The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-01-19
DECIDE ON PLANS
OF CITY ELECTION
Subcommittee Meets and
Makes Assessments
FIGHT TO BE SHORT AND HOT
kendrick viii Not Run, But Most of
the other Officers VIII Make the
Racial VIII Be Over
In Thirty Days.
FIGHT TO BE SHORT AND HOT

Instead Of meeting January "a, as per
schedule, the subcommittee of the city
democratic executive committee quietly
met last night in the city hall, and there
completed all arrangements for the NUM-
cipal primary to be held in February
The subcommittee ordered the candi-
dates for the following offices placed on
the open ticket: Mayor chief of police,
auditor attorney engineer, license in
spector, tax collector, treasurer, street
commissioner. electrician. plumbing IN
spector. building inspector, ana meat and
milk inspector.
The chief of the fire department the
city clerk, the various assistants and
subordnates will not be placed <on the
ticket, nor will the sanitary Inspector.
The Assessments.
The matter of assessments, the sub-com-
mittee assed the offices and not the candi-
dates. The following are the assessments;
Mayor. $500; street commissioner, 500;
chief of police, $50; each ward in the
election of alderman. $50; each ward In
the election of committeeman $40; each
office paying between 500 and Si25' Sow
each office paying more than $40, $io'
Hinder this manner of assessment the total
assessment will be divided by the candi-
dates for each office. II there are TWO
candidates for mayor each will pay $780,
etc.
THE hooks for registration will be open
ed on February and kept open through
February 0. The books will be opened
again on the day of the primary, as Is
customary. Under the assessment plan
adopted It is estimated that $500 VIII be
raised to defray the expenses of the cleo
ton.
James Hawkins was elected chairman
of the ub-committee, but on account OIL
a very sick child could not accept. II.
r. Alternately was then chosen. He pre-
sided at the meeting.
The subcommittee elected Thomas DAY.
export permanent secretary on salaryq
He win serve the committee throughout
the period of the campaign
All Over In Month.
The chief topic of conversation yestef-
day was political. The actual results OF
the meeting of the city democratic COM
mIttee were not discussed, for what was
done came as no surprise. But people
were interested chiefly because political
campaign has been opened, a campaign
that will be fast and sharp and broad.
There will be the biggest ticket Tor
municipal voters in recent years, because
It has been decreed that the candidates for
the heads of the various departments OF
the city government are to go on the
ticket for popular choice.
AS to whether it is wise for the people
to elect these candidates, or for the coun-
ell to exercise that function, brings out
much discussion, and evokes favorable
and condemnatory comment about equal.
Most officials Will Run.
The chief point at interest is that with
In thirty days 1t will all be over
No one has announced for Mayor. 1t
is generally believed that Mayor Ward
will be Il candidate, and that Capt Frank
p. O'Brlen will oppose him. Mayor
Ward, seen yesterday, was not ready to
make an announcement. The supplanting
of the majority rule by the plurality
meets with general approval. This will
make the reign of politics shorter and
even more snappy There will be no
run-overs.
Some of the present city officials viii
not make the race before the people.
Engineer Kendrick, who has discharged
the duties of that department for fifteen
years, will not be a candidate. He does
not think that he should make the Of
flee thing to be scrambled for. II the
city loses his services the present adj
mnistration will be sorely disappointed.
Treasurer Eustis will not make a state
ment as to whether he will run. License
Inspector Boggan and Auditor Copeland
will ask for their respective positions
again. 1t is said that Judge Garretson,
who formerly was tax collector. will OPP
pose Mr.. Eustis If he does make the
race, and Barnes Morgan viii be a can
dldate for license collector The fire
chief will not go before the people. bat
there are several who would like to sup
plant Chief wier of the police depart
ment city Attorney Smith has an
nounced, and II is not believed that he
will meet with opposition. Other city
officials have little to say.
1t is expected that Mayor Ward will
announce next week, at which time the
formal announcement of Chief Wier is
expected. 1t is expected that the en-
suing campaign will be the hardest
fought and most spectacular in the his
tory of the city, just rs 1t will be the
shortest.
ADJUSTMENTS.