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Bailey, J. NJ, Walker, c. c. Hanson, f..
4. Lindsey, Fred Goldsmith, ]. w. Nc
Donald and 7. NJ. Canale, There also
arrived G. n, Mccormick and l.. D..
BeJach, who will tell the committee
that they pledged themselves as legis-
lative nominees TO support the bill but
went to war instead Of the general as
Stmbly and that il they were members
they would keep their pledges,
Opponents of the measure who Joined
\. q. True this morning are Mayor
Monteverde and his brother, Lawrence,
c. b, Quinn and A. b. Mason city
commissioners, f. +. Miller. the may
or's confidential chief of staff. T. F.
Stratton, his movie Censor. Putnam
Dye. former South end %saloonist, Capt.
q. T. Fftzhugh, Squire Walker Thomp-
son and former chancellor Francis
Fentress. They are supplemented by
Hal Fl, Clements, chairman of the Re
publican state committee; Judge II, b.
Lindsey. Republican nominee for COVER
nor against Gov. Roberts, both of
Knoxville, and c. T, Gates, also OF
Knoxville.
There is every indication that the
committees on municipal affairs in
joint session tonight will favorably re-
port the bill. AS there is nc opposition
in the senate. that body probably will
pass it Thursday. The pledge breakers
expect to make their fight in the house,
- $50 wv -" NAANt nj AiplP w W.
is to secure a delay, AS all OF the Shell
by members In the lower house except
two are standing by their pledge the bill
may possibly pass that body on Friday,
or again it may go over until mex week,
but there is no doubt in the minds Of
the propents OF the bill that II will
pass the house within a few days and
the signature Of the governor is as
sured just as soon as the bill goes to his
desk.
Efforts to create an impression that
the custer amendment to the charter
endangers the general state custer law
are having no effect here. The legis-
lators know Justice Neil and Gen.
Thompson too we'll to have any such
talk loud the issue. Nor is there any
success to efforts to muddy the waters
generally. The issue is straight for or
against local bill to which the legisla-
tite delegation and candidates for
the city commission pledged themselves
and the pledge breakers are making no
Roadway.
Mayor Hicks of Binghamton says he
was approached Tuesday by H, O,
the commission" II he would swing
a couple Of members of the house, one
a relative and the other a boyhood
friend. Hicks says he declined the
offer.
Hicks is here in the interest of a
bbilh SOU " DiAAkilhAlAAblt llu y IAN
ing no part in the movement to take
his town into the corporate limits Of
Memphis, but he favoTs the bill. He
said he did not know whether True
was speaking for the Democratic mem
bers OF the state election board and
was offering him a place as election
commissioner or whether True, in his
official capacity as a Republican, was
offering him a place on the city com
mission. He didn't wait to inquire what
the offer was. He rejected 1t forth
with. Hicks said True told him Monte
verde and Mason would reach Nashville
Wednesday and would confirm his
proposition.
The opposition Tuesday introduced a
trick city manager bill in the legisla-
ture. The bill was introduced by some
Of the Davidson county delegation at
the request, it is reported, of the Shell
by pledge breakers. The report here
is that the bill was drawn by a we'll
known Memphis lawyer, who has been
actively opposed to the city manager
bill. The trick bill provides that cities
80 desiring may incorporate under the
city manager plan after a favorable
| vote by the people.
The supposition is that it was given
the same title as the original and bona
| fide bill with the idea that it might
be killed n prevent legislation on
the subject. Speaker Walker of the
| house, the governors right-hand man,
who is strongly for the genuine Mem
phis charter bill, will see to it that no
| trick stuff is pulled by either Hanover
or Galella or their assistants. The bill
Is so crudely drawn as to be easily
recognizable as a scheme of the oppo-
sition.