Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-02
FRACTIONAL FIGHT
On FOR POLICE
BOARD PLACES
Effort to Name Anderson and
Heinz Commissioners Taken
as Anti-Woodward Move,

with the battle OF the budget ended
and both factions claiming victory
in the compromise that viii enable
the 1914 apporuormcnt sheet 10 pass
without further disseusion, Interest
among local politicians conferred Mon
day In the determined fight that VIII
be made over the decision of Police
Commissioners when Council meets
Monday Afternoon.
Four Commissioners are 20 se
elected-from the First, seventh
Eighth and ninth Wards. .1r A. H.
Baskin will be elected. without uppp-
sition, 10 succeed Carlos II Mason
of the First Ward and Commissioner
Andy King, Of the Smith also viii be
chosen without opposition. Hut IN
the election ot Commissioners from
the Seventh and Eighth Wards the
fight will wax furious with The main
issue being the question Of whether
or not ward delegations shall control
nominations for their representatives
on the Police BOARD.
fractional Lines Drawn
In the Seventh Mdrcellus NJ An
derson. incumbent. VIII oppose Rob
ert T Pace. who is the choice OF the
Seventh Ward delegation. In the
Eighth Robert c. Clark, incumbent,
will have opposition from Henry G..
Heinz, who Is being supported by the
same faction that Us backing Ander-
son
Indications were that Council would
override precedent and elect Auder-
son over Pace, with the result OF the
fight between Clarke and Heinz I'M
certain. Whatever advantage on mas
gained over the other through deVcl-
opments of the past few hours APP
pears to be in favor OF Heinz, owing
10 reported desortions from the ranks
OF the Clark supporters.
In the Anderson Pace fight, how
ever, it is practically conceded that
the former win get the plum. His
friends declare that they have seven
teen votes pledged for him, and that
his election is certain on the other
hand. friends OF Mr. Pace contend
that fourteen votes pledged will make
the race a tie, putting the final choice
up TO Mayor Woodward, who is un-
derstood 10 favor Pace.
Fight Against Mayor.
The big fight is expected between
Clark and Heinz, OF the Eighth Ward.
Mr.. Heinz probably will be nominated
by Alderman John S. owens, and Mr.
Clark's name viii be placed before
Council by Councilmen Humphrey
and Reynolds and he win have the
support Of the entire Woodward fac
lion Of Council
The fight between Heinz and Clark
will draw the line sharply between
Mayor Woodward's faction and the
faction that is opposed to him,
A victory for Heinz would be re-
garded in political circles as a defeat
for Mayor Woodward Both sides
claim they have nough votes pledged
to elect their candidate. RumOrs of
assertions kept leaders OF both fac
lions busy Monday morning lining az
their adherents and further pledglng
them. Mr. Clark is considered e
have two chances for election, mas
much as IL his friends succeed in
bringing the vote to a tie Mayor
Woodward undoubtedly win cast the
deciding vote in his favor
Hope for Budget 10 Pass.
4 compromise has been effected be-
tween the Finance Committee OF
Council and the four Aldermen who
have heretofore successfully blocked
the finance sheet, and IL is expected
that the 1914 budget viii go through
Monday without opposition, James
r Nutting one OF the warning Alder
men. stated Monday that he ana the
other three Aldermen have obtained
concessions from the Finance Com
mittee covering practically all % their
contentious. The compromise was et-
fected at a final meeting Saturday
and It was agreed that the four should
support the budget in It's present
shape.
Among the concessions which the
Aldermen have obtained from the
Finance Committee are Sll,50O for re-
grading Whitehall and Forsyth
streets: $4,000 additional for Chero-
kee avenue. the restoration of side
walk and street inspectors at $l,20t
each; an agreement whereby the FL
nance Committee supports an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for Lucille avenue
in June, and an agreement that as
soon as the budget Is passed a reso-
luton viii be introduced In Couuci
transferring Sc 500 from the Bell
wood avenue widening project anC
the proposed boulevard over the sewer
in the Fifth Ward and applied fol
the building of an engine house il
the Fifth Ward.