The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-02-27
N0NPARTISANS
DEFER ACTION
Twelve Civic Bodies Rep
resented in the Or
ganization.
MAGEE Is CHAIRMAN
Proposed Amendment to the
Charter Indorsed; Meet
Very Harmonious,

determination OF tho course To be
tho noupartisau committee Of the
civic clubs Of the city was deferred
at the meeting Of 20 delegates on
the committee yesterday afternoon
until the second meeting which viii
be held At s o'clock SattSduy night
in the municipal auditorium for that
purpose.
Carl G. Mageo was elected TEN
porary chairman Of the committee
and l. q. Long was made secretary.
Twelve organizations were repre-
scented and II was decided to take
steps to secure the representation of
other clubs OF the city at the meet
ing 10 be held Saturday night
An was harmonious ~ the meet
ing and there was nothing ia The
lengthy discussion of local politics
that would indicate that any OF the
delegates at cross purposes with the
spirit Of the movement as outlined
by Carl Magee, one of tts origina-
tors All Of tho many speakers dc
clarcd thence lves In favor Of tho
, election OF a clean, honest. business
administration IN the coming muni-
/ oipal election. II was only on the
question OF how this could best be
brought about that any of them d's-
agreed.
Whether tho purpose of the
movement could be best served by
the injection OF an Independent
citizens ticket in the field or wheth-
err better results would be secured
by demanding OF both Of the old To-
litical parties that they nominate
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committee could approve and then
supporting the clean men nom.ha ted
on the regular party tickets. was the
question thai confronted the M am
bors Of tho committee and Il was
decided that the matter should be
thoroughly threshed out before any
action is taken.
After ne had been elected .cm-
porary chairman by unanimous CON
sent Mr.. Magee assured the mem
bers Of the committee that Hhen
the movement was launched that II
was neither for nor against any nan
but was strictly nonpartisan At the
time or ita conception, He exprcsscI
his belief that political paeiiea
should not be permitted TO dom
inate the city government and said
that tho members of the committee,
after careful consideration Of the
matter believed that such tcket
could succeed hc would favor an IT.
dependent citizens committee.
Whatever is done at this time |
beiiovo we should make every effort
TO secure an amendment to tho city
charter. eliminating forever partisan
politics from our elections Mr..
Masee declared this can be done
when the names of all candidates for
office are listed In alphabetical order
on The ballot without any political
designation so that the voters will
have the opportunity OF voting tor
the best man"
John Simmons, former mayor Of
the city. declared that the present
charter was not big enough. lie Riso
placed himself on record as favor
ing tho elimination of partisanship
through a charter amendment, but
expressed some doubt an TO VIII ,ther
or not this could be done under the
state constitution.
FORMATION and purposes of the
Law and Order league were OK.
planned to the committee bv CI,oro
Holland, who represented that or
ganizauon. 1T was the general i'm
preston or the men who gathered
IN Doctor Barton schurch recently
TO form this league that the ,oral
conditions Of this city are had. that
gambling and other forms uf vice
have been running wide open" he
said. In view OF this fact the league
was formed OF 1000 members who
demanded that law enforcement be
made the issue In the coming cam
paign. The league demands that
both political parties nominate good,
clean men on their tickets and
pledges it's support to that kind of
men during the election and after n
as well. 'If either party, however.
nominates man that IL controlled
by vice trust we should como out