Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-12-13
CITY ELECTION.
Election Friday and Only One Ticket in
the Field Instead of Two as
Usual

UsuaI
The city election will be held Friday
of this week, at which time there will
be elected mayor, four aldermen and
a member of the city school board.
\ Last week there was considerable
agitation over the fact that the ticket
proposed was all republicans. The
democrats tried for several days to
formulate a mixed ticket with which
they could hope to win over the ticket
the republicans were putting out, but
for reasons best known to those behind
the movement, no second ticket was
put out and the coming election Will
be walkover for the ticket named.
Some persons attempted to make 1t
appear that the fight was on Marshal
LoWery, but that was not the case in
the sense that they sought to make 1t
appear. Marshal Lowrey has made
most excellent officer and so far as we
are aware there is not single law
abiding citizen in town who is opposed
to Mr.. Lowery as an individual or
because he has failed to discharge his
duty. Some persons do feel, however,
that the salary of $85 month that is
now being paid him is very heavy for
the resources or our town. They think
order can be maintained for much less
money-$600 to 500.
AT the same time there Is quite a
number of good citizens who feel that
Mr.. Lowery should be retained as
marshal. They seem to feel that Cross
vile will soon return to the same dis
orderly condition 1t was IN before Mr..
Lowey came, If he is removed as mar
shal.
@s Narstal Hill Lowery came here
when the town was infested with boot
leggers and when it was common for
SO many drunk or drinking men to be
on the streets, especially on Saturday,
that ladies were liable to be insulted
while passing from oDe business house
to anotner. Marshal Lowery notified
the people when ne came to serve as
marshal that he would clean Up Cross
vile, provided the law abiding people
would support him. The law abiding
people have stood with him and he has
fulfilled his promise to the letter. /,
CrossvIlle is model town for order
and QuIetness now and that condition
is due to the vigorous action of Mar
shall Lowery against all offenders, re-
agrdless of who they were.
So far as the work of Mr.. Lowery
goes we feel that it is hard tospeak
Of him in too high terms. The only
question as we see it is, must we
pay any man $S5 month or any where
near that amount to police our town?
Many think 1T wise to give cheaper
man trial and if it develops that we
must pay heavy price to maintain
order, pay that price, be it what it
may.
We do not pretend to know nor say
whether or not Marshal Hill Lowery
will be retained as marshal by the in
coming board. We are only stating the
views of some number of as good citi-
zens as we have.
What the incoming board will do no
one can say, but we feel sure they will
act with honesty of purpose and with
a desire to do the best possible for our
town, be their action what 1t may.
The ticket to be voted for Friday is
as follows:
Mayor
A. L. Garrison
Aldermen
Fred Cate
Mike Hale
M. F.. Reed
M. W.West
Board of Education
H. r. Webb
Messrs. Cate and Hale are now al
dermen. The two names dropped are
K. L. Bilbrey and w. c. keyes.
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