The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-26
GADSDEN WILL ASK
FOR D|SPENSAR|ES
Petition to Legislature viii Re-
ceive Good Support
GOSSIP OF CITY ELECTION
Plenty of Available Timber for Mayor
as Five Prominent Citizens
Are Already Feeling the
Public Pulse.
GOSSIP OF CITY ELECTION

| Gadsden, November 25.-(Special)-T is
understood from reliable sources that a
| petition will be prepared and a bill draft
| ed which will be presented at the coming
session of the state legislature, asking
| that dispensaries be established in Gais-
den and Alfalfa, and that the saloons oe
| abolished in both of those places. The
| dispensary forces have been quietly at
work for the past several months and
will now go to work and make an agrees
sive campaign The measure is being Ell
Enthusiastically supported by the best and
most conservative citizens, not only in the
two cities named, but throughout the
| county.
! Crime is said to have been on the in
crease and has reached appalling pro-
| portions, the greater part traceab1e TO
whisky. The police courts of both Alfalfa
| and Gadsden are filled with cases of
drunkenness nearly every day. The GRIM
inal division of the city court is over
burdened, too, with so per cent of tie
| cases attributed to drunkenness.
| Although the plans have not been fully
| developed, it is thought that the proceeds
| from the dispensary will be divided equal
| ly between the city and county for school
| purposes It is claimed that the schools
| are in dire need of the money, and that
| this is the only logical way of raising II.
| IT is understood that both members of the
lower house of the legislature have agreed
| to support the measure, and Senator-eiect
Hammer has agreed to support any mea $
| ure along this line to which the members
OF the house agree.
/ ho ftail
here four years ago, but the men who
were the principal leaders against the
movement are believed to have passed
away, and the public has been educated 10
know that the dispensary is far better
than the open saloon, and will no doubt
| express themselves accordingly.
Grooming the Candidates.
Although the race for mayor will not
begin in earnest until after the first of
the year. there is great deal of talk anu
grooming of candidates for the office UNI
der way There will be plenty of avail
able timber to select from. not less
than five are already, feeling the public
pulse in anticipation of running.
Mayor Charles p. Smith states that he
will not be candidate under any cir
and has many friends who would like to
see him succeed himself, but he is positive
in his declaration not to make the race.
Alderman ]. M. Sullivan is the most
prominent candidate spoken of, and stands
an excellent chance to win the nominal
ton He is a progressive and conserva-
tive business man and would no doubt
make the city a safe chief executive. Mr..
Sulivan's service alderman has fitted
| Ia nprfOrm
of the office. lie does not seek the office,
but his friends are urging him to make
the race, and he will probably consent.
| r. H. Casey, a real estate agent is
seeking the office. and is confident he will
win. 1t Is understood that former Mayor
lockwood will probably be a candidate
| also.
Since the town has taken off its swad-
ding clothes and come out in the open
as a progressive little city. the office of
mayor carries moro dignity and honor
with it. besides a snug salary of $1,000.
which will make the office more eagerly
sought after than i'm any previous election,
and it promises to be an interesting one
from start to finish.
To Elect Officers.
| T. c. Galloway, president of the Etc
wah county division of the Southern Cot
| ton Growers association, has ordered
| peat meetings 0elu III the county ol icAl
Saturday, December l. for the election Of
officers from the various beats. and on
| December 4, representatives from the
county will elect a president, vice presi-
dent secretary and treasurer for the COM
ing year A representative to the state
meeting will be selected at this time also
Veterans Meet.
Emma SAMSON camp, Confederate Vet
. erans met in regular session at the court
house yesterday. with Commander Dunlap
presiding. Memorial Day will be observed
the second Wednesday in December, and
the Daughters of the Confederacy will ar
range a programme for the occasion. 1t
was also decided to observe the birthday
of General Robert E. Lee on January 10,
with appropriate exercises.
The Gadsden Street Railway company
has received handsome new vestibuled
electric car for the Gadsden, Alabama
City and Alfalfa division. The car will be
placed in service at once and 15-minute
schedule will be inaugurated between
those places, which will be great con-
venience to the patrons of the line. and
will do much TO relieve the OVerCrOwded