The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-09-23
.GITY CANDIDATES
PRACTICE VIRTUE
Of PREPAREDNESS
WatGhful Waiting Seems Pol
icy In Both Paine and VIII
liamS CampS-POIl Tax Un-
paid by Many Voters.

u tnere Is truth in the theory that
preparedness Is a good thing in maxi
lhg n sort Of campaign, the COM
Ine caty election will certainly be held
on ire most modern lines,
Candidates on both tickets togaths or
with their several committees, have
peeh deVotlng a month to preliminary
organizations To be sure, they seem
10 nave got their wires crossed to some
eHteht, lor several men who were first
auehthlee with the Citizens league,
are now 10 be found in the Williams
camp. Other gentlemen whose names
We're used as members of the Williams
' committee, have withdrawn. or have
asked That their names be stricken from
the Williams lists.
For example, at the first meeting,
at which the Citizens league was or
ganized, which was on July &c, gentle
men mentioned as among those present
'lncIuded Edw, V. Shelly, Paul Towner
6ho M. B.. Rose. But Mr.. Shelly is
now a candidate for city commissioner
on me Williams ticket. Mr.. Towner is
an officer OF Mr.. Williams campaign
committee and Mr.. Rose is a member of
that committee.
Short Fast Campaign.
on the other hand, among those
whose ame were used as members
OF the preliminary Williams organiza-
Ton, at least five have intimated that
Iney cannot serve, these being R. S.
Holk, N: Hill Martin. Capt. Guy Joyner,
Martin Dunscomb and Lytle Mckee.
Nelther sire is making any open
campaign as yet, Mr.. Williams frank
~ says he is waiting to see what
move the Citizens league will make.
Leslie M. Stratton. chairman of the
league campaign committee has said
that the campaign will not be opened
until next month, but that their orga-
nlzatlon Is being rapidly perfected and
that plans for a whirlwind campaign
or about three weeks are almost ready.
Both Mr.. Williams and his associates
nave indorsed without reservation the
platform and demands handed them by
a committee of women, led by Mrs
Isaac Reese.
Rowlett Paine, and his fellow candi.
dates on the league ticket also in
dorsed the platform, but in more gen
eral terms. Mr., Paine and the other
league candidates, have behind them a
committee of women, most of them
women of great influence and promi-
nence. Mr.. Williams will also organize
a women's committee, and he now *
poets the support of the ladies who are
rallying at Mrs. Reese's call.
Both MIR. Paine and Mr.. Williams are
of the opinion that the lines will BIZ
Nrawn between the two tickets shortly
and neither believes that a third ticket
viii be in the field. Nevertheless, som'
runlors still persist in political circles
that there is ample time for a thirC
ticket and that before 10 days elapse
one may be named. Col William ]
Bacon is suggested in some quarters
, as the possible head for a ticket.
1t is limited that II such a ticket il
entered, 1t will make a strong bid fol
the votes Of organized labor, although
it will not be strictly a labor. ticket. 4
political party, to include members o
organized labor is in process of organ
ization now. 1t will at least adopt
platform of principles, which candi
dates on any ticket will be asked t
indorse.
One important matter is being over
looked by the voters themselves. Tha
is the fact that no man between 81 AM
80 can vote in the city election on Nov
6, unless he has a poll tax receip
dated prior to Oct. 6. Poll taxes mus
be paid 80 days before any election.
There is no doubt that in spite o
more or less i'll feeling between Mayo
Monteverde and j. ]. Williams over tn
selection of the Williams candidates
the city administration will back tn
Williams ticket. Nor is there an,
doubt that every employe of the city
from street sweeper to police chief, |
registered. All Of them have bee
notified to pay their poll taxes an
most of them have lone so. That is
good example for all good citizens t
follow.
There are only 10 days in which pc
taxes may be paid, to make the cert
ficates valid for the city election.