Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-09-28
WOODWARD IN
FINAL FIGHT To
GAIN CONTROL
Defeat of His Faction in tuesdays
Election Would Mean Check
to Mayors Plans.

Inspired by his victory in the defeat
Of the new charter, Mayor Woodward
has plunged into the Councilmanic
fight with such eagerness and deter
mination that political experts de-
clare he expects to ultimately gain
supremacy in municipal affairs.
Developments reached the point
Saturday where it was apparent that
the crucial test in the Mayors plan
would come with the nomination Of
ten Councllmen and five Aldermen
Tuesday. Defeat for his candidates
win mean an effective check on the
Mayor, but the consensus of opinion
in political circles is that success for
the men supported by Mayor Wood
ward would lead to further activities
for power by him.
Ultimately they see a climactic bat
tie on the recall of Police Chief James
L. Beavers, forced by the Mayors
faction-not by the Mayor himself.
Anti Woodward Faction.
The contest which concludes Tues
day is peculiar in that the anti
Woodward faction will still have a
good majority in Council II all the
Mayors candidates are elected. This
is true because there is not suffi-
cient number of Woodward men run
ming. But victory for the Ave can
didates stamped with Mayor Wood
wards approval would clearly indi-
cate that the people we're with him
With the initiative, referendum and
recall at his disposal it would be easy
work for him to whip the others into
line or replace them with men Of his
way of thinking
Though an open town" police pol
icy is woven into all political move
ments Of late, like a red thread in an
Oriental rug, 1t is not a direct issue
IN Tuesdays election.
Mayor Woodward has refused to
make it a direct issue in this cam
paign. His sympatheties, however,
are wholly for a more liberal police
policy and he doesn't hesitate to
say so.
Tied hand and foot by the majority
Of Council since he went into office,
Mayor Woodward's constant fight has
been to show up his enemies and be-
come chief executive in fact as well
s in name
He has always taken his troubles
to the people, when he could. He has
not even blamed the people when he
was not sustained. The fact that he
was sustained in the charter election
has given him a confidence that
causes many to believe he will run
the gamut of his program-that is, If
he is sustained by the people at each
important step.
His most vigorous eXertions are in
the Third. his home ward. and the
primary results in that ward will tell
the story of his strength more than
any other. He is supporting c. G.
Mcdonald against Alderman James e.
Warren for Alderman, and R. r.
jackson against Councilman Orville
H. Hall for Council
The open town" issue is more d.
rect in the Fourth Ward race be
tween Councilman Albert Thomson
and Amos Braselton for Alderman.
Mr.. Braselton. proclaims that he Is
running on a liberal" platform. May
or Woodward is giving him enthusi-
astic support. Mr.. Thomson Satur-
forcement.
Supports Renfroe.
Mayor Woodward is also very anx-
ious for the election of J. n. Renfroe
over Charles A, Alverson to Council
from the First Ward. Though the
contest is confined to that ward, 1t is
very spirited and is attracting consiu-
cradle attention.
The races of w. A. Hancock and
John S. owen for Alderman from the
Eighth Ward and r. r. George, and
A. w. Farlinger for Councilman from
the Fourth Ward, and of Jesse B.
Lee and DR.. w NJ. Ethridge for Coun-
Gil from the Fifth Ward, are being
vigorously fought, but more on the
basis of the personalities of the can
didates than on the Woodward issue
The sympathies Of the various can
didates who have no opposition are
with the majority in Council, which
has come to be the Woodward
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