The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-09-27
Barrett Seeks Reelection
 Solely On His Past Record
Says Out of 2000 Roll Calls at City Ha Burruss Was in Minority But Once-Taylor in Ensley--Broyles at
 North Brmingham-O Meetings

fRasinS his claim for reelection solely upon his record of achieve mcnt for the past four years, pr. N A. Barrett, president of the city commission. addressed several hun di ed people last night in odd Fel- lows hall West End, upon the is- sues of tho present campaign.
 T come to you with no boasts and no apologies" Dr. Barrett said in opening his remarks, q am not run ming for reelection on someone else's shortcomings or defects, but upon my record for the past ftur years 1 have done my best for the city of Birmingham during this time. and l want to continue doing 1t in the future.
 There has been a lot of talk by my opponents about the way the city handled the government food rected against the quality of food that was sold, or at the prices, but is all about the manner the sale was conducted. They say to me and you sold it at government prices, but you did not conduct the sale as I would have done, and therefore, the people should elect me president of the city comms sion.'"
 Dr. Barrett asked all the, persons present who had bought. some of the government supplies to hold up their hands. A number of hands were raised He then asked all who were dissatisfied in any way with what they got to signify their dis sa tisfaction by the same sign. Not a hand was raised. He said that such demonstrations were proof to him that the people were satisfied with the way the matter had been handled.
 Auditorium Plans Concerning <the auditorium plans, Dr. Barrett pointed out that the l commission had voted as unit uron all matters which have been brought Nbefore it concerning the proposition, 1 and that it seemed strange to him
 
 cising the plans. The bonds. he de- ciared, were sold after consultation with the leading bankers of Birmine- | ham, who told him that the scheme | adopted for selling them was the best | offered the city.
 But one of my opponents who is | a member of the present commis- | sion," Dr. Barrett said. says that since a certain episode which hap pened about Christmas, 191T--and he doesn't say what that episode was | he has been in the minority on the co mmisson, and it has been d case of four against one. l examined the records. and of more than 2.000 roll calls from 1917 until the latter part of 1920 only once did that mam- Der fail to vote with the majority, and that was when we announced that DeValera would not be well comed in Birmingham
 Spending City's Money Ridiculing the plan suggested by 1 MoLendon of dividing the city ir to sections and allowing each section to spend only the money which it paio into the city treasury, Dr. Barrett de- clared that it would be like letting each member of family spend only the money which he earned. It would paralyze the outlying sections which are not thickly populated, he said, l and would destroy the very purpose l for which a city is created. The man who is elected to fill the
 position of president of the city com
 mission for the next four years will
 direct the expenditure of more than
 S16.000, ,000," Dr. Barrett sad. file | should, therefore, be man expe- 1 iienced in executive affairs. One of
 nlS opponents claims that he has handled amounts as large as this. but ! as matter of fact he has really
 only handled his own salary. Under the fee system, I understand he dld
 make $20. 900 annually for four years but I didnt think his salary was as | large as the expenditure of the entire city.
 "He has been connected with two
 industrial concerns. One was an au- | tomobile tire company. What has become of it? Ask the bankruL icy | court. He was also connected with
 a dental supply misunderstanding con cern Ask the bankruptcy court
 what has become of it. Yet he claims that he has mad executive training sufficient to handle the affairs of the city"
 The meeting was presided over by l M. (. Schoolar. Preceding Dr, Bar rett Hunter Armstrong, manager o1 Ii his campaign. spoke for q few min | utes on the way pr. Barretts cam