The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-28

Alderman First Ward-J. G. Greener- Second Ward-Simon Klotz.
 Third Ward--D. R. Copeland.
 Fourth Ward-J. R. Copeland.
 Fifth Ward-Graham Perdue.
 Sixth Ward--John r. Williams.
 Seventh Ward--M. J. Gregg.
 Eighth Ward-Baias3 Morgan.
 Ninth Ward-Co!sga 'pakson.
 Tenth Ward--H. |. -frt;n and W. R. Starbuck.
 Eleventh Ward-J. W. Mcdonald ard A. R. Causey.
 By majority of 206 votes Harry Jones defeated B. H. Cooper for presi- dent of the City Council yesterday. George Bodeker had a walk away for chief of police with a majority of 54S votes, and was paid the additional dis tinction of winning while the voters sat down hard on the men who fired Wier and elected Bodeker. Carl Seals, the young man who is new in politics, and r. B. Yielding won by 715 and AS7 votes respectively, carrying every box except the First and Second.
 The old nine wards had their way. Had neither of the new wards been
  been elected. Although the Tenth and Eleventh wards threw the strength of th cir vote for Cooper and Wier, it had no effect in the final count.
 By an overwhelming vote the people again decided that they want to vote for the department heads, and unless the next city committee succeeds m framing up some excuse, on the ticket the department heads must go.
 Total of 41o0 Ballots.
 A total vote of 41O0 ballots was cast. Of this number Captain O'Brien got about S100, as many voters did not think 1t necessary to check his name. A peculiar feature was the 27 votes cast for George Ward in the Tenth ward, or Avondale.
 The election was also featured by the victory of the young men over the older ones Carl Scales, the youngest man in the contest, was accorded the highest vote given any opposed candidate. Gra- ham Perdue, a promisiong young lawyer of the Fifth ward was an easy victor over Dr. w. R. Gum, while Barnes Mor- gan. John F. Williams and Coffee Jack son are three other young men who were given great victories.
 The betting around town yesterday was two to one in favor of Cooper MT. Jones, however, came across the rali- roads from the southside with 300 major itv. and Coopers failure to summon as big a vote in his home ward and the Eleventh ward as was expected resulted In his defeat.
 Bodeker Loses But Two Wards.
 Chief Bodeker won every box in the city. except two, the Third ward, Wiers home. and the Tenth ward where he lost by only a few votes. His victory was q signal triumph and an indorsement of his eight months in office such as few officers have ever received.
 The battle at the polls yesterday was me of few events. The day was clear and slowly the voters filed past the boxes. There was little enthusiasm around the polls, merely the line of card holders and a few candidates.
 Perhaps the biggest surprise of the re- suit was that in the Sixth ward, John Williams defeating Maben Hobson with rhe union vote.
 If will be remembered that Mr. Will Hams failed to qualify, and it was through MT. Hobson's request that Williams was allowed 70 go on the ticket. The fact that MT. Hcbson had not signed up with inc miners is said to have been the issue which cost him defeat.
 The closest race was that for com- mitteemen in the Eighth ward, where J. D. Dabney and Fired Enslen won with PUP and 251 votes, respectively, while w H. Johnston lost with 249 votes, there being a difference of only three votesS Barnes Morgan'si victory over the ad- ministration machine was remarkable
 Coffee Jackson's victory was exceeding ly close over Joe SVieferich by a major ity of only Il votes. Wieferich carried the bottom part of the ward almost solid ly, and the threef hill top men split ur their vote so muEh that they all came very near losing. q The detailed ward re- suits are given iai another column.
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