The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-08
WOODWARD GETS A RESPITE.
COUNCIL HAS POSTPONED ACTION
UNTIL THURSDAY.

Mayor Is Seriously Ill at Ills Home,
and IL WAS reported He Had Not
Been Informed of the Demand for
His observation-disclosures Emu
plOYcd Ia Conduct WoOdward's De-
feDsc-Hinted That Names of other
Citizens VIII he Brought I'm.
Atlanta, Aug. IA great crowd gather
ed In the Council chamber this afternoon
to witness the outcome or the demand for
the resignation OF Mayor James G. Wood
ward. made by the Council IN caucus lase
Saturday Every member save one, Coun-
Gilman Hammond. was in his seat and
there was much suppressed excitement.
Public expectation was mat the Mayor
would not accede to the demand Of Coun-
ell, but had determined to fight it out
with that body, aud In this expectation
was realized though the crisis was finally
deferred to another day.
Immediately upon the assembling of the
Council, Mr. Thompson called up the reso-
iutlons which he Introduced providing for
committee to investigate the Mayors
conduct month ago, and which have
since that time been lying on the table
LOT just tNtu an emergency.
Before the resolutions were put to adop-
ton. however. Mr.. Parks Mayor Wood
wards friend, arose and read a letter adj
dressed to him by Walter Taylor, the sec-
retary to the Mayor In which Mr.. Taylor
informed the Council that Mayor Woods
ward Is stll In entire ignorance of the ac-
ton Of Council last Saturday in demands
ing his resignation, being too i'll to res
celve any kind OF communication.
Woodward Was Too III.
According 20 this letter, no word of what
has taken place during the past few DAYS
has been allowed to reach the Mayors ears
because his family and his physicians fear
cd that II would result seriously to him in
his present collapsed condition. In view
OF the Mayors ignorance Of the demand
for his resignation Mr. Parks asked that
any action be deferred until next Thursday
afternoon, aud the matter was allowed 10
take this course without opposition.
While the Council received the statement
that the Mayor is ignorant Of recent
events In good faith, there are few who
really believe that he Is not well informed
of the situation, and that the postpone
ment to-day was secured for a purpose.
This purpose is supposed to be in order
that Col. w. T. Meyers, an attorney who
has been engaged by Mayor Woodward,
may have time TO prepare MS Inc Oh ue-
! fense, for Ia Is more than ever apparent
that the Mayor does not intend to yacate
his office without a struggled
said He would Have Compnny.
Col Meyers has declared thai If the
| Mayor Is forced TO the wall he VIII have
| d stinguished company, which is supposed
70 mean that he intends to turn The full
| light on the noted trip TO Washington.
which first brought out the Mayors jag
talent. There were others, il is said, who
did almost as much sporting as the Mayor,
and If there Is 90 be an airing OF soiled
| linen the public Is to have the who.e
| show.
| Mayor Woodward's friends think that tho
| probability Of such q general exhibition
| viii deter his enemies from the present
| chase and the result Will be no attempt
| to mpeach, unless something more than
! the Mayors jag talent should Interfere
with the faithful performance of his
| duties.