The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-17
CITY POLITICS J WAKING UP Mayor Teague May Have
 Opposition. SEVERAL CONTESTS BREWING fhfee Candidates Safe to Be After
 Execysive Plsp. rropeA.d RedIstrictine of City Awaited With Interest by Aspirants to A. der1nnnie Henors--Mny Change Nsy of eats.

With possibility that Mayor ". M, Teague may have an opponent to his candidacy for reelection to the Mayor. atty, and a certainty of competition, and strong competition. in at least four campaigns for positions in the City Council. the coming primary elec- tion in April will not De So dull as wss at first prophesied. =
 Three men have been mentioned as possible candidates against Mr. Teague. In the First, Fifth and Seventh Wards there will be races. and in the election of three Aldermsn- at Large there will be at least four candidates.
 It seems to be general belief that MT. Teague will not be defeated even if he has opposition, and the belief Is not encouraging to the individual aspi- Earlt if of aSpifants there be any. MT. Teague has one political asset which alone gives him strength, the Demo- cratic precedent that each Mayor shall have second or enlargement term. 4he politically oldest Inhabitants cite many instances in which 1t was vainiy sought to overthrow the precedent, aad general credence is given to the still existent strength of the precedent. Nor do Mir. Teagueis friends hold only to this asset; they point to his aaminis- tration as e potent plea for Ais res
 President Gastpn Gunter of the City Council Has been mentioned as pos sible candidate against MT. Teague, but so far as Is known he has given no cause for the mention. As yet, how ever, he has not authorized any state ment about his political Intentions, even as xeGards bis mem bership in the Council where he represents the First Ward. -
 Hon. c. P Mcintyre, the present city atfnrney. has been freausntIy' spoken of AS candidate for the mayeralty, but he. too. has not made declaration. MT. McIntRre has strong friends. social ly and Politically, and Iouid doabtless pake strong rRcf
 R. Tyler Goodwin, Q reprssentativs of Montgomery County in the Leglsla. tnrk. Neither Mr. Mcintyre nor Mr Gaoawxn has exer anthoEized the use of his name, but it Is known that theil friends have urged them to make the race.
 May Redlktriet City.
 A possible Eedistriction of the eitS will play a part in the campaign for seats in the ktty Council IL is believed the redistrictlps cemmittee of the City Councif composed of Aldermen J. Lee Holloway. A. Roemer. T. Gardner Eos ter and James J. Sullivan will hold g meeting before the primary Tn Apri and reEommepd some changes M ths pres 5nt political map of the city. One of the possible changes will be the re- districting of wards 3 and s. so that the former ward will cede back to the latter the territory which two years ago was taken from Ward 6 and given to the second. This tefritory includes line from South Court and Church streets to the corner of Church and MouItpn streets, fhence" down Moul-: ton street to the Alabama river
 At present the secend Ward is rep resented by Alderman !. (. Tyson and C. L. Ruth, and 1t is expected if fhe ward is not changed they will not have opposition for re-electiop as their constituents seem satisfied with their record. Is. however, the change is made. Another candidate may be an- nounced.
 West End may be formed into g sep arate ward from Ward 1. From the west End portion. at least. there would be three candidates for two offices and the two ofaces would be of course the seats in the coupcflifer the new ward, and it Is stated that J. c. Conner. Robert Lee and J. A Reeves would be the candidates.
 If the ward is not divided. and re- mains as it now Is, thefe will be a merry battle. Gsst3p Gunter, inep1ber From Ward One and presIdept of the City Council though he bas dsclihsd