The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-23
ASSOCIATE RACE
 ALMOST LOST IN
 MAJOR CONTEST Decorations of Big Guns Drown Drumfire of the
 Smaller Artillery FIFTEEN MEN NOW
 SEEK FOUR PLACES Important That Voters Should Make Proper Selections for Men to Be Associated With Con- mission President

Birmingham has been agitated dur ing the past week with political deto- nations which have resounded from East Lake to Wylam, practically every supurb and the city proper being bom- barded by the artillery of one or the other of the candidates for the presi- dency of the city commission.
 So terrific has been the din that Birmingham has lost sight of another important electoral duty-electing four associate a commissioners to serve with the president.
 Is there a voter in Birmingham who knows who are running for associate commissioners?
 Can any citizen offhand name each aspirant for the place of associate member of the commission?
 There are four of these members to be elected and IS aspirants for the vacancies. They are as important and necessarily should be of as sound tim Der as the man selected for president of the, commission. Neither aspirant for the presidency of the commission can carry out any of his ideas or plans for the betterment of Birming : ham If elected unless he has associates who will back him.
 In the first place are John R. Hor- nady and James D. Truss. incumbents. Mir. Hornady being commissioner of education, sanitation and health, and MT. Truss commissioner of streets and public improvements. They are asking that Birmingham voters look over their records and stamp their approval by dropping a ballot In the box for them on October 8.
 John B. Bethea, prominent real es- tate dealer in Birmingham for several years, admits that he wants the job of associate commissioner John H Taylor, another real estate man, asks due consideration of all voters and holds out a business record of IT years for dissection.
 George H. Bodeker, former chief oi police, now operating private detec tive agency, solicits votes for asso- ciate commissioner and states that he would succeed MT. Barber at the pleasure of his associates. due to his experience in this department. T. E, Street, now cHSdSCQ 66 d Sity detective, asks that he be elected 3 city commissioner. and he also would prefer the department of public safety as a basis for operations. Then there Is J. Ellis Brown of Ems, ley, a lawyer, who Is making dasf for the city hall as western sectfor representative James M. Hanby. another lawyer. of ! fers his services to the city. l And in the person of J. R. Mont
 gomery, the legal profession offer! still another candidate.
 l Jacob Burger, merchant. is the onl,
 merchant who has been persuaded tt leave his business and get into fh' race. MT. Burger confronts the publi' ] as a business mans candidate. l Columbus Teacher represents tha vast army of business men who trave 1 l-ambassadors of commerce, as the' | are-and is campaigning under tn | title of salesman" l Prof. H. P. Burruss, school teach CT. or, in view of his experience an, positions of responsibility held in tn !, past, an educator. Is hotly contestini 1! every inch of ground for a seat ol ] the commission.
 l S. w. Hawkins printer. Is an ener getic aspirant also. and is the oni. 1 representative of printers ink In tn ] race.
 l Charles K. Hall. railroad engineer for years prominent in local labor mat l ters and chairman of the educationa and cooperative committee. comes for | ward as labor's candidate. and Is mak ] ing strenuous campaign. Dave Kelso of Vivian. state min ] inspector, Is a candidate. MT. Kels completes the list and thereby Bir | mingham has an array of talent tha
 should appeal to and suit the mos
 fastidious or make at home the mos I commonplace tastes.