The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-05
Some Political
Snap Shots Just
Fired At Random
BY A. J. FORBES.

bN a, y, FONbES,
This campaign has been an unusual
tisements have been a change from the
conventional and the street posters
even have partaken more of the artls-
tic, In Difference no doubt TO the
women's influence In the campaign.
For the first time all five candidates
league, have appeared in the reel
movies" bowling and smiling. In that
stunt they took the lead, as they have
In every move made during the cam
| paiEn.
Rowlett Paine and every other can.
didate has been cheered and applaudeJ
| by thousands at the movie theaters
And on the other hand, scarcely a
hand clan greets the card showing the
names OF the williams candidates.
Straws show which way the wind
blows, and anyone who sees a movie
show can see that particular straw
blowing any afternoon or evening
| =
Then there's the picture Of little
Sugar Paine and her handsome
daddy, that one secs In the street cars,
and all over town Sugar" is a winner
with the ladies'
Il declare" said one pretty voter, as
she looked up At the card IN street
| thing. lie Is better looking than the
| man In the collar ad. And aln't that
baby cute? I'm sure going to vote for
| Mr.. Paine.'
Just another little straw, hut II
seemed to be blowing the right way
for the success OF the Citizens league.
But far be II from me TO hint that
Rowlett Paine is running on his looks.
He's big, outstanding citizen, and a
man of determination and force, and
| II you do not believe H. you should
hear some OF his political speeches.
A number Of members OF organized
labor are going 10 vote for both can
didates representing the labor element
on the two tickets--Horace Johnson,
printer, candidate for commissioner OF
| public utilities, grounds and build
| ings, on the Citizens league ticket,
| aud Oscar l. Kruger, leather worker,
one OF MIR williams running mates,
Also number OF former soldiers,
registered, they say, intend to vote
| for both soldier candidates. Mai,
| Tom Allen went overseas as a captain
In an engineer unit, and came back
a major after being under fire for
months with his men. Col win Terry
went into the war major OF the
| state guard, and came back a leu
| tenant colonel OF pioneer regiment,
after having been IN the thick OF the
| offensive in the Argonne.
| Here's question for the political
| sharps 10 figure out then. II Terry
and Allen. aud Johnson and Kruger
! should he elected, who would be mayor
and who would be who in the division
OF the Departmental
But Just one day before the election
IL doesn't look as II any such a thing
will happen The best bet is that
Paine and his entire ticket win win.
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I 4. IA Ia g.Nu
scarce. Williams supporters are making
loud street corner claims that he vil
be elected by 1900 majority but they
don't bet that way. Not bet has beer
placed, except on the proposition thai
Mr.. Williams Will be elected. and usual
" the gamninR fratrr ~ -
supporting him TO Il individuality tina
offer with the proviso that he will b.
elected on the face OF the returns
Something queer about that Kind o
offer Al that not a dozen bets hnYt
been made although some gentlemen
Of sporting turn OF mind have stoo'
ready for week or two to put vi
good coin on the stiRight proposition
that Paine will be elected.
The known fact that Mr. Williams !
Ineligible TO hold the office OF mayo
under thu state law ana We cA cfRr
ter, which requires candidate 70 hay
been "a bona fide resident tof the city
4 for five years next preceding the eieo
ton" has cost Mr., Williams som
thousands Of votes probably lie admit
! that he registered, signed the oath an
voted IN Horn Lake, Nts9. N Nslh.
His committee has claimed that som
A lawyer holds that the city charter
A uncon u. luttonal w = Armstrong,
a dozen campaign speeches, has cha
lenRed the Williams committee 70 pre-
duca or print that opinion, but II hf
a not yet seen the light OF publicity
Mud singing" shout the william
Il supporters every time any reference
Il made by speakers for the Citlzen