Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-12-01
FOR HARMONY IN
BUILDING UP CITY
The Peoples Ticket Nom
mated Last Night.
Candidates Pledged To
Cooperate With Cit
zens in Pushing
Americus.
W. Z. BROWN,
&. VI. ELDRIDGE,
G., j, SHERLOCK.

u. VI. ELDRlDGE,
G. J. SHERLOCK.
The above candidates for City Coun-
Gil were nominatedSat a rousing meet
ing of citizens at Miss Bells studio
last night.
= The meeting was largely attended,
many well known business men, prop
erty owners and citizens generally be-
ing present. The keynote of the meet
ing was that the interests of Ameri-
Gus must be promoted by the estab-
lishment of harmony in the workings
of the municipal administration and
by the City Council and citizens gem
orally striking hands for the settle
ment promptly of all public questions
and the pushing of the city's business
interests in every direction
Those present stated that there has
not been a more representative gath
ering to inaugurate a campaign held
III Americus in years. Every class
of citizens, every line of business and
every profession, it is stated, was
represented.
Mr.. Crawford Wheatley was called
to the chair. He made stirring
speech on the necessity of Amerious
getting together on the lines best
adapted to insure ite growth and pros
perity. He referred to the lack of
unity in the past eleven months and
/ the danger that the city was in If this
was continued over another year or
two of losing prestige and business.
MIR p. B. Everett was made. 'secre-
taFy. - ;sgH&r u ,.- t@f- .f
Mr.. H. 4. Davenport stirred enthu-
siasmr by the statement that such a
representative, meeting spoke of sue
cess in the election and a great stride
forward in putting Americus on the
highway to general progress. All that
was necessary was for all to work
zealously for this ticket to be nomi-
mated. 5 ~ ss.+.. ..t@|
j. Mr., r. S. BroadhHrst then present.
ed the following resolutions, which
We're secondeded by a number and
Unanimously adopted: q ...4
ss a Resolutions Adopted. ,
s-7AsNN,h ~ hereas, the future development of
the. business interests of the city of
Aniericus, affecting personally every
one of its citizens, are being held
hack in a, considerable degree by the
lack of harmony ii its counciimanic|
body, all public matters ofimportance
being held perpetually in allegiance.
and conditions resulting that are in
imical to, the future welfare of ths
community and prohibitive of that
harmony of relations and co-opera-
ation of effort among it's people that
are absolutely necessary if the ma
terial interests of the community are
to be promoted and
Whereas, 1t is apparent to the busi-
ness men, property owners and cit
iZens generally here assembled, that
this condition of aff9irs is apt to con-
tinue indefinitely unless candidates
are placed before the people who are
unaffected by the qrejudices and bit
terness that have arisen In Council
during the past year. and whose sole
intent, if elected. will be TO seek in
every way to promote the welfare of
all of the people of Americus and to
remove all causes of ceaseless friction
and disSensiOns.
Therefore, Be it resolved that in
placing before the voters of Americus
for their support as Aldermanic can
didates Messrs. w. e. Brown, G. NJ,
Eldridge, C. ]. Sherlock we be
lieve we have furnished to the voters
of this city an opportunity to secure
itte SSINICGS IOI Tic HSAt lWO years VI
three men of business ability, of ac-
knowledged devotion to the interests
of Americas, and of progressive ideas
who can and will seek to promote ev-
cry movement having in view the up
building of the city, who will make it
their object to so assist in the man.
agement of municipal affairs that the
money raised by taxation will be econ
pp1ipaJtu and jndiOfOtycIYr
that a forward policy will be inaugu-
rated having as its purpose the lifting
of the city out of the slough of indebt-
edness into which it has fallen, the
placing of its affairs on a satisfactory
financial basis, and the promotion OF
plans that will look to the good of the
citizens of each and every portion Of
the city.
In the candidates herewith present.
ed for Council the voters of Americus
can find an assurance of
their hearty willingness to CO.
operate with the people of
Americus generally in the maturing
and execution of all plans that will en-
hance the advantages of Americus as
business and residence city. At theiP
hands the matters of sewerage, health,
hre protection, educatlon, advertising,
lighting, street improvements and
other branches of municipal affairs
will receive immediate, intelligent
conscientious and progressive atten-
ton. They will, we feel assured, and
their character as business men and
citizens sustains the claim, seek only
the good of the people and the promo
ton of a greater Americus.
In presenting their names for the
consideration of voters, we call upon
all citizens having the future welfare
of Americus at heart to unite with
those assembled here tonight in es-
tablishing harmonious relations in
Council, in securing the adoption
there of policy that will really en-
hance the growth OF the city in all di-
rections, and that will serve to bring
our entire body of citizens into hearty
cooperation and bring about rich re-
suits in the coming years,
Greater Americus Club.
Mr.. Eldridge was 10th to accept the
| nomination, expressing the belief that