The Savannah morning news., 1901-01-10
COL. CANN CHOSEN
HIS ELECTION AS COUNTY ATToR-
NEY A SURPRISE.
NO ONE HAD EXPECTED IT
CURRENT BELIEF WAS THAT s. l..
LAZARoN WOULD BE CHOSEN.

Col. Cam Was Not in the Race BE-
fore NOOn-Mr. Saussy's Alleged
ssBitter Pnrtisanry'' Kept Him
From Being a Factor and Assured
His Defeat-Mr. KeiIbach Appoint
ed Ordinary Ad Interim--BartIey
Donovan Defeated as JanitOr.
other County Officers All Re-eIect-
ed-Committees of Board Appoint
ed by Chairman Dale for Next
Four Years.
The County Commissioners, at special
meeting yesterday afternoon, elected the
following county officers:
Or1fnary-Frank f. KeiBbach.
superintendent of Public Works and
Roads--W f. Chaplin.
County Engin eer-W. F. Brown.
County Attorney-George T. Cam.
County Physician-Dr. 7. B. Chisholm.
Clerk-G. Reuben Butler.
Janitor-S. Z. BrazzeH.
The election Of Col. Cam as
county attorney was the big surprise
OF the day Col. Cam said that up to
noon the idea of permitting the use of
his name had not entered his mind, and
certainly the probability of his election
had not been discussed.
IL was known that with the new board
there was no chance OF the election of Mr..
j. r. Saussy, who had been put down as a
bitter partizan." This is the tale they
tell.
However this may be- it was generally
well understood that Mr.. Saussy could not
be elected, and it was stated on the streets
and freely predicted that his only visible
antagonist, Mr. S. l.. Lazaron, would be
sure to ger the office. Mr.. Saussy, in ac-
cordance with his CUSTOM made no appli-
cation, but would have accepted the Office
had it been offered him for another term.
Under the circumstances. it is crafty
ing that his mantle has fallen on such
competent shoulders. Col. Cam, while
still young man, has a legal reputation
that would do credit to one much older
in the profession and an accurate ac-
quaintance with those problems of real
estate law with which the county attorney
has principally to deal. He was the re-
cipient of general congratulation.
The election of Mr.. Keilbach as ordinary
ad interim was confidently predicted
in the Morning News of last Tuesday and
occasione1 no surprise.
An official communication from the
County Commissioners to the Governor,
conveying the information of Mr. Keil-
bach's selection TO fill the ad interim term
and requesting that his commission be
forwarded 20 him as soon as possible, was
sent last night The letter of the Com
missioners advised the Governor that the
business of the Office demanded the i'm
mediate qualification of their appointee
so that 1t could be attended to promptly.
and asked that the commission be exc
cuted and forwarded at once
In case the Governor complies promptly
with this request, the commission will be
received and Mr.. Keilbach viii be quail
fed tomorrow or Saturday.
There was one other nomination before
the commissioners for ordinary ad interim
that of Mr.. Otto Seller. Mr.. Keilbach's
election, however, was practically unani-
nous
The Commissioners did not call the cleo
ton to I'LL Judge FerrilPs unexpired term,
but this will probably be done this al
ternoon. They had no attorney present at
the meeting yesterday and for this reason
took no action. with Col. Cam on hano
20 draw the order, the election will prob
ably be called promptly and will be held
after the twenty days the law says shall
be allowed. This will put the election on
Jan. 30.
The reelection of the other officers Of
the county, to whom there was no oppo-
sition. had been expected and created no
surprise The Commissioners increased
the salary of the clerk from 81 500 per an
mum, which Mr. Butler has been receiving
to $500, the maximum allowed by law.
They rid themselves, however of the
services of BARLEY Donovan, for ten years
nnafF Of
sphere, one of the most faithful servants
the county has ever had. They elected
ex-polceman S. p Brazzel in his stead.
Chairman Dale named the commit
tees of the board for the next four
years. They are as follows, the name
first given in the case of each committee
being that of its chairman:
Drainage-Commission Lathrop and
Moore.
Roads and Bridges-Commission
Moore and Lathrop.
Chain-gang-Commissio Vetsburg
and Paulsen.
Court House and Jail-Commissioner
Paulsen and Vetsburg.
Accounts-Commissio Moore Vets
burg and Paulsen.
County Poor-Commissioners Dale and
Paulsen
County Farm-Commissioners Dale and
Lathrop.
The budget committee of the board, ac-
cording to the rules previously in force
and readopted by the new board, will be
elected at the March meeting.
The various committees got imme-
dately to work after the meet
ing was placed under recess and approved
the payrolls and expense accounts of the
several departments of the county of
which they have charge. These bills
against the county will be passed for
payment by the board this afternoon.