The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-20
ADMINISTRATION HAS \
KEY TO SITUATION
Victory Was Complete All
Along the Line
EVEN TO THE COMMISSION
Old Executive Committee Will Meet
Tonight to Canvass the Returns
and Officially Declare
the Winners.
EVEN TO THE COMMISSION

While the victory of the administration
was "by the skin of the teeth it was
the most thorough, perhaps, in tho
knowledge of the Oldest inhabtant. The
administration ticket went through all
down the line.
Mayor Ward was nominated. Chief
Weir was nominated. Every present city
official was nominated. The administra-
ton ticket all down the line, as affecting
the City Council was successful Moore
won in the Fourth. Forney won in the
Sixth. HEIDI won in the Seventh. John
ONeill and B. II. Cooper We're chosen
without opposition in the Second and
Fifth. Dick Eggleston was favored by
the administration in the Third, and it
was we'll known that Gambills nomna-
ton would not have pleased the present
men in office. There was no special adj
ministration candidate in the First, al
though the victory of r. d. Burnett did
not dsplease. If there was favorite
in the Ninth, that favorite was George
Estes, who was nominated.
The New Committee.
Not only in this was the administra-
tlon won out too in the membership of
the city executive committee. 1t has been
generally believed that the old committee
was opposed to Mayor Ward. The new
committee will not be. The old commit
tees victory in the First and Second
wards was complete. The administration
landed two men from the Third, and two
from the Fourth without opposition. In
the Ninth, one of the nominees favors
the administration, and this is true as
concerns the Sixth one of those nom-
mated having been the campaign manager
of Mayor Ward. Both candidates in the
There was an even break in the Seventh.
The Police Commission.
1t is unnecessary to deduce from the
above that there will be elected a chair
man of the new committee who has the
administrations favor. and a new secre-
tary. Just what action the committee
will take two years hence in placing the
names of city officials on the ticket, is
unknown. 1t is known that the adminis-
tration does not favor the idea On the
other hand, the people voted overwhelin-
ingly to retain this privilege.
The police commission, too, is in line
with the policy of the administration. 1t
is thought that the three "holdovers' are
favored by the administration, and that
two of the newly elected, at least, are in
accord. Thus it is seen that there will
be little matter for friction in case the
unforeseen does not happen.
Committee Meets Tonight.
Tho old committee will meet tonight
and canvass the returns of the votes cast
Monday. After the recount, the nominees
will officially be declared.
After this ceremony, the newly elected
members will be sworn into office, and
short meeting of the new committee
held. The election of chairman will
follow, and the election of secretary.
After the performance of these duties,
there will be adjournment until after the
general election in May. Another meet
ing will then be held, and there will fol-
low another counting of votes.
After this, there will be no further need
of the city democratic executive commit
tee until the coming Of another municipal
election period.