The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-17
WEEK OF STRENUOUS AWAKENING ENDS WITH THE RACE CLOSE Rallies Held Last Night by
 Both Lane and
 Barber NORMAL VOTE IS
 NOW INDICATED Expected That 10000 Votes Will Be Cast Tomorrow-Little Bitterness Has Been Manifested, But Spade
 Has Been Called Spade

| A week of furious campaigning has been concluded. and everybody has been made to realize that the race between Judge A. O. Lane and Arlie Barber is in serious doubt.
 | Last Tuesday morning when The Age Herald announced that Mir Barber had received what was practically majority vote against three opponents, no one believed that Judge Lane could stem the tide Now, however, there Is a general admission that the vote cast Monday will be close. and that MT. Barber has no better chance than Judge Lane. During the week. MT. Barber himself declared that he would be delighted were he to win by 100 votes.
 Last night, the campaign closed with rallies in the interest of each of the can didates There was enthusiasm displayed in both camps. Both candidates issued statements of confidence. And all that now remains is for the people to go to the polls Monday morning and cast their ballots.
 Normal Vote Indicated AS result of the life thrown during the week into the fight. it is indicated that tomorrow normal vote of prac- tically 10000 will be boiled. The followers of Judge Lane are confident that Mir Barber's 3200 votes received by him last Monday represents his strength today The followers of MT. Barber believe that of all votes cast in excess of the number boiled last Monday, MT. Barber will re- ceive his proportionate share.
 While the campaign has been without bitterness, MT. Barber has spent his strength in adversely criticisng public utility corporations. Mr Barber has been referred to republcan-as a follower of Roosevelt and J. O. Thompson when the latter was a candidate for governor against the democratic nominee. He has been called marrow man and a demagogue, but he has attracted attention and drawn crowds to his open street corner meetings
 The Barber following has expressed It. self adversely respecting the members of the commission, and the manner in which they have conducted the affairs or the city. But all in all. the campaign has been without bitterness although each candidate and each candidates friends have expressed themselves on all topics with franlxness and candor. A spade. in the vernacular has been called spade.
 The week was featured by the claim of MT. Barber that the gamblers of the city were warm in their support of his |candidacy by challenge issued by MT, Barber to Frank r. Glass, editor of the Birmingham News, to sustain the truth of one or more of his editorials; and by the rallying to the standard of Judge Lane of score of the most prominent and influential men of the city and their subsequent determined efforts to elect Judge Lane as the successor of him. self.
 Why White Fav0rs Lane
 One of these gentlemen, Capt. Frank $. White, explained his reasons for his support of Judge Lane, in the follow irg language:
 Judge Lane possesses more general and accurate Knowledge of city affairs than most men in the city; he Is fear less, impartial and faithful in the dis charge of his official duties, to a marked degree; he handles all public questions with conservatism; he is of a judicial temperament; he is approchable by all classes; he has no favorites, and will treat all people and legitimate fn- terests with impartiality; he is man of stainless character and of the purest intentions. I know these things are true of Judge Lane for was associated with him as a law partner for at least 12 years I have never known a more up right, conscientious citizen or a more fearless man in the discharge of his official duties"