The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-11
MANY CANDIDATES
ARE NOT ORATORS
Devote All Attention to Per-
sonal Solicitation
AMONG MINOR OFFICES
Police Commission Fight Is One of the
Most Quiet of AlI-Each Candi-
date Is Conducting n Per-
sonal Campaign
AMONG MINOR OFFICES

Some of the candidates for municipal
offices are not public orators, and al
though the stage Is always full of speak
ers when a meeting is announced in the
suburbs. many of the 129 candidates are
content with a personal solicitation.
Up to this time Culpepper Exum for
Mayor has kept off the hustings. Mr.
Exum does not claim to be an orator
but a business man, is making his cam
paign along the same plan. He has been
in most of the wards, and made fas,
friends wherever he goes.
Neither George H. Eustis nor w. b.
Copeland appear before the footlights, but
both are considered among the best men
the change under the greater city, and
knows the intricate books and workings
of the treasurers office. Mr.. Copeland is
a man of experience in city work.
The race for police commissioner is a
silent affair, with four candidates, none
of them ever appearing at public speak
ings, the voters are especially interested
in finding out just who they are. Sam
Sturgeon is president of the Birmingham
Athletic club, a young man, full of vim
and activity, who has during the past few
years been leader in many civic move
ments He is broker and a business
| man of good standing.
| Eb Hydinger is a popular young man,
chief operator of the Postal Telegraph
company, and is considered one of the
| most capable in the race. James 8.
| Drake is a prominent labor leader, with
| a very wide acquaintance, and Kirk
Moore. whose picture attracted so much
attention in last Sundays Age-Herald, is
| a long time resident of Birmingham, a
manufacturer agent, and a very popular
| fellow.
| In the fight for license inspector, James
| H. Savage is the only orator, and he de-
| clares that it does not take any ability to
collect licenses. j. j. Boggan the pres
ent collector, has made a record in the
office, having taken it on a small salary,
when it was removed from the fee sys-
tenn, and has increased the revenues of
| the city every year, in spite of prohibi-
| ton His other opponents are c. c. Hud-
SON, Ed Withers, A. T. Baker, Frank j.
Plosser, John B. Cole, Robert L. Stokes
| ana GeOTSe OOuISoH.
| In the fight for building inspector, w.
o. Matthews. the present official, Is the
only silent contestant. He Is kept SO
busy, however, inspecting the buildings
Sof Greater Birmingham that he has little
time for electioneering. Mr.. Matthews
has greatly improved the building laws OF
the city during his term.
| The opponents of Will Abernathy, the
popular young city electrician; John B
Darnorth, and ]. A. Flanagan are making
a peaceful canvass. They make no criti
cism of the conduct of the department
For plumbing inspector C. E. Eckerle and
Lee Dillon are the quiet follows. while r.
". Gayle is quite an orator, hurting
Icharges of graft right and left.
| Neither of the candidates for engineer
has taken the stump. They are Murray
Nicholson, who is filling out an unexpired
term, and ]. D. Truss.
| The friends of George H. Bodeker gave
him surprise last night when they in
vited him to make speech at the wrest-
ling match, which was given at the old
O'Brien opera house. Mr.. Bodeker had
the opportunity of addressing about 500
voters, and he was received with great
enthusiasm. He was also the guest of
honor at meeting of the Birmingham
Moulders' association.
| Complaint has been made by a number
of candidates that their cards are being
torn down. These posters were put up by
| the candidates, at some expense, many
of them lacking them up personally, and
they request that they be left unframed
until after the election.
| Carl Seals, candidate for Mayor. will
hold a public meeting at the o Brien