The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-16
INDICATIONS ARE
 THAT BIG VOTE WILL
 BE POLLED MONDAY
Half Dozen Addresses De- livered by Lane Speakers. Charge Barber Is Danger Ous Citizen and a Repub- lican-Percy Issues State ment for Judge Lane

Municipal politics continues to hold the interest of the people of Birming. ham. and it begins to appear that a large and representative vote will be polled Monday when Judge A. o. Lane and Arlie Barber, candidates for a seat on the city commission. submit their claims.
 Yesterday in the Barber camp was featured by the reception of indorse- ments from Dr.. A. J. Dickinson and lsadore Shapiro. and by statements of the. candidate that the gamblers were supporting him, and that the public utility commission bill was adopted by the legislature because of a report that he would be elected commissioner.
 The day in the Lane camp was fea tured by half dozen speeches de- iiVered In the various subdivisions of the city and charges by orators that MT. Barber was not only a dangerous citizen but that he was a republican and as such had supported J. o.
 
 and Theodore Roosevelt, a candidate Tor the presidency.
 Last night MT. Barber and Mir. Sha- piro spoke in Ensley and on Pizitz's corner. Lane meetings were held at East Lake. Woodlawn, Avondale. East Birmingham, Ensley, Pratt City. West End and North Birmingham. The speak CTS were Judge Lane. Sydney J. Bowie. frank $. White, Reese Murray, Frank W. smith, Matthew H. Murphy, Erie fettus and A. Leo Oberdorfer
 Characteristic Barber Address
 MT Barber on the corner of First avenue and Twenty first street yester- day noon made what was termed a characteristic speech. Immediately aft CT having read letter from Dr. A. I. blckinson 1ndorsing his candidacy. he spoke in part as follows:
 Fellow citizens, l can talk to you Just few minutes today I'm pretty well talked out: looks like l have apout run down to earth all the thun- der the other fellow has and there is nothing left for me tostalk about.
 Will, as l have said enforce the law or this city without fear or fa- vor As l have said to a number of those who are supporting me and who nave in the past been regarded as law breakers, Boys, nothing doing if I am elected l have no claim on their support except that I will enforce the law. l appreciate what Dr. Dickinson said In his letter of indorsement and won't forget to be mercifuI in the enforcement of the law I am not a preacher, but throughout my whole administration if l am elected, I shall endeavor to square the whole business on the basis of the teachings of the lowly Nazarene.
 Is it not singular that I should be able to read to you letter from one of the greatest minds of this com munity and then tell you in connec- tion with his support that practically all of the liberal element in this city Is supporting me? Who ever before stood on a platform and said with pride that the gamblers of the city are sup porting him?
 My campaign has been fraught with new methods and l have been ridiculed for 1t. If that's the best the oppo- sition can bring against me. I am sure that your vision will tell you that it is a recommendation for me
 No More Secret Actions
 TT l am elected the people shall know everything concerning their gov efnment. If an audit is needed there will be an audit and the people will be advised as to the amount of money they pay into the city. hoE 1t is used and everything else they want to know concerning the city. Nothing shall be hid. There will be no meeting behind closed doors, no secret conclaves. Why should that be done, when the busi- ness is your business? Of course, some little details of some deal may be threshed out without inviting the whole public, but I shall stand for the square deal for all the people.
 II understand that in a vault, behind closed doors, there rests some campaign thunder that will be turned loose on the people to poison them against me. If such matter exists. I ask that it here and now be given out. and I will answer any question put me in regard to it. believe that document will have something to say about an alleged connection I had at sometime or other with the liquor traffice. tThe crowd laughed) I say to you now. that unless that matter is turned loose before my last address to- morrow night at the First National bank