Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-07
CANDIDATESARE
CONFIDENT ON
ELECTION EVE
CITY Election Wednesday VIII
Require Two Polling Places
For Voters
FOUR CORNERED RACE
Mayoralty Candidates Numb.
Four-Six Others Would
Be Aldermen

Be Aldermen
The largest registration OF vot-
ers that this city has witnessed has
taken place prior to the city cleo
ton which will take place tomor-
row. With four candidates in the
field for mayor and a spirited con-
test for places on the aldermanic
board, Americus is on the eve Of
the most important and most IN
teresting municipal campaign in its
history.
''Sincc noon today, two Of sthe good
women of Americus have phoned
me. stating that it is being reported
about Americus that am for an
open town." that at the polls pmoFy
row / will have workers there advo-
eating such things" O. C. Johnson,
one of the candidates for mayor,
stated to the Times Recorder just
before press time today
"Such statements are an unquall-
fled falsehood," Mr.. johnson d.
clared. My friends will recall
that in a former statement | said:
''To the mothers and wives of
Americus, | promise that | shall
endeavor to ronduct the affairs Of
the city in every department in
such manner that they will ncvef
regret having voted for me.
81 am in the race to finish and ]
again reiterate the above statement,
that ! am for a clean, upright city
and will do my part to MAINTAIN such.
am fighting my own battles. | will
not have any one at the polls working
for me tomorrow, unless some friend
in the interest of fairness, says
word for me of his own voliton."
Tonight there will be a final rally
for the Clark forces at the court
house. Candidates have issued their
final statements and they are all
awaiting the verdict at the polls on
Wednesday.
Owing to the heavy registration,
there will be two polling places, the
first window being used for all whose
names begin with the initials from 4
to K; the second window will care
for all~Whose names begin with The
initials from L to q.
The polls will open at 7 O'clock
and close at 6 o'clock and if but one
polling place was used it would be
impossible to vote the entire
strength of the registration.
Hundreds Of women have register
ed and have signified their inten-
ton of taking most active part in
the days events. 1t is possible, that
with the large vote that is going .3
be cast, and a four-cornercd fight in
the offing, that the women viii be
very decisive factor in the elee-
ton.
The Democratic executive board
has been busy the past few days
purging the list. They have re-
moved the names Of all those who
have failed to pay their last years
taxes and this years street tax.
Following the election tomorrow,
there will be another registration,
when only those who have paid their
taxes for this year will be allowed
to keep their names on the list.
Even with the cuAing that has
/ been in progress, there will be ap-
proximateIy 1900 voters who are
eligible to cast their ballot in to-
morrow's affair. This is more than
twice as many as registered in pre-
vious elections.
In the mayoralty contest, G. J.
/ Clark, J. Elmore Poole, E. Lin Bell
and OFT Johnson are the contesting
parties. Ali are standing on plat
forms Of better business manage
ment in city affairs. There have
been no outstanding developments
during the campaign, it being 81
quiet one, in view of the many issues
that have been at hand 10 be consid-
cred by the candidates.
In the race for alderman, the fol-
lowing men will seek the suffrage af
the voters tomorrow: E. L. Cars
well, w. 7. McMath, E. ]. Witt, g.
L. Hammond, Hugh L. Mizr, w. Il.
Mitchell, H. M. Stokes.
But one name will be on the bal
lot for police commissioner as one OF
those who had been entered has with
drawn from the race. This will
neeessitate the naming Of an addi-
tional police commissioner at the
general election.
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