Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-11
TALKING UP THE TICKET.
ALIVEI.Y MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
IN PROGRESS.

The Men Whose Names are on the Club
sIate-The Opposition to Club EOmi-
national Hitch in Registration.
The municipal campaign is exciting a
lively interest. The influential leaders
among the various club organizations
have been actively at work during the
past week, but up to last night no slate
had been fully agreed upon. Even when
this is done there are mutterings of dis
satisfaction among those who are likely to
fail in getting on that threaten its success.
TIE citizens committee will oppose it be-
cause 1t is a club ticket, and a large
class Of citizens who are not identified
with any political organization other
than the party will not favor it because
they believe the people should have
chance to make their own nominations.
The election viii be held a week from
Tuesday, and the intervening time between
now and the mass meeting will be occu-
pied in the canvass. There Will be DO
contest over the head of the ticket. 1t is
conceded that Mayor Lester VIII be re-
elected without opposition. His conduct
of the affairs Of the office has given entire
satisfaction. and the people viii reward
him for his faithtulness with the compli-
ment Of a unanimous denomination and
reelection, There is a sentiment strongly
least one-half Of the present
/ Board Of Aldermen. The question Of
club nominations has excited cOnsidera-
hle opposition to the methods by which
the ticket Is sought to be made up, and
vigorous fight will be waged by a certain
I class upon what they term club rule.
I The Citizens Committee, growing
out of the movement to organize
a Committee of One Hundred.
will take prominent part in opposing
the club slate. The campaign with fully
/ organized club and anti-club factions
promises some interesting features. The
slate, as it now stands, has upon it the
, names of the following gentlemen 5. p.
Hamilton, D. II. Thomas, David Wells, W.
B. Nell, }. r. Hamlet and P.J. O'COnnOr,
of the present board. and John SchwarZ,
4. J. Miller, G. w. Allen, Herman
Myers, Martin Helmken and DR.. +. T.
Lincoln. 1t is understood, however, that
some changes are yet likely to be made.
The ticket was made up in conference by
committees of five from each of the four
Democratic organizations in the city
the Young Mems Democratic Club, the
IrisE-Amerioa Democratic Association,
the GeTman-American Association and the
Retail Dealers Association. There was
some dissatisfaction which still exists IN
regard to the make up of TIE ticket which
IS likely to result in the substitution of
I OilC VI LMU, anu pei ur % llDAEg ndllEb III
place OF those already stated. There Is
understood. however, TO be unanimous
sentiment in favor Of keeping on the
ticket the names Of the present board.
The work OF registration is progressing
slowly. Tax Collector McGOwan's Office
has been besieged during the week by
parties who have been refused the right
10 register on the ground that they were
ineligible, having no evidence that their
taxes were paid. The registration law
requires that all citizens before register
ing shall have paid all county as well as
city taxes since the adoption Of the con-
stitutiOn.
The registry boards are provided with
books supposed to contain list of the
names Of all persons eligible to register.
When an applicants name does not APP
pear on the list he is required 10 satisfy
the board that he has paid his taxes, not
merely for 1884, but for every year since
the adoption OF the constitution. His tax
receipt for 1891 is not evidence that be has
done this, and the only satisfactory proof
he can produce IS ceruhcate
from the Tax Collector to the
effect that he is not in arrears, and that,
so far, he is eligible to register. Capt.
MCGOWAN refused yesterday TO give GER
tiicates, having no authority to do so.
He said to a NEWS reporter last night
that if he were TO attempt the task he
WOuiu nave 70 employ dpOuI clgub CleiAS
to scruunize the digest every time GER
tillcate was issued. The registry boards,
he said, should have all such informa-
ton in their possession, and be
able to determine the qualifications OF
an applicant without having to send to
the Tax Collector to find out whether he
had paid his tax or not. The registry
lists and the books in the possession of
the registry boards being inaccessible to
outsiders il is impossible to tell whether
they are complete or not. A good deal of
complaint has been made since the regis
tration began by citizens who have been
refused the right to register, having paid
their taxes and possessing the qualitca-
tons required by law.