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ROME’S NEW MAYOR AND CITY FATHERS. Mayor-elect John J. Seay and Aldermen-elect A. B Meaner, I). B. Hamilton, Jr., B. T. Haynes, Walter Harris and T. J. Reese will be sworn in at the Council chamber tomght. Mayor Sam S . King and Ai dermen Lindsay Johnson, Thompson 11 iles, J . A. Gammon, W. J. Gordon and J. D Hanks will end their official duties and r< turn to the ranks of the peo ple with the opening of tonight’s council meeting. The records made by the re tiring officials are public proper ty. The people called them, a majority elected them and the officials have made records most acceptable to the people. But the old ends, and now comes a new order of things. Mayor John J. Seay and the new board of Aidermen come in as the unanimous choice of the people, having been elected with out opposition. For the ci tv of Rome such a state of facts is remarkable be cause it is the first time in the history of the city that a mayor and council has been elected without a hot fight which gen erally ended in a disgraceful scramble. The scenes that were in evi dence every time a municipal election was held, became so disgusting to Romans as to cause her most public-minded citizens to band together to put an end to the corrupt methods that had begun to obtain. As a result the John J. Seay ticket was mined, and, though an effort was made to precipi tate a contest, the fomenters were ‘‘set down upon” early in the game and so effectually squelched that they quit the field. And why should there have been a fight on the John J. Seay ticket? It was made up of as representative a set of good citi zens as any city could produce. The head of the ticket,Capt. John J. Seay, has been closely identi fied with Home’s every advance step for the past score of years, A whole page of The Hustler- Commercial could be devoted to chapters and paragraphs of praise, and yet the man would not be made more popular in th* minds and hearts of the people of the Hill City who know John J. Seay and love him for him self and for his loyalty to them and the city of Rome. John J. Seay has filled many places of trust. lie is a strong man anywhere and will be a whole army when it comes to protecting the city of Rome. He stands for all that is good in the upbuilding of the city, and can be relied upon at all times to discourage every move the effects of which would be det rimental to the common good or the individual interest of his people —and by the term of -‘his people,” we mean all of th® people of Rome, for there were none to vote against him. Os the new board of Aidermen to be inducted into office tonight, we repeat, no more representa tive body has ever been elected by any city. Mr. A. B. McArver is the new’ member from the First ward.He succeeds retirii g Aiderman, Dr. Lindsay Johnson. Mr. McAr ver is not a new hand at the business, having won his spurs once before, defeating bis oppo nent with a big majority. Alderman McArver made a splendid record when on the council before. He is a fine young business man and can be relied upon to add fresh honors to the record he has already made. Ou . /Z/ J' 4; Jsjk w . rW Fra " k J ’ K a " D. B’ Hamilton, jr. X 'i/' ' Ask ■ -\ W - T - Jone - W-M Jr W - PObPf /fw " w .JIFF Fife cFH R. A. Denny. i X \ Ar - 'K ) | B. T. Haynes. WW\ fßlr WSifabF W mayor-elect John j. seay. - J? aJ k Jlryf £ V 4 Chas. W. Morris. A) Walter Harris. pw“S ’A M J fy ss ' Tom J Reese. J. Dallas Turner. Alderman Frank J. Kane, head of tbe big dry goods firm of F. J. Kane & Co., will hold over from the First ward. Mr. Kane has served the city most faithfully for tbe past 12 months and he can be relied upon to continue to add the force of his fine business training and ability to the strength of the John J. Seay administration. Alderman-elect D. B. Hamil ton of the Second ward, member of the firm of Hamilton & Co., ie also a veteran city father, though young in years and of youthful appearance. Blount Hamilton is a native Roman to the river city born. He has a right to fee) proud of his past record and his friends have a right to anticipate with pride the new honors he will add to the same in this administration. Mr. Hamilton’s ward mate is Aiderman Tom Jones who holds over for another year. Tom Jones came to Rome a poor, though energetic boy. In a most modest manner he opened up a small stone yard. He had mon eyed opponents and wealthy rival concerns, but the honest, industrious and frugal young man put gray matters iijto 'his business and in building monu ments for the loved ones of oth ers erected his own business ability, a monument that any man might well be proud of. Tom Jones is one of the most solid citizens of the Hill City and a good man for any mayor to have in his administration. In the Third ward Aldeiman elect B, T Haynes, president of the great Rome Hardware Co., will be sworn in. Mr. Haynes never sought an office, and did not seek this one. lie was induc ed to run only as a compromise 1 man, because he, like all good citizens, preferred a compromise ticket than to see the city plung ed into a disgraceful scramble. After the council of such citizens as he had prevailed and the pro* posed candidate from the Third ward had been found ineligible then Mr. Haynes was led into the fortress he had helped build about the city. Often before, when an election was assured him, Mr. Haynes had steadily refused to run. In a contest where there was no op position and hence no contest, Mr. Haynes led his ticket. He is quite a voting man yet but, a 1 the same, lie is one of the ) city’s most conservative and successful financiers. Os course he will add strength to the Seay administration. ’The hold over aldeiman from the Third ward is Hon. R. A. Denny, the brilliant attorney who believes that cleanliness is next to godliness and who has proven a “wholly terror” to the forgetful sweepers of city pave ments. Mr. Denney has been one of retiring Mayor Kings’ ablest lieutenants during the past 12 months and it goes without say ing that bis experience not only of the past year but of the terms lie has served on tie council be fore. will be worth much to tbe coming administration. From the Fourtl’ ward comes Judge Walter Harrh, and Judge Harris is no novice in the city council business, behaving de feated an opponent in one of the hottest fights ever witnessed in a municipal election In Rome. Judge Harris is a sop of the Flatwoods and a self njade man. As a justice of the peach of the Rome district he has nffde such a record by ability and fairness as to make him a fixturain the office. In the’eity council he can always be relied upon t) vote for the just and do the rilht. Judge Harris’ ward nkte is Mr. Charles W. Morris, flso a self made man and also asm of God’s country, the Flatwiods. Mr. Morris has served on the council several terms ami so faithful is he to every duty of the office that he has never lien defeated for that or any otier office. He is a most successful business man and carries the practical business methods of his everyday life into all tbe de tails of official transactions. Mr. Morris is like the other members of the new administra tion, in hearty accord with the mayor in his determination to give Rome a clean and vigorous service. Mr. Tom J. Reese, modest, quiet, geiral withal, but sturdy and true is the “new man from the Fifth.” Mr. Reese is a Floyd county boy who came to Rome a few years ago and proceeded to make a success of business and build for himself a reputa tion as a good citizen. How well he has succeeded is evidenced*by the fact that he is member of the first council ever elected in Rome without a pri mary or any other kind of a con test. Mr. Reese is a new member but his record is going to be a good one when his two years term expires. Deputy Sheriff J. Dallas Turner, the hold over member from the Fifth ward, is serving his second term on the city council. Mr. Turner was the first alderman elected to repre sent the Fifth ward when that splendid residence section of the city was first admitted as a ward in Roma. Mr. Turner i swol |„, 0B deservedly popular. He 1 8 spoken and loyal and al ?" conservatively level-headed T Fifth ward never elected abett? man and no had an abler factor in it s J' up. mak « All in all the new council o i ■nayor and ten, i 8 a splend ’ representative set of successful citizens-and tiny lireall looking, too. W ilh such a council, M aVif John J. Seay may be relied Tn. on to make history for Rome the Hill City of the Empire State o f the South. CANDLER REPLIES. the interest of “greed and avarice” there were two blls before .he house “to regulate and restrict the rate of interest”—one a Re llalfl bill, the other a house bill. I thought the senate bill h e 9 t r anJ therefore voted agai: st the ho u . e bill. My dear judge, we ought Dot on y to tell the truth, hut d lt “whole truth,” even in politics. AB TO JOINT DEBATES. You pt ill harp on a “join’ dwu?. Sion.” Do you know that there are but two instances in the history of the democratic party in Georgia in which candiuatea for the dun ocra'ic nomination for governor have engaged in joint diacuigions? One was in the race between Sen ator Bacon'and General Gordon. They met and so bi iter grew the contest that democratic leaders took the matter in hand and stop ped the “j mt debates,” to pre vent personal collision betweei) the friends oi tbe two candidates. The other was in the Evans-At kinson contest m 189-I,when then were three—possibly four mee iujs —when so great grow the buter* Dess betwi en the supporters of the two candidate that, the noeeiigs were called off for the good olds party, but so serious wa? ihe damage already done that in the election Mr. Atkinson who receiv ed the nomination,fell 4 000voH behind his ticket and 20.0)0 ieruocrats. were so di.-gus'ea ih>t i hey remain'd ®way from tbepilk nd did not vote al ad and eo deep and lasting were ihe wounds made in these contests that t»" years later when G <vernor Atkin -on had no opposition for tin nomina ion he fed nearly 9,0(0 votes behind the state ticket. Still my dear judge. I adhere to my original propositions that if after you and your running mate, Mr. Berner, have made the xperiment I see that you are right ■ and lam wrong, and that good may cune to the party out of such discussions as you propose, I will cheerfully accede to your propnsi ■ tion. lam always willing to do anything I can t® acc>mmodut friends in distress wh-n iu»° ' doing I wih not injure my pony > By the way, judge, wnen d<> V"U and your running mate Mr Bl uer. propose to bogin that “ser’' of joint de bates throughout t<* state?” With sentiments of tin profoundest regard, I am sinew ly yours. Ai.len D. Candier Water Tax Notice The Water Tax for 'he quarW from April Ist to July Ist 18'A S ■■ now due and must be paid on before the 16 of April The Boi£ of Water Commissioners order all ordinances strictly enforced a nd when water has been shut oil l' ll non payment, in addition of p ll .' ing the bill all parties will be quire to pay a fee cf fifty ceil’ for turning on. Water depat' ment office in citv Hall- 61t hours 8. am to 12 m 2. p- m - tu ’ } ' pm. J. L. Moore, Sec. & Treas- April 1. Best New Gum k We bought about 40 boxes >' _ gum consigned to E C. Wood *’ Co. at half price. Nevel been "I" ed . We will sell all kinds packages forse while it lasts, 11 as C ilifomia Fruit, Fruß 1 ,lll ’ best Pepsin, etc Lloyd & bo- The genuine Spanish h°° So.*p at Lloyd’s. Accept noi" 1 * tations.