The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-30
PRIMARY At SELMA
TO Be VERY QUIET
Only Three Candidates Have
Opposition
TO BE HELD FEBRUARY %
1t Is Expected That New Aldermanic
Candidates VIII Announce Before
the Campaign Cioses-Notes
and Personals.

Selma. January 99.-(Speeal1-The
municipal primary for Selma comes off
on February 25 and hardly ever in the
history of the city has there been such
little interest manifested in an election.
For all of the city offices. from mayor
down to sanitary inspector, there is OPP
position for but three places, that OF
cemetery sexton sanitary inspector and
captain of police. For cemetery sexton
A. Philen, an officer of the police force
for many years. is opposing Robert Pfeif-
| fer. who has been sexton for quite a
while For sanitary inspector Officer
Rhodes and officer Smith are contesting
with W. J. Smoke, the present Incumbent
and for captain of police Officer Frank
Burfitt is contesting against Captain Mil
Ter, now holding the position.
| 1t is somewhat remarkable that all of
the contestants for office against the
present incumbent are members of the
police force of the city. Evidently no
outsider has the temerity to 90 up
against the offieeholders now on the pay
| rolls
In the matter of councilmen there has
| developed no opposition, although there
| is prospect of some others coming out in
the Third ward. OF the present council
Councilman Wildly, Councilman Agee.
Councilman Norris and Councilman Elder
| will retire and Councilman Clay Is I'M
opposed for elevation to president of the
| councilman. In the First ward Grayson
and Rowell are announced. In the Sec
ond ward Patterson and Benish. In the
Third ward Meyer and Marshall. In the
Fourth ward Mullen and Virgins and in
the Fifth ward Quinn and Burfitt. There
| is hardly enough interest in the election
to stir things up. and 1t is likely that
only a small vote will be polled.
Baseball for Selma.
There has been a good deal said and
not a little written in the matter of
baseball for Selma this season. The
| chance is at hand TO secure good ball and
| a league formed that will give the best
of sport. The trouble is in getting any
| body interested enough to take hold and
raise the money necessary to properly
| equip the team.
| 1t is not thought there would be much
| trouble in getting the actual money. The
| trouble now seems in getting somebody
| to take enough interest to launch the
| project
| 'King Bailey has received n letter
| from an Admission fan who urges the
calling soon of representatives from
Rome, Admission Gadsden. Selma and
other cities and launch the project. 1t is
| planned that a forfeiture fund of $500
| shall be put up by each club to guar
antee play during the entire season. A
| guarantee of $500 for each game to be
| paid by the home club is the next propo.
sition The salary limit will be arranged
at the meeting.
Local and Personal.
The city court cleared it's docket of
minor criminal cases today and adjourn
ed until Friday with two capital cases
! both against white men. will be called
| One of the criminal cases is that against
| r. A. Anderson, charged with the killing
| OF Edward Boykij during the fair last
fall. the other is Robert Whatley,
charged with killing a negro. In the
court today a negro for Illegally selling
whisky was fined $50 in two cases, and
| three other indictments held up, pending
| good behavior. A negro was given six
months for assault with intent to muir
| der ad negro charged with stealing a
watch was discharged.
A. d. Bloch of Mobile was a visitor to
| Selma. He reports that the coming Mard
| Gras will be one of the most brilliant
| in the history of Mobile, the mother OF
mystics.
| The funeral of Mrs. Simon Mas oc-
| Cured this morning at 10 o'clock from
| her late home on Broad street. A large
concourse of citizens were present, pay
| ing a last mark of respect to her men,
| orV