Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-22
WHO Will RUN FOR
MAYOR THIS time?
And What Six Will Make the
AIdCrmdniC Race?
Municipal Primary Election viii Be
Pulled Off Early in December
Municipal Ownership Will Still Be
the Fighting Issue.


But six weeks intervene before ii,
municipal primary election will b,
pulled off.
About the first week in Decembel
the white voters of Americus will ),
called on to determine who lis to b,
the next mayer of the city.
At the same time they will decide
by their ballots who are to he three
of the aldermen associated with him
The terms of Aldermen Clark, Ha Y.
kins and Poole expire in January
Whether any or all of them will be
candidates for reelection is not know
as yet. None of them has made a
declaration of his intentions. 1t may
be that none of them has yet decides
whether Le will aspire to further serve
the city or not.
Aldermen Clark and Hawkins have
been very pronounced advocates Of
municipal ownership and have ably
backed Alderman Allen in all his
moves in that direction. AS one OF
their friends s2if, Aldermen All ea
Clark and Hawkins are a trinity oi
Gibraultars" VIXEN that question is mp
That there will be two tickets IN
the field, two candidates for mayor
and six for aldermen, there seems 20
be no doubt although as yet there is
hardly a ripple on the political SUI,
face to indicate tlat the maelstrom i.
so close at hand.
Mayor Fielder has not announce
that he will be a candidate to succe I'd
himself but his friends take it fcl
granted that he will and are prepared
to give him the same wtole-souled
support as in the past. Who will op.
pose him remains to 3e developed. A
few names have been mentioned in
this connection, but when seen t1e
parties i.aye fought shy of any ex-
preston calculated to show that they
would even entertain the idea.
Alderman Allen would seem to be
the logical candidate Of the municipal
ownership element. but he is pre-
cluded from running by his tenure ..
office as alderman, even if he wished
to be a candidate, which is by nc
means certain Mr.. Frank Sheffield'g
name has been very favorably com
mented on, but ne has couple years
to serve yet as chairman of the Coun-
ty Commissioners a position in whici
he is doing magnificent service for
the public good. Col. ]. E. Sheppard
has also been commented on, but Co.
Sheppard is to be the President of ule
next Georgia senate. Judge Hixon :
friends would like him to make the
race again, but lie has so far shown
no signs of any desire to re-enter po-
litical or public life. 1t is not unlike y
that the candidate who will oppose
Capt. Fielder, il tae mayor runs again
has not yet been mentioned
The entire complexion of Counci
might be changed lby the election. II
Mayor Fielder and aldermen in SYM
pathy wits his views on public mat
ters are chosen they would comprise
a majority of the Board, to which
would he added Alderman Brown, lev
ing Alderman Allen almost a single
handed fighter for his views On the
other hand, the election of the mayor
and one alderman sympathizing with
municipal ownership would continue
the existing control of Council by
those favorable TO that line of action
Inside of a fortnight it is probable
that the lines of battle will be clearly
defined and that the consideration ri
candidates will then be a matter OF
general public discussion,