Fitzgerald enterprise., 1906-12-13

as any administration we have mad IN F1tZger"
AIDS short municipal history. We preferred
the election of different men in several instances
in other words we opposed the election OF sever
al successful candidates. The council is at least
as good, if not better in some particulars than
the outgoing council In the First ward, the
conservatives gained one; in the Second ward the
situation is unchanged, Alderman elect Blgham
is very much the same sort of man and will
make very much the same sort OF councilman
that Alderman Grover has made; 10 the Third
ward the situation is unchanged so Tar as the
policy of the administration goes, Alderman
Mcdonald will make however more aggressive
alderman than Alderman Hooker has made; in
the Fourth ward the situation is unchanged by
the reelection of Mr.. Mosher, aud the alderman
at-large being reelected leaves the council pref
ty much the same, with the exception OF the first
wards junior alderman. The school board,
however, has been more radically affected. IN
the First ward Rev. ]. w. Turner was reelected;
in the Second ward Mr. J. E. Leverett was re.
elected, as he was filing the unexpired term OF
Mr.. Gill; in the Third ward a distinct change
has been made, Dr. Osborne, one OF the most
active members of the school board for several
terms, was defeated by Mr.. l.. w. Meakln, the
main difference is that the new member is
southern man, whereas DR.. Osborne is a north
ern man-both good men, capable and consclen-
tious. In the fourth ward, ex-superlntendent
Jas. T. Saunders takes the place OF Mr.. W. n.
Stewart. Prof Saunders is an educator OF
splendid reputation and of undoubted ability
and will greatly strengthen the board although
Mr.. Stewart has made splendid member.
Mayor Elect Knapp has been identified
with the city government for several
years and as president of the council is not un-
familiar with the Office to which he is elected.
He is public spirited and sensible two very i'm
portant factors in the personality of the head of
progressive city like .Fitzge raid, and
Notwithstanding the fact that he was elected by
what is known as the wide open element he ne
cessarily received the votes Of great many
conservative men who have confidence in his do
ing the right thing when the emergency arises.
Notwithstanding the losses of several
friends in the race we are not dismayed or dis.
heartened at the result
The Enterprise will give the ADMINISTRATION
every encouragm ent and assistance when 1t IS
right and will give them - when they are
wrong usual
Mr.. T. J. Holland, who seems to have the
Fitzgera1ditis, will probably put up quite mum.
ber of residences and sell them the Install
meut plan to people who are industrious and
frugal, but have not sufficient funds to pay cash
for a suitable home. In this instance the man
and the opportunity have met. Mr.. Holland
has the money and Fitzgerald needs the houses.
MM
Ye sterday's election was the first in our
life since we we're a school boy that we did not
take and active interest at the polls. Yesterday
for the first time in our political experience we
merely went to the polls, cast ballot and left,
and the result has taught a lesson, for we
feel sure we could have influenced three or four
votes, at least in our ward which would have
changed the result.
All our life we have been very lucky in sup
porting the winner until we lost two or three
friends in the county primary few weeks ago,
but with yesterdays experience, we are becom-
ing accustomed to defeat. After all its not SO
bad.
DR.. N. C. Aston, Mr. J. E. French. Presi-
dent of the Bank of Richland, Messrs. w. J.
Bridges and H. J. Turner of Richlaud, and ].
w. Johns of the Plains are here today to see
what there is in Wiregrass Georgia.
They have been reading about the wonder
full Developments in this part of the state and
they have come to see. They are all men of af-
fairs in their respective communities and good
impression made on them is the best advertis-
ing Fitzgerald and this section of the country
can have. They are at Mystic attending the
drawing aud sale of lots of the South Georgia