The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
COMMISSION FIGHT COMES THIS WEEK Opponents Realize Battle Must
 Be in Senate MASS MEETING IS CALLED Babb Says Jefferson County Must Be Alert To Prevent Submission of Proposed Pettus County
 Amendment.
MASS MEETING IS CALLED

This week will see Birmingham struG- gle at the capitol over the commission bill. Both sides of the combat have rec ognized the fact that they have no easy walk away, and are going to Montgom- cry armed to the teeth with argument and influence.
 The opponents of the bill realize that they must win in the senate. They will leave in force tomorrow afternoon and in every way possible will endeavor to block what they call an autocratic gov ernment for Birmingham.
 Walter Moore said yesterday: '@The members of the legislature do not realize what is hidden under this commission bill, nor how dangerous are the inten- tions of those who favor 1t. The bill will do away with the democratic party and the right of citizens to put up can- didate.
 'sThen. too. 1t Is an attack against the present board which will be combatted Eleven members of the board are active members of the Board of Trade, and are active, influential honored business men. If their actions are to be impugned, how do we expect to find three as honest or capable of governing? While I know we will have a warm fight, believe we can win''
 George H. Estes, whose resignation from the board was followed by an active cam paign for the commission bill, will head the delegation to Montgomery In behalf of the bill. A mass meeting will be held at OBrien's opera house Tuesday night in the interests of the bill, with C. P. Beddow in the chair, and at this time the climax in the fight will probably be reached. Here is the official call for the meeting:
 birmingham, August 2, 1909. we. the undersigned citizens of Bir- minghan, interested in the welfare of the city and favoring a commission form of government, hereby call for a general mass meeting of all the citizens of Bir- mingham to meet at O'Brien's opera house Tuesday evening at S:30 o'clock for the purpose of giving expression to our sentiments and appointing delegates to attend the special session of the legis- A1sui at InOilbOAAoAy tS RtS~SA~s " s''O representatives there assembled peti- tion setting forth our desires in the mat ter. Men prominent in the affairs of Bir- mingham will make addresses.
 70. T. Dozier. Joe A. Zinzer, E. G. LAwley. H. E- Hit, J. A. May, Jr., Joe D. Gully, J. J. Smith, V. H. Hanson, W. A. Patillo, H. A. Mosely, D. w. Macon. william A & Wheeler, John H. Frye, D. E. Dean, H. c. Crews. A. F. Hurley, l.. F. Hill, w. w. Knight, A. H. Andrews. G. B. Miller, J. W. Howard, James Bailey, F. D. Enslen. F. R. Glass, J. l.. Fletcher, T. D. Howard, J. H. Taylor. William Coniff, William B. Berry, Harry Lyon, H. N. Cullom. George Y. Adams, T. T. Ashford, Joe R. Cook. T. S. Smith, James B. Long, Jr., s. F. Barnett, w. N Ma lone, w. Hefin, w. N. Tate. F. H. Eaton. Guy F. Tabor. T. H. Wright, N. O. Tyler, John L. Tyler. c. M. Green, C. w. Aus tin, W. H. Priegel. William Spencer and Thomas D. Porter"
 Danger To Jefferson County
 Secretary J. B. Babb of the Chamber of Commerce declared last night that no furthsr attempt will be made to change the Greater Birmingham bill as 1t was amended MT. Babb states, however, that he fears the county is in grave danger if a move is not made this week to pre- vent the passage of the bill submitting an amendment to the constitution creat- ing Pettus county out of Jefferson. He points out that Tuscaloosa will give no help and the possibility of defeating the in the election would be very