The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-20
More Than Eighty Candi- dates Qualify and Fifty
 Others Are in Line
STRONG OPPOSITION
 FOR MANY PLACES
Necessary for Candidates to File Names With County Committee as We'll as With the
 Probate Judge
By LEON c. BRADLEY

More than 80 candidates for office in the coming democratic primary have qualified in Jefferson county and at least 50 others have registered their intention of running
 Due to the change in the primary election laws which require all can- didates to register their names and in tention of running with the probate judge, many of the would-be candi- dates are not aware that they must also qualify with the county demo- cratic executive committee before their names can appear on the ticket Prob ably 50 of those who are now seeking the ballots of the voters of Jefferson county will not have their names on the ticket unless they qualify with the committee within the next 10 days
 Under the judiciary bill passed by the last legislature, Jefferson county is made the Tenth circuit and there are 10 judges to be elected in this county. Opposition has developed to the in- cumbents in six of these divisions and it is considered certain that there will he two candidates for one of the other places, although but one has quail fled up to the present time. For the county board of revenue, to which five are to be elected, there are about 70 announced candidates, but only 35 have qualified so that their names will ap- pear on the ticket There is also big flock of candidates for coroner. de- spite the recent court ruling that the salary for this office will be only $1200.
 SOME OF THE CANDIDATES
 Probate Judge Stiles is without op- position as are County Treasurer Cleon B. Rogers and Tax Assessor D. E. Me- Lendon. Circuit Clerk William J. Wal drop has opposition in the persons of Walter l.. Howard. James F. Hawkins and F. B. Bowers are fighting it out for tax collector. Thomas w Wright is the only candidate who has uuaIi- fled for deputy circuit clerk of the Bessemer division and Ben G. Perry is the only qualified candidate for deputy solicitor of the circuit court at Bes- %semer
 Some of the contests for the judicial Pcstfons are already taking on life and give Nromise of being exceedingly in terestihg before the primary, May g. The race in the fourth division at pres ent overshedows the others because of the clear-ctt issues which have been presented m that contest. Judge Grove who is seeking reelection, is opposed by Romaine Boyd. for the past five years city attorney Captain Boyd was attorney for the water consumers and the city in the litigation against the water company in which lower rates were sought. These cases were tried before Judge Grove and shis ruling dur ing this litigation and the fight made by Captain Boyd are figuring prominent ly in the race. Horace D. Wilkerson and Palmer P. Daugette are the other candidates who have qualified for the race in this division.
 Judge William E. Fort of the second division. Judge c. B. Smith of the sixth and Judge Henry A. Sharpe of the eighth division are unopposed. Tn the fifth division (Bessemer court), Will liam J. Jackson is the only candidate for judge who has qualified with the committee, although other candidates have announced their intention of quail flying,
 Judge Charles W. Ferguson of the