The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
1928 CANDIDATES
FACE the VOTERS
IN CITY PRIMARY
Several Surprises Found When
Books of Officers Closed
Last Night
FEAGIN NOT IN RACE
TO SUCCEED HIMSELF
Heidi Not Running for Alderman From
observation-disclosures VIII Begin
Sittings Tomorrow-Full List
of Candidates Qualified


city democratic primary to be held on
June 20, which closed last night
The books were to have closed promptly
at 9 O'Clock last night, but when that
hour rolled around 1t found a number of
aspirants for office waiting in the head
quarters at 2120 First avenue for the
chance to qualify. and they were allowed
to file their papers.
One surprising instance was the fact
that Judge n. B. Feagin failed to qualify
as a candidate for reelection as recorder,
]. Nj. Handy and F. d. Nabers being the
only two men to do so. There was also
an interesting happening in the Seventh
ward when Alderman C. C. Heidi failed
to qualify for reelection. He has served
on the board for ten years and Is begin
ming to tire of political strife.
While there are rs candidates, every
voter will not have to draw from the full
list of 12S. There will be ballot for each
ward, which will contain the names of the
candidates for that ward for alderman
and committeeman.
Beginning tomorrow, the democratic
registrars will be in session in each ward,
remaining at the registration places all
day for each day in the week. 1t will be
absolutely necessary for every man who
votes In this primary to register with
these registrars, it being desired that
none but democrats vote on that day.
The offices of street commissioner and
license collector seemed to be the favor
ties with the candidates. Eleven men are
he ~fp oarf,yva he
sioner's place. while 10 are after the
other.
List of Those Qualified
Following is the list of candidates who
qualified as given out by Roger w. Sny-
der, secretary of the subcommittee:
Mayor-F I. Monks, Jere C. King, Carl
H. Seals, Culpepper Exum.
President Board of Aldermen-Harry
Jones.
Treasurer-George H. Eustis. w. B.
Copeland.
Auditor-Carl S. Peterson.
Police Commisisoner-Eb. Hydingei
Sam l.. Spurgeon. James 3. Drake, Nor
ton Kirk Moore.
Chief of Police-George H. Bodeker,
Thomas J Shirley, Connie w. Austin.
Street Commissioner-N. R. Keeling
Frank H. Gafford, w. II. Priegel, ]. A
Vaughn, David L. Bridges, d. P. Brown
H. H. Hufstutler, T. l.. Perkerson, w. ID
Simms, c. NJ Burkhalter, John F. Har
rington.
License Collector-J. j. Boggan, c. C.
Hudson, Ed Withers. James II. Savage
A. T. Baker, Frank ]. Plosser, John B
Cole, Robert L. Stokes.
Building Inspector-W. o. Matthews, A.
NJ Golsam, w. S. Cooper ]. A. Robert
son, w. H. Acker, j. 7. Culpepper.
Electrician-W. H. Alternately, John B.
Danforth, j. A. Flanagan.
Plumbing Inspector-Lee Dillon, R. w.
Gayle, David Stanton.
Engineer-J. D. Truss, Murray Nichol-
son.
Recorder-J. M. Handy, B. D. Nabers.
Attorney-Robert H. Thach, Romano
Boyd, w. ]. Martin.
Candidates for the places of aldermen
and committeeman are as follows, by
wards;
First-Alderman, Pete L. Houppert
John Wright committeeman, A. B. Sud-
duth, Mike Sullivan, John Douglass.
Second-Alderman, Samuel B. Stern
Francis M. Lowe, John w. ONeill COM
mitteemen, A. P. Rich, Benjamin Lead
er, Nose lebanon.
Third-Alderman, George Huddleston,
A. A. Gambill; committeeman, John B
Bethea, George H. Whitermore, John f
Antwine.
Fourtl-AIderman, c. F.. Allgood, Wal
ter Moore: committeeman, o. S. Finch
R. B. Watts.
Fifth-Geddings B. Morgan, G. Phi
Harper; committeeman, Walter New
berry, II. B. Alternately.
Saskatchewan, A. Maben Hobson
Frank Jones; committeeman, Courtenay
w. Shropshire.
observation-disclosures, John e. Morris
Tomppert.
Eighth-Alderman, Dan A. Hogan; COM
mitteeman, John B. Rosenstihl, J. L.
Drennen, w. H. johnson.
Ninth-Alderman, M. l.. Brandes, w. c.
Goodrich, Walter Metcalf; committee
men, John p Abbott, Baxter Rittenberry
Tenth-Alderrnan, w. r. Starbuck, d. c.
Ball; committeeman, H. j. Martin, s. G.
Frey.
John w. Lacey, A. r. Causey; commit
teemen, B. o. Phillips. L. Lewall, VIII.
liam ]. Randle.
observation-disclosures (vote for two), C
Clarke Jones, ]. B. Gibson, C. w. Hall
S. r. Hawley; committeeman, s. E
Jones. r. DUPONT Thompson.
observation-disclosures vote for two)
Alfred H. Thorpe, F. D. Macarthur, c. K
Glover; committeeman, w. E. Moreland
E. A. Brown.
observation-disclosures vote for two)
James Mclaughlin. Sam Foley, e. l.
Layton, ]. N. Collins; committeeman, G
W. Brown, o. D. Comstock.
Fifteenth-Aldermen (vote for two). w
H. Tharpe, Dave Williams, Frank w
Smith committeeman Roger w. Snyder
Lee Cowart
observation-disclosures (vote for two). P
]. Rogers, w. H. Dowell committeeman
John E. Nolan. c. c. Burke.
Two members are to be nominated from
each ward for city democratic executiv,
committeeman. One alderman Is to b,
nominated from each of the First t.
Eleventh wards, inclusive. and two alder
men from each of the Twelfth and Six
teenth wards, inclusive. The last fv,
wards are the ones composed of the sub
urban territory on the first of the year
The Board of Aldermen elected one al
derman from each ward to serve unit
October /, 1912. The executive COMMITTEES
held that the Board o; Aldermen hat
no right to do this and has therefor,
| specified that two aldermen shall b,
I nominated from each of these five wards
The terms of aldermen are four years
and in the last five wards the man re
ceiving the highest number of votes will
be seated for four years, and the mex
highest for two years.
Term of the mayor is two years, whili
the heads of departments are for tw;
years.
Executive committeeman serve tw,
years.