The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-25
COL. ". ]. BACON
/ OUT FOR MAYOR;
|. ON THIRD TICKET
}. Harry Kelly One Of Running
Mates for Commissioner
and Complete Ticket viii
Be Announced Later.
BACON OPPOSES RAISE IN
PUBLIC SERVICE RATES
Head of Ticket Says He'll
Carry Fight Direct to
People in Statement on His
Position.

The campaign for the city election
which viii be held Nov. q was enlivened
thursday morning by the announcement
that Col, William ], Bacon had entered
the lists at the head of a third ticket.
One OF The candidates on the ticket
Kelly.
Coz. Bacon only decided to enter the
race Thursday morning.
II is certain that Juuge Kelly will be
one OF the candidates for commissioner.
others who are mentioned as possibili-
/ ties are Dave Wells, city paymaster;
Gilbert Schloss, popular young lnsur-
ance man; j. w. Shepherd, a South
Memphis business man; .. l.. Biggs,
business agent Of the Carpenters union.
and J, IL. Holly. also carpenter and a
member Of organized labor.
n Z. w. Miller present commissioner OF
/ finance, was also mentioned, but proba-
bly, his vote for the recent raise In tele-
phone rates will eliminate him IRON
consideration, for the new ticket viii be
sQuarely against any increases In rates
for the public service companies, >.
The entrance of third ticket proba-
I bly, will serve at once to liven up the
campaign, which has been dragging tor
month, although the candidates on the
two other tickets were named weeks
ago.
Lower Taxes Promised.
Col Bacon stated that since he had
been away the city tax rate had been
jumped from s1.5S to $2,20, the condi-
ton OF the town. morally and mate
rally, had declined heavily, and that
\ the street car company, the gas ana
electric company and the telephone
X company, instead OF being servants Of
the people were virtually running the
Ncity, and that his sole purpose tn run
%ning for mayor is to do something In a
Vsubstantial way for the people Of Mem
l8phis
"A Nfthsut writing a full platform at this
time, Col, Bacon said he ana his asses
\ ciates proposed to cut the tax rate
from s2.20 To St.sO. while at the same
time they were In thorough accord with
the public school teachers In their de-
mand for higher salaries, and proposed
10 give il 10 them out OF this Sl,90 tax
rate. He further said that he Knew
what discipline was and how tei en-
force the Jaw, and proposed to DO II
without fear or favor.
Col. Bacon said that he welcomed the
vote of the women as a power Tor good,
that he had read over their resolutions
aud he heartily indorsed every one OF
them.
Wi Fight Corporations.
n He said also that he opposed the G.
cent street car fare; he opposed in
creases in the telephone, gas and cleo
ttic light rates, and that the service
these corporations have been giving
certainly does not justify any increase
in charges, and particularly IS this
itrue In view of the present heavy bur
den on the people brought about by tht
high cost OF living.
The first step IN this dlrectioh, me
said. should be the repeal OF the puoh'
utilities law, foisted upon the pubic D.
the last legislature, and that he Wouie
90 to the next legislature and stay
there until this was done. lie said tur
ther that II there was no other way t'
keep down increases in gas ana electfi'
ne lit rates. he and his associates Woul'
build municipal light plant TO tak'
care OF the interests of the people.
There are already two tickets In tn
field said Col. Bacon. From IN
MISSY footing tactics they have so IA
plrsled II is impossible to say Eha
they stand for. One of them Is essen
tiajiy a high brow ticket, and TN
osher il controlled lock, stock and bar
reT by the street car, hight and TELEPHONY
II propose to carry this fight to tn
naonle They win be my advisers, an
before election, day they VIII nave pes'
f,ily informed just what each OF IN
three tickets stands for and what Is De
hind It," ohahl
The three other candidates propapi
viii be announced within a rev Gays
aa Col, Bacon intends to begin an actiN
campaign within the next week.