The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-11-04
LOCAL INTEREST
| CENTERS MOVE
| TO GUST MINOR
Word Passed To Scratch
Name And Insert That
Of Leggett
LANDSLIDE is SEEN
IFORPARTY NOMINEES
La Toilette Expected To
Best Republican In
This County

With veteran observers pre-
dieting that Jefferson county's
vote in the general election
Tuesday will smash all rec.
ords and probably reach 3d..
900, chief interest was centerec
Monday night in a last-minute
effort launched by group Of
democrats to defeat j. w. Mi
nor, democratic nominee fol
the board of education, who
last week admitted he had
voted for Harding in 1920 and
had contributed $50 to the
1924 republican C a m p i g n
fund.
After conference of score or more
of well known democrats at the, court
house Monday afternoon the word was
passed over the county to scratch j.
w. Minor and insert the name of J. w.
Leggett," Marked ballots were sent to
every precinct, and plans were made to
have persons at every polling booth to
urge the voters to carry out this plan
Mr.. Leggett, who was runner-up to
Mr.. Minor in the recent primary an
| nounced last week he would not allow
| the use of his name against the
nominee, but those who attended
Mondays conference decided that
he is the proper person for anti-Minor
voters to support.
The effect of this last-minute move
was in doubt Monday night, but all in
dications pointed to heavy vote for
Leggett in all sections of the county.
Advise Against Move
Probate Judge j. P. Stiles and other
| old-time party leaders advised against
scratching Minor, since he has now been
declared the nominee, but large number OF
democrats who visited the court house
made it plain that they intended to
punish him" for his action in donating
to the campaign fund of the enemy.
Democratic leaders spent Monday in
determined efforts to bring out the
heaviest vote in Jefferson county politi-
cal annals. The "get-out-the-vote''
drive was climaxed by the distribution
of tags by the League of Women Voters.
urging every qualified voter to visit the
polls.
The La Follette-Wheeler presidential
ticket will poll great many more votes
in this county than the republican
ticket, headed by Coolidge and Dawes
according to democratic leaders.
Although, these leaders say, the coun-
ty will go overwhelmingly democratic
as usual, the third party candidates
will get several thousand votes. Many
persons in the laboring districts are ex
pected to vote for La Toilette for presi
dent, and for all the other democratic
nominees.
The republican candidates for United
States senator and state house officers
will get only the normal G. .. Z. vote
according to indications.
All seven of the proposed amendments
to the state constitution are expected
to get the approval of the voters of this
county. All of these amendments are
cept the one which exempts ex-service
men from the payment of poll tax.
Bond Issues Doubtful
The three proposed Jefferson county
bond issues-$1, 100000 for a new court
house, 100000 for Hillman hospital
and $500 900 for the county schools, are
facing a hard fight, according to the
best informed observers. Defeat of the
court house bonds is freely predicted
but the other two issues are given q
fighting chance of passage.
The city polls will open at 8 a. m
and close at p. M, while in the rural
districts they will open at Z a. m. anG
close at 8 p. m.
Complete returns from the county, as
well as from the state and national, will
be supplied The Age-Herald, promptly
and accurately, at four strategic points
in the county and in regular and extra
editions.
At The Age Herald building returns
will be flashed continuously on a large
screen by high-powered projection ma
chine.
In Bessemer returns hot off the wires
of the Associated Press will be given
in the senior high, school auditorium.
In Ensley this same service will be
given in the high school auditorium.
The Phillips high school auditorium
has been engaged in Birmingham and
returns will be given there. All of these
election parties are free to. the public
and The Age-Herald is ready to give
the best service ever attempted in this
state.