The Brunswick times-call., 1901-11-19
MASS NEE T|NGLAST NIGHT
NAMES ANOTHER TICKET
And ELECTS an Executive Committee to Determine How
Nominations for Municipal Elections Shall
Be Made IN the FIXTURE.

The mass meeting Of citzeus aud
voters held at the city hall last night
was entirely harmonious, being COM
posed for tie most part OF those not
wholly satisfied with the tlokss already
named. There was probsbly sixty-ave
or seventy-five present and besides
naming a ticket the most Important
business transacted was the election Of
an xecutive committee to determine
whether mass messings or primary
elections shall be held to nominate
persons for the Sc of mayor and
alderman hereafter.
The meeting was called to order and
Col. D. w. Kaauss was elected chair.
man and Mr.. T. W. Causey secretary.
The following platform was intro
duoed by Mr.. J. B. Davis aud adopted
unanimously:
I'VE, citizens of Bfunswiek, in mass
meeting assembled adopt the following
as our platform, touching issues that
wall ccme before the aldermsnic board
next year, having no purpose saving
the best interest of the city and its
taxpayers at heart:
list. We have no wish or purpose to
be extreme or to rush our city into
experiments; bat we pledge ourselves
to promote the business, financial and
moral welfare of the city.
'2nd. We are first an0 last opposed
to the running of wide open town
which in the past among other things
included a saloon down stairs, brother
up gstairs and sli round wide open
house.
"3rd. We are not vunniDg g prohibi-
'i1n Campaign; bot we do advocate the
restriction Of tb- barroom bust ees TO
certain localities, where proper police
regulations ana Festrictions can be
thrown around them. We are opposed
to the extreme low license of $500, and
advocate raise in the license 90 as to
If possible restrict the business to the
better GLASS and respectable people.
We advocate the refusal of any liquor
license Whatever to the habitual viola-
tor OF the ordinances Of the city and the
laws of the state, which we believe
would tend to the lessening Of so many
expensive trials in the superior and
oity courts, to the oost of the ia axpsyers,
and the upbuilding of the morals, par.
ticulariy of the Young men Of tbs city.
"4th, Furthermore, we are heartily
in favor of the no screen law rs to
saloons, and reasonable hours of open
ing and closing such places of business
from 5a. m. to 10 p, m. the year
round.
"5th. Frat, last and all the time we
are unalterably opposed to the reopen
ing and ths resuscitation OF tha place
commonly known as 'HsiPs Half Acre
where it wss, or anywhere else, and We
call upon the Responsible UE1oiais TO
break up this nefaricus gathering Of
criminals and to rid our city of this
pest ss has been done in Jacksonville
anc olhe, cities.
"6.h. We approve and c0mmend The
efforts which have been mad by tue
present adm nis:ration to place the city
in a safe inAncill condition. Ne COM
mend the present chief Of police ana
cor & 'atulste the city upon having in
this Office one eho Is ready to stand by
his ca b of office.
"7tb. We favor bssu.ifyisg the city
tnd improving the sidewslks, streets
ana parks, in SO far ss the oity's means
will permit. We particularly urge the
paving Of Newcastle street AZ the ear
Hest practicable moment with some
material better than the old standby,
oyster shells, believing in the long run
il would be better and cheaper TO the
city, owing to the necessity for fre.