The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-27

sentences declared that he is a candidate
of his own volition, and because he
thinks the people want "a straight-from-
the-shoulder administration, and because
he thought he had the courage to see that
the people get square deal.
Mr.. King spoke at length, and then in
troduced F. T. Monks, Carl Seals and
Judge N. B. Feagin.
There were exactly 100 people in the
hall, including a bevy of other candidates
d. p Brown for street commissioner
Romano Boyd for attorney, Will Aber-
nathy for electrician, J. A. Robertson for
building inspector, n. r. Keeling for
street commissioner j. M. Handy for re-
corder. Frank J. Plesser for license col
lector, and all the candidates for alder
men from the Twelfth ward, J. B. Glib
SON. Clark Jones, C. w. Hall and S. r..
Hawley.
Mr.. King Begins
IT am certainly glad to have the op-
portunity of opening my part of the cam
paign at East Lake." said Mr. King. Il
had the pleasure two years ago of open
ing another memorable campaign in East
Lake There have been many stirring
scenes since that time, but l want to tell
you that there has never been more i'm
portant election than the one to be held
on the 10th day OF June this year.
For three years, since April 10, 1907, l
have given the greater part of my time,
thought and study to help build great
city in Alabama There have been times
when enthusiasm ran high, and there
have been hours of depression, but my
ambition was reached. Every man that
looks toward the rising sun, with nope
and buoyancy, believes that Birmingham
is the rising city of America"
Here he explained the failure of the
smyer bill. which. he said. brought in not
one inch of territory, and then told how,
before carrying the King bill to the legis-
lature he called meeting of the city at
torneys of the towns to be affected, and
presented to them the companion bills,
which they Endorsed. I'm on record
he declared, 'as having passed a law
through both houses of the legislature
giving every suburb four aldermen.
laid it on the governors desk and begge
him 10 sigh H. companion Jill W.
ated commission composed of the may
ors of all the towns affected to divide the
new territory so that each section should
have a fair representation. 1t provided
for a recorders court in each town and
maintained the political entity or the
towns. IL the governor had signed that
bill there would be different situation
"Sixty-five thousand people have been
put in the power of the city council OF
Birmingham, which is the greatest ring
ever organized. which 1 hope will be put
out of business in the next eight months
I am only speaking of the ring element
which is color blind to public opinion.
Feels Responsible for Law
81 feel responsible for the law that is
on these people. l feel it my duty to
fight and relieve them from its injustice
This is the issue, Shall the ring cap
ture the next administration? fit does
their mayor will be chairman of the COM
mission, because the commission is COM
ing.
ION election day there will be 20 boxes
and you will see the forces gather anc
line up-two factions-the one favorine
the administration and seeking to perpet-
nate 1t. and the other trying to overthrow
It. and battling for the commission form
of government.
"I charge here that one of my oppo
nents, a man against whom l have moth
ing personally, and would walk across
| 10 20 hacked BY
every ringster in Birmingham.
'.The chief of the ring rule Is Henry
| 3. Gray, the most powerful man II
this city. Gray, Burnett, Gamble, JOIN
Copeland, Phil Harper and every ont
of the majority of the Board OF Aiuef
men is for Culpepper Exum.
You remember you saw in The Age
Herald the day after the state cleo
ton two faces-O'Brien coming down
and Exum coming out. Do you thlni
that Just happened? O'Brien was de
feated, and everyone knew 1t. The r1nt
element wanted to name man VINE
would be on good terms with them
and follow tn cir beck and call.
Show me who you run with an'
I'll show you what you are. Theyr'
not for me because / couldn't be han
died. They are the ones who hel'
a big club over me when / was max
Ing q 1Eht Tor the greater CITY. Lie,
killed the commission bill by camp
| ing on the trail for weeks.
II am not blind to the fact tina
the ring in this city is entrenche,
behind the rich people and the bank
of Birmingham"
Here Mr.. King Endorsed the com
mission plan and cited the election o
A. A. Gambill over Hoyt, who had tn
peoples nomination, as an example o
the evil of the aldermanic system. 9TH
people of this city ought to he'll
George Huddleston redeem that ward.
He paid high tribute to Georg
Ward, stating that had Ward bee
mayor conditions would be different
HE is dead game, courageous, homes
to the core and no man ever charge
him Of being dish onest."
Then the speaker referred to the de
mands of the council for $3.50 bloc
for the street railroad franchise, Will
the present company pays only $10l
and to the viaduct agitation, as II
Illustrations of the actions of the coun
ell. In 80 days after the electio
you will see that the yiaduct y sub
Ject will be dropped. 1t is being use
, only for campaign purposes. and 70
won't get viaduct until you estah
lish q commission"
"Exum is a close companion an
friend Of Paschal Shook and Lynn I