The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-12
THREE PARTIES WILL MAKE POLITICS HUM Democrats Go to Work to Get
 Out the Vote 6. 0. p. HEADQUARTERS Independence League Candidates Will Speak at High School Auditorium
 Monday Night-chairman
 Lathrop's Committees.
6. 0. P. HEADQUARTERS

Three political parties having opened up their campaigns in Birmingham yes- terday, the city has become suddenly the center of war. With Hearst, Hisgen, leaders coming Monday night, with re- publican party headquarters opened in the Metropolitan hotel; with Dr. Master son, republican candidate for mayor, malx- ing three speeches daily, with Chairman Abernethy and his democratic commit tee planning to win for Captain O'Brien, Seals and Yielding, at the polls; ..ni a great fight going on out in the Third ward between Gambill and Hoyt. ID one could declare that politics is dead.
 The newcomers are exceedingly active. They have procured headquarters ut Third avenue and Nineteenth street, and arc preparing for the greatest political meet ing ever held in the city. Hearst and his party leaders will speak Monday night at o'clock and it is expected that hundreds will go to hear the well known newspaper man.
 The independence party also announces that it will have out two congressional candidates one in the Ninth dlssSict and the other in the Seventh. They expect to make a hard fight for these two posi- tions.
 Republican headquarters are open in the Metropolitan hotel, and Chairman La throp is just ready to launch a vigorous campaign. Here are his committees:
 State campaign committee-F H. La throp, chairman; Julius Sternfeld' secre- tary; w. H. Woodward, treasurer.
 Finance committee-E. G. Chandler, chairman, Birmingham; w. H. Wood ward, Charles Hutchins, T. H. Aldrich, Julius Sternfeld.
 Committee on speakers, securing and organizing-William Vaughan, chairman
 Congressional campaign committed. B. Sloan, chairman.
 Literary committee-Gen. F. s. Fergu- son, chairman; W. E. Horn, L. T. Smith, Anniston; James Bowron, John T. Mo- Eniry, Bessemer; A. J. O'Keefe.
 Committee on registration-Nathan Alex ander, Montgomery, chairman.
 
 Campaign committee on counties-Judge L. H. Reynolds, chairman; assistants, Judge John Curtis, Judge A. P. Long shore, E. E. Walker, Macon; Judge T. Il. Davidson, Oneonta; Joseph H. Parson.
 The democratic city campaign commit- tee. with Chairman Abernethy presiding, held a meeting in the city hall last night. The committeeman in each ward, the can didates and the managers were instructed to go out and get to work, and on elec- ton day to carry everybody to the polls. Special fear seemed to be of the republi- can candidates for police commissioners, and the committee insists upon the inn portance of every democrat going to the polls on September 21.
 The fight is the Third ward is now about settled The voters have all met the can didates and have decided which man can get on the committees, make the most friends on the board and get the most good for the ward. This will either be A. A. Gambill or A. L. Hoyt.
 Dr. Masterson continues to stump the city and claims the republican ticket will win. He spoke yesterday at the Louisville and Nashville shops and at Jackson's hall in East Birmingham. Good crowds turned out to hear him.