The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-10
.YANCEY FAILS. .OF ELECTION.
 TOPARKBOARD'
Phillips, Mrs. Sharpe, R. H.
 Wharton And L. L. Bowen
 Named By Commission After
 Heated Fight On Candidates Cl.0E AND DICKSON PLAY TWO SURPRISING CARDS Harrison Defeats Move To Drop Lewis L. Bowen, La
 Dor Representative, From Body-Uses Warm Speech


 Birmingham's city commission elected park board at an adjourned meeting Tuesday afternoon.
 M. P. Phillips was elected to the four-year term, Mrs. Charles J. Sharp to the three-year term; R. H. Whar ton to the two-year term, and Lewis Bowen to the one-year term. Com missioner w. L. Harrison, as city commission of parks automatically becomes a member. He will call the board together for organization in a day or so.
 The subject was opened by the reading of resolution in which the board was named as elected with the exception of George W. Yancey's name appearing where MT. Wharton's later was placed.
 Commissioner W. l.. Harrison took the floor and told of the development of the idea of having a park board and then spoke of the proposed mem bers, stating his reasons for the naming of each.
 Commissioner W. E. Dickson pro- posed that the membership be elected one at time, and to this MT. Harri- son made no objection. MT. Phillips name was proposed. receiving unanimous vote as the roll was called. Mrs. Sharp was next voted on, and again the tally showed unani- nous.
 Commissioner Dickson then placed in nomination the name of MT. Whar- ton, which was seconded by Commis- sioner Cloe. MT. Dickson stated that he offered the name in substitute for that of MT. Yancey. Commissioner Cloe then nominated Sam Earle as substitute for MT. Bowen.
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 Harrison Surprised.
 Commissioner Harrison took the floor and said the substitutions came as a surprise to him and told at length of his reasons for wishing his nominees elected. He said MT. Yam cey's work in Montgomery had sue .ceeded in killing the groposi tions thai had been made 10 have the governor name the board. taking the matter out of tn hands of the city commission, that Mir Yancey represented tho real estate board as a lawyer, the jewell CTS and number of other important groups in the city.
 Further, Mir. Harrison said that Mr. Bowen was opposed because he represented labor, and that labor was entitled to representation as well IS any other group. That his own ten ure of office would terminate before long, and that he, while labor man, did his best to function as a city 
 sentative of any group. He said the board as originally proposed was well rounded out and balanced and would appeal to the confidence and support of all cltizens. He said many names had been offered and consid- cred, but all could not be chosen,
 Commissioner Dickson explained the nomination he had made by say ing he thought it best to have at least one member of suburban community on the board, and that he. had nothing against any of those named, but believed Mir. Wharton could strengthen the board. cloe Tell. Of Own Board.
 Commissioner Cloe said that he ings in having names suggested for A board that will function with his department, for 1t had not been long since the legislature had created board to function with his own de- partment and the city commission had named it's every member de- spite his wishes in the matter. In such circumstances, he said, he thought each commissioner should have the naming of a member and therefore he offered the name of Sam Earle for membership in place of Lewis Bowen.
 T had to take my medicine" Mr. Cloe said, "and 1t made me sick for week. Now it's your turn. you take yours.'
 MT. Cloe said MT. Harrison had prepared the slate for the civil serv- ice board. and the rest of the com mission had passed 1t. MT. Harrison said he had offered 1t. but with the concurrence of the rest of the board
 There was no second to the name put in nomination by MT. Cloe. MT. Cloe looked at MT. Dickson, saying he had understood MT. Dickson would second MT Earle's name, as he, Mir. Cloe. had seconded MT Dickson's nomination of Mir. Wharton Mir Dickson said there was no such agreement.
 The name of MT. Bowen was then placed in nomination and all voted for him save MT. Cloe. MT. Harrison and Mrs. Echols opposed MT. Whar- ton.
 During the election of the members of the park hoard President McLen- don had to divert attention with his gavel several times as the discus sion grew hot. but toward the close the commissioners were all smiling, though it seemed some of them did not feel very hilarious over what was said or done.