The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-26
.ARGONNE FOREST
OUTDONE IN FIGHT
FOR G.OFC .PLACES
HOWIing Mob of Campaiglers
Line Route to Ballot Boxes.
Contests End at 7 P. NJ.
With Final Announcement.

The hottest scrap since the battle Of
the Afgonne forest is taking place be-
tween contestants and ~adherents ~
contestants for the occupancy Of the 10
elective offices of the Chamber Of Com
merce, which is being decided by popu-
lar vote Saturday. The battle will not
END nor the dove of peace dare to poke
his nose out of his retreat until 7
o'clock when the polls close.
.Ihe agony will be terminated at 8
O'Clock when at a great general meet
ing OF the members Of the chamber, IL
K. Salisbury, the president, will read of
the names OF the 10 %victoFs. He will
also say something touching and fearful
concerning the vanquished,
The balloting began at 10 am. on the
first floor. A fairly large vote was cast
before noon, but at that time the bulk
their. appearance from the noon hour
on, Many Of the voters could not spare
the time to vote before noon. An ag-
gregate of 1000 ballots Is expected.
a solid line of bowling and ~irrepreB-
sible campaigners has been stationed
from the southwest corner of Main and
Monroe to the ballot boxes in the cham
Der since the polls opened, and no ma
has passed through to cast HIS bal. I
without being b~utton-holed fore and a
and made the recipient of d ton of ele
ton cards and a carload OF advice
n proper candidates to vote for.
Leave It to Friends!
Owing Il the death Of MIG reIAtivN.
William b. GatsR Jack Gates refrainNd
from conducting an active campaign in
the race for fist vice-president OF the
chamber and a group o. his frisnAs
are busy ae a hive OF bees pulling
y9tes for him. They are said to be
tlssin6 no bets whatever in the l4MN
either OF plain or fancy "politickins."
i they, don't put thsif candidate ovSr
they will feel like their wilea and eork
have bean but Ill rewarded.
John Il. Edgar, one Of Mi. 0ate6
.opponents, 10 also receiving . crest
deal Of assistance from his friends. Nj.
terminal commission and vas tied up
with the business Of this commission
90 tightly all day Friday that he didn't
have a chance to get out and recon. 4
mend himself for the office Of nat
vice-president.
HardwIS Peres, after accepting &c
nomination for director, had to AaNA
town Friday OF business, but when he
returned Saturday morning he found
some OF hio friends making IA organ.
ICED campaign to pat him over.
l.. j. Moss Is conducting . brisk
campaign for director and was seen
stationed IN front Of the voting booth
UioNshA H1tlA EglOINlR AIlGI BuI~
up. His many friends also got on the
Job about two hops ahead OF. the early
bird, displaying banners and passing
cards. 4 clown, WttA all the FeGu-
l9tion- makeup and q big slab OF OIL
cI0th on his back, screaming, Vote for
H. L. \; MOSS" IL cutting quite Q figure
Daye G, Gaut, the third contestant
for first yice-pFesidOnt, is something
of a dark horse. .bNt they say that he
70 running like . thoroughbred TeRas
jack rabbit.
One Organized Fight.
Prathsr Mcdonald and Ernest Adams
are eonducsine Ve~ll-oresnised eam-
pal6he FOR second viaR -prWeident. Thev
are playing the sam 9th grace anC
energy, each man has D long etrid
n plenty OF. Wind, and IL 10 hard
tell which will race acPess the finn Z
line first. II 10 agreed that The con
tSst will be = "hoss race"
The third nominee for second VI
president, John J.. Helm, is too b
the VictdSy Liberty loan Q
TO 90 much personal campaigning.
his friends are letting everybody
deVstand that he In a candidate
salt.
fhe confess for treasurer between
Thompson, Dwight Al. Armstro.
ana John ID. 10 hicking
. greet deal OF dust. There are COM
spectators with Geld glasses who claiT
Thompson is turRing the halH-mile poSBa
9 nose in the lead. But the dust 4
thick and the final result may provA
this w@s q mistake.
Senator FRANK D. Fuller is haViue I
e depend upon the. loyalty OF h@
friends to campaign for him, it havinK
been impossible for him to come back
nom Nashville for the contest. He
one on the nominees FOR director.
The 81 candidates for director are as
James Alexander, w. P. Arms
strong, r. W. Bailey, II. II. Barker@
T.. c. Berlin, B. A. Bogy, r. L.
Dix. w: H. Flowers, +. D. Fuller, Fred
Goldsmith, w. A. Hall, W. E. Holt, IL.
Klaiber, owen Lilly, Henry C. Loeb.
John w. Mcclure, Louis J. Moss, Mil
lard Nail, A. L. Parker, Hardwig Peres
and A. l.. Pritchard.
The votes are being counted almost
as fast as cast under the direction
L. G.. Humes, treasurer of the Cham N
Der, who has four assistants. This
will make 1t possible to certify
the names of the successful candidates.
at 5 O'Clock Saturday evening. one hour
after the ~balloting stops.
The election is being managed by
William LaCroix, the original and only
of the Chamber Of Com
merce. He was master of voting at
first election n has SO officiated
each subsequent one. Four aides are