The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-29
WOODWARD CHARGES FRAUD.
MANAGERS AND CLERKS SELECTED
ARE ALL MARTIN MEN.

Hot Time in the Atlanta Executive
Committee Meeting Yestcrday-Mr
Woodward Wants Revision of
Managers in Order That He May
Have RepresentatiOn-WO Odward' 5
Constituents Think the Attempt 10
Ignore Him in the Selection OF
Managers VIII Cost the Martin
side Many VOtes-Mystcries of the
Australian Ballot to BE Wrestled
with.
Atlanta, Ga. Sept 2S.-Briends of Alder
man James G. Woodward candidate for
Mayor, made hot times al a meeting of
the city executive committee to-day.
Mr.. Woodward claims that the COM
mttee charged with the duty of appoint
ing the managers for the coming election
completely ignored him in the list of man
ayers and clerks, appointing only men
who were known TO favor the candidacy
of his opponent, Lawyer E. w. Martin.
Upon the heels of this charge, the com
mittee was called together and exCoun-
Gilman John WEIGH appeared as spokes-
man for Mr.. woodward. He charged
openly and with dramatic emphasis that
there had been fraud already in the Fifth
ward Mr. WEIGH demanded that there be
a revision of the managers and that Mr..
woodward be given representation.
The only result of the demand, how
ever, was that Mr.. Welch, himself was
made one of the clerks in his ward, the
man named by the committee having de-
clined to serve Members of the commit
tee declare that they did not Intentionally
select Martin men to manage the polls,
but desired only to get good men, which
had been done, and they would not make
any changes except where the men named
declined to serve
Capt w. H. Brotherton, who is credited
with having brought Mr.. Martin into the
race is chairman of the city committee
that appointed the managers. AT the ses-
sion to-day Mr. WEIGH excitedly pointed his
finger at Capt. Brotherton when he made
his accusation of fraud and declared that
he was prepared to prove what he said.
Capt. Brotherton Is a wheel horse in To-
cal politics and is regarded as a man who
never missed an opportunity to make a
cinch for his side. He, however denies
that he sought to take any advantage of
Alderman woodward, claiming that 1t
was impossible to please all the candi-
dates and that the candidates for Mayor
have no more right to ask for their friends
at the pools than the thirty candidates for
sexton.
The exposure of this incident has caused
a good deal of sulphurous talk among the
politicians the Woodward people claiming
that it viii be a boomerang and cost Mar
tin many votes.
Mr. Martin sent a note to the committee
SAYING that he desired that Woodward be
given representation among the managers
if he was not satisfied with those already
appointed, but ii seems that he did not
make this request until after importuHed
to do so by his campaign advisers, and
hence its effect is offset.
Arrangements for the coming primary
have all been completed. 1t will be the
most notable election ever held in Atlanta.
In the first place there will be three regu-
lar elections conducted on the one day,
the state election, the city primary, and
special election for water works improve
ment bonds.
But the most important feature of the
election win be the introduction of the Aus
rrahan ballot in city and state politics, so
far as Fulton county is concerned. The
ward heller will be knocked out of his
lob almost entirely by the new regula-
lions. The voting will be done inside of
vacant store rooms, secret booths having
been erected in them Tor the aecommoda-
ton of the voters. They are so arranged
that the voter can make out his ticket
without being seen by anyone, no per-
son being allowed to go within ten yards
of these booths. The voter win be left
absolutely to his own selection. There win
be an official ticket bearing the names
of all candidates in the same kind Of type
and no other ballot will be counted. These
will be issued by the city committee and
6.ar,f aA ant a a
as they present themselves at the booths.
In this way an entirely free expression of
sentiment viii be obtain, it is believed.
Besides these restrictions the committee
has declared that no hired workers shall
be employed by any of the candidates,
nor money used in any illegitimate way. If
such should be proven upon any of the
successful candidates, he win be declared
disqualified and all the successful candi-
dates must make oath after the election
that they have faithfully observed all the
rules of the committee.