The age-herald., 1899-05-27

the committees report through, then he promised that there would be but little harmony n the election.
 ''I may be a small atom in Woodlawn," exclaimed the speaker dramatically, "but I'll fight such ring rule as this to the finish, and there are plenty of others who think as I do. defy any one of you" waving his hand toward the "antis," who occu- pied one-half of the room. ito say that the ticket the committee has just named is not the same one you slated two nights ago!
 "They are notl" yelled out MT. Chamber lain, and by this time there was consdera- ble excitement Chairman Chisolm re- stored order however, and then made the statement that the ticket and the original slate were not the same. Later on In the evening Secretary Thompson gave the full list of names on the first slate, and told how they were afterwards scratched off, as stated above.
 City Attorney Kennedy said that he would be willing to support the ticket the com mittee had named if the proposed candi- dates would say they supported tho plat form which had been adopted. He begged that the meeting be adjourned until fu- ture day, so that the matter could in the meantime be thoroughly talked over. He said that he understood that even Former Governor Cobb was opposed to the plat form.
 IT. M. HartOn's Sensation
 H. M. Harton made tho second sensation of the meeting by jumping in at critical point in the discussion and admitting that a ticket had been "indicated' but not nominated at MT. Thompson's house on Wednesday night. He said that he had been present at the meeting and approved the ticket selected, but that he had been opposed to nominating it through a com mittee instead of in open meeting. This statement coming from one of the 'antis" caused the widest cheering on the part of the administration people.
 J. D. Burriss favored postponing action and moved to adjourn until next Monday night. He withdrew this motion, however, in order to let several more harmony" speechs be made.
 'If You Want to Fight, Say So"
 Finally, MT. Brooks closed the discussion by stating that the ticket had been noml- natd fairly ond openly, and that if any other crowd didn't like the selections for them to come up and toe the mark, that the "antis" were ready for the fray. He then called for the original motion on the adoption of the committees report. By this time, however, all of the administrations friends saw how things were going and number of them, over twenty-five perhaps, filed out of the room. As they did so, Chairman Chisolm put the question on the adoption of the report. There was a loud response to the "ayes," and also very good one for the 'noes;" the chairman de- cided for the ayes" The meeting then adjourned.
 Nothing could be learned last night as to what course the administration friends would pursue It was said that Mayor Hood, the present incumbent, would not stand for reelection, but the man who is to lead the administration ticket has not been decided upon.
 It cannot be learned exactly what the kick" is against the present officials of the town, though it seems that the "antis" are determined to get them out of office. The most definite gossip that can be learned against the administration is that some allege that the officials have lost their progressiveness and are not up-to-date as to the city's welfare.