The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-26
Past Week Showed Some
 Shifts Ln City Campaign
Attacks Seem Be Centered Barrett and Taylor But Their Friends Are Getting Into the Fight
 With Renewed Vigor
By H. W. ScHAEFER

| TWO issues are being pushed as far
 in the, limelight as possible by eandi- dates for the city commission at the
 municipal election Just two weeks
 away in an effort to oust the present commission from their seats of what
 ever vantage they have in being in
 office.
 | Delay in handling the auditorium
 project is being used against the com | mission as d whole and particularly
 the president. Dr. N. A. Barrett while l violent storm rages around the public safety department, headed by | John II, Taylor. Mir. Taylor has l seized upon the charges, however and | has begun to make capital of them. l Advantageous also was the statement
 made by pr. $. w. Welch. state health | officer. that Birmingham was most progressive of any city in the United
 States in her social disease fight.
 Rapidly moving events of the past
 week have thrown several candidates into strong positions, while others have been weakened at little profit | to the attackers, The race for presi- dent has apparently narrowed down l to D. E. McLendon and Dr. N. A. Bar 1 rett. with pr. Barrett having the Yn- sidetrack. For associate commission 1 CT, six men show up strongest at the 1 present stage of the campaign Events of last week seem to indicate | that the associate commissioners will l be picked from $. R. Batson, John R.
 Hornady William l.. Harrison, w, B. | Cloe. John H. Taylor and J. Ellis | Brown.
 | Sectional strength which is debat-
 able brings Joseph E. Lacey of Pratt City and William E. Dickson of
 North Birmingham Into the running. | Women Candidates l Of the women candidates, nothing
 has yet appeared on the horizon
 which would indicate any of the three
 in the race landing better than eighth place. Mrs. Mary Echols of Ensiey | apparently will lead the feminine as- | pirants, according to present indica- tions.
 In the presidents race, McLendon and Barrett have been working hard l in their own communities during the week just passed. Dr. Barrett's de- 1 fense of his actions was followed by
 new charges by McLendon supporters
 a night or so later Alleged audi torium misplays and the government 1 food sale were the topics used a5 weapons of attack by the McLendon | forces. Judging the two crowds,
 however. Dr. Barrett seems to have 1 the upper hand in East Lake by | good margin.
 1 IT. P. Burruss, on the other hand, 1 has had small crowds at his meet | ings Less than 100 greeted him at | Ensley and at North Birming ham,
 although Saturday night at Woodrow 1 Wilson park he had the largest crowd l of the campaign. Mir, Burruss marked
 the week by making meat definite
 the breach between himself and other members of the present board. | WI O. Broyles, bitterly assailing a 1 certain religious sect. has also de-
 voted much of his time to holding up Dr. Barrett and MT. Burruss to ridi-
 cule. These tactics, however, are felt l to have done little serious harm to
 the causes of the other two candi- | dates.
 Extreme of Sensationalism 1 In the race for associate commits
 sioner, one candidate has gone to the