The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-20
LOUISVILLE CLEAN L. & N. FILES REPLY
AND ALDERMEN TO
 BE APPOINTED.
Governor Beckham VIII Make Sweep ing Changes In Every Depart ment of the Big City by
 New AppOintments.

Louisville July 19.-With the ap- nointment by Governor Beckham of complete new board of Councilmen ana Aldermen in a day or two, LouisVHie will have reached the culmination or A political revolution which in extent and effect has only been paralleled by one or two other cities of the nrst class In the history of the unlteo States. The upheaval Is the result or the recent decision of the kehtucky Court of appeals overturnins the rhu nicipal election of 1905. on the race of the returns as counted on elec.,ol
 day. the Democratic ticket Tor GU!
 and comfy offices Jefferson County hod heen declared elected, but a con- tast |, the courts was instituted ny renresentatives of the fusion tcket' ,he on,v one fin the field against the
 Democrats. On the showing made the Court of Appeals iu the nnai near of the case decided that srosS frauds" in the matter or repea'e' legal voting, intimidation D. rsvaiI- faisifcation of the count hao pre'a
 a to sucb an extent as to render the election invalid. The legal enect or the And was as though no election hau pe.n held and under the terms or .he eou..
 n,andate if became incumbent on noV ernor Beckham to appoint poaiu' Council and Aldermen. Mayo. io,
 citv of Louisville and county and ,or Janerson County. The Mayoi "
 aorrtw judges were under the law em-
 nowered to fill all the remaining couh- t and city offices made vacant ny the decision. All the appointees unoer '". dncision hold office until a special eiec- tion is held In November or 'h's SeA- to flI the offices until 1903.
 Governor Beckham appointeo nop NY Rinpham. Mayor. Walter r. Lih ad county JuuSt lhc
 n, Mayor and county judge proceed nd forthwith to make prac'icaly oIaan sweep. Of all the minor omcers' such as city treasurer. county s"ei n.' etc to the number or eish'eei' oiy two or possibly three or those hoiui"s under the 1905 election nave ,,iu be allowed to hold on until No-
 VII, VII Contrariwise, none of the un-
 a,,aoessful fusion candidates has been annointed to any vacant places. put one
 tar,tnant fusion leader was appointeu
 Lr;N The Mayor also appointed ne" boards of safety and puplic woin no
 board of works is reported to pc eon
 temnlating A general cleanup ol tnose taiIin, positions in that department on the ground that III co number of members or the Poice anu nra aonartments their chief work has .a in tha nature at that organized ,.,,,tda+ion and conniving at election s.,,h u,hich caused the overturning os tba 1907 election. The board or sofot- has already made a start by securing the resignation of Chief or Po,ica Gunther and reduction of As sirtant chief Ridde and six captains all tho commanding officers of the police denartment. to the rank of patrolman Similar sweeping changes are expected to he made in the personnel or the Hle denortment. although Mayor Bingham announced last night that he would re- tajn the chief, Fillmore Tyson
 one of the results thus far Of the changes has been the putting Of the lid down tight on saloons and gamb- linz and the general exodus of small y,r,hlers and tenderloin habitues and suspects of all kinds. Last sunday Huntsville was absolutely dry from midnight Saturday until o'clock a m. Monday. The situation seems to be shaping itself toward one of the nero est struggles ever known in Louisville nolitics at the coming Democratic prl- mary and the municipal election fol- lowing. when the recently busted ofn- ciols and their following hope to re- gain control,