The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1906-11-16
MEETING WAS HELD
BYOFF|CE HOLDERS
LAST NIGHT
They Met al CiIy Hall and
Tossed Bouquets at
One Another
ENIHOlASM WAS LACKING
One Hundred and Forty People At.
tended the Much Advertised Raj.
ly of the Administration For
ces Last Night.
ENTAUlASM WAS LACKING

Inc uluCuly aQVGruS6Q anu long
heralded meeting Of the supporters
of the administration candidate
for mayor and his ticket was pulled
off at the city hall last night at s
O'Clock. A number of those present
counted the people in the hall. These
figures varied from log to $50, the
most conservative estimate OF the
attendance being 140. including a
number of supporters of Col. Good.
year, several boys, and a number
aot on the registration list. Very
near half of those present are al
present holding JOS under the al
rnintstration of the city or county
Among the off1ce-holders present
were:
r. R. Hopkins, mayor; l.. A
Robinson, alderman; S. A. Burney
chief Of police; A. c. Townsend. dep
dty clerk Of the superior court, der
Ity clerk Of the city court and ,lerl
Of the county commissioners; ]. c
ireen. chief of the fi:e department
J. j. Spears, superintendent santa
ton: A. NJ. Ross, secretary city ex
ecutive committee; G. d. Ogg, mem
ner board of county commissioners
q. S. Pyles, deputy sheriff: E. c
Butts. member OF legislature; ]. Z
Oubberly, tax receiver; Peter Lowe
policeman: H. F. du Bignon. CLERK
superior court, clerk city court; b
A. Fahm. harbor master: Z. r. T
mandy, engineer punt ing station
Z. D. Meader, city attorney; N II
Ballard, superintendent schools: N
Emanuel. member board OF educa
tion: Owens. police1 Steve Co.
ton, city jailer; John Green, fire
man: r E. Burney, member beard
OF city egistrars; N. D. Susse1l. City
clerk. who is solely responsible TO
the granting Of the Neff franchise
:. NJ. Tilton. city arbitrator. In the
lobby. Gut not at the meeting, wa
}. T. Colson. solicitor city court.
Besides the above named office
holders. all Of the dump ;art driv
ers. street inspectors, etc, were
present. therefore it can truthful.
DE called a meeting of the Office
holders, as very uear half OF those
present are holding jobs under the
administration
The Atlantic band was engaged TO
furnish music. and rendered seveia
pieces on the streets before goln.
10 tho hall. In justice to the mus:
cal organization, 1t can be said tha
the music was the principal feature
of the meeting and was much en-
joyed.
c. D. ogg took charge OF the meet
ingand was elected chairman prob
ably yesterday afternoon. as no nom
nations were made at the meeting
He simply went up. took charge an
started the ball to rolling.
The first speaker introduced was
r R. Hopkins, mayor. who read a
lengthy report from the special com
mittee Of council on the light anC
water situation. This report ha'.
never been read before council, un
less it was at one of the closed de-
sessions. He devoted much Of
d;;cussion to the city OF Jackson,
vile, where he spent Wednesday.
Following Mr.. Hopkins Alderman
Robinson took the floor and he did
some more reading of reports, pai1
a tribute to those who secured
present city hospital, and said 1t wa
one of the best in the south. He
wanted most of the credit for secur-
ing 1t. as he Is chairman Of the
council committee on hospital an
charity.
B. T. Fam next took the floor. He
speech was OF a general nature. He
had noted the progress In prunswic1
recently, the coming Of new indus
tries, etc. He thought J. T. Colson
10 be one OF the biggest men IN OK
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