The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-28
COMMITTEE REFUSES
TO HEAR PETITION
Date Of EnSley Primary is Def
niteIy Settled
CANDIDATES ANNOUNCING
Manager Davis Receives Flesh Wound
From Stray shot-sunday School
Union to Hold Session.
Notes and Personals.

Ensley, September 27-(Special)-An in
formal conference Of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee of the city of Ensley
was held last night at the office of Chair
man shortridge. who stated that he wish
ed to confer with them in regard to a
request made by committee of citizens
to call a meeting of the committee on
Thursday night for the purpose of sub
hitting a petition signed by number of
the citizens of l1nsley asking that the
primary election be postponed. He asked
for a full expression from each member
as to what action he should take. There
was diversity of opinion on the subject
though all agreed that the date should
remain unchanged unless the petition con-
tanned the names of majority of the
qualified voters. The chairman called at
tention to the fact that the primary eAec-
ton law of the state, under which this
election will be held, required that publ
cation be made in a local newspaper at
least thirty days prior to the election,
and the limit would expire September 49,
After more discussion the committee
unanimously decided that the date of the
primary should remain as formerly fixed,
October 20. 1906.
1t was also suggested that it would be
unfair to those who wished an early pri-
mary to have a meeting on Thursday
night without giving them time to get and
present counter petitions
The business men still ask for rest
from politics, and say they would rather
have no primary at all than have 1t now.
They are hard at work and intend to take
some definite action. 1t is quite certain
that the administration will not enter the
October primary.
Register Mandy will open his books to-
morrow and all of the qualified voters of
the city are expected to enroll before Dc
toher 10. Now that the election is set
tied, candidates will likely be announced
any day The friends of Charles T. Camp,
a former chief of police, are urging him
to run for Mayor, and he has almost given
his consent A full ticket will probably be
made up before long and the race will
be on in earnest.
Davis Injured.
Manager Davis of the old rod mill hotel,
while standing in his door yesterday, was
shot in the leg by negro cook. The bull
let was intended for a Pole with whom
the negro was fighting some distance
away MIR. Davis was taken TO the cum
nngham hospital where his wound was
dressed.
An exciting chase for the assailant fol-
lowed, in which Dennis Echols used his
pack of thoroughbred boodhounds. The
trail was followed through Averyt's quar-
ters, but was lost near the street car line,
where he is supposed to have boarded a
car.
Notes and Personals.
Winfield Davis, son of w. H. Davis,
who has been at the Chicago plant of the
United States Steel corporation for some
time, has returned and is again employed
in the engineering department of the Ten
nessee Coal Iron and Railroad company.
His many friends in Ensley are glad TO
hear of his return.
Mrs. T. d. Macarthur and her little son
William Duncan, win return to the city
tomorrow after pleasant visit to rela-
tives in Jasper.
The wedding of Jay Cook to Miss Nellie
Shoneyfelt a s o'clock last night was
n pleasant surprise to their friends p.
M. Simmons of Bessemer was the best
man and Miss Myrtle Lemay the brides
maid. The Rev d. p. Taylor performed
the ceremony. The bride and groom will
reside in Ensley.
The Ensley Sunday School union will
be called together early in October by
the president, w r. Stewart. This is a
convention which is held quarterly to
plan for Joint effort and general work.
One of the important matters to come be-
fore the club will be the report of the
census committee which is making a list
of all the children In Ensley.