The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-27
LABOR CANDIDATE
 ID RUN FOR MAYOR
R. B. Gam Enters MayOral-
 ty Race at AnnistOn
JONES TAKES CHARGE
Trades Council Elects Officers-Mail Equipment Station-Master Me chanic Resigns-Noted Speak
 CTS Going to Selma

Annston, February 2s.-(Specia1.)-R. E.. Gam. state president of the Alabama federation for the past two years, an ncunced Monday that he would be a can didate for mayor of Anniston as the rep resentative of organized labor. and enc of the blanks in his platform will be mu- nicIpal ownership of public utilities, he having declared in favor of the city's purchasing the water and light plants now in operation here.
 Captain w. l.. McCaa announced him self as candidate this afternoon. He was formerly president of the city coun- cil and managed the campaign of Gov ernor ONeal in this county, carrying it against Mallory. He will make a strong race for the position of mayor.
 It Is believed that Dr. J. l.. Wikle will again be a candidate at the primary to be held probably in May or June, and w. O. Ward and s. F. Morris, members of the city council, will also be in the race, 1t is believed.
 At the meeting of the Anniston Trades council Sunday afternoon, ". P. Knigh ton, a. member of the Bricklayers union, was elected president, to succeed M. H. Morton of the Typographical union, and plans were made for the annual conven- tion of the Alabama federation in this city next May.
 C. D. Kline was elected attorney for the Trades council, to succeed Attorney c. H. Young. John Hit was named as vice president from the Holders union, and w. J. Wilkins of the Carpenters union was elected secretary-treasurer. Three new unions representing the car penters, barbers and theatrical employees of the city, were admitted to the central organization, and the cause of labor was shown to be prosperng in Anniston.
 Another evidence of the increasing in- portance of the Model City is the fact that the United States government has recognized 1t as of sufficient size to be made a mail equipment station, and hereafter all empty mail pouches and other mail equipment carried on trains passing Anniston will be thrown off here and carried to the local postoffice to be forwarded to Washington.
 Dan Cupid scored another triumph. it is said in the wedding of Miss Mamie Jobson of DeArmanville to Efhridge Hood of oxford Saturday evening. despite the objection of parents on the part of the young woman, who left a party at Cold water to join her waiting fance and make a quick trip to Oxford. where the ceremony was performed by the Rev. Bruce Nay
 J. J. Tallant. who has been master mechanic at the plant of the Anniston Iron corporation in this city for some time, has resigned his position to return to Dayton, Tenn. and when the resigna ton became effective Monday morning he was very substantially remembered by his fellow employees with gold Ma sonic charm
 Gordon E. Jones of Cincinnati, who was recently made manager of the Anniston plant of the United States Cast Iron Pipe and Foundry company, to succeed P. T. Laws. has taken charge of the plant. Mr. Jones will occupy the home of Mir Laws at 1900 Quintard avenue and will move his family here soon.
 There will be some noted speakers on the programme of the Alabama Sun day School association, which meets at Selma in April, according to letter received Monday by S. A, Russell, who was general chairman for the con vention held here last year, from D. w Sims, general secretary of the state association.
 Frank l.. Brown of Brooklyn, organ izer of the largest Methodist Sunday
 
 to be present and address the conVen- tion. MT. Sims says. and besides him Marion Lawrence, Professors Excel and Roper and other notables will help to make the meeting a success.
 Russell is making plans for the oper- alton of special train to the conven- tion from this city. carrying delegates from Anniston, Jacksonville, Talladega, Sylacauga. Gadsden, Piedmont. Oxford and other places in the Anniston dis trict.
 Luther Baker and Jack Garner the latter manager of the New Wflmer ho- tel, claimed that they had no knowl- edge of the blind tiger which was re- gently captured on top of the New Winner hotel when evidence in their cases was reopened in police court here Monday morning.
 Another still was destroyed in the Shoal Creek neighborhood of Cleburne county Sunday by Revenue Officer George P McClurl<in, who returned to this city Monday and made a report of his raid to United States Commis- sioner C. B. Randolph. He says the plant had evidently been in operation recently.