The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-22
By TOM MAHONEY United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

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 Kansas City, Mo-(UP)-A non- partisan youth movement is att tempting to break the domination of Tom Pendergast, picturesque boss, and elect a former university president as mayor in the March z1 municipal election.
 Leaders of the youth movement are using the same methods in be- half of their candidate, Dr A. Ross Hill, for 13 years president of the University of Missouri, which de- featde Tammany Hall in hte recent New York elections. A fusion tic ket, pledged to place city interests above party allegiance, has been nominated.
 we plan to do to Pendergast in Kansas City what LaGuardia did to Tammany in New York" J. c. Fen nelly, president of the National Youth Movement, as the organiza- tion is known, has announced.
 Our fight is not against the democratic party, it is against the corrupt local machine. Doc tor Hill is democrat. Four re- publicans and four democrats are our candidates for councilmen. We want the provisions of the city charter enforced"
 Doctor Hill, GA years old and head of an investment company, accepted the nominations only after urging, but has embarked upon a vigorous campaign. Most of the fireworks, however, are being un- dertaken by Lieut. Col Frederick D. Whitten, a candidate for council man. He was an 89th Division off, cer in the World War and now holds a reserve commission. He is the principal speaker of the fusion ticket.
 Hill Studied Widely
 eff the people of Kansas City want recent government they have a chance to get it now," says Whitten.
 Doctor Hill is probably the most unusual nominee for mayor in To- cal history. He is a member of both Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma xxi, thet wo college honor societies. He holds a degree of doctor of philosophy from Cornell a nd studied at Heidelberg, Berlin and Strassburg. He once wrote book titled "The Epistemological Func- tion of The Thing Itself in Rants Philosophy"
 Before becoming president at the University of Missouri in 1908, he was connected with the Osh- kosh, Wis, Normal school and the University of Nebraska. He left Missouri in 1921 to direct foreign operations of the American Red Cross. He went from Paris to Ath- ems to direct relief among Greek regugees after the defeat of the Greek army by the Turks in 1921. From the nucelus of citizens committee, the youth movement has developed an organization ri- valing that of Pendergast in some respects. Some 5000 volunteer workers have made a door to door canvass in every precinct, listing voters and urging them to register. Speakers, many of them pretty young housewives, for months have assailed the administration on charges of graft. extravaganza and violation of the local council man ager charter.
 "Our latest check shows about a three to- -one majority in our favor and we mean to see that our votes are counted" said Fennelly recent ly. We have 200O members of the American Legion enrolled and are going after a square deal, even on the north side. If anybody wants to fight, we will be ready" Fusionists afse Young Fennely, young business man never before in politics. once play cd basketball for the University of Virginia. He is a democrat. W. w. Townley, a republican from Prince ton Is secretary. H. R. Jones. an independent from Harvard, Is treasurer. All of the officers and most of the members are in the early thirtles or late twentles.
 ''Wer're not silk stocking out | fit, however," Bill Lacy, executive secretary. hastens to explain. We have just as many people from tho north side os from the south side"
 Lacy went to college in the Ma rine corps and later was an ad- vertislng man. I.onls q. Lower, first vlce- president of the"NYM,"' nc it is known locally, also skipped college. He was one of the found- ers of Ds Molay, now m intrna- tionaljunior Masonic order.