The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-05
New AlignmentS Will Make City Campaign Unusually
 Interesting This Year
MINORITY AND MAJORITY
 PLANS HAVE SUPPORTERS
Law and Order League Is Expected To Take an Active Part In the Cam paigns For the Most lm-
 portant Offices.

Before next Sunday the last candidate for the mayoralty of Greater Birming- ham will have pushed his boat into the stream. With those four splashing water it is hardly probable that any others will dare get into the melee, unless they be brought out by one of the candidates for purpose, to withdraw at at later date
 However, there is praying in a mum Der of camps that a certain individual may be persuaded to enter in order to divide a large vote, but he does not see it that way.
 On next Sunday, unless the signs of the times fail, the candidate in the order of their announcement will be Capt. Frank P. O'Brien, Representative Jere C. King, former Mayor ". Melville Drennen and Mayor George B. Ward.
 Captain O'Brien has been conducting 8 quiet campaign ever since the last cleo ton when he came so near getting the plum. Representative King has practi- cally been a candidate ever since his successful management of the Greater Birmingham bills in the legislature. Mel vile Drennen might be said to have been running since he headed the citizens committee which captured so many votes for the Greater Birmingham election, and George Wards candidacy might be said to have begun with the two victories of the Parker and police commission cases in the supreme court, following his cold
 
 cil faction while he was in Europe last summer
 Prophets Are Numerous.
 Prophets are numerous in discussing the chances of the candidates Things have changed since the last election. It is claimed that at least 500 gamblers and saloon men have left Birmingham, and the campaign of the Law and Order league is expected to send out even more. The prohibition election has come and gone, leaving scattered ranks which once were solid, in fact, dividing the opinions of all classes. It will be remembered that a liquor regulation campaign won two years ago, but that liquor prohi- bltion campaign lost in the city limits last fall.
 However, most people agree that it is too early to pick the winner. The acton of the city committee is the question or deepest moment. The majority plan VIII be favored by three of the candidates. Those in the committee favoring the piu- rality plan are ready to make furious fight and have good chances of winning. With all the candidates announced It
 +hat fha committee hold off it's meeting many days.
 The aldermanic contests In every waru promise to be unusually interesting, since the announcements are coming out much earlier than usual.
 Interest In Aldermanc Races.
 The latest announcement is that of long time resident of the Eighth ward. w. II. Jeffries MT. Jeffries was urged to enter the last race. but he is out early and intends to come out winner this tune. lie Is candidate for the place vacated py Alderman Harry Jones, who says that he will positively not run for reelection. Whether Barnes Morgan will again make the race in this ward is not yet known. The Ninth ward promises interesting sport Robert Murphy, one of the active young business men of that section IS making an active canvas. His cam- paign is a likely one, but he will be op- posed by Jack Adams positively and Max Y. lnkler, Coffee Jackson and several others are very apt to enter
 Alderman M. J. Gregg Is candidate for reelection in the Seventh ward. He had been nominated for president of the coun- ell, but stated positively the other day that he was not in the field for that of fee. Allen Nelson is often mentioned as :he probable opposition.
 The Sixth ward is quiet yet, except that A. w. Williams entrance Is daily ex- rected. w. R. Gum, candidate for re- election in the Fifth ward, is opposed by Graham Perdue. These two will make (. hot fight. Other wards are quiet yet, although numerous names are being con sidered.
 The fight between B. H. Cooper and John w. O'Neill or some othher alderman for president of the council is apt to be exciting.
 Commissioner Copeland is the only man vet out for police commissioner, but the mayoralty candidates are sure to bring cut their choice for men on this board it is expected that the Law and Order league will take an active hand in the election of these two officers