The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-06
ELECTIONS IN SELMA
THREE TO OCCUPY ATTENTION OF
 THE POLITICIANS.
Greatest Interest Centers in The Pros- peetive Hard Fight For Mayor Very Little Interest In National
 Election.
Advertiser Bureau.


 The politicians of Selma and Dallas County will have three elections dur ing the present year and 1t is thought that these will give them ample enjoy ment The first will probably be the municipal election, the second for dele gates to the National Democratic Con- vention at Denver and the third Tor three county officials.
 As yet there Is little being said about the municipal election which was made possible by the adoption of the code bill recently. The national and the county election have not been spoken of yet, but now that the holidays are over it is believed that politics will soon begin to get lively in regards to all three of these contests for the vote. of the people.
 There Is but little doubt that the municipal election will cause the greatest interest. So far there has been talk in regard to but one of the city offices, that of mayor. For this office 1t is expected that there will be several candidates. at least there have been three avowed candidates for this office for some months past, and 1t is said that others will get in the running as soon as the campaign opens.
 Under the code bill the election of the various city officials are left to the members of the council who are elected. The people of the city have for & number of years enjoyed the privilege of electing all of the city officials and they do not relish very much the fact that this has been taken out of theiF hands.
 To circumvent and yet to comply with the law as laid down in the code bill there is a movement on foot to get the Democratic City Executive Committee to put the names of all the candidates for the city offices on the ticket and to let the people vote for these officers the same ag they have been doing in the past. This is to be done only as an expression of the people but the men who run for the office of councilmen will be asked to pledge themselves to elect to office those candidates who the lsrgest num- ber of voters have asked them to elect.
 This plan Is meeting with disap- proval from quite a number of the citizens Some of the members of the Democratic City Executive Committee do not favor it but it is understood that the majority of the members of that committee favor the plan as the easiest way to secure the expression of the people who should be allowed to choose their own officials for the city instead of leaving the selection of the officers in the hands of ten or twelve men. More interest will probably be centered in this question than there will be in the election of the various city officials.
 It is thought that the City Demo- cratic Executive Committee will meet within the next week or so and set the day for the holding of the muni- cipal primaries. After this date 1t Is expected the municipal campaign will open up in earnest and be on until the election day
 Comparatively little interest Is be- ing taken in the national election, 1t being believed that Bryan will be the nominee of the party. After the meet ing of the State Committee perhaps more interest will be taken in it.
 In the county election the people of Dallas will vote for three offices only These will be for Superintendent of Education. Tax Collector and Tax As sessor. But few names have yet been spoken of in connection with these of D. M. Galloway, the present Superln- position if he makes 1t known that he wants to be reelected. He has prob ably made the best Superintendent of Education that the county has had and besides he is greatly loved by every citizen of the county. He has taught school in Selma for many years and if is believed that there are enough of his old scholars in the county to re- elect him to the office if he again wants it.