The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-06
KENNEDY ENTERS
 RACE FOR MAYOR Has Strong Platform for Bes- semer's Improvement FIVE CANDIDATES ARE OUT Police Commission Meets and Receives Good Report From Detectives Patton and childress-Rody
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FIVE CANDIDATES ARE OUT

Bessemer, December 5.-(Specal) )-One more boat has been pushed out in the stream and is already making high speed toward the coveted prize in the municipal contest. W. T. Kennedy has announced for Mayor.
 MT. Kennedy does not intend to drift, | however. He has a set of strong oars that may push his craft ahead of his rivals. Following are the pithy and pointed blanks in the platform upon which he stands and for which he prom ises to fight should he be elected:
 Refund the city debt at lower rate of interest, which can be done at a sav- ing of $32S0 per annum to the taxpayers of Bessemer
 Buy the water works and give the people as low water as can be furnished.
 Build our own electric light plant and give the city and people cheap light.
 Relieve the people of the special tax that has been levied on them in this last administration.
 Abolish the tax that is now levied on the people as street tax.
 Put the city on such financial standing as to keep the city from having to put up her credit in package and pawn for money, as it is today.
 T believe in the enforcement of the law, but not to be bull-headed in it to the detriment of the people.
 "I believe in moving all negro saloons from the main thoroughfares of the city and creating a district for such sa- looms.
 "I believe that the policemen should only have to work eight hours instead of twelve, as is now the case.
 'I believe that our public white schools should be the best in the state, for edu- cation is the salvation of our country.
 II believe that the city should own and control the cemetery
 w. T. KENNEDY
 There are several radical movements set forth here which Mr. Kennedy believes to be the only way to pay off the city debt. From the proceeds of the water works and electric plant he says that the debt could finally be cleared up, while in refunding the present debt he can dem onstrate the possibility of saving thou ands of dollars every year. The plat form contains a number of clauses in which MT. Kennedy will receive the hearty support of many citizens.
 Five Announced.
 This now makes up list of announced candidates as follows: Edgar l.. Mitchell, c. T. Cooke, w. T. Kennedy, T. A. Moore and J. J. Sullivan. 1t is hoped that w. L. Rush will also come out as his friends believe he would make good Mayor.
 MT. Mitchell has entered actively into his campaign and has secured Walter K. Smith, who was chairman or the Hig don club, as his manager. MT. Cooke is confined to his office with the duties of city clerk, but has issued a circular to his friends and to the voters asking that they consider his record and his candi- dacy.
 It is peculiar that there has not been a single announcement for aldermen nor for city clerk, although it is expected that there will be no little rivalry to- ward the latter part of the contest. The democratic executive committee has not yet set the date for the primary, so there is plenty of time for further develop ments.