The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-16
ALDERMANIC
 CANDIDATES Central Council Has All
 the Names. NO OPPOSITION TO TEAGUE
Five Names Submitted for Members
 of Council at Large.
Five Candidates Each in First. Second and sixth wards, six i'm Fifth and
 Three Each in other.

Candidates' entries for the munich pal campaign closed last night and when the gate, under the rules of the litical map had been greatly changed. The meeting of the Central Council to receive the final announcement of all
 municipal candidates proved to be the which has so far been very tame.
 The race for the three places of aldermen-at-large assumed new phase at the Central Councils meet ing. The five candidates whose names will be on the official ballot for alder men-at-large. are Captain W. B. Jones. Gaston Gunter. Ira H. Virgin. W. D. Peck and Berto H. Johnson, Ali the candidates with the exception of Mr. at the meeting last night. MT. John son had previously been candidate from Ward Three, but early in the night he announced o nis puxpGse ot ot member of the Council from Ward One, hut he will make the race this time from the whole city. Captain Jones business men of Montgomery. Mir. Peck is 8 leading plantetr.
 Some sunrise was expressed that Aldermen Leopold Strauss and W. NA Cox. who are at present members of the City Council from the city at large did not offer for recollection. Their friends. however. knew that they were disinclined to run again. and in the afternoon they both announced that they did not care for their old places.
 Perhaps the most interesting feature of the meeting of the Council was the gossip among the large crowd which attended. that the Lee street depot matter would probably cut figure fin the aldermanic campaign. This is the same proposition which has been be- fore the Legislature-"the attempt to TCf AhA .nt1fu uxytl1 t.x-4Nt "a Railroad to move its freight depot from the foot of Lee street. It was Eossipped at the meeting last night that the Lee street propery owners who the aldermanic light. If that is true, the railroads which have large prop erty interests at stake, will also likely take hand in the campaign.
 foial list as prepared last night and which will appear on the official bai- lot. shows some new names. Under a previous order of the Central Council night or they could not appear on the official ballot. The official ballot will contain the names of the following can- didates for aldermen:
 At larEe--Captain W. B. Jones, Gas ton Gunter, Ira H. Virgin, ". D. Peck and Berto H. Johnson.
 Ward One Stanley c. Speer, c. B. Coins. James s. Parrish. J. A. Reaves
 Ward 5-H. f. Hines. J. T. Letcher. f, l. Ruth, J. c. Tyson and W. A. Mo
 Ward s--c. F. Moritz. J. R. Graves Tvey and J. M Kennedy
 Ward 4--Walter R.. Brassell. W. w. keidel and K ". Jackson. ,. Thompson, Robert Tait. Robert E. Lowe H. II. Cheatham and w. J.
 Ward s-Dr. B, M Trentham. James D. Sullivan " J. Proctor w I Ryan bnd W. J, Toole.
 Ward 77John Jones, Taylor Gibson
 No surprise was felt when the an- nouncement was made that Mayor ". M Teague would have no opposi- kion for re-eleetion for his, second term: get his second term unopposed.
 The Council assessed the single can- nidate for Mayor s1o0. Candidates for Aldermen Large were assessed SIS bach. and candidates for Aldermen from the different wards were assessed $l0 each. It is believed that these assess ments will meet all the expenses of The list of aldermanic candidates IS the largest in recent yearA
 the City Court room. was attended by large crowd of onlookers Nearly ail the candidates for Aldermen were pres fixed by the Council Chairman Hard away called the meeting to order, but had to leave few minutes later. Joe A6raham presided during the remainder The resignation of Col Charles P. Jones as member from Ward 4 was submitted on account of i'll health and Rccepted by the Council with regret MT. Browder. the other member from that ward. nominated John A. Elmore for the vacancy, and he was unani-r named to draft resolutions of regret At the resignation of Colonel Jones.
 It was definitely decided that there '. one at Highland Park and the other Pt Cloverdale. The Highland Park polling place will be in the store of other has not yet been secured.