The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1908-09-26

} MEETING WAS A
FROSTY AFFAIR
SPEAKERS WERE SCARCE AND
THE AUDIENCE WAS
VERY SMALL.
Alderman Mceawey Presided Over
the Who's Who" sessiOn-what
the Various srsakers Had to
Say About Matter.

For nearly a hundred minutes. Al
deiman McGaYey, City Attorney HaA
us a4o superintendent Of Sanitation
j. J. Spears entertained between so
au1 81 citizens Of the courthouse last
nigur w!,h a discussion on WHO is
who and what is what" in the light
and water proposition TO be voted
upon at the polls today AS adver-
t'sed, the meeting was a rally of
the opponents Of ratification. Viewed
without bias if the absence Of en-
thusiasm as well as numbers is any
criterion the show Of strength" fail
ed 10 impress even the faithful few
who attended.
Rain Hurt Meeting
The heavy downpour during yes
tecday afternoon and early last night
no doubt cut the crowd That The
leaders were disappointed could be
clearly seen when no chairman ap-
pcaIing, Alderman McGaryey rose
f.om his seat in the audience and
stated the object Of the session-to
o9sanize for a municipal ownership
campaign
Go to the 'front.' said some one in
the audience. Upon which the alder
man from the third ward mounted the
rostrum and paid short tribute to
unicipal ownership.
Attorney Harris Spoke.
City Attorney Frank Harris. who
had been seated in the rear OF The
rooln after two or three calls, re-
sronded and went inside the rail
wherc the lawyers sit during trials.
He suggested that all hands move up
to the front for a family chat. In the
audience were a number of Well
kaown citizens. several OF whom being
city employees Alderman Taylor
moved up to the jury box. Mayor
Triton, of ST Simon, joined him.
Attorney Harris reviewed at length
the history OF the water plant Incl
dent2lly he referred TO the chief
speaker at Thursday nights meeting.
AT times his remarks concerning Col
onel Goodyear were causJic. There
was no applause for these.
Took Wide Range
Mr. Harris referred to his 0obt nm
on tbe FIRST contract % wears ago
Then he told of how he had been
concerted to municipal ownership. He
raped those whom he termed turn
crsts" IL rafarrad IN The Ronafn
nroiact and nai5 his -as1erts tn .sonl-
less eornorations Continuing Mr.
Harris assprea his haarers tbat
p,,lnswicl5 copld feat $500 a94 worth of
f.osas ii par cent Ho og4red as
re,na5r. that Tho contrao, he voted
.dovn ana tbat the ,aorla demand an
election II vote on bonds 10 bniId new
1fobt ana ,rata,. nJarte and ma h,,,-
a case If Bottlino.
Eie,,rirg that tho city would nav
sll60n nar wear far len -ears Mr.
rfatris insisted that in that time the
r7ents wo,,1d he Maid for Ha saw in
t,e n4onosed contract a case of moi
Inc M tbe civ prizlng in the cork
.ane wiring if down"
Takfna m The insurance rates the
sneaker reDeated tbe assertions made
on the streets during the week that
che cause fer higher rates was the
desoeratelv moor fire facilities.
Rspidlv changing from one line to-
aretLer Mr. Harris handled a score
~ neints. He referred to the symons-
CooCyear campaign. the aldermanic
csrf,afqn Of 1907 and The peculiar
CHANGES made by a number who had
stood for municipal ownership.
Co.one1 Goodyear's record was re-