The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-28
SHERIFF'S RACE OF
ABSORBING INTEREST

what interested me most was listening
to the discussion of county politics." said
Percy Clark. THE sheriffs race is over
shadowing all else in the coming primary
Men are gathering In clubs and on street
corners and are discussing the chances
of the several candidates. At times the
arguments become SO warm as to the
merits pro and con of the four candi-
dates that the pot fairly boiled and bub-
bled, and threatened to run over
The meeting scheduled for what was
advertised as union meeting to indorse
ticket, or rather name q slate, proved
Babel fest as far as results were con-
cerned. 1t was planned to line up the
labor vote behind a candidate for sheriff,
but there were unexpected developments
which checkmated this
THE sheriffs race has overshadowed
everything else, and every other candi-
dates race. 1t has made many voters
lose sight of the fact that there is a
judge to be elected by the whole county
for the city court of Bessemer. AL
though there are nine offices to be filed,
three of them with large fees attached,
the public refuses to take intense interest
In any one of the contests except that
for sheriff
The logged fighting for this office has
shown a very peculiar condition. The cam
didate often referred to as a leader in
the contest by the betting index is going
quietly along, pulling here, fixing leak
there and steadily gaining. Two of the
candidates are fighting a Corbett-Jeffries
battle for second place. One candidate
running on a liberal platform, but with a
limited fund.- is coming up very fast from
the fourth place. and If he keeps on gain
Ing as he has this week he will be third
and crowd for second place.
1.-THE Ward-Reid exchange of compli-
ments and alternating fire through the
newspapers suggests the nursery rhymes
Lion and Unicon fighting for the
crown,
Long came little dog and knocked
them both down..
The trading and plays for position
reminds me OF an experience I had with
a young farmer In Calhoun county some
years ago "a
'One morning l met a young fellow
mounted on a nice looking plug | rode a
good gray pony. He hailed me, saying
Want to swap 1 replied no. | asked
him If he wanted to sell, he said no.
Then he asked me If l wanted to buy.
l replied no. He asked me why 1 had
asked him if | did not wish to buy. I
told him | did not wish TO pay him to
get him in a selling frame of mind and
then pay for the horse.
About 10 days after this ] met him in
Crossplains (now Piedmont. He was
tipsy and bedraggled looking. l inquired
| of him how be had come out horse
swapping Asking me If he had traded
with me, and being informed that he
had not, he said: Come with me. I'll
show you, .s.- a4a EEL e-e~.a
I'VE went to an old stable. and on his
orders an old negro brought forth a sorry
looking, much-used-up nag. Looking at
the animal with lowering, liquored-disgust
he turned to me and said:
| " Friend. 10 days ago / left home with
a pretty good horse and 500 in money, to
go around among the boys. See what I
got? exhibiting some loose change and
waving at the pack-of-bones of a horse.
I've had hill of a good time, but say,
don't tell anybody l overtraded my
self -