The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-21
CAPT. FORBES
 A CANDIDATE Will Run For Mayor of
 Montgomery. STATEMENT TO PUBLIC "A Definite Declaration of Policy If Elected. Would Give His Attention to Business and Maintain Credit of the City-
 Would aorssn,.e Police
 Department"

With a direct and definite statement as to his policy if elected, Captain A. c. Forbes last night announced that he is a candidate for Mayor of Montgom- cry.
 Captain Forbes Is the first one of the several gentlemen whose names have been consistently used in connec- ton with the Mayoralty to make a formal announcement accompanied by his views on city affairs.
 Thus far Captain A. G. Forbes and Judge Francis C. Randolph are the only avowed candidates for the Mayoralty. The Democratic primary will take place in April.
 Captain Forbes last night furnished The Advertiser with the following statement:
 Montgomery, Ala, Jan 20, 1905.
 ITO the Citizens of Montgomery:
 T have decided to enter the cam paign for the office of Mayor of this city. It is a high and honorable of- flee. which any man may be proud to hold.
 Tn asking for the suffrage of the people of Montgomery, I believe 1t to be my duty to state what my policy would be, and what I would aim to accomplish in my administration, if elected. do not want the office merely
 as an honor. but to do all in my power to serve the best interests of tho tax payers and citizens of this city. I
 would regard the office as an opportuni- ty to serve the whole people in a sin cere, honest, straight forward way. Tn the first place, I would give my best attention to the business affairs of the city. I would devote all the
 time necessary, and whatever ability I
 may possess to the most effective busi- ness administration of the city's affairs. l would do all I could to bring the city's expenses within it's income. not by a parsimonious and unprogressive
 lowering of expenses. nor by an oppres-
 sive increase of income. The city's credit should be main
 tained, and it's affairs administered as near like those of a strong business
 house as practicable, without regard to political considerations.
 Tn the second place, I pledge my self to an earnest, determined effort, without fear or favor, to enforce the laws of the city uniformly and steadily throughout my administration. My judgment is that there are enough good laws now on the statute books
 to bring about every result the bulk
 of the law-abiding people may desire,
 If experience should demonstrate that
 
 alI in my power as an executive to
 remedy the defect. would undertake ] to organize the police department, so far as could, so as to bring about the utmost fatihfulness and effectiveness and to exert all the pressure in my | power to maintain those characteris- tics.
 T believe it fair to declare that ]
 am under no pledge to appoint any per l T A., | myself to the people of this city to make no such pledge before the cleo | fion.
 T have tried in the last two years, as a member of the City Council, to live up to my convictions of duty, and I believe that a fair consideration of my record in that body will convince voters that I have the experience, in dustry and intention to discharge the | duties of mayor to their satisfaction and advantage.
 T submit these declarations of my principles and policies to my fellow approved and endorsed with your votes. Respectfully submitted, "A. c. Forbes" Captain Forbes is the manager of a large piano house of Montgomery. He ] is President of the Commercial and In- | dustrial Association and an Alderman from Ward to which place he was
 elected without opposition. Other citizens who have been sug- gested as candidates for Mayor are Aldermen w. M. Teague J. K Jackson
 and J. J. Sullivan, R. E. Steiner and c. P. Anderson. Messrs Jackson and Sullivan have said that they would be
 candidates, but they have not formally announced.