The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-25
I'VE ARE SUPREME"
SAYS ALTERNATELY
FOR COMMITTEE
That is the Reason all Minor
Officials are to be Placed
on Ticket
REPORT WAS ACCEPTED
WITH LITTLE DISSENTI0N
City Committee Decides That All Can
didates for Office Must Qualify
Before O'Clock Tomor-
row Night.

The city democratic executive commit
tee in a session lasting but forty min
utes. adopted the report of the suo-conl-
mttee last night,
The second meeting of the committee,
while short snappy and filed with that
debate which puts men on their metue'
was entirely free from the disorder that
characterized the first.
Unlike the first meeting, the debate was
confined solely to members of the conf
mittee. and only once was an appeal
made to a spectator. Committeeman
Alternately who is chairman OF the SUD-
committee, desired to refer some matter
to C. w. Austin, city fire inspector, but
the explanation asked for was not forth
coming.
The entire report of the subcommittee,
which was made by its chairman, H. u
Alternately, was adopted over the protest
of three votes. These votes attacked
that clause of the report which ordered
the names of the plumbing, the electrical,
and the building inspector placed on the
open ticket The report was adopted,
section by section, this resulting from
resolution offered by Committeeman Ell
liot, a resolution that met the objection
of Committeeman Hawkins. Every Sec
ton was adopted unanimously save that
which placed the names of the three in
spectors mentioned above on the ticket.
Then the report as a whole was adopted,
three votes being registered against it.
Report of subcommittee.
The report of the subcommittee has
already been given in The Age-Herald.
1t orders the names of the candidates for
the offices of auditor, attorney, engineer,
license inspector, street commissioner,
tax collector, treasurer, chief of police,
electrical inspector. plumbing inspector,
and building inspector on the ticket. It
assesses the respective offices and not
the candidates for them, the assessment
against the office to be equally divided
by the total number of candidates. 1t
on February 4, and keeps them open until
on February 4, and keeps the mopen until
February 8. The qualification of candi-
dates, which means that they must sign
the pledge to abide by the results Of the
primary, and the directions of the COM
mittee, will commence this morning, and
continue until Saturday night at .
clock 1t will be seen that but two days
are allowed for the qualifications. So
far, no candidate has qualified, and it
goes without saying that Tom Daven-
port, the secretary who has offices in
the city hall, will have his hands full
during today and tomorrow. 1t is stipu-
lated that all assessment fees must be
paid before Tuesday night of next week.
After the reading of the report, Com
mtteeman Hawkins declared that he and
Committeeman Nelson, members of the
subcommittee. opposed the placing OF
the city inspectors on the open ticket,
but that they were in the minority.
At this point, Committeeman Elliot
asked that the report be adopted sec
ton by section. Committeeman Hawkins
was in opposition, and stated that II
Committeeman Elliot desired any changes
he should have been at the first meet
ing. Committeeman Elliot explained that
he was i'll, and pointedly remarked: ut
would have made no difference in the
general result had been present"
When the vote was called for, the Elliot
resolution went WlllouI d. us
senting vote. The report was then
adopted section by section, as explained
above.
DoneIson Throws Bomb.
Spice was thrown into the meeting at
this point by Committeeman Donelson,
holding the proxy of John T. Evans. Mr..
Donelson tersely asked:
What authority have we to leave off
some of the names which the people have
ordered on the ticket, and add some 9TH
ers concerning which the people have
said nothing?"
This question fell like a bomb in a
camp until that time peaceful. 1t was
never answered satisfactorily to Commit.
teeman Donelson, and Committeeman
Hawkins admitted that there was a
shadow of inconsistency.
Committeeman Donelson followed his
advantage by wondering why discrimina-
lions were made, why, for instance, did
not the meat and milk inspectors name
go on the ticket.
Committeeman Greenwood offered an
exclamation He said:
because we thought him capable