The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-04
ATLANTA'S MAYORALTY FIGHT.
WOODWARD brings THE BROTH
ERTON MACHINE TO TIME.

hhe subcommittee Agrees to Give
Him Representation on the List OF
Managers and CIerISs-They Then
Try 10 Counterfeit This Action by
Appointing WOOdward's Lieutcn-
ants TO the PInccs-W OuId Then
Keep Them From Working ON
Election Day-Machines Action a
Confession of Its Former Plans of
Counting Out the Printer Cnndi-
date.
Atlanta, Ga, Oct S-"Jim" Woodward,
the printer candidate for Mayor, made
touchdown on the Brotherton city machine
tonight
Since the expose of the committee In
naming no Woodward men on the board
of election managers, the printer candi-
date and his friends have made things so
hot for Brotherton and his official ma
chine that they could not stand it, so to-
night they got together and revised the
list Of managers, putting a woodward
man i'm each ward. They did this, too,
after pretending that there was no design
in the original appointments to secure all
@NHA III utiN hSAi9 liiS Aht Aibul VI WOOu-
ward to ask for representation, any more
than each one of the twenty candidates
for sexton had such a right. This makes
the Knockout of the committee a particu-
larry sore blow. as by granting the de-
mand and after first referring II on the
high ground stated, there is a virtual ad-
mission that there was a deadbeat plot 10
cheat the printer out the Office If he should
get enough votes 10 elect him.
Alderman Woodward could not be pres
ent at the meeting, but sent a delegation
of friends. men of prominence and strong
political influence, Hon. Burton Smith,
brother of Hoke Smith. heading the dele
cation Upon the protest Of this del
egation the committee went down and
promised a new list of managers. Then
as soon as the Woodward men left Broth
ertOn suggested that there was still a
chance to stack the cards against Wood
ward by tying up his lieutenants on the
election. Thus the names of all the Wood
ward men, who had just appeared In his
behalf were placed on the list Of mana
gers clerks BY their acceptance the
printer candidate will lose his Heutenants
on the outside on election day, but from
indication now he can afford 70 suffer this
inconvenience In order to secure a free
deal on the inside. as Woodward stock
has such a boost that his election seems
two to one shot.
The municipal campaign has grown to
white heat The fight between Woodward
and Martin is no less interesting than that
between Joel Hurt. and j. s. Parks for
Council
Despite the storm that enveloped the
city tonight a score Of meetings were
I1lI ~. .l,,t., Enf-
advocates turned out in large numbers.
Mr.. Hurt, who Is generally regarded as
the most unpopular man in town on ac-
count of his administration of his street
railways, charging extortionate fares dur
ing the exposition and causing an uprising
over town transfers, is making the fight
of his life. For several years past, by play
ing a silent game, he has succeeded in
getting enough men in Council to control
IT, thereby having things pretty much as
he wanted them in the town Last spring,
however, he tried his fine Italian hand on
the Board Of County Commissioners, hav-
ing in view certain franchises on the
country roads and a red hot campaign
during which his methods were exposed,
he lost out. This put him on his metal,
and fearing to lose his grip In the City
Council Just at the time when a rival
company is asking for street railway fran
chises on the west side, on account of the
building or Viaducl at Mitchell street
opening up this section, he SHE'D his own
castor into the arena as a candidate for
council His defeat means a knock out
blow. If he loses the control in municipal
affairs he will not be great a star to
the corporations which he serves, and
hence he and his counsehors are straning
every nerve to win against MIR. Parks
who, though a trio in city politics, has
forever proven himself a worthy antago-
mist 10 the hitherto undisputed "boss--,
and bets are ven now that he will be
wearing Hurts scalp Wednesday night.
Parks held a big rally at the court
house tonight. and made a speech In
which, in the parlance of the day, roasted
the tar out of his opponent. while Mr..
Hurt addressed meeting la the Fifth
ward declaring that he was being perse-
cuted. and accusing his rival of misrepre-
senting and maligning him.