The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-23
EFFECT OF WALKERS DEATH.
OTHER SIDE NAY GET CONTROL OF
FULTON'S BOARD.

He WINS with the Majority on the
Consolidated End of the County
commissioners CLARK Howei
Now a Trustee of the state Uni
versity-Third Georgia Men i'm At
Ianta-ImpOrtant Announcement
From the supreme Court.
Atlanta. April 22-The death of DR.. B.
F. Walker. which occurred az his resi-
dence near the city at an early hour this
morning. has caused a good deal Of in
teresting speculation among the local pol
iticians and faction leaders
Dr. Walker was a member of the Board
of County Commissioners, which body has
been the storm center of local factional
politics for the past eighteen months. He
was identified with what is known as the
Consolidated Street Railway faction,
which came into control of the board at
the last election, when DR.. Walker Sc
cured his seat on che board.
The board is composed of five MEM
bers The two minority members are Wal
ter r. Brown and Forest Adair, the for
ner a well-known lawyer and political
leader, and the latter a real estate dealer
Brown and Adair made a hot fight at the
election against Joel Hurt and his ticket,
while Dr. Walker also aligned himself
with the anti-Hurt side, but Immediately
after being elected left Brown and AdaiT
and went to the Consolidated side, giving
that side the control of the board.
Great bitterness was engendered by this
fractional fight in the board, the minority
never agreeing with the majority on any
sort of a proposition.
What VIII BE the Result.
The question that is now agitating the
minds of the powers that be, is what will
be the result of the vacancy caused by
DR. Walkers death. This will leave the
board equally divided, aud the lines have
been so uncompromisingly drawn that it
is altogether likely that It will be impos-
sible to transact any business of impor-
tance until a successor to DR.. Walker can
be elected, which will take some little
time Whoever this new member is, he
will side with one or the other faction on
the board. and 1t is possible, of course,
that Brown and Adair may be reinforced
and given control of the board, in which
event many things that have been done
by the old controlling faction are likely
to be undone and done over again in the
manner desired by Brown and Adair, who
have been mere figure-heads in the af-
fairs of the county since the first of the
year.
Howell Made a Trustee.
Gov. Gambler to-day appointed Hon.
Clark Howell, Jr a member of the board
of the board of trustees of the State Uni
versity 10 fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Col N. J. Hammond. the APP
pointment to take effect at once and
date TO the meeting Of the legislature, when
a regular appointment can be made and
confirmed by the Senate.
Col. Hammond was president of the
board OF trustees and IL will be neces-
sary to have an early meeting of the
board for organization. II is impossible
to predict who will be chosen president
to succeed Col. Hammond.
Third Georgia Men Dined.
\ large part of the Third Georgia RegI-
nleut, which was mustered out of the serv-
ice at Augusta to-day arrived in Atlanta
tonight over the Georgia road. Quite a
demonstration was made over the return
u the SOhiiSI DoSa. lntN were met at
the depot by a large crowd, and the Gate
City Guards turned out with a brass band
TO add to the reception.
From the depot the Third Georgia boys
were escorted by the Guards TO the Gate
City Guards Armory where there was a
spread TO satisfy their appetties Some
OF the officers made little speeches, and
Mayor Woodward and other citizens ad-
dressed them q welcome to their homes
again.
Important Announcements.
The Supreme Court made an important
announcement to the bar to-day. The call
of the civil docket for the March term,
1880 win begin on Thursday. May A. and
continue from day to day, Mondays ex-
eepted, until every case on the docket has
been called.
Arguments in criminal cases will be
Heard on the first and third Mondays in
each month until the criminal docket shall
have been closed for The term. The court
will devote every afternoon and so much
OF every Monday as is not occupied with
hearing arguments in criminal cases, to
consultation and to the preparation Of
opinions
The first call of criminal cases under
this announcement will be Monday, May
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