury stood solid is favor of punishing the defendant. but disagreed on the mode of punishment | ChiEders is a white merchant who re- sides several miles from this city, and he was charged by one Honcysuck with assault with intent to murder. Chil. ders admitted striking Honeysuck with an iron weight, but held that it was ir self defense
 l.. c. Lockett negro. pleaded gull ty of petit larceny and will be sentenr. ed by the Court. The large number O: witnesses were excused. The cases oi Gilbert Jones and Green Caruth rs were continued.
 The State made failure in Its case against Robert Hardy. alias Choke liar dy. a white man charged with carrying concealed weapons. and after the testi- ihOhy ol tWO tuE0o yuuilS uSkEOts was taken the case was mol pressed Hardy will be tried on another char <s tomorrow. His case today was unnec- essarily delayed sometime on account of the failure of the negro boys to an swer their names. James Craig, An drew Watson" called Deputy Townsend in resonant tones several times, and the Court was about to continue the case when from the deep stiffness of the courtroom there arose a voice in the rear: Here is.' and three opSu- mouthed boys reluctantly moved to- ward the clerk. These same boys. it is said. will testify in the States case against Hardy tomorrow.
 The case against Mortimer Perkins another white man, was started before Court adjourned for lunch.
 The following jurors answered to their names: Thomas P. McCrary, J. IL Nicholson, T. c. Kenan. E. B. Jacob, w. 3. Lyles, H. A. Jordan, J. P. Scroggin n. Glover Ezell. Thomas NJ. Johnson. W D. Rutledge. Joseph Meyer. T. NJ. Cal len, George H. Craig, Jr.. Henry Parker
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