The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1919-03-22
LAWTHER FORTUNE RUNNING
Great 0utpOuIing Of Voters Welcome
the Candidates, Wednesday Night,
Corner Central Avenue and COch-
ran Street. Hon. w. e. King
Address-Candldate Speak

All records in the present political
campaign were broken last Wednesday
night, when old timers counted the
crowd of men and women which as
sembled at corner Central Avenue
md Cochran SITS, to hear the opening
gun of the present city struggle I'M
Ter the direction of the Colored
Section of the Good Government AS
ISOLATION. Campaign Manager, A. S.
Wells and his scouts had levied a
heavy tribute on the attention of
Colored voters with his endless flow
of literature and as a result men
were there from all parts of the city.
The band played patriotic music
and rhythmic music in syncopated
time. The small boy, the natural
and helped to enliven the occasion,
but the greater part of the audience
by far was made up of men from the
ranks of the great toiling masses
the men who yearn for the time to
come when Dallas will be a better
place in which to live and move and
have their being.
They came out to hear the issues
discussed. They wanted light; in
order that on Tuesday, April 1st
they might vote for good government
Promptly at 500 o'clock, Hon
A. S. Wells called the meeting to
order announcing its purpose Among
other things, he said: Fellow Cit
liens. 1t is my great pleasure to an
nounce that you have been called
here to hear a full discussion OF
the acts of the present City Officials
believing that when you shall have
known the truth, you will vote the
Good Government Association ticket
from stem to stern. Mr.. Lawther has
made himself the Mayor of all people
and his entire ticket has won the APP
proval of every man in the city who
is entitled to vote. now take pleas
ure in introducing to you, Hon. w. E
King, the veteran Editor of the Dial.
las Express, who will address you
on this occasion"
Mr. King said: 81 have come here
tonight upon the invitation of Mr.
Wells and his committee to detail
in your very presence the record o.
the present city administration Ac
cording to oul law the duty devolves
upon the citizenry of Dallas to cal
or recall its city officials every two
years. 1t is altogether proper, tha
before making choice at the ballot
box that the records of the meT
in Office as well as those who aspire
to office shall stand searching inves
tigation under the calcium light o.
free discussion, to the end that the
people may intelligently cast theil
their ballot.
l submit that the Lawther admin
istration is ready to stand the aciC
test. Going into office two years ago
with practically the solid Coloret
vote against it, among the first things
done by Mayor Lawther. was to SEM
for number of prominent Coloret
men, among them; DR.. Hamilton
DR.. Dyson, Prof. Starks. Rev. A. S
Jackson, and inquired to know o
them what he could do as Mayor
to help the Colored people.
He was told and then he said, :"
want your cooperation for the mex
two years in the effort to make Dial
las better city in which to live
Il
the Mayor of all people"
How well, Mr.. Lawther has worket
to extend the benifits of government
to all the people is history, and b,
has the thanks of all right thinkin!
people.
But l am mainly interested in sup
porting Joe Lawther at this time
| because he is the chamniOn of tht
independent idea in City Government.
Here Mr. King branched off into ;
discussion of the advantages of tn,
triumph of the non-party idea in tn,
City. The address was we'll received
Mayor Lawther and all the men run
ming on the Good Government Associ
alton ticket were then introduced
and made pleasing addresses.
Last night big crowd assemble.
at corner of Forney Avenue and Nc
Kenzie streets. where Mr.. King de
livered an address on the issues o.
the campaign before the people.
Monday night. Mr.. King and other!
will speak in Oak Cliff at Shiloh
Baptist Church. Miller and ThirC
streets, front of Colored Parl
Tuesday night, a special meeting
and speaking will be held at thu
Pythian Temple, 2549 Elm st. Yot
should be there to hear the speaker:
and the issues discussed.
Miss Villa A. Johnson a graduate
of the Colored High School, and also
Junior of Wiley University has