The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1905-08-31
WOODWARD is QUEERE1
Action Of Atlanta Mayor in Toledo, O.,
Roundiy Condemned by Council
Members-TaIko of Impeachment.

Reports III the New York, Chicago,
Cincinnati, Louisville and other news
papers concerning the actions and Ut
terances Of Mayor James G. Wood
ward of Atlanta during the conven-
tioa of the League Of American Mu-
inequalities ut Toledo, Ohio, have had
a very d:squieting effect in Atlanta,
and particularly upon members of the
general council.
The reports Of nearly all these pa
psrs state that Mayor Woodward was
sufficiently in state of intoxication to
cause comment, and that when in that
condition he stated, among other
things, that there was not an honest
man in the city of Chicago.
Members of the Atlanta general
cou2cil are very much perturbed, and
they declare It is certain that some &C.
ton will be taken.
They assert that an effort will oe
made to adopt resolution arologizing
to all the cities Of the League of Amer
lean Municipalities, and particulrly TO
Chicago and Mayer Dunno. for the
words and acts Of Mayor Woodward.
This same resolution, it Is satd, wli
80 further and declare that Mayor
Woodward at the Toledo convention in
no wise represented the character, the
feeling or The sentiment Of the people
of Atlanta. .,...
Some members favor adopting res
olution calling upon Mayor Woodward
to resign, while others are in favor Of
at cnce commencing impeachment pro-
ceedings.
- Councilmen declare that there ale
three features to the acts and utter
ances Of Mayor woodward. The frs.
is the humiliation and disgrace which
they believe has come to Atlanta. The
second is The destruction Of the be-
Lief ali over the country that Atlanta
has clean politics, thing about which
the city has boasted. The third is
the failure vi the Atlanta delegates 20
secure the 1906 convention for At
lanta, a thing that was believed to be
easily possible.
Members Of council are apparently
very indignant, and declare that they
cannot afford to overlook the Toledo
incident.
A dispatch from Toledo says
Mayor James G. woodward, when seen
this evening IN regard to the state
ment to the effect that impeachment
proceedings might be brought, said:
"Oh pshaw! There's nothing to it.
Don't you worry about my being i'm
peached. The situation is this: All the
corporations are against me because
I control them, and some Of the pa
pers are fighting me because the cor
porations control them.
"Impeach me! Do you suppose the
people woall see a man lmpeacheo
who had I chance to make half
million dollars grating and turned it
down? They tried to im0each me once
before, but they did not do it?
Haven't got right to speak my
mind as well as anybody else? de-
livered the same speech as l starte,
to deliver the other day down in Geor-
gia. I never said that I was entirely
opposed to municipal ownership. I
believe that every city should op"
it's own water, light and sanitary
plants"
1t was then suggested to the mayor
that perhaps it was not so much the
speech that had gotten him into bad
repute as his physical condition. He
laughed and said:
well, was drunk? Who said
was drunk? didn't know 1t II was"
His parting volley delivered to Clerk
johnson Of the st. Clair hotel was:
I'm going home, and when get there
just watch ne. Why, I'll make them
like me. They'll never impeacn LILO.
In two weeks you will receive a letter
from me as mayor Of Atlanta, Now,
mind what I say" Then handing
Johnson * bill he denarted.