The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-07
WOODWARD STICKING TYPE.
ATLANTIS MAYOR-ELECT SHOWS
UP For HIS USUAL WORK.


HIS Majority Reduced TO 451, While
Parks Defeats Hurt by $50 Ma
jority-Mr. Woodward Showered
With Congratulations While He
SlinGs the GaIIeys in the journal
Mailing ROom-He Declares Him.
self Free to Do Everything to the
Interest OF Atlanta. and Says He
Is Happy That He Has Not Reflect
ed ina Any Way Upon the Chnrac-
terS of His Enemies.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct. 6.-Oficial returns of
The city primary made at the meeting of
the city executive committee to-day shows
that James G. Woodward, the Mayor-elect,
received a majority of 451. This cuts down.
the figures claimed last night.
Five hundred and thirty-six was the
majority of John s Parks over Joel Hurt
for Council, this being in some respects
race Of more absorbing interest than
that of Mayor.
The closest contest was for city mar
shall, A. w. Hill being defeated for re-
election by five votes His successful op-
ppiiVAL- was d. l.. 1dlDCrt.
The city voted almost unanimously In
favor of owning her own electric lighting
plant
The count in some of the wards was not
finished until late this morning, on ac-
count of the unusually large number of
candidates To-day the successful candi-
dates have been busy felic.tating them
cp1N.ae h.f
the defeated ones have been growing.
Joel Hurt, the Consolidated magnate.
who was beaten after an expensive cam
paign, led The procession of kickers. He
did not take defeate gracefully. but thinks
he was made the victim of systematic I'M
fairness and persecution
Mayor-elect Woodward was at work as
usual in the mailing room of the Journal
lie came down early and doffing his coat
went to work sticking type" and Sling
ing galleys' on the mailing lists He had
not proceeded far with his take" how
ever. before his friends began to crowd
IN 10 congratulate him. but despite these
pleasant Interruptions he continued at his
work throughout the day as he has done
regularly for years past
The printer candidate is not at all stuck
up over his victory. He is a coof-headed
methodical, earnest man, conscientious and
Intelligent In everything he undertakes
ana there Is no danger that the city's in
terests will suffer in his hands In fact
woodward is a remarkable man in many
respects as many other printers of the odd
school were before him. His strong char
acter is proven by his cleo
ton TO the highest Office in
the gift of the people of Atlanta, for this
city has never been inclined toward giving
hlgh political honors TO the sons of toll.
If Atlanta should furnish a Governor to
the state within the next decade he would
be woodward, or some man of his type.
w hen Mr. Woodward was asked to-day
to give a few words about his wonderful
race, here is what he said: Il made up my
mind at the very beginning that l would
promise nothing rashly; that l would be
free If elected to do what l thought best
for Atlanta; that L would have no politl-
cal boss and that no political
faction should claim me. When / an
nounced THAI l was a candidate, an
nounced James G. Woodward and not
any league or clique. Now, that the people
have expressed their confidence in me,
shall sustain myself as l have always tried
to do. I'm happy that at no time during
the campaign did I indulge in anything
that reflected upon the character of those
who were fighting me- There were times
when | was sorely tried-tried, and il
seemed as though the manner in which
some were attacking me was more than
a man could stand, but 1 remained firm
in my original intention. / have no feel
ing against the man who was my oppon-
ent but am happy that l have the re-
spect and confidence Of my people. I never
rejoiced over the defeat of any one, and
in this instance 1 certainly am not doing
So as l went In the race to break up old
factional lines and succeeded. My aim
is now for the upbuiding of Atlanta; the
filing of our empty stores; the prosperity
of the laboring classes; their friendly UNI
ion with capital and perfect feeling of
harmony over the entire city If can as
sist in this work my happiness shall, in
deed, be perfect.