The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-04
FoReAvE THE MAYORS SINS.
ATbANTA's COUNCIL BELIEVES his
PROMISES WILL HOLD GOOD.

PROMISES WILL HOLD GOOD.
The Mayors Feeling Toward the Lit
tie widow One of PIatonic Friend
ship-Report of the Investigating
Committee TabIed-Or. BrOughton
and Councilman Maddox Not
Pleased with Councils Action, and
the Preacher Is Likely TO Be Heard
From Again.
Atlanta. July 3.-Mayor Woodwards
lag talent and his piatonic friend
ship for the "uuIe widow Is no. going
to cost him his official job SO far as the
City Council Is concerned. He has prom
ised to quit his meanness. as Sam Jones
would say. and the Council mas decided
TO give him another opportunity TO do so.
DR.. L. G. Broughton Notwithstanding
The Council chamber was crowded again
this afternoon in expectation of the report
of the special committee appointed to
look into DIT. Broughton's charges two
weeks ago Or. Broughton was there him
self. and so was Mayor Woodward, for
a while The Mayor was discreely in
his private office. however when the re
port was presented and the sensation
sprung He had just concluded his duties
as presiding officer of the general Council
during an election of city physicians and
other officials To remain during the dis
cussion Of his misdeeds with Dr. Brough-
ton looking on from a front seat did not
seem to be the proper thing to the Mayor,
and after the elections were concluded
he quietly Withdrew.
As was stated in these columns last
week the report of the committee was
simple confession on the part of the Mayor
that he had been a bad boy" but would
not do it again. The committee did not
undertake to make a recommendation, aud
this caused Col. W. S. Thompson, one Of
the councilmen, to jump on the committee
for laXity in the performance of It's duties.
Councilman Maddox a deacon in the
First Baptist Church, and great leader i'm
all church affairs Of the city was DIT.
Broughtans champion on the floor While
the lOug-haired doctor looked on from his
front seat, Mr.. Maddox read a warm little
address calling upon the Mayor TO resign.
He had failed to measure up to the stand
ard of Atlanta Mayors. Mr.. Maddox de-
clared, and therefore. he should get down
in private life. Other counciimen talked
a little on both SIDES of the question in a
mild way, and there was nothing real
tragic except the appearance Of DR.
btoushtoh' WIN ms 'ohS halr, VINO strobe
across me Chah1ef WIN hmp that made
MN iooA Tor an the world like some OF
We "a I0a luls7 ol John Wllkes Booth IN
an ugly mood DR.. Broughton ana his
spokesman, Mr. Maddox held a little pri-
Vate conference. when the Council de
49, - 70 alloH the report oil the commit
80 -, - ''.i se the commit
w u ON LuItHeI service Mt Maddox
5ane ms manuscript to a reporter for pub
IA C, az" 'ug pledCher slroue out OF
,-,45l - WIN IiIe III ms eye II IS
oesiD ~. Inc - nv wiz soon ne heard from
80, -, @" ny 49, iIV' pe"eNe lnat the CITY
ie'lIeIS sHould pass over the Mayors case
r,,a-,I,,,. 80 .' i,
.i7 - ~. "a w Colnliit'ee on the quiet
- ~ -ta o. WINE pieanlhg guilty
-, 80 'ii,t"l7SiDe OF ms jag taient,
-. 80 ms cations with the hitle
W. Has inquired cohsplcuousiy in
~. 3ItNsi ,,lo.l' nave been anything
go - i0'N9iiip-
en- sot coupe OF grown sons the
49, - 10 'eu 10 nave tod the com
t,r',t anu sUe9s II there was any
= - ~ lte stoIS SONG around a have
iiS - q. " Ioui 'HeIl ueloIe now.
~ va reIea'eH TO one OF Dr. Brough-
.oi uiluer stuuleS ana he Immediately
tvoh II as an issue raised, and demanded
'hat me Mayor 8 relations with "the lit
,'e Woo" ne proven retore the public as
ne had oeeh accused OF one thing and con-
lesSed 70 another Il is this that wall
Piopapiy form the tex of DR.. Broughton's
itNl arrangement OF the city's chief mag
IS are
Growing Is the text OF the report SUBJ
hui q,
before which Mayor Woodward appeared.