Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-25
URGED
FOR NEW RULE
Of COUNTY
Proposal for Board Of Fifteen
Members May Be Submitted
10 Voters.

with members Of the County Com
mission go divided on how to pro-
coed in carry ng out the Grand Jury's
recommendations for reforms that the
outcome is uncertain members OF
tho County Democratic Executive
Committee Wednesday took up the
cry that .t was time to change the
county government.
Il was announced that certain def
mite proposals TO he referred to the
people would be submitted At a meet
Ing OF the committee to be held a
week from SATURDAY.
Alderman Albert u. Thomson. wee
chairman OF the committee, and J.
O. Cochran, secretary, declared they
VIII urge that the Membership Of
the County Commission be increased
from FIVE to fifteen. having the county
divided into fifteen districts with one
Commissioner from each district.
Nominal Salaries Urged.
The plan IL similar TO the organl-
cation of the City Council.
Also. II was learned that Mr.. Thorn
son and Mr.. Cochran would lead a
vigorous fight against the plan of
County Commissioner Tull G. Waters
to reduce the membership OF the
County Commission to three and pay
each one of them $4,000 a year
The plan of Messrs Thomson and
Cochran, which has been Endorsed BY
number OF other officials, contem-
plates only nominal salaries for the
fifteen new Commissioners.
Indications arc that y n1s iority OF
the County Committee favor an carly
primary about May l.
To Be Submitted to People.
Proposed changes IN the county
government will be submitted to this
people in this primary. but the peo-
pie Will vote only on such changes . g
the County Committee votes to sub
nit.
with an early primary Whatever
reorganization the people might vote
for could be passed by the General
Assembly at its session this summs.'.
The m setting of the County Com
mission to have been held Wednesday
morning has been postponed until
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, when
the County Comm! ssioners hope 70
have the members OF the State Prison
Commission in Joint session with
them.
May Gust Donaldson.
According 10 authoritative informal
lion, three members Of the commits
sion-Smith thurman and VIM
have informally agreed to follow the
recommendations OF the Grand Jury
and remove from office T. J. and Silas
Donaldson, the men who have charge
of the county construction and the
care Of the county conVicts.
These three, it is > reported. have
pfacticslly agreed 10 elect c. II. Cir
ardeau. a former justice Of the pea &c
and nov a county clerk, as warden
But they are hopelessly split over
the election OF a new superintendent
OF construction
Cobb County Man Urged.
The commissioners will not discuss
the matter. but Il is understood in
political circles that Commi ssioner
Truman has tentatively agreed to
support Herbert Randall, superinteu1-
ent OF construction in Cobb County,
whose cause IL urged by Commi ssion-
er Smith.
Commissioner VIM is emphatlcauy
opposed to this man and has pro-
posed Oscar Jones. superintendent OF
Bellwood camp. under the Donald
sons. for superintendent Of construC-
ton. according to report
Alderman James W Maddox. who
was looked upon as a likely man for
the place. has formally announced his
Withdrawal
Maddox for Commissioner.
He has announced that he viii run
for County Commissioner. Alderms n
Maddox stood a good chance of being
elected several days ago, but some
thing has happened on the inside to
bloc, his election.
There are number OF other csndi-
dates for the place, but the division
in the majority OF the commission
tends to strengthen the positions OF
commissioners Clifford l.. Anderson
and Tull G. Waters. who. il is gener-
ally believed. hope to effect some
compromise WHEREBY the Donaldsons
may be retained