The Chickasha Daily Express

CITIZENS ORGANIZE A LEAGUE
To Promote the Commission Form of Government

At a meeting of about sixty citizens at the City hall last night a "Commission League" was organized, Col. T. J. O'Neill being elected president and C. C. Kirkpatrick secretary.
An executive committee was named to act with the president and secretary in taking all necessary steps to launch a movement for the commission form of government in Chickasha.
The chair appointed on this committee W. S. Staley, B. B. Bridges, A. S. Gilkey and G. H. Evans.
Col. O'Neill read the statute which sets out the steps whereby the commission system may be adopted in Oklahoma cities.
A number of citizens made talks in which the commission plan was strongly commended.
T. H. Dwyer made a practical talk in which he endorsed the commission plan and urged deliberation and care in launching the movement.
"There are not as many property owners, men who have interests at stake, in this meeting as I would like to see," said he. "It seems to me that the first thing to do is to appoint a committee to canvass the town and ascertain the sentiment of the people. We can make this movement go if we set about it properly."
L. R. McManus made a talk urging prompt action and Dr. Gannaway urged immediate action. B. B. Bridges thought the first step should be to circulate petitions requesting the mayor to call an election for the purpose of submitting the proposition.
Wm. Stacey said from what he knew of the system he was in favor of it but suggested that it might be well to consider whether, in view of the county and state campaign, it was an opportune time to launch it. In the heat of political battle, it would be difficult to eliminate partisanism.
J. F. Bishop was in favor of the commission plan but wanted to know more about it. He said all citizens, the man of small property as well as the man of large holdings, was interested in the proposition.
Secretary Kirkpatrick was in favor of the commission plan and he thought every citizen should be a politician. The men who held aloof from politics were chiefly responsible for bad politics.
Rev. M. L. Butler, who lived two years in Redlands, Calif., under the commission form of government, said the system was a decided success in that city.
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Citizens Organize League
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Mr. Strickler of the Strickler Bros. realty firm, by request told of the success of the commission plan in Enid where it has been in operation since last December. He showed how the system affected economics in many ways and promoted efficiency in all departments of the city administration. The meeting adjourned subject to call of the president.