Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
PLEDGE
VOTES AND
SUPPORT
Men Prominent in Business Of
City Said To Be Among
Leaders of Move.

Rumors of a movement to organize
a Peoples Administrative League for
the purpose of controlling the city
and county elections this year and
thereby secure a more liberal admin
istration policy in Atlanta, were veri-
fed Thursday by the public circu'a-
tions of applications for membership
in the organization and statements of
men in touch with the movement that
1900 had already been signed by req
resentative people of Atlanta.
The policy of secrecy employed in
several recent meetings at the Hotel
Ansley still is maintained to great
extent. The leaders still are with
| holding their names, though friends
! of them state that SO wellknown At
lantans compose the executive COM
mittee
| Another private meeting is to be
held at the Hotel Ansley Tuesday
night After that, 1t is said, all the
plans will be made public, and mass
meeting will be called at the Audito-
rum.
Reasonable Rule, Their Aim.
What the policy of the organiza-
ton is to be is being talked generally
| in political circles. Men openly
| friendly to the cause assert that II Is
| for reasonable businesslike admin
istration of city and county affairs,
and that that is the platform on which
! they will go before the people.
They do not hesitate to say, though.
that one OF the principle motives to
inspire the organization is fear of
conditions that may be brought about
by continued agitations by the Men
and Religion Forward Movement
The movement is not the same as
the reported publicity campaign to be
inaugurated by business men under
the auspices Of the Chamber of Com
| merce, to boost Atlanta rather than
point out faults, but 1t is claimed that
many leading members of the Cham
Der of Commerce have expressed
sympathy for and willingness to sup
port the new cause.
The goal of membership of the new
organization IL 5000, enough to con-
troll practically every city and county
! election; and the oath required OF
the members shows how powerful the
organization would be in the hopes
| OF the organizers are realized.
Oath To Be Signed.
The application requires a fee OF
81 and the signing OF the following
oath;
], ........... hereby apply for
membership in the above organi-
cation. | have read the preamble
of the fundamental platform as
appears on the reverse side of this
application l adopt same and
pledge my full support in carry
ing out the principles therein
contained and I solemnly swear
that | will cast my vote for the
man that may be selected by this
organization, provided he is rec
commended i a two-thirds ma
1orlty present at any regular
meeting, unless should have per-
sonal reasons -Nr not so doing,
and in which event l will give
said reason in writing to the or
ganization. which will relieve me
from voting for said candidate,
but in no event will l support the
opposition.
| am citizen of the United
States, .......... years old, and
now reside at ...,...... in Ward
| ..s......,,
/ viii lay aside all business and 4
vote In every ele ton in which
this organization by resolution
provides that its members shall
vote. ! agree, II not registered
and eligible to vote, that | will do
all and singular the things that
will make me eligible within 30
days from the date I am notified
| of my election
' The preamble referred TO does not