The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-10-09
HAS MEMBERSHIP
OF THIRTY-EIGHT
Prof. H. Clay Armstrong Is
Elected President and
Penn Harvey Secretary
Purpose of Organization,
as Outlined BY President,
Is to Correct Wrongs In
City Government.

With a membership OF tnirty-eisht
and Prof. n. Clay Armstrong as presi-
dent, the Good Government League oS
Pensacola was organized last night IN
the once of J. N. Andrews. Penn
Harvey was nominated as temporary
secretary by NJ K. Morey and was
later made permanent secretary on mo-
ton Of Abe Daniels. Prof Armstrong
was nominated as temporary chairman
by Leo. F. Israel and on motion OF
Gus Soderlind nominations were closed
and Prof. Armstrong was later made
permanent president Of motion OF j. o.
Walker. It was made plain that the
league will not take any part In the
present recall movement, but one Of
the main duties OF the organization
will be to select candidates for COM
missioners In the event OF a recall
In accepting the ONCE OF president,
Prof Armstrong said one OF the pur-
poses Of the league would be TO en-
deavor TO correct wrongs in the city
government. The members of the or
ganizauon, he said, must look for men
to run the government whose integ-
rity will insure good government, and
in case of a vacancy among the com
missioners the members must act IN
a bipartisan way to 6ll that va
cancy. The league must in no wise
infringe upon the duties Of the com
mercial bodies of the city said Prof
Armstrong, but should look out for po-
Itical honesty, so as TO guard against
repetition of what he said occurred
here in the recent two primaries and
the general city election.
J. o. Walker referred TO the league
as a home mission" and said that
the organization must have "the 81
news OF war" which he said meant
that an enrolment be taken and each
member contribute ten cents towards
defraytng expenses. The enrolment
was taken. but the collection was dis
pensed with
A. (Zan) Sara called on A. Y.
Clubbs for an expression. Mr.. ClubbB
said he came to listen more than to
speak, but he suggested that In the
case Of a recall that a committee be
appointed to select candidates TO I'LL
each Office. His suggestion was not
adopted.
VIM. Diffenderfer said he thought
Mr.. Clubb's idea was all right, but IL
may result in clique getting in con-
troll.
Dr. w. A. Rawls said he understood
the purpose Of the organization was
to rally the best citizens of Pensacola
III d IuON6 u DIliB e1OOub 6OOA 8gN-
ernment He said the leading paper
of Pensacola is throwing Off" on this
movement for good government He
read an extract from the Christian
Monitor which was recently published
in the leading paper" Of the city.
telling people how to surround them
selves with sanitary conditions, etc.
But" said DR.. Raw1s. "the paper
stopped right there and did not say
a word about cleanliness in politics"
He said that one Of the commissioners
said he was not conscious Of having
done anything wrong, and DR.. Raw1s
said the commissioner was telling the
truth. because he was following a GUS
tom practiced all over the country.
what we want" said DR.. Rawls, 'is
new politics"
When Abe Daniels was called on for
an expression, he said It was 9. little
too early to talk, but that he would
have something to say later.
J. o. Walker again addressed the
meeting, saying that Pensacola had
got Just what she stands for In a
moral and educational way and other
wise in her three conuiFVioners. He
said he was not proud oe Pensacola's