The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-16
LAST WEEK
OF CAMPAIGN
Bids Fair to be Most
Strenuous Week.
CONTESTS IN THE WARDS
Issues Have Been Personal
Throughout.
In Three wards There Are Only Two
csnaidstes for AIaermen--First
Selection Of Police
Commissioners.

A municipal campaign which came In
like a lamb and promises to go out like
a lion, will end Saturday night and the
closing week promises to be the most
strenuous, of any since the beginning
Of the contest.
Practically the same plan of cam
paign has been adopted by both the
Tyson ana the Gunter forces. 3 plan
which embodies public meetings at
headqusrters and a personal house to
house canvass of the voters. This has
been the tlme-honored plan of con-
Quoting municipal campaigns in Mont
gomery--the organization of a central
club. the establishment of headquar-
ters and the house to house canvass
for votes. Only three meetings have
been held outside Of the headquarters,
one at Oak Park and two at West End.
Beth CAP didates for the Mayoralty
are members Of the City Council. Mr..
Gunter il serving his third term In the
Council and Mr.. Tyson Is completing
his second term. Mr.. Gunter was. the
last time elected from the city At large
and Mr.. Tyson from Ward 2.
1t is notable that both candidates are
the bearers OF names which have hg-
ured largely in the history of Mont
gomery, and both candidates have large
and influential family connections.
The campaign has been made upon
personal lines. A large portion Of the
citizens. claim that the contest mar
rows down to a personal choice and
that no issue exists between the two
men, The campaign orators have,
however. found Issues which they
deem SUFFICIENT and have played upon
them to their satisfaction.
As yet neither candidate has an.
Bounced, AZ has been customary In
Montgomery, who his campaign man
aEer Is. Major e. B. Baber ana Rep
FAsentatiye @. G. Manner are active in
turthering the canvass OF MIR. Tyson,
Among Mr., Gunterss supporters, the
two most active men are City Attorney
Q. r. Mcintyre and Representative n
T. Goodwin. The personal canvass OF
the city has been most thorough, It
Is safe to say that there Is not asroter
in the city who has not been approach
ed by friends Of one or both Of the
candidates. IN the past week the cam
palgn has become heated and strenu-
The rsee for President Of the city
COUNCIL has Attracted but slight inter-
est compared 20 that which attaches
10 the Mayofalty struggle. Yet IL il
the first selaction az a Mayor and 4
President Of the Council under the new
municipal cede and under this code
the Fresident of~tl1e Council IA chariked
with grave responsibilities ana ,Iutiss
The two candidates are Alderman q a.
Ruth At present vfce-President or ~
Councll and Ira H. Virgin, at present
member Of the Council from the city
ct large. 80
For the flrst time the voters 81 Mont-
gomery VIII have the opportunity Of
selecting members Of the Police Com
mission. Considerable interest attaches
to this race, because OF It's novelty
and AeeauRa of fbn Astfsam - a.. .Ssar
GERS In relation to the Police Depart
ment department Of the city govern
ment which In other years wielde,i
the most potent influence in city poII-
tics
There are twa places on the Police
Commission to be Allaa la the pri-
mary and tor the two placea there