The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-31
DAVIDSON CROWD
 PUTS OUT TICKET
ALL REPUBLICANS INVITED TO TAKE PART IN CITY CAMPAIGN. THOMPSON FACTION HAS OUT COUNTY TICKET.

The Republican club of the Davidson faction met last night in Magnolia hall with an attendance of between 10 and 20 men. The club resolved itself into mass meeting and proceeded to nominate a full ticket of officers to run with Dr. Masterson who is already the nominee for Mayor.
 These men decided on the nomination of Gen. Fred S. Ferguson for president of the council John s. Matthews and Frank S. Req for police commissioners
 Frank Req presided over the meeting and the club was addressed by most of the members present including David son. Masterson and others
 The club adjourned and invited all re- publicans to join in the campaign Can didates for aldermen from each ward will be nominated at meeting to be held next Thursday night in the same hall
 While the republicans of the Davidson faction are mixing up in municipal poli- tics and making it necessary that the democrats muster good strength at the polls on the third Monday in September. the Thompson faction is preparing sur prise for the November election But for the fact that the presidential election will be held at the same time it would be fairly possible for the republican ticket to go In, unless a big effort was made to bring out the democratic vote
 The Thompson ticket for the Board of Revenue is strong one, composed of N-clr sr.@ DAw Minor of Ensley J. W. Brigman of Ems ley and W. H. Lewis of Bessemer. They are running E. N Culum for county treasurer, A. J. Bowron for tax colec- tor, D. L. Williams for tax assessor Charles R. West for superintendent of education, Dr. J. R. Snyder for coro- ner and have put Judges Sharp and Ne smith on their ticket for city court judges.
 There is a great deal of talk about harmony between the two republican fac tions in the county Although they will all vote for Taft fin the coming election. there seems to be little hope of any | change unless the, Davidson faction pulls down Its state candidates. Both factions will probably have their tickets on the ballot under their emblems.
 protection appliances for the docks arc the most complete I have seen anywhere. This Is the seaboard terminal of the new road that Is building into the Birming ham district from the southeast and the | shippers of Birmingham may feel assured | that they will have every facility for prompt and safe exit for the export of their goods from this port
 Jacksonville Prosperous.
 T made side-trip to Jacksonville, Fla, and was astonished at the rapid strides that are evident n every line Of business in the place. The strangers $
 dea of Florida somehow gets mixed up with quiet orange groves, indolent plan- tations sleepy towns and millionaire re- sorts that sleep all the year except for flow wakeful weeks in the winter, when the idle rich come down with full wal lets and chronic attack of spendtis
 But l found this not so at Jackson Vile. An air of metropolitan push anu 1 rrogressiveness permeates every tissue of the city. Four ten-story business blocks Gre being built now and several valuable blocks nave been recently completed. Handsome residences are going up Tn every quarter of the city. Business in | all lines seems to be flourishing and the | sight was really refreshing in these times of semi-depression
 The "Booze Boat" | "I inquired the reason for all this ev- dent prosperity and was told that the greatest factor was the supreme effort to supply the wants of the 'booze-fighters' of Georgia The shipment of liquors from Jacksonville to Georgia Is really immense and Is making the town fabulousiy rich, and it's people prosperous and happy. "I found a large steamer plying be- tween Ferandna and Brunswick, making daily round trips. 1t Is known as the Booze Boat, its principal business being the transporting of liquors to the Georgia | town.
 | "Jacksonville has the best paved strests of any city in the southeast. Almost every block iii the city is paved with brick and presents d handsome appear | ance as well as Iiovidlng most sub stantlal surface for driving and bearing | the commerce of the town.
 Several members of the press party re- mained oyer at seaside resorts, while a few are struggling back home. l under stand that some will remain two or three weeks longer" Mr. Nelson spent yesterday and last night in Birmingham, and will go on to his home at Decatur this morning.