The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-10
NO ENDORSEMENT
FOR COMMISSIONER
BILE Candidates Made Report And
Recommended Endorsement Of
Fairley.-Some Good Talks.

The Commission League of Hatties-
burg, at a meeting held last night,
adopted without dissenting vote a
resolution endorsing the candidacy of
Captain A. Farley for the office of
Mayor. No action was taken in the
matter of endol sing candidates for
commissioner, this being indefinitely
postponed.
The meeting vas called to order
by Chairman f. =. Hearon, and F. C.
Hathorn was asked to serve as secre-
tary. The report of the committee
on solicitation, whose duty II was to
canvas the field and recommend to the
league suitable men as candidates for
the various m lnicipal offices, made
its report, recommending the endorse
ment OF Capt Farley for Mayor The
committee also recommended that no
candidates for commissioner be en-
dorsed at this meeting, but that this
matter be left open The committees
report was rec aived and resolution
endorsing Capt Farley was adopted.
A committee was appointed to pres
ent a copy of this resolution to Capt.
| Farley, and to request him to issue a
card to the public defining his position
and attitude on public matters.
This action was followed by several
short talks by prominent citizens on
the object and purpose of the league,
which are to promote and encour-
age in every way possible general in
terest in good government, to acquaint
citizens OF Hattiesburg with the needs
| of the city in moral as we'll as ma
terial matters, and to induce them to
vote for the best interests of the COM
munity.
A striking fea ure Of the evenings
proceedings was an impromptu ad-
dress by Mr.. E. e. Travis. Mr.. Travis
stated that he had heard it said, and
the report he was informed was being
somewhat generally circulated, that
the League movement was in the in
terest of capital, In this connection
! the speaker said he believed it right
and proper that this idea should be
dispelled, and the matter put before
the public in its proper attitude. 1t
was his idea that the league was or
| ganized in the interest of the gem
eral public, for labor as well as cap
ital, and was intended for the general
good of all classes The organiza-
ton, he stated, meant the build
ing up and promotion of the best in
terests of the entire city, and was not
intended to promote the interests of
any individual or class of people
against the interest of any other
class. If this were not so, he said
he would not be a member of the
league. Mr. Travis remarks we're
enthusiastically received and fire.
quently applauded.
Another talk which brought forth
the unanimous commendation of
those present was made by Mr.. M. p. L.
Love, who stated that he thought too
much emphasis could not be placed
upon the business interests of the
city, but was of the opinion that the
moral and civic issue should not be
overshadowed by a too great regard
for commercialism. He thought IT
incumbent upon all good citizens to
promote and encourage civic righteous
ness in every possible way, at the
same time taking care that the ma,
terial interests otafhe seity are not
neglected. Mr. 81 bcluded his
remarks by moyl yit be the
sense Of the meet the League
express condemn any lax ad
minlatration Of I n laws Of the