The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-13
3, Asbury Thompson Is Elected Campaign Manager for
 the Stirring Fight
WILL ASSURE BESSEMER
 OF HtARTIEST SUPPORT
Chairman Raul Jumps Into Fray and Feels Confident That Both ls- sues Will Be Carried
 Next Saturday.

B. Asbury Thompson was yesterday elected campaign manager for the com mittee on the passage of the bonds for the erection of county courthouses and l jail in Jefferson county.
 Together with Chairman John L. Raul and other members of the committee, which are yet to be appointed, MT. Thompson will inaugurate a whirlwind campaign for the passage of the bonds beginning tomorrow and continuing with enthusiasm until the vote is counted on the night of June 19
 MT Thompson was selected on account of his popularity and his wide knowl- edge of Jefferson county voters He agrees to give the fight most of his time and will do all in his power to turn out a big vote.
 Thompson Makes Statement.
 When seen yesterday MT. Thompson said: Monday morning we will get busy and use the remaining time until the election to put this proposition before the people. We realize that the rank and file in the county know full well that we must have better facilities for con ducting the business of the county.
 Tt is a proposition which means not only a big courthouse and jail which will be an honor to the community and will cost the people absolutely nothing in extra taxes, but will also turn loose three or four hundred thousand dollars of good money for circulation right here.
 T do not see much need for argument f,, lem is to get out a vote large enough to prevent selfish, narrow minded peo- pie from interfering with the progress of the county.
 T want it understood that the cam paign which I will manage will be equally for the adoption of the $10O,OO0 bonds for Bessemer's court house. l intend to visit Bessemer Monday and our organization will be extended into every section of the county.
 We will place just as many speak CTS as we possibly can during the inter vening time. We intend to call upon the best of our citizenship to work at the polls on election day and we hope to carry the bond issue by An overwhelm- ing majority" A
  Raul Jumps Inte Fray.
 Chairman John l.. Raul, of the cam paign committee, announced yesterday that he had decided to accept the posi- tion. This is a campaign against a candidate who is so black and filthy and narrow that he has no argument on his side,' he said. "The candidate whose campaign I will handle is little less than a First National Bank building against the old jail.
 This bond issue Is the only natural manner in which the people may ever enlarge or rearrange their private com- munity property. They have elected a competent county Board of Revenue, which only submitted to the election after 1t became evident that the good people of the county think 1t positively neces- sary. With the assistance of the cit izens the plans for the erection of these buildings will be carried to a success full conclusion.
 Our committee will request the active cooperation of every man, women and child between Monday and election and 1 feel assured that the bonds for both Birmingham and Ressemer will carry al- most unanimously