The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-30
CITY ELECTION
WILL Be QUIET
Very Little interest is Being
Manifested
THE OFFICIALS IN CHARGE
Opposition to Democratic Nominees
Developed in Some of the Wards.
Nine Voting Places
Established.

Tomorrow is general municipal election
cay in Birmingham.
A mayor. nine aldermen and three police
commissioners are to be elected. The DEM
ocratic party has full ticket in the
field headed by George Is. Ward. at pres
the Second ward In six of the wards
in the city the socialist party has placed
tickets in the field for aldermanic honors,
while the regular democratic nominee for
alderman from the Third ward will be
opposed by an independent candidate
d. R. Copeland is the regular DEM
and he is being opposed by A. ]. O'Keefe.
This is, in fact, the only ward in the city
where the least interest is being taken.
inasmuch as the opposition is not organ
lied elsewhere. Mr.. Copeland. however.
does not anticipate having any trouble in
defeating his opponent by a large ma
iority
Members of the city democratce execu-
tive committee will be at each of the
nine polling places in the city and look
after the interests of the party nominees.
Little interest is being taken in the
election and it is estimated that hardly
two thousand ties will be polled tomor-
row. The returning officers are required
10 hall 70
]. C. Murray at the city hall Immediate
ly after the polls are closed.
Officials in Charge.
Mayor Drennen and City Clerk Murray
under the city charter, will be in charge
of the elections. The polls will open at. S
a. M and close at p. m. Nine thousand
ballots have been prepared for the cleo
ton, one thousand being sent to each of
the voting places.
There may be a few-put the Indications
are very few-carriages appearing on
the streets with flying banners. It will be
a quiet election. The saloons closed last
night at - O'Clock to remain closed until
Tuesday morning. The law forbids the
opening of saloons on election day.
The City Council meets in regular semi
monthly session on Wednesday night Az
ter disposing of old business the council
Will proceed to canvass the returns of
the election. chen the new mayor and
the nine aldermen will take the oath Of
office. administered by Mayor Drennen.
and will procede to business.
Voting Places.
The following is the ballot for tomor-
rows election:
For Mayor-George B. Ward demo
craft.
For Alderman:
First Ward-Thomas Wheeler, demo
craD.
Second Ward-Simon Klotz (democrat.
Third Ward-D. r. Copeland demo-
craD; A. j. oKeefe independently.
Fourth Ward-J. r. Copeland demo
craD: G. L. Cox (socialist).
Fifth Ward-W r.. Gum (democraD;
Henry Bett (socalls)
Sixth Ward-Fred A. Fughum demo
crab; Charles S. Strickland (socalist)
Seventh Ward-John L. Parker demo
craft; James II. Davis (socialisb.
Eighth Ward-Fenry b. Gray demo
craft; r. X. Wadhorst (sociaist).
For Police Commissioners, Ghree to be
elected)-Sid p. Jones (democrat). Lucian
c, Brown tdemocraD. Ed Warren. Jr..
(democraD.
The following Is a LIST of the election
officials and voting places:
First Ward-Mana9ers. b. s. Beresford,
Harry Turner and Williams s. Sprague;
clerks. William Flagler and Zeke Town
send voting place. City Hall
Second Ward-Manaeers NJ p Lewis.
George Miller and F. w. NcCarty: clerks.
Isaac Fnstein and f. ]. Thornton: voting
place. Thornton's store Fourth avenue
and Eighteenth street.
Third Ward-Managers. r. IT. EggIes-
ton. ]. J. Curran and w s. Cunninp-
ham: clerks, s. IT. Gardner and C. p.
Ward. A. r. Hurley. mann ger. and w r.
Carter clerk. will be M OKeefe's rome
sentative In this ward. Voting place. EN-
mons store Nineteenth street and
Eleventh avenue.
Fourth Ward--Mana gers G. p. Mcvav.
John Evans and c. A. Hughes: clerks
Frank Leslie and J. n. Samuels: voting
place Samuels store Tenth avenue and
Twenty-fourth street.
Fifth Ward-Managers w. T. Stewart
F. p. Daugette and r. D. Bradford; clerks
Clarence Black and p. J Newman; voting
place. court house.
Sixth Ward-W. p Gideon. Lee Baxen-
dale and NJ f. Greenwood. clerks. John
Williams and John McErath voting
rlace. Union Grocery store Twenty-ffth
street and Avenue r.
Seventh Ward-Managers C. c. Heidi.
w. b. Grant and Henry Tomppert: clerks
j. M Tucker and Frank Fowlkes; voting
place. Tucks store.
Eighth Ward-Managers A. w Nelson.
w. Barnes Morgan and A. s. Klice; clerks.
Edward d. Smith and John s. Leedy:
voting place. Southside fire department
Ninth Ward-Managers, Walter Met
5alfe. James F. Hawkins and Henry Tn
rath: clerks. ID. G. Behrens and Walter
L. Howard voting place, w. D. Gums
store