The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-01-11
Atlanta's Mayor Scored by One
OF the Aldermen.
ALL ABOUT WHISKEY
TIE Alderman Said the Mayor Was Do.
igg as Dictated 70 by q Boss, anu
the Mayor Replies With Strong
Eplthet and the Lie
Was Passed.
Was Passed.

Ing Of q municipal body in the state
Of Georgia was aver held than that OF
the City Council Of Atlanta on Tues.
day evening Of last week, called fol
the purpose Of Investigating ohaTgsa
made by Mayor Woodward against an
unnamed mombor OF the body, on the
allegation OF Improperly receiving re-
enumeration from the liquor interests
Of the city in connection with the 70.
cont wedding out OF whiskoy licenses.
Both Councilman Key and the May.
or became 30 exceedingly raw In their
scathinr criticism and 80 freely ban.
tered the word lie, that 1t finally be.
came 80 common as 10 pass unnoticed
by the other members present.
The result Of the investigation was
a complete vindioation of Councilman
Key and absolute freedom Of Oonlcil.
man Pomeroy from the rumorod con
neotion suggested by certain newBpa-
per publications, and o severe soath.
ing Of the mayor.
Council met rs o committee or the
whole ard immediately took I'D tho
charges made by Mayor Woodward.
Tho mayor gained the floor at the out,
set and, as he had indicated In the
public print he would do, at once
named Councilman Key as the NOM.
Der to whom he had referred. His
talk WAS rather rambling throughout,
and his entire charge and the incident
statements were based on q state
mont which he said had boon made tic
him by a man by the name Of Min
hinnett, who was formerly o saloon
Keeper hero, but whose license was
not renewed. He was also o member
Of council at one time. The state
ment. az alleged. was TO the effect
that Councilman Key had been known
by Minhinnott to have received fees
from applicants for liquor licenses.
When called upon to substantiate
this Miphinnet6 denied absolutely
that he had over made such o atate.
men6 to the mayor, hence his oharges
IS $inbS tho GounoiiInsI fell iiaU, aid
the body adopted o resolution vlndi.
eating Mr.. Key entirely.
Another resolution was introduced
severely orlticising Mayor Wood ward
and consuming him for making such
public charges on such himsy founda.
ton and for bringing such matter
Into council, but it was tabled.
Immediately after Msyor Wood.
wards statement Mr.. Key gained the
floor under o question of personal
privilege, and the words he used in
oharacterizing tho mayor were about
as rough as ever uttered in such q
body. He termed the mayor o dirty
liar, called him o funky and said no
was under the direction Of o political
boss. Mr.. Key said no had received
absolutely no money from the retail
liquor dealers Of Atlanta during the
recent investigation and during the
wedding out of OF sotionable saloons.
He frankly admitted that some time
ago he had received q fee of $50
from their association for drawing
their constitution apd by laws, but
that was long before there was any
kind of liquor agitation, and purely 1 n
his capacity as a lawyer. that he bad
never received another cent from
them or other liquor men for any
work In q legal capacity or for any
thing else. He said the liquor dealers
of the City had come to him during
che investigation and asked that he
take their side Of the case when the
licenses were being gone over and he
had emphatically refused to do SO,
stating that he was q member OF ooun.
oil. He says they asked him to re
commend counsel and he fatty refused
TO do 80, explaining that any such act
would lead to an influence upon bis
vote, and he could not have any CON
nection with the matter except In The
capacity Of q councilman He said hC
had tried to be q friend Of the mayor,
and when he first went into council II
was with that %intention; that he wa
tho mayors friend up to q certain pc
Rod, but aoon found that q friendship
between Thorn was impossible. He sale
since he had been In coanoil ther,
was nc act Of his OF which he wa,
ashamed, and none which he could b,
jdstlY criticised; that he would defy
the mayor or any other man to sue
cSsGfully point to one; and that IL tn,
mayor had wanted facts In this cas-
he could easily have gotten them b.
going TO the liquor association. Con
tinuing he said:
But that isn't IL, he hates me be
cause / nave advocated o polio,
against that dictated to him by hi
boss. and he has shown 1t In council
and in the mayors CHAIR" He 1
one Of the MOST willing nunkies th'
oity OF Atlanta has over had In tn
mayors ohSlr--"
Mayor woodward here interrupts
with the remark that the assertion
was AN infamous lie.''
Continuing Alderman Key said: -
do not propose to take his slang an
longer; he has 90 be called down
Turning to tho mayor and speakin
directly az him, Mr.. Key said: ~
tel you this, and 1 wanG you to carr
the message away with you. You
boss has been trying to assaSsinate M
character; he has tried IL repeatedly
but he oan't do 1t. He has been try
Ing In every way to injure nae but h
can't succeed. Tho only way he wi
ever succeed 10 to as%sassinate nae pc,
sonally. Ho might meet me on til
, street and strike me down. That wi
: do Ii, but It's Its the only way"
} He then reverted to tho charge
made by the mayor, and said: :
I brand 1t an in.ernal lie, and 1 bran
! the man who uttered IL "a a dirt,
= vulgar liar. Ii 10 one Of Che penaltl,
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