The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-24
PLENTY OF SPEAKERS
BUT SMALL CROWD
Warrior Gathering Yesterday
Was Unique Affair
ALL HAVE A GOOD TIME
Walker Percy and Others Tell Voters
of Problems Now Needing SoIu-
fion-BasebalI Game Drew
Away Many Auditors
BY WALTER HARPER

There was a great political meeting at
Warrior yesterday afternoon. Seven cam
6idates for county, circuit and state Of
fees appeared and made short addresses
The meeting had been advertised for
several days.
| There were present seven candidates,
about II voters, three horses, seven mules
and d stranger ON q motorcycle. The
stranger on a motorcycle is included and
mentioned for the fact that from the mo-
nient of his appearance he claimed more
attention than the would-be statesman
who was then addressing the audience.
r'he audience all told. not including the
aforementioned candidates. numbered 46
at high tide.
It was claimed that the attendance
would hare been even larger had II
not been for a picnic and baseball game
at Kimberly. four miles away. Some Of
the candidates who attended this picnic,
however. allege that the girls and boys
there declined to give them a chance to
tax until after the game. and they had
had their own talk among themselves
by couples.
These candidates left Kimberly. and
went to Warrior, where they were given
an opportunity to talk to the citizenship
that did not happen to be busy or were
killing time while the farmers were pre-
sumab1y planting corn and cotton.
Pass Resolutions
At the close of the meeting the candi-
dates formed a hasty association and
unanimously adopted the following reso-
luticns:
Resolved, That the lack of more
unanimous attendance at the widely adj
vertised meeting today Is not intended as
slight to the members of this associa-
ton, but is an evidence OF the fact that
they Che people, are busy; and, further.
that they have had all the politics they
want for a while.
Resolved, further, That a good base
boil game is far more to be preferred than
n repetition of those political dogmas and
personal eulogies that have been handed
down from the stumps of Alabama SO
often that every school child knows them
by heart"
The lack of attendance was certainly not
duo to any factional or personal prefer
ence There we're candidates to suit every
taste, every within and every school of
political thought.
No man was there to represent any fac
tim or interest. either local OF general. no
particular party or idea. Every man was
for himself.
Tho Offering
There was Walker Percy, candidate for
the state legislature from JEFFERSON coun-
ty. This was to be his maiden speech in
the campaign. There could be no objec-
ton to hearing him. There was none.
There was Col Sumter Lea, a vener7
able Confederate veteran. asking for the
office OF circuit solicitor of the Tenth ju-
dicial circuit.
There was W. s. Mudd. an honorable
representative of one OF the best old fami-
lies In the Birmingham district. asking
for a place in the legislative delegation
from Jefferson county. He Is running in
dependently of any fractional or other
alignment. He is promising young man
and should command the attention of any
voter.
best known and most popular men in the
county also a candidate for the legisla-
ture. Hc has some progressive ideas for
the public benefit and wanted to discuss
them with the people.
There was also w. e. uruuhart. a menu
her of the last legislature, who desires
to be given an opportunity to complete the
good work he began during the last ses-
sl0n. Mr.. Urquhart is popular with all
clauses and would draw a crowd when
one could be drawn.
500 John A. Lusk
There was John A Lusk of Gunters-
Vile, a member of the state railroad COM
rrission. He wants to continue in the,
place and Is one of the most popular
candidates in the race. He is a good
speaker on most any subject and popular
with the people He has many personal
friends at Warrior. and in the immediate
section, but they were busy and were
evidently decided as to what they would
do with him anyway.
And last. but not least, there was w. e.
Garrett. candidate for circuit Judge of
tho Tenth judicial circuit. He is one OF
the Oldest and most honorable residents
OF the Birmingham district, who has the
love and esteem Of all who know him,
and that includes most everybody in>the
circuit.
And there was Lem T. Lavender, cam
raign manager for Judge A. A. Coleman.
He Is not candidate, and, by the way,
believe / included him as one Of the
audience when he should have been