The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-28
NOW FOR THE CAMPAIGN
THREE CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR OF MONTGOMERY ARE BUSY.
Ae.srs. Forbes and Teague are Planning TOT Meetings, and Judge Randolph is Hunting voters--AIder- dermanfo Candfdnten.

uermanfo Candfdates. | inc municipal campaign of Mont somery is now on in earnest. The situation is rapidly crystalizing and assuming definite shape.
 | 1es.erday was the most important uay that has yet come to the candi-' oates and their friends The men who take an active interest in municipal anairs woke to find the announcement or Alderman J.<TSirk Jackson that he would not be candidate for Mayor, sne most important piece of news in Ihe Advertiser to them. Mir Jackson's announcement had created in Itself a oennite situation. What was to be- come of his large following? What would become of the voters who had l stood behind his prospective candi- dacy?
 In answering this question and in the endeavor to get the most possible benefit from the released voters the three announced candidates. Capt. A. G. Forbes. Alderman W. M. Teague, and Judge Frank R. Randolph. and some of | their personal friends put In a strenu- ous day. Commerce Street was the fa- vorite hunting ground, and the candi- dates and their friends crossed and re- crossed each others trail repeatedly in tracking the elusive voter to his lair. | season, so far
 | In truth. the battle line in the two days. yesterday and today. Is being formed. What has gone before was only the cavalry skirmishers reconnoi- teri1g and bringing on the fight Be- Tort midnight tonight the artillery and the infantry will be engaged all along the line for an endurance fight that will make the protracted battle before | I.i o m Iga -Iytr toI, ho- | tween two outposts. for this political fight is to continue until the middle of April.
 l Capt. A. G. Forbes will formally open his campaign tonight. The first meeting of the Forbes Club the meet ing for organization. will be held in his newly-established headquarters, in the old Louisville and Nashville law 1 office, the offices occupied so long by Capt J M. Falkner. and which are probably the best known offices in Montgomery.
 Friends of Captain Forbes have been active in securing members for his club and they confidently announce that the number and the character of the signers of the club lists will sur. prise the people of Montgomery when they are made public tonight. Officers will be elected and the men who will have charge of Captain Forbes's cam paign will be selected A number of speeches will be made and the cam paign of Captain Forbes will be out lined.
 Alderman -Teague and his friends were quite active yesterday. They are preparing for a strong campaign or ganization and expect to get actively to work with an organization as rep- resentative as any of the other candi- dates.
 MT. Teague said yesterday afternoon that he had not yet selected a campaign manager. He Is making a thorough personal canvass of the city in pursu- ing his campaign. .ts .r
 The headquarters of Judge Randolph are in his Jaw office in the Moses build ing. He, too, is making canvass of the voters of the city.
 The campaign for Aldermen Is a lit tie tardy in beginning. It appears to be slower than usual. There is a dearth of aldermanic candidates. J In reply to a reporters question if, after deciding not to make the race for Mayor, he would become a candidate fo reelection as Alderman large, Hou. J. Kirk Jackson said;
 T have not yet determined. I am proud, of the honor that the people of Montgomery conferred upon me when I was elected Alderman-at-large. l have no hesitancy in saying that l would greatly appreciate reassurance of their confidence in me. am quito busy at this time and would be unable to make an active canvass. cannot say definitely however, that I will make the race"
 Alderman John P. Kohn has already practically announced that he would be candidate for reelection as Al derman= at-Iarge.
 The candidacy of Alderman Teague for Mayor leaves the way open for the election of some man from the city at large, but as yet there has been no an nouncement for the pending vacancy.
 In Ward 1t is understood that AL derman Leopold Strauss will not be q candidate for reelection. It is said, too. that George H. Todd will in all probability be candidate. It is said that George c. Miles will be a candi date in this yard.
 In Ward 3 the candidacy of Alder man A. G. Forbes for Mayor will also leave vacancy. Alderman N. Lobma' this morning makes official announce nent of his candidacy for recollection for Alderman. from this ward. Ther' was considerable talk that Hon. W. T. Seibels would make the race, but he has authorized the statement that he would not be a candidate.
 In Ward f. Aldermen Mcintyre and Roemer will be up for reelection, and I w. w. Sedle, a well-known railroad conductor. will also be a candidate. In Ward D. Thomas Farris will be candidate for one of the places held by Aldermen Maddox and Griffith. | Tn Ward 6 !, there is talk that Thom- as Harrison and James Toole will prob ably be candidates for the places now | held by Aldermen Sullivan and Ryan. | In Ward !, Aldermen Holloway and | Thompson will be up for reelection. and it is probable that they will be opposed by Dr. $. H. Saul. w. E. Pee | bles and John Jones.
 | It is a hot fight that is coming on. 1 In the meanwhile, have you paid your l boll tax? If you do not pay your poll tax by the 1rst of February you can 1 only look on and take no part in the | game l "A GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES.
 1tehing, Bleeding. Blind or Protruding I YOu drur gil will refund money tf