The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-16
COUNTY POLITICS
 GETTING WARMER Committee to Hold Perfume tory Meeting Jan. 27 LIST OF CANDIDATES Indications Are That Clerk of Grim inal Court Will Have to Be
 Decided On by the Voters
LIST OF CANDIDATES

According to the general understand ing, the democratie executive commit tee of Jefferson county will meet Sat urday. January 27.
 Other than the perfmctory duty et naming the date of the primary elee- tion of the county, which will occur April, the only important matter on which the committee will act will hs in reference to the effort to make the office of clerk of the criminal court an elective and not an appointive office
 The indications are that the candi. dates for the olerkship will have tC submit their popularity to the test oi the ballots.
 The only issue to figure in the cam. paign will concern the candidates fol the five positions on the board of rev enue. It is a safe prediction that fiV' men will be chosen from the list oi those who will declare themselves il favor of removing the county eonvict' from the coal mines of the state. William M. Walker. who has beer acting judge of the city court during the illness of Judge Senn, announced yesterday his candidacy for that judge ship. He has received the indorsemeni of large number of prominent law yers of the city. Chancellor R. B. kei- ly will oppose him.
 For every office save one, at least two candidates have announced. Pro- lessor R. G. Hewett is unopposed at the present time for the fat office of su- perintendent of education.
 As usual, the list of candidates for the five positions on the board of rev enue is a long one. The present num- Der, 1t is probable. will be further in' creased before the time limit for qual. flying expires
 The following are those who ar' seeking to serve the county:
 For circuit court judge-John c Pugh. Sam Will John.
 For senior judge of the erimina court-M. Frank Cahalan, William | Fort.
 For junior judge of the crimina court-samuel F. Greene, C. B. Smith W. P. McCrossin, John Mcqueen, James M Russell.
 For city court judge-William M Walker, R. B. Kelly
 For coroner-E. c. smith, Dr. b. P Pruitt, Charles T. Helton. A. M. South John White, D. l. McComb, w. II. Bat son.
 For treasurer-C. B. Rogers, T. J Batson, William H. Wilson. W. R. Wat kins. pr. John S, Gillespy For tax assessor-Jason Mclaughlin pr. J. B. Vines, D. D. McLendon. For tax collector-Capt. John B. Reid Job Going. H. Clanton Miller. Phil P Bowers.
 For superintendent of education Prof R. c. Hewett
 For criminal court clerk-John G Bradley, D. F. Suggs, w. B. Copeland.
 For board of revenue-W II. Bar nard, R. Fuller Vines, R. r. Lovelady J. Ed Haigler, N. A. Graham, Robert A. Morris Thomas w. Wright. Cal l. Dabbs, John T. Reed, Hugh McGeever H. w. Crook, M. O. Fields, l. N. Allin- der J. K. P. Laird, Tom Stobert, Chas Barber, J. C. Waldrop, Rufus R. Bivens B. L. Brasher, II. E. Shropshire, Jri Bob Waldrop, T. Snow Rogers, Henry Simpson, J. IT. Hargrove, O. s. Finch Joe Hill George W. Jones, D. w. Hous- ton. A. F. Bearden, pr. A. J. Farley Jack w. Brown. J. w. Lett, Joe s. Da- wis Charles Roberts. John W. Rarden James II. Leath, M. M. Moon, C. D. bod son, George w. Ash, J. P. Couch, Felix Irwin, Charles K. Dickey. M. E. Ed wards, J. A. Lee, M. II. Hines. George A. Alexander, John w. Roden, Charles Due Ed l.. Newman.