The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-03-17
POLITICAL SCHEMES ARE BEING MATCHED New Gossip About Birming-
 hams Election TO EXTEND THE LIMITS Probate Judge Will Gall Election in unincorporated Territory in the
 Next Few Days-candi-
 dates for Office.
TO EXTEND THE LIMITS

Political schemes and talk of tickets are beginning to enliyen the hitherto dark horizon. Judging from the new talk that is spreading around the pri- mary is not necessary to call forth candidates for office.
 Judge Greene will probably call the election today for annexation of that part of the unincorporated territory in- side the Greater Birmingham eastern limits. The necessary ordinances have been passed by the City Council, and the probate court was yesterday gath ering names for election officers. The date will probably be set for some day In the next few weeks.
 The proposed territory touches Avon- dale, Woodlawn and East Lake, and should it vote to became a part of Bir- mingham immediately those three towns would have the opportunity of doing the same thing.
 Should the primary be delayed until July the voting capacity of the city of Birmingham might be an entirely different affair.
 It will be greatly changed anyhow, since an investigation of the poll books show that 600 men have qualified since the first of the year by paying up their back poll taxes. These figures are taken from beats 21 and 37 which com pose Birmingham. It means that 600 more can participate in city politics this year. The books show that 24S3 poll taxes have been paid in Beat 37 and 2037 in Beat 21. This includes of course those who have paid several back years, It will be remembered that there were 31OO registered in the last campaign.
 There is talk of a number of com l binations. King and Cooper are being pushed by the Municipal Ownership league for Mayor and president of the council. Mayor Ward and F. M Jack son are also being urged to take the field, probably with the prohibition vote to back them for the same respec- tive offices. Captain O'Brien Is making a careful canvass for Mayor.
 President Parker of the council has not yet decided whether he will stand for reelection or not. John O'Neill is expected to be a candidate for either Mayor or president of the council. Candidates for aldermen are begin ming to bud. In the First ward very well known name is expected to ap- pear, while J. G. Greener may run for reelection.
 In the Second ward it is probable that Klotz and T. w. Williams will have the whole field to themselves. Rivers Copeland apparently has no op- position whatever to succeed himself in the Third ward, and there is 1itt e talk of opposition to John K. Copeland in the Fourth.
 The Fifth ward promises to see d spirited campaign with W. R. Gum, Committeeman Perdue and pr. HeAin as probable candidates.
 To succeed F. A. Fulghum such names as J. B. Kirkpatrick, c. P. Bed dow and John F. Williams are being prominently mentioned.
 Alderman Gregg will run for re- election to the office which he in herited from President Parker, in the Seventh ward and Barnes Morgan is being urged by his friends to enter the from the Eighth ward.
 Among those suggested in the Ninth ward besides Alderman Stockmar, the present incumbent are Dr. Jack Adams, Coffee Jackson and others.
 No other city candidates are being generally discussed except w. E. Wier and George Bodeker, whose contest for chief of police promises to be warmer | than ever this year.
 At the City Council meeting tomor- row night arrangements will be com pleted by which the city of Birming ham will borrow $175,000 for running expenses to complete this year.
 Everything is practically in readl- ness, as banker recently in New York has made all arrangements. The in debtdness will be repaid when tha property taxes come in next January
 The loss of the liquor licenses and other funds has brought the city's finances to pretty dangerous point but Mayor Ward expects it to improve after awhile.