Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-19
TWOTLCKETSINTHEPIELD
THE DISTRICT PARTY To MAKE
VIGOROUS FIGHT.

The Outlook For TO-MOrrow's Elec-
tion-The Citizens Democratic Dis
trfct Ticket the Outcome of the Citi-
Eens Recommendation the Committee
of Twenty Five Want to Work.
1t begins to look as if the municipal
contest would not be settled without
hard fight. There is a widespread dis
satisfaction among a certain class OF
citizens, in which the Retail Dealers As
sOcation is the leading element over the
ticket which was Endorsed at the Theatre
mass meeting Saturday night. There
were mutterings even when the ticket was
made up that an attempt would be MADE
! to place an independent ticket IN the Held
in order to defeat certain Candidates.
There was a good deal Of opposition TO
the manner IN which the nominations
were made, and an equally as strong Op-
DOsition to some of the nominees. District
representation was clamOred for by
large class, and it was evident that there
would be a tight.
The Citizens Committee went to work
Yesterday TO see what could be done.
The ticket presented by Major Ryals at
the mass meeting on Thursday failed, it
was claimed, because OF lack of support
from those who were foremost in the
movement. Its friends believe that the
ticket could have been carried through if
il had been we'll backed up by those who
were instrumental in putting it in the
field.
The method adopted by the committee
OF twenty-five in making the nominations
to fill vacancies on the regular ticket was
| generally disapprOved by the citizens
movement. DIR. Falligant, who, with DR..
/ kieffer. were the only members of the
| committee representing the Citizens, said
hon
/ the committee met at the office Of Mr..
/ Meldrim there were q members present.
/ OF this number - had been given 10 the
| anti-district element and only two to the
| district party. These two were DR..
! Keiffer and myself. The first thing done
I was TO choke off DIR. Kietfer and myself
| by the adoption of a resolution against
/ voting for members Of the committee. DIR.
| Kieffer and myself having been district
| nominees. it would have been an
/ act OF courtesy for us to
| vote for each other, and this
| certainly could not have done the twenty
two any harm. but there was another
| purpose, and that was to keep me indi-
I Virtually from any possible chance Of
| getting on the ticket, and SO in no way
/ could they make a drive at the district
party better and save their tyrannical
| registration schemes than by keeping me,
| the leader Of the district party and the
/ bOldest advocate Of true, genuine De-
| mocracv. of the Board of Aldermen.
/ Again. il is Well-knOwn that l do not
approve Of the Board Of Aldermen per-
| hitting contracts with themselves, and
| tor this reason. also. am not in harmony
/ with the eight Aldermen, who wanted
| cOngeniaI associates"
/ It was understood yesterday that an in
| dependent ticket would positively be put
I out. The district committees of ten, ap-
I pointed by the Citizens Committee last
I week. met at st. Andrews Hall and put
I in nomination a full tioAet, which was in
| dOrsed by a c items meeting later in the
\ afternoon. The ticket gives two Alder
I men to each district and four to the city
\ at-large, and Is made up as follows:
FOR MAYOR,
RUFUS f. LESTER.
FOR ALDERMEN,
First DIstrict-E. J. Kieffer, G. W.
I Allen.
Second District-M. 4. Cohen, }. r..
Third District. A. Falligant, c. E.
| Wakefield.
Fourth District-John schwarz, W. F.
/ Reid.
! CITY at Large-Herman Myers, George
/ A. Hudson, ID. X. Thomas, William Dun
/ can.
/ Two Of the present Board Of Aldermen
/ who are on the regular ticket and two
/ romsnees Of the committee OF twenty
five were Endorsed with Col. Lester for
I MavOr. The new ticket will be called the
/ Citizens Democratic District Ticket. The
/ indications are that there will be some
/ sharp work tomorrow. The advocates OF
! the new ticket will make a vigorous fight
! against the reelection Of the old board.