The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-03-12
POLITICIANS TO
CO TO NASHVILLE
IN CHARTER FIGHT
However, Bob Church Assisted
by Quinn, May Stay Here to
Work on Republicans From
Long Range.

Even though the main reliance for
mastering up strength to fight the city
manager bill for Memphis has been
passed to Bob Church, member Of the
state Republican committee, {. b.
Quinn, Republican member of the city
commission, and II. o. True, Republican
member of the Shelby county election
board, the mayor and city commission
ers will not cease their activity, bat
will cooperate with the Republican
leaders.
Mayor Monteverde and the other
commissioners are planning to go to
Nashville and remain, until some dis
position is made Of the city manager
bill. Commissioner Miller will go to
Nashville this week, probably return
ing Sunday, and Mayor Monteverde and
Commissioner Mason will be there for
the opening of the Legislature, which
reConVenes Monday after a recess Of
three weeks.
True expects to go to Nashville next
week, but it is not known what the
intention of Church and Quinn is. With
other representatives in Nashville, they
remain here to shape public sentiment
and undertake to direct the movement
Of the Republican members of the deg
lslature from long distance.
w. j. Hayes in Camp,
Considerable elation is felt in the
camp of the opposition to the city man
ager bill by the acquisition of Church
and the coincdental return of W. j..
| Hayes, who has been absent for several
months. As an index to how things
stand around the city hall, ii might be
mentioned that Church had two negro
detectives placed on the force last
week and Commissioner Quinn has
been busy making Hayes feel at home
| in the mayors office
Whether the rs Republicans in the
| house will consent to line up solldly
against purely local measure to which
the Shelby county delegation IS pledged,
and which is being supported by nine
| of the II members, is matter yet 10
be determined. The mayor and the
commissioners who are fighting the bill
also pledged themselves to the Dill In
| the following language: I'VE pledge
ourselves unreserVedy to the city man
| aeer form of government as proposed
by the business mems committee, and
agree to enact and support legislation
to that end"
Republicans Poor Hope.
Thus far no local legislation has been
enacted. If the local Republicans sue
coed in making solid opposition OF
the Republican delegation in the house
they may expect solid Democratic
opposition to their local measures
Nearly every member of the legislature
has some local legislation that h'
wishes to pass, If an effort is made
to block this bill there need not b
the slightest misrepresentation as Y
what the Shelby delegation and thei
friends in the Legislature will do L
the local legislation Of those who tr!
to defeat the city manager bill.
one Of the Republican members Q
the legislature, who was in Memphis
as a member of a junketing committe'
this week, said, after being entertained
by Quinn and True!""I would like 7
support the city manager bill, as 1t Il
a local measure and has the supper
Of the Shelby county delegation. !
it is so that | can | will vote for It
but an effort rs being made to get tn
Republican state~ organization solldl.
against the bill, and if the organization
makes a party lineup will have to g
with the organization
1t remains to be seen how the Z
Democratic members Of the house TAX
to the suggestion of having, 2S Repub
licans determine what local Legislation
shall be passed