The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-02-25
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SELMA POLITICS LIVELY

Selma. February 24-(special.) )- Candidates are still announcing for the various municipal and county offices. and by the time the primaries roll around the tickets will be quite lengthy.
 The municipal primary will be held Monday, March 23. While only a may or, president of the council and two members from each of the five wards are to be elected. the candidates for the minor city offices have announced in the local papers. and the members of the council are being made to pledge themselves to request a second primary to nominate those candidates that shall be elected by the board for city clerk. chief of police. etc.
 Thus far there are only two 'candi- dates for manyor, V. B. Atkins, who has held the position three terms, and J. L. Clay, the present president of the city council. There are three candidates for president of the council, all mem bers of the council at this time. The are L. Benish, the councilman from the Second ward; J. ". Marshall, council man from the Third ward, and ". L. Quinn, councilman from the Fifth ward.
 Only two candidates are announced for councilmen from the First ward. They are E. C. Jones and P. G. Welsh The Second ward candidates are T. G. Rowell and c. A. Patterson From the Third ward there are four candidates, H. Franelich, William Drysdale, M. J. Meyer and ". c. Smith. From the Fourth ward, L. G. Clark and J. D. Mullen are announced, and from the Fifth ward R. H. Burhtt and ". P. Shannaham.
 For the various city offices there are many candidates and more are expected before the primary for their election will be called
 While the county executive commit tee has not held a meeting yet it Is practically certain that the primary for county officers will be called at the same time as the state primary, May IS. There are two candidates for tax collector, J. J. Babcock and G. c. Phil lips. There are two for tax assessor. J. H, Lumpkin and I. D. Lloyd There is only one for superintendent of edu- cation, D. M. Galloway. Dallas county does not elect a treasurer. For justice of the peace of the city precinct there are two candidates thus far announced D. S. Starr and Paul Carson. For con- stable there are two candidates, r. J. Bowline and Phillip F'ulford.
 The candidates, as may be ina gined, are making life a burden to the voters and the average citizen will be glad when the campaign is over.
 Elected Deacons.
 Yesterday the congregation of the Broad Street Presbyterian church met and elected six deacons, W. E. Morri son, ". NJ. Cummings. A. M. Pitts, P T. Shanks, G. II. Craig, Jr., and Houston Armstrong being chosen. It required ta-o ballots to select the entire num- Der. The installation of the newly elected deacons will likely take place Sunday, March 8.
 In the Fourth District.
 Congressman w B.. Craig has re- quested Fred l.. Blackmon of Anniston to act as temporary chairman of the Fourth Congressional district executive committee and he will call a meeting of the committee at an early date. Con- gressman Craig is serving his first term in Congress and it is hardly likely there will be any opposition to his re- election. He has made an efficient and faithful congressman and his friends do not look for any opposition.
 The congressional executive commit tee will likely meet in Anniston within the next 10 or 20 days and it is ex- pected that the action of the state com mittee will be ratified and the primary for nominating a candidate for Con gross will be held on May IS. The members of the congressional committee hold that they are perhaps the only authorized body under the law to de- clare the result of such an election and in position to certify the nominee at the proper time to the secretary of state to get the name on the ticket to be voted in November.
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