The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-05-28
Exum Declines to Comment on the Statements Made at
 East Lake
FIGHT IN THE WARDS
 IS GETTING SPIRITED
Today Is Last Day to Register and Of- ficIaIs Will Sit Until O'Clock Tonight to Give Every Voter
 an Opportunity

The local political situation was enliv- ened by the report of Jere Kings spicy speech at East Lake Thursday night and everyone seemed to be in an expectant mood Culpepper Exum, against whom
 his principal attack was directed, de- clned to discuss the matter, stating that
 he did not care 10 dignify such careless
 libel with any notice.
 Mir. King states that he will speak in
 every suburb in Greater Birmingham, and
 that he is going to make his campaign
 on aggressive lines. He declares that he
 has other surprises for his opponents.
 His next meeting is to be held Tuesday
 night at the city hall in Woodlawn.
 Meantime, this is the last day in which the voter may register, The registrars will sit until o'clock tonight after which the books will be finally closed, until the day of the election, when only those may register who become or aSe between this date and June 20. or those
 who were unavoidably prevented from registering by sickness or being out or the city the entire time. Young men coming of age must first register with the county board of regis trars at the courthouse, as they will sit two days before the city election. Contests In Various Wards Meantime. the contests in the wards are becoming interesting. The candidates have been camping at the registration places all week, getting there in the
 morning before the books are opened. talk
 ing lunch in their pockets, and reluctant
 ly going home when the place is closed.
 But there are to be some great battles. The bloody Ninth is not the only scene of open warfare.
 In the First ward Pete l.. Houppert and
 John Wright have the boards. This waro will always be carried by the liberal ele ment. which centers on one man during the last few days. It will turn out to be q one-sided contest when the votes are counted.
 But in the second John ONeill and Sam Stern are turning the dust. and with all kinds of literature fighting for the onice
 with might and main
 In the Third the anti-Gambill spirits,
 who are exceedingly hot, have put up George Huddleston. a well-known lawyer, to 'redeem" the ward but Hud6eston admits that he has a hard fight, ana Gambill is perhaps the hardest worker in the whole campaign. He has entrenchet himself since last he went before the peo-
 pie. It only remains to be seen Tow much
 effect his election by the city council. |
 from the ward. will have.
 In the Fourth ward Walter Moore, who
 has represented his ward without oppo- sition for many years, is at last opposed by c. F. Allgood. MT. Moore stands well In the Fourth and has always managed to be with the majority so that his ware l'reaps the benefit. However, it is under stood that Allgood has many clos' | friends, and the Fourth is the scene of { | pretty scrap.
 | Geddings B. Morgan seeks to oust Phi | Harper, the man elected to fill the un
 expired term of B. H. Cooper. Here 1t l. | fight against the administration. le Maben Hobson, who was defeated las | time by Alderman Williams. has bobbet m again. with Frank Jones opposing hin in the Sixth ward for the seat now held by !. D. Collins. Hobson was defeated on the last day by the labor vote. This
 ward is divided into the upper and lower ward Jones and Hobson are now mak- ing a spirited fight for the support of the lower ward.
 In the Seventh, C. C. Heidt came down and allows John F. Morris. the Morris avenue broker, to go In unopposed, while Dan Hogan has made such fine record for the Eighth that his people are giving him another term
 situation In Ninth In Ine NlntIt WdlteT hcitdll, Wiio hiiCu George Estes seat when he resigned, is opposed by M. D. Brandes and w. c. Goodrich. Metcaf's chances seem to be
 the best right now, as the other two will
 divide the vote of the lower ward.
 In the Tenth which is Avondale. D. c.
 Ball is after w. R. Starbuck's seat. This
 IS another case of the outs against the
 ins.
 In the Eleventh, or East Birmingham,
 I~lx.x
 opposing A. R. Causey, the present alder
 man, who is quite popular, and has ac-
 complished great deal for his ward. The remaining wards are voting for
 their first time. the Cit< Council hay
 ing elected their present aldermen.
 In the Twelfth, which Is the largest
 ward in the city, including both East
 Lake and Woodlawn, by common consent,
 each voter will cast his ballot for one
 man from East Lake and one from Wood-
 lawn. S R. Hawley, tine present East
 Jones and J. B. Gibbons is opposed by |'C w. Tall in Woodlawn. This is a hot fight, and 1t is understood that the 'outs'' have a good change of being elected. In the Thirteenth ward Aldermen AL britton and Stone refused to enter the
 primary. claiming that they were elect
 ed by the council for full term, and AL 1red H. thorpe, Y. D. MeAfthur ana C. E. Glover have a clear field. There Is
 rot much interest in the race. A free-for-all scramble has resulted in the Fourteenth, Pratt City, with five can didates-James Mclaughlin, Sam Foley, E. l.. Layton, J. N. Collins and T. J. Carter.
 In,the Fifteenth. which includes Elyton
 and West End. w. H. Tharpe and Dave
 Williams have hot fight under way. It is admitted that Frank w. Smith will
 be elected without any trouble. In the Sixteenth P. J. Rogers and M. H. McDowel have no opposition.