The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-04
Buttons of Candidates Are Be- ginning to Adorn Coat
 LapeIS
REGISTRATION BEGINS
 NEXT M0NDAY MORNING
1t Will Be Necessary for Every Voter To Register Even Though He Hold a Life Certifi-
 cate.

the. hill and then marched down again, the subcommittee is busily engaged in preparations for the primary to be held on July 27.
 At the same time the politicians are beginning to button-hole their friends, and pledges for various can didates are floating in the air. Harry Jones'" two ordinary words which stand for a great deal, are seen on tn coat lapels, while B. H. Cooper, can didate also for the presidency of the council. has a button which he VIII use reading, "A vote for Cooper means a vote against the street tax"
 Beginning Monday the candidates will begin to qualify and by Saturday night, July II, every name will have to be in. On Monday, July Is, at ls o'clock the meeting of the sub-commlt- tee will take place, and all candidates will be expected to appear and pay tn cir entrance fees.
 Books of registration will be open commencing Monday morning at o'clock. and will remain open until b D. m. for six days, from July to July Il, with the exception of next Satur- day, when the books will be open until 10 D. m. in order to give the late voters a chance to register. The reg istrars will be required to be at the voting place on the day of election Tn order to qualify those voters who may be out of town on the week of regis tration.
 Secretary Patil1o, who was instructed by the sub committee, has selected the following voting and registration places in the city where the books of regis tra tion will be open:
 First Ward-Lobby of city hall.
 Second Ward-Acme laundry, 1714-16 Fourth avenue.
 Third Ward-First three days at Oden grocery store, Twelfth street and Elev- enth avenue, and second three days at McMillion's grocery store, 1000 North Ninteenth street.
 Fourth Ward-R. L. Stokes resi- dence, 1902 North Twenty-fourth street.
 Fifth Ward-Court house.
 Sixth Ward-East End pharmacy corner of Twenty seventh street and Avenue F.
 Seventh Ward-Probably at Tuck's store.
 Eighth Ward-Southside fire depart ment.
 Ninth Ward-Corner of Twelfth street and Avenue F.
 Tenth Ward-Price & Davis gro- cery store, Spring street, Avondalee
 Eleventh Ward-Probably at the drug store of J. T. Ellis, Forty-eighth street and Tenth avenue, north.
 Registrars have been selected as fol- lows: First ward, J. T. May; Second ward. Joe Spanier; Third ward, J. A. Oden; Fourth ward, R. L. Stokes; Fifth ward. Charles Weaver; Sixth ward, R. l.. Boatwright Seventh ward, B. F. Glass; Eighth ward, w. B. Davis; Ninth ward, R. l.. Kirk; Tenth ward, c. S. Price; Eleventh ward J. T. Ellis.
 The following call to the registrars of the various wards was issued yes- terday:
 'To the Registrars of the Various
 Wards of the City.
 "Gentlemen-You are hereby re- quested to meet in the Press club room third floor of the city hall, on July 4 at noon, to receive instructions from the chairman of the subcommittee. It is very essential that you attend this meeting. Please be present as infor- nation will be given you regarding the office to which you have been elected Respectfully yours,
 "w. H. JOHNSTON, Chairman. "EDWARD PATILLO Secretary"
 All printing for the election, includ ing certificates and books of registra- tion, has been completed and will be turned over to the proper officials to- day. There will be rubber stamps pro- vided for the registrars.
 Each voter will be required to re- register even sh ould he hold a life cer- tificate. The object of this registra tion is to confine each voter to his respective ward and the only way to accomplish this is to require special registration.
 It is expected of each registrar that he make a pledge before the committee whereby candidates shall receive no fayoritism. His oath will be:
 A'I, -, registrar for - ward, do solemnly pledge that I will hon. estly and faithfully attend to the duties of the office to which I have been appointed. I pledge that neither by word or action will I say or do any thing to further the political interest of any candidate for office during the