The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-21
MON GOMERY STO'
ELECT NEW CITY.
OFFICIALS TODAY
Mayor Gunter Heads Admins
tration Ticket With L. H.
Lee Leading Opposition
STATE CAPITAL BUREAU |
TUE AGE-HFKALD !
Montgomery, Ala. May 20 !

Citizens of Montgomery Monday
will go to the polls and select three
persons who will compose the men,
bership of the city commission dur
ing the four years from next October.
Little interest has been demonstrated
in the campaign until the closing
week. Two sets of mass meetings
We're held during the week and par
tisans of the two factions gathered
for the expression of their views.
The administration ticket is headed
by Mayor A. Gunter. Jr.. with Com
missioners w. ]. Drum and James
Fl. Hardaway as his associates. Mayor
Gunter has served four years az
Throughout this time Mr.. Drum has
been associated with him. Mr.. Hard
away became member of the COM
mission more than two years ago,
succeeding Walter B. Jones, who re-
signed to become associate judge of
county.
Ice Lends Opposition.
The opposition ticket is led by
Lawrence H. Lee. former reporter OF
decisions of the supreme court of
MS, L. Patterson and J. Johnston
Moore. Mr.. Lee held his state
position for many years. He retired
October l and began the practice Of
law in Montgomery. Mr.. Patterson
and Mr. Moore are engaged in bust
ness in Montgomery. Mr.. Moore was
i member of the city board of educa
ton for four years. having been
elected by the city administration
which preceded Mayor Gunter in Of
flee.
Great efforts have been made to
efeate interest in the campaign for
several weeks. Opponents of the city
administration have charged that
Mayor Gunter and the other com
lAissioners have permitted the CITY
TO become involved financially. Mayor
Gunter and associates have answered
that the city's bad finances was y
heritage which came to them from
the administration which preceded
theirs.
Tax Enforcement Charges.
Another charge has been that
. montgomery is not clean morally and
that the laws have not been prop
erly enforced. Mayor Gunter and
associates have answered that Mont
gomery is as clean morally as anv
other city and have challenged their
opponents to show wherein Mont
gomery is worse than other cities.
Mayor Gunter also announced that
Mr.. Lee. Mr.. Patterson and Mr.. Moore
would be summoned before the grano
jury next week in order that they
may submit any information they
may have collected regarding viola
lions of laws in the CITY.
The campaign has not been pitched
on the plane which was expected two
years ago. At that time it wa.
claimed that the next city fight
would be on the question of closing
moving picture shows, swimmin q
pools and other amusements on Sun
day. When Mr.. Lee. Mr.. Patterson
and Mr.. Moore announced it was
closing the picture shows and all
other places of amusement on Sun
day, but in their first public meet
ing they announced that it was not
their intention to do so. Therefore
this issue was removed from the
campaign. Mayor Gunter in several
public statements has declared that
he stands ready and willing to sub
init the question of open picture
shows and other amusements on
Sundays to a vote of the people on
petition of reasonable number.
Interest was created in the city
campaign during the week among
citizens of all sections of Alabama
Montgomery's affairs affect other
sections because it is the capital OF
the state. Therefore, many will
watch the result of the city cleo
ton.
The city ticket contains only six
names and it is probable the result
ing the early hours of Monday eve
ming