The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-01
Woodlawn Aldermen Get Per
sonal and Word Liar" Is
Used Rather Freely
KING REITERATES HIS
CHARGES ABOUT RING
Bodeker Captures the Crowd With
straightforward Speech, In which
He Admits There Are Gamblers
and Blind Tigers

The second political meeting of the mu-
nicipal campaign was held last night at
Woodlawn. when a crowd of about $50
citizens and bevy of candidates gathered
in the city hall. Jere King made his
speech, announcing his text, THE City
Boss; His Ring, and Their Candidate for
Mayor; attacking the administration
and repeating his charges that Exum is
the ring" candidate.
1t was a liberal crowd, applauding ev-
cry candidate, and Carl Seals drew
himself to be what you might call an
independent and promised to devote his
entire time to the business interests of the
city. II am a candidate because / be-
lieve the people need a straightforward,
business administration. and a man with
nerve to treat every question and every
man as he deserves"
George Bodeker was the most popular
candidate with the crowd. His speech
one of the most unique of the campaign.
He did not intend to make a speech, but
the demand was SO general that he was
forced to comply
Judge N B. F'eagin made hit when he
announced himself as just here to be
elected
A red-hot fight developed for the Wood
lawn alderman in the Twelfth ward, C.
w. Hall and j. B. Gibson getting into
personalities. Mr.. Hall charged Mr.. Glib
son with staying away from half the
Ii. ~,
for his ward. Mr.. Gibson denied the re-
ports which he said had been circulated,
and declared that 'any man who would
say these things is liar and thief, and
/ am personally responsible on the outside
of this house, He said that when the
mass meeting of Woodlawn citizens nom
mated him, one of my friends bolted
the meeting because he went there ex-
pecting to be nominated himself" Here
former Mayor Perryman arose and shout
ed, THAT is not so.' although the crowd
was shouting and cheering with such an
uproar that he could not be heard.
Mr.. Perryman called the meeting to or
der and introduced Jere King. Mr.. King
followed the same line as in his East
Lake speech He said that the bugaboo
hanging over his head in his fight for
Greater Birmingham was the City Coun-
Gil. and he condemned the division of
wards which had given the suburbs such
a. small representation. He favored the
commission. II want to place the re-
sponsibility and stop this lodging, he
said
significant fact was that when he
asked that all in the audience who IA
vored a commission for Birmingham hold
up their hands, practically every hand
went up, and only one was held up IN
favor of the present board
Carl Seals went to the platform
when the audience clamored for him.
He said he was a candidate, believing
that the people want straightfor-
word business administration. Il want
to be mayor because 1t Is a great
honor, and it has nice salary at
ia ched to it. I am the candidate OF
no combination. / am not carrying any
promises 1 pledge you to devote my
entire time to the business interests
of the city,"
Capt ]. B. Scully was elected chair
man at the suggestion of J. B. Glib
son. After the two candidates for al
derman had their bout he introduced
George Bodeker as 1.-The next chief of
police"
Chief Bodeker captured the crowd
when he announced that mo clique can
dictate to me, not even Brooks Law
renee" He said that he did not doubt
that there are $50 blind tigers in Bir-
mingham. 81 had I'll arrested last
year and l don't claim that I got one
tenth of them. I would not be sur
prised II there are 1000. I have 10
of the best policemen on the force
looking for them and we are making
arrests every day. but | am not go
ing to use the whole force running
after blind tigers, for I propose to
protect your homes and your business
houses.
LAS to gambling, 1 have worked un-
der five police chiefs, and | challenge
anv of them to show where they ran
gambling out of Birmingham" He
challenged any man who found fault
with the department to have the cour-
age to prefer charges before the COM
mission. He said that he wanted to
run the campaign on clean plane.
and would not have the office II he
had to throw mud.
Many other candidates were in the
audience, including Will Alternately,
who Is one of the most active in the
race for city electrician; c. W. Austin,
for police chief, who had with him
large grip, and N. r. Keeling. who Is
one of the hardest workers for street
commissioner.
Mr.. King announced that he would
have another meeting Thursday night
at West End and Friday night In East
Birmingham. He invited all the can
didates to be present.
F. T. Monks, candidate for mayor, an
nounces that he will take the stump,
holding open air meetings, beginning
tonight in front Of the town hall at
Ensley; again Thursday night in front
of the hotel in Wylam; Friday night
at North Birmingham at the Twenty
ninth avenue station, and Saturday
night at Pratt City on the bank cor
ner.
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