The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-20
Birmingham'S Suburbs Have
Had Some Of The Most
Spirited Fights
SOME IMPOR TANT ISSUES
FOR THE LEGAL VOTERS
Importance of Bringing Out Full Dem
ocratic Vote Is Stressed by the
Manaoers-School Bond
Proposition.

OF Alabama. Under the new municipal
code, which a great majority of the
municipalities have adopted, provision is
made setting the date of elections on
| September q.
With the exception of Woodlawn, cleo
tions will be held in every town in the
! immediate Birmingham district. In the
eastern suburb the recent annexation cleo
ton has been the one political matter
! of interest and other municipal affairs
were allowed to- go begging. The election
was not forgotten, but no new candidates
appeared, and it was decided to allow
the present municipal officers to hold
| forth.
| In Birmingham proper the three points
| of interest will be the election in the
| Third ward between A. A. Gambll and
Asa l.. Hoyt, contesting for the position
of alderman made vacant by the resigna-
ton of R. H. Eggleston; the race of Dr..
| w. 7. Masterson, who is running for
mayor on the republican ticket against
Capt. Frank p. o Brien, the regular dem
ocratic nominee in the recent primary;
and the result of the vote on the issuance
of $35O,OOO worth of school bonds.
! Fight In Third Ward.
The fight in the Third ward has been
heated one When Mr.. Eggleston re-
| signed, shortly after the primary election.
steps were taken to seat A. A. Gambill as
alderman from the ward in question. The
voters of the ward contended for an cleo
ton, but the city council held to it's privi-
| lege Of electing the resigned alderman S
successor and declined the request of the
voters for an election After quite a SEN
sational scene in the council chamber
Mr.. Gambill came down, however and
stated his willingness to go before the
! people. In the meantime Asa L. Hoyt
came out for the seat on the Board OF
Aldermen and the campaign in the Third
ward has been spirited.
On the eve of the election both candi-
dates claiming a majority of the
votes Mr.. Gambill has made hot cam
| paign and his hackers appear confident
| of his election Monday. Mr.. Hoyt's sup
porters are equally confident and a great
! hight is expected in the Third ward to-
morrow.
Campaign for Mayor.
| Inc campaign OIL LIT. w. l.. MdSlerSOn
for mayor has been a rather unusual
one. 1t will be recalled that in the recent
democratic primary Capt. Frank p.
] O'Brien was nominated for mayor with
out opposition after W. Nj. Drennen had
Withdrawn from the race a few weeks
! before the primary was to be held
Since the primary two tickets have
| haen nut ollt Tho repuhlican Marty is
running on it's ticket Dr. Masterson
for mayor and John Matthews and
Frank Rea for the police commission.
| DR.. Masterson has made a thorough
campaign in every part of the city, and
it is conceded by the OBrien hackers
that he will receive quite large vote.
For this reason an effort is being
made to bring out every qualified dem
cratic voter tomorrow.
! In the primary election Capt. O'Brien
polled very heavy vote, and unless
his supporters fall down on him it is
thought that there is no doubt of his
| election as the first mayor of Greater
| Birmingham.
The third ticket, the socialist, bears
| two names those of F. x. Waldhorst,
| candidate for mayor, and G. L. Cox,
candidate for the presidency of the
| city council.
Separate Ticket In Each Ward.
| In tomorrow's election every ward
| will have a separate ticket, differing
only in the names of the candidates
for the office of alderman.
1 @
not appear on the ticket as the selec-
| ton of this official is entirely within
| the democratic party. When the people
| vote for a chief of police they do so
as recommendation of their choice to
the police commission, which, by law
| elects the chief of police.
The aldermanic candidates are as fol-
lows:
First ward, j. G. Greener.
Second ward, Simon Klotz.
Third ward, d. r. Copeland
Fourth ward, ]. R. Copeland.
Fifth ward, Graham Perdue.
Sixth ward, John Williams.
Seventh ward, M. j. Gregg.
Eighth ward, Barnes Morgan.
Ninth ward, Coffee Jackson.
/ Tenth ward w. r. Starbuck and w.
| M Martin.
Eleventh ward, A. R. Causey and j.
| w. Mcdonald.
In the Third ward there will be a
| democratic election entirely separate
from the general election in which the
voters will express their choice. be-
| tween A. A. Gambill and Asa L. Hoyt,
candidates for alderman.
A list of the places where the ballots
will be cast tomorrow follows:
First ward, city hall.
Second ward, 1925 Fourth avenue.
Third ward, 1900 Tenth avenue north.
Fourth ward, Twentyfourth street
and Tenth avenue, north.
Fifth ward, county court house.
sixth ward, Kenney's grocery store,
Avenue F and Twenty seventh street.
Seventh ward. Twenty-second street
| and Avenue E. Tuck's store.
Eighth ward, Southside fire depart
ment, Avenue D and Nineteenth street.
Ninth ward, Avenue F and Twelfth
| street, Harrington's store.
Tenth ward, city hall, Avondale
Eleventh ward, Lunsford's brick yard,
Forty-seventh street and Tenth avenue.
The polls will open at s o'clock and