The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-28
Declares That His Opponent Is Inelgl- ble to Hold the Office, Since He Is Not Legal
 Voter.


 for that was eligible to hold the office. He claims that his opponent. John D.
 Martin. had not registered, and, there | fore, was not eligible to hold the of | flee
 I Justice of the Peace D. W. Houston was called upon to administer the oath Of office, and he complied with the re- quest, sustaining the contention of MT.
 McAdory that he was the only eligible candidate for the place. It is claimed that the law Is silent as to when and how the oath of office shall
 be administered and also as to who shall | canvass the vote and declare the elec- 1 tion. In the absence of a city charter and | ordinances on the subject it is contended that the step taken tonight is entirely l legal and proper.
 On the other hand MT. Martin, it is un- derstood, will contend that he has a right
 to hold the office on account of the ma 1 jority vote and the absence of any law bearing specifically on the matter. It is | understood that he will contest the right of MT. McAdory to the position in the
 courts, and an interesting legal fight that
  is imminent.
 Chambers McAdory received 3s votes, and his opponent, John D. Martin, re-
 ceived 43 votes, or five majority. Following is the vote for aldermen: M. c. Bradley, 7s; J. w. Coughlin, 62; J. E. Wilson, 46; J. w. Rarden, AZ. E. J. Ray.
 42; J. W. McCorSle, 8, and John E. Bra dy, 39 The first five will probably be declared elected and will be sworn into office tomorrow.
 While the election was orderly, there l was considerable interest taken in the | voting, many of the friends of the candi-
 dates remaining at the polls all day | This was the first election for city off, cials held in the new municipality, and the result was watched with interest by
 everybody familiar with the situation.
 Two Small Fires. | The Bessemer fire department was called
 to two fires today, one of which resulted | in loss of 5000.
 | The fire resulting most seriously was 1 in a two-story frame residence occupied l by negroes at Twentieth street and Fifth avenue tonight at o'clock The fire was discovered on the roof and the building burned very rapidly. It
 was entirely consumed before the depart
  The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss Is estimated at $2000 It is not known
 whether or not the owners of the build ing had insurance.
 The fire company was delayed in reach ing the fire on account of the fire horses escaping the control of the driver at the fire hall and running away. Just as they
 had been hitched to the fire wagon and Driver Woods started to mount the seat the horses started and Mir Woods missed the seat. The horses ran from the hall and had gone some distance before they
 were stopped and directed to the scene
 of the conflagration. No damage was done sn the runaway but considerable time was lost
 At Ii o'clock this morning the depart ment was called to the residence of Mrs.
 L. Y. Lipscomb on Berkley avenue. where a chimney was burning out No damage
 was done.
 H. J. Hastings Dead. Humphrey J. Hastings, aged 23 years, died at his home In this city this morn ing at 73O o'clock of fever. His death came as general surprise as it was
 thought that he was on the road to re- covery.
 The deceased was a very popular young
 man and for some time had been em- ployed in the furniture store of Hood & Wheeler.
 The remains were sent to Shelbyvlle.
 Tenn, tonight, where they will be in- tered tomorrow.
 He leaves a father. mother and sev- eral brothers and sisters His brother, J. R. Hastings, has been with him durinf his illness.
 Several games of baseball have been ar ranged for the next few days in this city.
 Ball Game Announced. Tomorrow afternoon at 3:3O o'clock the Bessemer Beavers will play team from Wylam at Fourth Avenue park. Tomorrow night at Beavers hall the first and second hines of the Beavers will play game of indoor baseball. On next Tuesday night at the same place the first nine of Beavers will play the Elks' team, and on Thursday night of next week the first nine of Beavers will play a picked team from Birmingham. The first nine of Bessemer Beavers au- thorizes The Age-Herald to announce a general challenge to all indoor baseball teams in the state of Alabama. The Bes- semer team has not been defeated in game of ball this year though it has played some of the best teams in the | state.
 The Commercial Club. l The business men of Bessemer are very much interested in the movement toward | the reorganization of the Commercial club and will rally to the support of the organization.
 | The committee on permanent organiza- l ton appointed by J. A. LaRue last night | will meet at the Bessemer National bank | Friday afternoon at o'clock to further | discuss plans of organization, and draw | up rules and regulations. number of | members have already been enrolled and | it is expected that a large majority of l the business and professional men of the | city will join the club at once. and help l in the work of promoting the industrial | and business interests of the district. | Permanent officers will be elected at 1 the next regular meeting of the club | which will be called for one night next | week.
 [ Bessemer feels the need of such an or l ganization and 1t is believed that the l movement at this time will meet with l great success. Bessemer Is growing as never before in It's history. and the people | feel that the time Is propitious for viz orous and united action in the way Of encouraging the location of new indus tries and more and better citizenship. The manufacturing plants already To- l cated in the Bessemer district are all do- ing well and increasing their capaci- | ties. imposing residences are being erect ed in every quarter of the city. many new | xof. nd cet-