The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-02
ENSLEY'S PRIMARY CONTINUES TO ABSORB A LARGE SHARE OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST
Today Is Last Voting Day Commission Is Pleased
 With Situation


 member of the board of education contin- ues spirited and today Is the last day of the voting
 It Is understood certain suggestions were made yesterday 10 call off the pri- mary. but the city commission and the Ensley club both seem very well satls- fled with the situation
 The candidates for the place are Mrs. D. A. Echols. Mrs. J. D. Matlock and George Byrnm the present member. who seeks reelection. The city commission will carry out the formal election next Tuesday and will name the person select ed in the Ensley primary
 Conspicuous among the workers yester- day were Mrs. Pattie R. Jacobs, president of the Alabama Equal Suffrage associa- tion, and committee from suffrage head quarters who were active in the interest of Mrs. Matock.
 The ballots are printed and are the size of a postal card. They can be signed and mailed to the Ensley club or deposited in the ballot box at the telephone exchange. All white citizens over 21 years old, men and women. are eligible to vote. The bal fS'S wal ot NAtNhto anu tohtittti Ah' Ensley club rooms tonight and the result announced at once.
 Of course the public interest In the Ems lev voting is the fact that two ladies are candidates and this is the first time such a thing ever happened in Alabama Some hard work is being done and some of the statements and counterstatements issued have partaken of the nature of genuine campaign material
 Mrs. Matlocks Statement
 Here is one issued last night by Mrs. J. D. Matlock to The Age-Herald:
 'In your issue of this morning you pub lished a statement from Mrs Hede of which the following is the essential DOT ton;
 Mrs. D. A. Echols, Mrs. | D. Mat lock and myself agreed to d nominating convention to be held at the Ensiey opera house on March 90 for the purpose of naming d candidate for the position We further agreed that the candidate re- ceiving the largest number of votes should be supported by the other two eandi- dates.
 Tn answer to the foregoing l desire to say that on Sunday afternoon l had u telephone conversation with Mrs. Echols in which l said if she were the choice of the people of Ensley who were in favor or d woman on the board of education, l was willing she should be the candidate before the Commercial club. This is the only conversation l have had with Mrs. EcEols, and l have had none with Mrs. Hetde. At the time of my converse ton with Mrs. Echols the mass meeting had not been suggested by any one"
 Mrs Matlock called upon the city com missoners yesterday afternoon and was in conference with them for a short time. It was stated that there was nothing to give out regarding Mrs. Matloek's s visit.
 Weatherly Satisfied
 Commissioner Weatherly yesterday stat ed he wanted to go record as being ex- tremely delighted with the way the people of Ensley were going at the board of educa ton matter.
 That looks to me like real democracy, he declared. If the people of this town would tackle every problem they have in that sort of way and in that spirit we'd have the best town in the world. When people get interested in the af- fairs of their own city, then you can look out. That's going to be a good city, and the more they get interested the bet ter it's going to be. l cannot get mad with any fellow, no matter how much he knocks or kicks on any question if l see that he believes what he believes because he is interested in the good of his city. like to have that kind of kickers come to me. l like to talk to them. There can't be a difference of opinion between any two people very long when both of them are honestly interested in the good of their own city"
 When asked yesterday whether they would say anything in regard to the crit ipi af IGidora Sha of pIa ip yesterday mornings Age-Herald the mem bers of the commission smiled and said nothing.
 Some Interesting Letters
 Two interesting letters were received last night which discuss various phases of the contest and criticism made of it. These letters were from J. ]. Chisholm, president of the Ensley club and D. NJ. Lewis of Ensley, member of the city s library board. They are as follows: To the Editor of The Age-IIerald
 In this mornings s Age-Hera MT. lsa- = dore Shapiro delivers himself of long criticism of the city commission and the way Ensley is ascertaining public senti- ment for membership of the board of ed ucation. Like Artemus Wards monkey, MT Shapiro is an ''amoosin cuss.p Were it otherwise it would be pitiabe. The commission is able to take care of itself. lHe people or hnsiey uo not hetu nor WISH MT. Shapiro for guardian. They look higher.
 Every man and wofnan in a territory representing nearly one-third the scho- 1astic population of the city will be given an opportunity to express a preference. The names proposed are those of men and women either of whom would serve the public with fidelity and credit. The real trouble is that the people here are not paying much attention to outside sugges- tions. They know they are entitled to rep resentation and appreciate the fact that there has been general conceding of this point. The eastern section of the city has been so recognized. Every fair minded citizen is satisfied. We suggest MT. Shapiro get off the pole. He Is mak- ing a sorry exhibition.
 J. J. CHISOLM,
 President of Ensley Club.