The Savannah morning news., 1904-11-27
ATLANTA'S Cunning
ADMINISTRATION
ATLANTIANS ARE GUESSING
WHAT MAYOR-ELECT WOOD
WARDS POLICY WILL BE.

At Outs With the Chief of Police and
Recorder a Strip is Expected I'm
the Capitol Police Departme
The sports" Feel a Little Easier
Than They Have Been Feeling
Though Nobody is Looking for "A
"Wide Open Town."
Atlanta, Nov. 26.-There is much
anxious speculation INDUCED in as to
the policy of the approaching admin
istration of Mayor-elect James G..
Woodward toward the city officials and
departments. Mayor Woodward goes
into Office the first of January, and
becomes ex-officio. a member of the
police board. He also has the power
of appointing member of this board
from Council in the person of the
chairman Of the Police Committee.
"Agin" the Police.
The Mayor-elect is said to be per-
sonally antagOnistic not only to Re-
corder Nash Broyles but to Chief of
Police John w. Ball. The Anti-Ball
element will be in the majority on the
police board in any event, and though
Ball has made an able and an efficient
chief, there are many who believe he
Will have to go. Woodward's dislike
for Ball. it is said. dates back to his
last term, as Mayor. when the chief,
then captain of police, accorded him
the same treatment given to the pris-
oners under similar circumstances.
Whether a strong public opinion will
operate to save Chief Ball, remains
to be SEEN
The Woodward administration, it is
said, VIII support Malvern Hill, law
yer and an. ex-member of Council for
the office of Recorder. The opposition
to Broyles grows out of the charge that
he runs the Recorders Court not as a
court of justice. but as a revenue pro-
ducing institution, treating as fish all
that fall into the police net.
To Superannuate Old Policemen.
Another feature of the policy Of the
Woodward administration, 1t is said,
will be to superannuate, the old mem.
bers of the police force, either pension
ing them or putting them in the city
parks, where their duties will be light.
It's proposed to appropriate $1,000 the
nlSt year as police pension fund If
the consent of Council can be secured.
Fortunately the administration of the
hre department is so tied up by law
that it cannot be tempered with. The
iIN1NS VI City VINO owe
their election to the people or to Coun-
Gil, are in for two years more, and
little can be done to them, but there
are one or two minor employees around
the city hall, whose scalps are in loud
demand, and the indications are they
will have to go.
A Man of Independent Action,
New boards will be appointed which
VIII carry out the Woodward policy as
far as possible, for there is one thing
certain, the Mayor-elect has a policy
of his own as has been shown by his
positive and independent course as a
member of the aldermanic board.
Mayor woodward has already chos-
en- as MS private secretary, Press Hud-
dleston, a well known printer, who
is IN good favor with all who know
him.
"SpOrts" Feel Easier.
Nobody looks for anything alarming
~ radical under the new Mayor. but
the sports" feel that things will be a
little easier for them for the next two
years. There have been some SUCCESS
tons of a wide open town." but no
one believes it will go to anything like
that extent. AS an alderman, Wood
ward strongly advocated granting a
two weeks racing privilege with pool
selling at Piedmont Park. but Council
acce4ed to the demands of the minis
tiers and voted down the petition. AL
together no alarming fears are express
ed except perhaps in those departments
which are likely to be directly affected.