The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-01-09
Atlanta's Mayor Scored by One
of the Aldermen.
ALL ABOUT WHISKEY
The Alderman Said the Mayor Was Do
irg as Dictated to by Boss, aHd
the Mayor Replies With Strong
Epithet and the Lie
Was Passed.

Was Passed.
The Augusta Chronicle says proba'
bly, no more sensational or raw meet
Ing Of a municipal body In the state
CT Georgia was ever held than that OF
the City Council OF Atlanta on Tues.
day evening of last week, called for
the purpose OF Investigating charges
made by Mayor Woodward against an
unnamed member Of the body, on the
allegation OF improperly receiving re-.
muneration from the l'quor interests
Of the city in connection with the 70.
cent wedding out Of whiskey licenses.
Both Councilman Key and the May
or became 30 exceedingly raw In their
scathins criticism and so freely ban
tered the word lie, that it finally be-
cams so common as to pass unnoticed
by the other members present.
The result Of the Investigation was
complete vindication of Councilman
Key and absolute freedom OF Co1lcil.
man Pomeroy from the rumored con-
nection suggested by certain neWspa'
per publications, and severe scath.
ing Of the mayor.
Council met IS a committee OF the
whole and Immediately took uD the
charges made by Mayor woodward.
The mayor gained the floor at the OUT
set and, as be had indicated In the
public print he would do, at once
named Councilman Key as the mem.
Der to whom be hsd referred. His
talk was rather rambling throughout,
and bis entire chsrge and the incidens
statements were based on . state
ment which he said had been made to
him by man by the name OF M1n
hinnett, who was formerly . saloon
keeper here, but whose license was
not renewed. He was :lso member
Of council 1T one time. The state
ment. as alleged. was to the effect
that Councilman Key had been known
by Minhinpett to have received fees
| from applicsnts for liquor licenses.
When called upon to substanttate
this Minhinnett denied absolutely
that he had ever made such a state
nent to the mayor, hence bis charges
against the councilman fell fat, and
she body adopted resolution vindi-
eating MI. Key entirely.
Another resolution was introduced
severely criticising Mayor Wood ward
and censuring him for making such
public charges on such fimsy fcunca-
tion and for bringing such matter
into council, but it was tabled.
Immediately after Msyor Wood
wards statement MI. Key gained the
floor under a question Of personal
privilege, and the words he used II
characteriztng the mayor were about
a. rough ss evs1 uttered In such q
body. BE termed the mayor a dirty
liar, called him q hunky and said he
sas under the direction OF q politlcal
bcss. MI. Key said be had received
absolutely no money from the retail
LIQUOR dealers Of Atlanta during TIT
recent investigation and during the
aesding ous OF Objectionable saloons
he frankly admitbed that some time
ago he had received a fee OF sl5'
from their association for draWini
.heir constitution aDd bylaws, bu
that was long before there wss an
kind OF liquor agitation, and purely Il
his capacity IS g lawyer. that be ha'
never received another cent fron
them or other liquor men for an
work in q legal capacity or for any
thing else. BE said the liquor dealer
of the city had come to him durin
the investigation and asked that b
. take their side Of the case when tn
licanses were being gone over and q
had emphatically refused to do sc
stating that he was a member OF cour
!, oil. He says they asked him to re
!, commend counsel and he fatty refuse
:. TO do so, explaining that any such &C
: would lead TO an influence upon b
vote, and be could not have any COZ
5ection With the matter except In Uh
capacity OF councilman BE SAID b
mad tried to be . friond Of the mayor
t and when he first Wens Into council
r gas with that Intention; that he va
i che mayors friend up to certain p,
: riod, but soon found that fEienosa,
!. 5esveen them was impossible. he sal
= since be lad been In coancil the'
3 7as no act Of his Of which be ";
}, ashamed, and none which be could |
!. iustIy criticised; that he would del
e che mayor OF any other man to su
}. cesstully point to one; and that If tt
mayor had wanted facts In this ca
be could easily have gotten them I
going to the liquor association. Co
d tinuing he said:
a But that isn't 1t, he hates nee b
q cause I naVs advocated q polit
d against thst dictated to him by b
q boss. and be has shown it in coune
It and in the mayors chair" he
IS one of the mo8a willing funkles II
ss city of Atlanta has syer ha5 In Il
1t mayors chair-"
It Mayor Woodward here interrupt
With the remark Gnaa tue ssse11N
was ran Infamous lie."
Continuing Alderman Key said:
~ do not propose to take his slang al
t, longer: be has to be called dewn
10 Turning to the mayor and speakil
lg directly ct him, Mr.. Key said: i
in te,l you this, and want you to car
10 the message away with you. 70
e. boss has been trying to assasslnate
~ character: he has tried it repeated
z. but be can't do 1t. he has been tt
I'd ing in every nay to injure me, but
can't succeed. The only way he Y
ever succeed is to assassinste me p
sonslly. he might meet me on t
J., street and strike me down. That y
'p- do it. but it's it's the only way"
90 he then reverted to the char!
Gil made by the mayor, and said:
OF brand it an in-ernsl lie, and I bra