The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-10-11
FOR PAINE
SHOW ENTHUSIASM
At WARD RALLY
Big Audience AppIauds Citi-
zenS' Ticket Candidates at
Meeting on Lawn Over
Which Minister Presides.

Lets give three cheers for Rowlett
Paine. the next mayor Of Memphis"
said 1. G. Written al the CLOSE OF Mr..
Paine's talk Friday M1At mi The. De-
s ! % sRSs q 800 men and women rose
II wa the most enthusiastic reception
given any candidate since the city cam
paign was opened two weeks ago. 1t
was also the best speech that Mr.. Paine
has made, He was aroused at charges
made against him In several speeches
numerous assistant city attorneys. Mr..
Paine got right down to facts.
81 did not intend to mention any
mans name during this campaign" he
said as he reached the close of his ad-
dress, "but a man named Hanover has
stated absolute falsehoods about me
and my position No man can do that
Hanover has stated that ! will, I'M
mediately after taking my seat as may
or. try TO have the city manager plan
adopted for Memphis. He knows that
is false.
Il have stated, and I repeat, that
propose to serve four years as mayor
under our present commission form Of
ager In that office. / will never ap-
prove a change to the city manager
plan, or TO any other form Of govern
ment, unless the people Of Memphis de-
mand II by A vote,
Hanover also says ! have been and
am opposed to woman suffrage. I have
long been In favor Of and am In favor
OF II now l IN In favor OF employing
women In any OF the city offices they
are qualified TO FIJI and OF paying them
just the same salaries as men can earn
In similar positions.
Hanover says | am opposed TO Jay
ing the teachers better salaries, That
Is another absolute falsehood and Mr.
Hanover knew II when he. made the
statement, am not only In favor OF
giving the teachers better salaries, but
l have stated publicly Just how we pro-
| pose to do 1t. II will take a legislative
act to increase the school tax, but that
will be done, and we will do II withou,
raising the total tax rate, by cutting
off extravaganza In other city depart
ments and using the money instead fol
the city schools"
In closing this part of his address
Mr., Paine said that the court records
show that Hanover was fined at one
time for tamperlng with a witness and
that the case, on appeal, was affirmed
He also took up Mr.. Williams record
and directly charged that Williams has
all his life favored the, corporations and
NAtAN NV WV ANtNtAh NtSAti III RNll-
tion, asking that the people be allowed
to vote on the Increased rates granted
the telephone company was presented
to MIR, Williams. he refused 10 sign II.
II heard OF the petitions said Mr.
Paine. and went at once and signed
\ OF them
Stand for Law and Order.
Mr.. Paine explained the sections Of
the Citizef6s' League platform and sale
that he and his associates appeal tC
the women for their support becaus,
II is conditions Of lawlessness and pro.
lection OF law v~iolators that brought tn:
league into existence and resulted III
the nomination OF the Citizens' ticket.
AT this moment" he said. "whilt
the echo OF these awful occurrences
which resulted In the triumph OF Law
In our courthouse only this week are
ringing in our ears, half the policemen
and detectives in this city are slipping
around tonight rounding up votes they
liams ticket.
we are going to reorganixe the DO.
loce department to make a mans ef.
ficiency as IN honest policemen tn,
test,
Il am asking for the support Of al
who believe In deoency and honesty
but | don't want a vote from any boot
ieggers or gamblers or other law VIC
lators."
That statement brought Mr., Lane
a round Of cheers and he was frequent,
~ ~applauded as he spoke OF the pledges
The Rev. phiiin b, Ellsworth. paste,
of the Decatur Street Christian church
presided, and in opening the meeting
which was held on the lawn Of bis
church, said he has oe{ER lived In Mem
phis two years, but &bAt was Ions
enough TO convince him that Memphi.
has nothing to hope for from . politi,
cal ticket and that the men and wonier
OF his continuity were almost solid,
behind Mr.. Paine and his associates
DR.. Ellsworth vas called away during
the meeting and L. s. whitten pre-
sided later.
Horace johnson, candidate for com,
missioner of public utilities, spoke first
outlining briefly the need Of giving bach
to the people the control OF publis ser
vice corporations and the intention O
himself and his associates TO institute
new methods at the city hall
. Mira Samual 4 Ellla made n spirited