The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
NEW METHODS OR
. OLD ONLY ISSUE
BEFORE VOTERS
ROwIett Paine Sums Up Cam
paign-Mrs. S. H. Phillips
Pleads for Clean City.
Perry Tells History.

Splendid addresses that should have
been heard by every voter in Memphis
were delivered at the rally at Forrest
park Wednesday night. The speakers
were Rowlett Paine, candidate for NAV
or and Mrs. Sam II, Phillips, whose
work for the Liberty loan brought her
INTO national prominence, and Oliver
II Perry, sheriff, and others
Ihe lack OF law enforcement under
the administration of J.YJ. Williams as
mayor was related BY Sheriff Perry. An
audience Of approximately 500 men and
women was present to hear the sheriff
lay bare some OF the record of vii
Hams while the latter was mayor. All
Of the candidates on the Citizens league
ticket made brief addresses in which
the issues In the campaign were out
lined together with the policies which
they propose to inaugurate when elected
other speakers at the rally were Mrs
), j, Ellis, chairman OF the woman s
division of the Citizens league, Walter
p, Armstrong and Leslie NJ. Stratton.
Mrs. Phillips made an urgent appca,
TO the women to support the Citizens
league ticket IN order that Memphis
might be made a safe place in which
to live and further to safeguard the
mprals of the rising generation One
Instance OF the lack OF law enforcement
was related by Mrs. Phillips as her
personal experienced Wednesday eve.
ming
Still Lawlessness.
AS | was going to my home from
my office shortly after O'Clock this
afternoon" Mrs, Phillips said IAN au-
tomobile without a driver but bearing q
banner which said Vote for j. j. VIII.
liams, for Mayor came up Main street
near the Peabody hotel on the wrong
nj In at. ~
struck my ear. Down at the corner
saw a crowd and in the center was a
policeman in the embrace OF drunken
man who was beating the officer In the
race and about the body, Finally the
patrol wagon came and the crowd dis
persed.
II stopped my car around the corner
ana talked to police officer wearing
badge No, ll6, He told me that II
was Diggs Nolen; that Nolen had Gu,
around the officer and when he wa,
given stop signal had proclaimed that
he was for ]. ], Williams. The officer
replied that he didn't care VINO Noler
was for he had to obey the law Noler
had jumped out OF the car while il
was in gear and running and had at.
| tackled the officer. leaving the cur IL
go on up the street unattended
II telephoned police headquarters q
| few minutes ago, Mrs. Phillips con,
tinued land Diggs Noen had beer
| released on bond. Conditions such a.
| those must not be permitted in Mem
| phis. The laws must be enforced re.
CARELESS Of who the violators support
politically, and | am truly glad thai
there Is at least one police officer whC
| Is not afraid TO do his duty, even a
the expense Of offending a supporter o.
| 10 10 Williams"
The issues of law enforcement
economy and efficiency were extolleC
at length by the various candidate,
and speakers, and Horace Johnson
labor candidate on the Citizens leagu,
| ticket stated clearly and conciSely tn,
| position OF that ticket toward the la
boring people
During the administration Of ], J
| Williams as mayor Sheriff Q. n
Perry told the audience, condition
were so bad that committee OF 50
loonkeepers waited on the mayor an,
told him that he would have to max
the barrooms close their front door
on sunday because conditions wer
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