The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-04
POLITICS ENTER
FINAL STRETCH
AT HIGH SPEED
Hectic Activity To Mark
Few Days Remaining
Until May 13
BALLOT TO CARRY
NEARLY rs NAMES
Twenty-Three In Board
Race Separate Ticket
For Bond Issues

This is the big week for the candi.
dates. Everything that has gone before
has been merely preliminary to the
hectic activity that will mark the few
days remaining before the state and
county primary of May 10.
The official ballot viii contain the
names of nearly rs candidates. A
separate ballot will be used for the pro.
posed school and library bond issues
Tor the city of Birmingham. Still an.
other ballot win be used to settle the
long standing question of court house
removal
Interest in all the races is high, but
the campaign for the Jefferson county
board of revenue continues to hold top
rank.
The revenue board has free hand in
expanding the tax money and the peo-
pie, therefore, are likely to think a
while before voting in this contest.
% In Board Race
Twenty three candidates are dashine
! down the home stretch in the board
race. Most Of them are well known
10 the people Of the county. The ma
jofity have been in politics before.
Others are taking their first fling.
4 Pictures of all of them have been tackled
on telephone poles and biilb0ards from
Leeds to Bessemer for several weeks.
Veteran political dopsters give nine
bf the board candidates chance to win
and count out the other ID They pre-
dict it will take between $4,000 and
$4,000 votes to win, for they look for
total vote of 10000 or more.
Believing that the voters want all
the information possible as the quail
Hcations of the board candidates, The
Age-Herald herewith presents a list of
the aspirants, together with thumb.
nail sketches of them, complied in a
strictly non-partisan manner:
Sketches or Candidates
/. r. NJ. Acton. first candidate on
the ticket, is well-to-de merchant OF
Central Park His platform calls for
business administrator
2. Clint II. Allgood. North Bir-
mingham merchant, has conducted a
quiet campaign. He has stressed roads,
health and education. NJ
3. s. r. Batson, known to his
friends as Rad is civil engineer and
lis running on permanent roads
highway engineer. His wife has been
on the stump for him.
4. Edwin @. ChairselI lives near Ok
moor and is supply man for the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany He promises a business adj
ministration."
8. w. b. Copeland, stormy petrol OF
many political battles, is one of the
present board members. He has cons
Quoted a vigorous campaign for re-
election and has poured hot shot into
his enemies on every occasion pre-
scented.
Only Farmer
6. C. +. Dodson of Mt. Pinson, APP
pears to be the only farmer in the race.
He has stressed better roads and his
campaign cards describe him as a road
builder of experience,
z. Lacey Edmundson. Bessemer rep
resentative ON the present board, is out
for reelection with the almost solid
support of his home city and the war
veterans of the whole county. Per-
manent roads, better schools, better
health are issues he has stressed. He
is the only war veteran in the race.
s. Wallace L. Hargrave of Ensley
is in the race as the candidate of the
western section. He is a practical road
builder and has waged q countrywide
campaign for permanent highways.
8. sThomas u. Huey, of the present
board, asks reelection on his past
record. He is vigorous campaigner
and a leading advocate of courthouse
removal. Some of his opponents say
he is strong with the women voters.
10. G. o. Jacobs, brick mason,
urges concrete roads in his platform.
His friends have been waging a quiet
campaign in his behalf,
IL. John A, Lewis Of North Bir-
mingham, has called for permanent
roads, greater educational progress and
corporation between the revenue board
and the health department. He is a
successful man and has many persons
actively campaigning for him.
~. w. Il. Mabry, a salesman. has
spent much time during the campaign
in touring the county and doing per-
sonal work. He has made no speeches.
10. j. r. Matthews is blacksmith
and a good one. He says in his cam
paign literature that he favors the cree
ton Of a new courthouse on the present
site. He scores the present board for
acting without an expression from the
people.
Business Administration"
II. NJ y. Morris of Woodlawn, for
merly was county registrar and chair
man of the board of election commits
sioners. He is in the real estate busi-
ness. A business administration" is
promised in his platform.
10. r. r.. Moore, president Of the
state labor federation, is running with
the Endorsement Of the Birmingham
committee of labor bodies He is a
member of the city board of educa-
ton.
is. John H. Mccormack is con-
ductor for the Frisco railroad, but he
would obtain an indefinite leave of alb
sence if elected. He is well known in
labor circles.
Ia. DR.. II. P. Pruitt, practicing
physician of Birmingham, says he
would try to improve health conditions
by cooperating fully with the health
departments He also fay0Fs better
roads and better schools, his platform
is. E., j. Reed, chief elerk Of the
revenue board, has served the county
for 20 years. His friends put him in
the race and are trying to have him
promoted. He is conducting on active
drive throughout the county.
49, r. e. Smith is a Mt Pinson
business man. He has many leading
citizens working for him, including sew
eral high county officials. He promises,
il elected, to give his full time to coun-
ty affairs. His wife is assisting him
in his campaign.
90. A. V. Vines of Short Creek says
he announced because the job needed
him. He calls for a business adminis-
trafion.
81. w. j. Waldrup, former clerk Of
circuit court, favors a new courthouse,
but says it should not come until inn
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