The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-09
BODEKER PLEASES
ENSLEY AUDIENCE
Largest Crowd So Far in the
Campaign
OTHER SPEECHES MADE
Seals Well Received and Jere King
Suffers From Sudden Adoption of
Five Minute Rule Proposed
in the Audience
OTHER SPEECHES MADE

| The voters of Ensley turned out in q
big crowd for Chief Bodekers meeting
last night-the first big crowd that has
attended meeting since the opening OF
the campaign. The opera house was
crowded during the chiefs speech, and he
was the lion of>the hour, for his every
point was loudly cheered.
| Here the chiefs strength Is greatest,
because he has so radically increased the
efficiency of the police force since taking
charge and upon his mention of these
changes he was always applauded. Carl
Seals developed a more enthusiastic re-
ception than he has before, as he. has
been hard at work in this ward for some
time.
Jere King suffered from a five-minute
rule, which was sprung from Scott Ches-
mutt. In the audience, just before he be-
gan to speak, and he was unable to warm
up to his subject F. l. Monks made an in :
tcresting, typical speech
The meeting was presided over by DR..
T. J. Fields. Alderman w. Fl. Mcdowell
made short talk, thanking the voters
for indorsing him without opposition, and
Jim Leath paid high tribute to Bode-
ker's efficiency. DR.. Fields then intro
cuced Thomas Shirley, who repeated his
remarks made at Pratt City. He stated
his record and attacked Chief Bodeker on
the ground that he had appointed a man
from the steel plant as the Ensey desk
sergeant
This, in the city which Endorsed Ser
geant Donlin for the position, played into
the chiefs hand. Bodeker not only de-
clared that he had made the recommended
ton to tie commission only after receiv-
ing p4tion from the principal men of
Ensley, but that Sergeant Donlin is max
ing good, and he felt proud of the ap-
pointment.
This was also taken up by Carl Seals,
who expressed great confidence in Bode-
ker, and said that In crticising Bodeker
Shirley had attacked the police commits
sion, as it had acted on the chiefs recon-
mendation, and he congratulated the chief
upon his selection.
| Mr. Shirley said that he is a policeman
lsof IS years, set forth his training for
chief in the department, and expressed
his platform as against the use of offfce
for political purposes declaring that Bod
eker had forfeited his right to run for
chief when he asked for chief deputy
ship from John b. Reid when he was n
candidate for sheriff
Chief Bodeher took the first few min
utes to handle the reference to Donlin.
and said that it was unbecoming to crit
icise the commission for eecting him,
defending his right to select his own man.
He also proved by Seals that he recon-
mended Shirley for the position he now
holds.
He pointed with pride to the force of
81 policemen In the Sixteenth ward which
Is double that before Greater Birning-
ham; Endorsed civil service and condemn
ell the fee system.
Chief Bodeker's public speaking has de-
veloped during these summer nights,
when he has been called out so often to
speak. He is now a stump orator, and he
has happy faculty of reaching the peo-
pie.
Carl Seals was called out by the audi
ence and made his first extended speech.
He had the support of his audience and
opened up on a new line, Endorsing mu-
nicipal ownership of water works. He
spoke favorably of the commission gov
eminent; declared that II elected he wolld
fight for a five-cent car fare to Ensey.
for better sanitation and lights to re-
move the pound pen. and to allow the