The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-07
BROYLES SUCCEEDS CALHOUN.
ATLANTA's COUNCIL RINGS IN DARK
HORSE AS RECORDER.

Col. Howard williams Expected to
of It-CalhOun Goes to City Court
Bench-Ex-GOv. NOrthen 20 Push
the state Fair-Another Murderer
Pleads InsanIty-A Find of Quick
silver.
Atlanta, Feb. 6.-Something of a sur
prise was sprung In local politics this af-
ternoon lby the election of Nash b. Broyles
to be city recorder, succeeding Judge
Andy Calhoun, who has held that position
for some years past. Judge Calhoun was
recently appointed judge of the second di-
vision Of the city court to succeed Judge
John D. Berry, whose term of office ex-
pired In June.
The various candidates for recorder
were going along smoothly, thinking they
had plenty of time TO get In their work.
Judge Berry, Of the city court, has been
quite i'll for a week or so past at his
fathers home in Newman. Yesterday he
decided that he would resign and acting
Immediately upon that determination he
sent his resignation In to Gov. Cand-
Ter.
This morning when the candidates got
wind of the resignation there was a
mighty hurrying and scurrying. Judge
Calhoun, of course, at once resigned from
the recorders court so as to take up his
new duties as judge Of the city court.
Then the city council was gotten together
for the election of a successor to Judge
Calhoun
For several weeks past the Impression
has been abroad that things had been fix
ed TO give the place to Col. Howard VIII
liams His friends thought he mad a
cinch on the place, which Is considered
pretty fat one, paying $2400 a year with
duties that are light.
When Council got together this after
noon. however, Col. Williams got euchered.
He led off with plurality in the balloting,
but after six votes had been taken Mr.
Broyles was rung in with a majority and
declared duly elected. He was dark
horse, having never been entered for the
place until the eleventh hour.
Judge Broyles is a brother TO ex-Alder-
man Arnold Broyles, who Is a strong fac
tor among the younger element in local
politics.
Northen VIII he Chairman.
Former Gov. Northen to-day met the
Joint committee having in charge the mat
ter OF the state fair, and formally accept
ed the position of general chairman, He
would not take hold however, until the
other leading promoters Of the enterprise
had faithfully pledged themselves TO put
their shoulders TO the wheel and not leave
him 10 do all the work.
The Ex-Governor has just emerged fren
a hard Job of exposition work at the On
aha show, and does not relish another
such undertaking unless he has got all
kinds of backing. The committees pledged
themselves to work. and the $4,000 guar
anteed will be canyassed for al once.
GOV. Northen made a lively little talk
To the committees about the scope of the
fair. He said. if done upon a proper scale,
II would undoubtedly have a good effect
upon the state at large and upon Atlanta
IN particular. He thought the prospects
for making a great success of the fair
were exceedingly bright, as the Agricul-
turaI society and the people Of the state
generally were ripe for 1t. There had been
some doubt about the ex-Governor's ac-
ceptance of the Craftsmanship until to-day's
meeting
Lewis 10 Try Insanity Dodge.
Attorneys for Robert Lewis. who was
last week sentenced to be hanged on Feb.
rs for the murder OF Foreman Hayne of
the Prudential building last summer, Will