The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-29
WILLIAMS VOTED
IN MISSISSIPPI F..
STATE PRIMARY
Question of Eligibility for
Mayor Raised and RumorS
Follow That He May Pos
SibIy Withdraw.
CITIZENS LEAGUE TO .>
HOLD WARD RALLY
Col. BaCon'S Ticket InCom-
plete-KeIIy Pulls Out of
RaCe-H. 7. Bruce COnSid-
erS Possible Candidacy.

Political alignments were in danger
OF getting badly tangled Monday with
Iumors OF the possible withdrawal OF !.
j, Wllllams, which he denied and of
ticket headed by Col. VIM. j Bacon.
Inc question of Mr.. Williams eljgi-
putty 10 serve as mayor of Memphis In
case OF his election took the front place
N N pouticsl discussion Monday. The
Sluzens' league is said to have secured
~ proIi mat Mr.. Williams, while living
on ms tarm near Walls, Miss, voted in
one OF the state primary elections there,
Mr; Williams has admitted to his
friends that he did vote in a urinary
election, but says that he is advised
Dy one OF the leading lawyers of Mem
PMS tnat such q vote did not deprive
MN OF his citizenship in Tennessee,
which he claims he never relinouished'
az altnough he made his home on his
plantation in Mississippi for nearly six
in Memphis,
There has been some intimation that
on account Of the possibility that II he
were elected, a contest would result
mat Mr.. Williams might withdraw from
me race. Mr.: Williams Monday secuted
that idea. lie said that all his plans
are made and that his associates are
ready to begin their active campaign at
The same uncertainty is to be found
In the Bacon camp. Col. Bacon said
that his ticket will be completed in a
rev days. Dave Wells has thrown in
his lot with Col. Bacon and Is a candi-
date Tor commissioner on the Bacon
p. Harry Kelly, whose name was
given out as a certainty on that ticket,
however, has declined to run
"a. ~ Bruce may be a candidate with
Soi. Bacon, but he said Monday that he
had not yet decided whether he will
run or not. His attitude possibly may
Sn,epend upon whether or not u. Will
liams remains in the race. No other
candidate. on tho Bacon ticket has beer,
announced, but Col. Bacon said Mon :
day that John d. Martin will be his
campaign manager
Citizens Rally in Thirteenth.
The Citizens league win begin its
active campaign with a rally Monday
night in CASTOR park This Is In the
center OF the largest ward in the city
the Thirteenth, which is n stronghold OF
the railroad men. Chas. J. Barnett, rail-
road engineer, one of the Citizens league
campaign committee has aided in or
ganizins the Thirteenth and adjoining
wards.
DR.. II, NJ. johnson win preside at
the CASTOR park rally and the principal
address win be made by J. H. Holmes
vice -chairman of the Citizens league
Rowlett Paine and the other candidates
OF the league will speak and addresses
will be made also by l.. p. Sunderland
and other leaders of organized labor.
l.. M. Stratton, chairman of the Citi-
zens' league\ campaign committee, has
returned to the city and will announce
the membership of his committee at
once, including ward and precinct chair
men.
The Citizens league will hold rallies
almost nightly from now until the cleo
ton, Nov g. A rally is TO be held
Tuesday night in the Sixteenth ward at
the home Of John T. Morgan Other ward
meetings for committee conferences will
be held in several other wards.
A general rally for all ward workers
with be held at headquarters Wednes-
day night, and ward rally is called for
Thursday night in the Twenty-frst ward
at Snowden and Bellevue. A half dozen
ward committee meetings will be held
| Friday night.
No ward rallies have been announced
for the Williams ticket and Col. Bacon
Is not planning any rallies, OF course,
| until his ticket is completed.