The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-02
CANDIDATES. LIST
NARROWED DOWN
BY BUSINESS MEN
Bolton Smith, Chairman Of
Special Committee, Says
Names May Be Agreed
Upon During Coming Week.

The situation as to the decision upon
candidates for mayo and commissioners
to be submitted to the voters in the
city election next November by the bus
mess men Is apparently somewhat like
that on the western front during GER
tain periods OF the world war. The
gentlemen In direct charge Of the
movement, as members OF the executive
committee, appointed by the general
committee 10 days ago, have nothing to
report"
That does not mean, however, that
they. are not making some progress to-
ward the selection OF a list Of candi-
dates. Bolton Smith. chairman OF the
special committee, said Saturday, Just
after a conference with members Of the
committee. that decided progress Is be-
Ing made and that II ID believed that
by the middle OF the coming week the
general committee may be called to
meet to hear the executive committee
report,
Members OF the committee refuse to
discuss the names OF the men under
consideration, because It Is said that
none OF them has yet been openly asked
to become a candidate. II Is known
that the committee Is having consider
/ obhp it tNItAhtlk n uCNlNlOIs uG~
cause many men whom thay would 9TH
erwise suggest, would refuse to allow
their names to be considered. The idea
Of eliminating from consideration men
otherwise availab BILE who rave In the past
been n, lively connected with n Of the
old political factions, has also consid
erably narrowed IN" list of candidates.
Labor Has Claims.
-Four representatives OF organized la
Dor are members of the special COM
mlttee, They have been asked to sub
nit a number Of names Of men identi-
fled with some OF the union labor or
CARNATIONS. 1t is possible that In the
list of six candidates. one for mayor,
four for commissioners and one for
city tax assessor, that two at least
will be members OF organized labor,
either from one OF the four great rail-
road brotherhoods, or from the ranks
Of the workers In some trade or in
dustry.
Among some OF the names considered
none OF which has been given out by
n member OF the special committee,
are those OF John r. Willlngham, man
ufacturer and a member OF the city
park commission; A. G. Floyd, who was
once a city commissioner and also
served as city Judge; J. W, Mcclure
lumber manufacturer; J.. r. Paine, mem
t9f Of a grocery jobbing firm; Capt
Walter c. Chandler, lawyer and cap.
tain of artillery In one OF the Mem
pills units; Chas. j. Haase, banker
chairman of the bureau Of farm devel'
opment and a former member OF tn,
city board OF education; Henry T, Win
kelman, baker, once a member OF thu
old legislative council; w. C, Dutlinger
retired business man, head OF the audi
torium committee for the past six o.
seven ye rs, Charles ]. Barnett, rail
road engineer, member Of the distric
board OF appeals for West Tennessee
during the war; A. Il, Jennings, furni
ture dealer, planter and chairman OF tn,
board OF trustees of the Baptist hos
pttal, Jack w. Gates, head Of the loca
branch OF a large wholesale firm, an,
former chairman OF the Memphis four
minute men. 4 j. Prescott, GOA deal
er; June II. Rudisill, wholesale Goa
jobber.