Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-12-04
! Chambers Faction Will Retail
ate For Attempt of Woodward
Men to Corner Power.
clnE1RACKED MEMBERS
HOLD THE WHIP HAND
MAYORS Hands viii Be Tied If
Strife DIsrupts Legis-
e IatiVe Body.

NJ tduV6 puASs
w.rtbsrs Of the Chambers faction OIL
a.. r,+v council definitely planned today
Il =. ,..rrva AGAINST the Woodward ad-
..;-,s,,s+for if the slate of appoint
r,,n.s made up by Mr.. Woodward's
friends is accepted by him.
Confident that their slate will be ae-
,srted Nv their chief, the woodward
man sxpect to be in absolute control Of
!. tbs council committees next year.
Thew believe that to the victor be-
4 ,ongs the spoils. But the move of the
opposing faction promises the irony OF
Fate, They are to be left off of the i'm
nortant places, but they have a consid-
cradle majority Of the members of
council and they plan TO disregard COM
mittee recommendations or appoint
special committees to handle the more
important matters.
Council Holds
The Whip Hand.
The laugh will then be decidedly on
the members who think they are going
TO be able to grab all the pie.
d1geoHe she3s lsgeze3is. tbs e5eaens 50
become SO serious that a majority of
the members of council will be hope
essy antagonistic to Woodward from
the very first day OF his administration.
Council holds the whip hand and the
power to tie the hands of the mayor.
And the Woodward members in council
are planning to arouse the opposition
Of the commanding majority of this
body.
The Woodward element Is called
The Chambers faction solely for want of
better name. All the men who COM
pose the element voted for Aldine
Chambers for the mayoralty nominal
ton against Mr.. Woodward. The
Woodward men are basing their slate
on this alignment.
Do Not Expect Favors
Of Woodward.
rhe Woodward men are the men
VINO hold the important committee
chairmanships this year and have no
reason to expect any special favors
from Mr.. Woodward. But they control
Inc general council, both the council
ana the aldermanic board. They feel
that II they are left off of the tmpor-
'snt places next year it will be personal
revenge And they are prepared to
'etaIiate with a similar spirit, and
greater effectiveness.
Here are the members of the 1919
council who have been sidetracked alb.
soIutely by the Woodward slate, and
'ne places they hold this year:
John s. Gambler, chairman Of the
finance committee.
James R. Nutting. chairman of the
tax committee.
Claude c, Mason, chairman of the
"aterworks committee,
Charles w. Smith, chairman Of the
ordnance committed
~ j. SpratIing, chairman of the COM
luce on hospitals and charities.
Others sidetracked
BY Slate Makers,
-''fence Haverty, chairman Of the
Jul eau on municipal research.
~, . w. R7gSda'e. chairman of the board
OF firemasters. Wv '0''' u
George II. Boynton. chairman If tbo
,.,.''''lee on Libraries.
.'loert Thomson. chairman of tbo
committee on parks.
lanes W. Maddox. chairman ~ tbo
Committee on buildings and grounds
d. D. Greer chairman of the co,,,,,i+
tee on bridges. VIC No'i''iii'
r,,' Jesse Wood, chairman of the COM
'''','ee on claims.
"a, a. II. Baskin. chairman Of tho oor
VII oehevolences and pensions
~, =, a. Wardlaw, chairman Of +ba aon,
ton. ''s"' rates and transporta-
col lrqy .A0ernathy, chairman of the
o.,'nl'tee on minutes, ~
Ki ,,5o D.. D, Sissou, W. d. White 7 n
Tha fNI7H and Sam Shepard
CouDcfl ing members of next vear's
WoolV.grr ''ose who voted for Mr.
ton and a. lor the mayoraltv nomina-
Ward sIstarg. ones to whom the Wood
committee 1--we confined the good
Joor ~. humphrey II ,-,.n.,-
/ = r. Me'e.land Inn. +, NW4Dyke'
lisli ''.'eIejj e.. D. kniabt MN, w a. lGll'
n lg' .U." j.. Ashley, Thor,-y l' i',, H.
Bn !, "D.l uo A. r. C,"jcnr1 ~ men
r. '- d.I qualified ina.