Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-23
DUVAL's GRUMBLING.
Peter Jones and the Bolt Two Bitter
Pills TO True Democrats.

Peter Jones and the Bolt Two Bitter
Pills TO True Democrats.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, July 22.-The
Rell-tounded resentment felt by the old
volunteer tremen and a considerable pOr
lion of the taxpayers OF jacksonville at
the selection OF Peter Jones, OF Savannah,
as chief of their new paid fire depart
ment. has abAted but little since the first
public announcement OF the Objectionable
choice.
Inc Fire commissioners find few apollo
sists for their action even among nepubl-
cans. and those milk-and- water Demo-
Gratis who profess to believe That the tire
department can and ought TO be entirely
eliminated from any connection with or
influence ON local politics. The appoint
ment Of Mr.. Jones lis regarded as blow
at the supremacy OF the Democratic
party in thus city. A true Democrat and
reading citizen said to the NEWS CORE
spon dent; ''rhis appointment, following,
as it does, right on the heels OF the recent
unfortunate bolt and split in the Demo
cratic County Congressional Convention,
has about done for any tuture harmony
In the Democratic party Of Duyal
county,"
w nat is to be the future of the party
when Democratic lndepen Republ-
can paper, claiming "Democratic leader
ship beads a bolt from Il Democratic
county convention, and Democratic
board OF commissioners choose for the
head OF the most important, Influential
and responsible position within ;he city
government a shrewd and willy Republic
can politician and wiTe-puleT? 1t would
seem as if the Democratic party of DuYal
county is in bad hands.
THE STORY OF THE STRANGE CURBsTONE
political iugglery by which TINS nom
resident eX-Republican Mayor has been
at last so nicely provided for by a Demo-
cratic Board OF FIRE Commissioners in a
Democratic municipal government Is said
TO be thus:
At the late city election Mr.. Peter Jones
was sent for by his Republican friends
and Others 10 come down here and beat
Pat McQuaid for Mayor. Mr.. Jones was
regarded as inYincible, and SO when be
came and announced his intention OF
'"shying his castor inIO the arena" a few
of the would-be Democratic leaders pro-
fessed to be afraid OF him. He must be
prevented from running again, SO these al
legged leaders said, at all hazard. He gave
it out that he would run or else he must
be fixed firmly in the Office he then held
or some other. a conference was called
IN which one or two Republicans supposed
to have influence with him were ad-
mitted, and the following agree
was Ia return TO savannah, and these al
legged Democratic leaders were TO tee-
graph TO DOugherty and other represent
atiYes at Washington that he must be
permitted to retain his place until his
term expired. Mr.. Jones said that was
all he wanted. 1t was also agreed that if
he should be given she grand bounce in
spite OF the dictum Of the requests that
he be retained he should be paid his sal
AIRY for the balance of the term, and Sc
curity was given TO that effect.
IT WAS UNDERSTOOD AT THAT TINE
that Capt. David Kemps, a Democrat Of
his county, was an applicant for Jones'
place, with good prospect of getting 1T,
Mr.. McQuaid, the candidate for Mayor,
and other leading Democrats, strongly
opposed the bargain with MIR. Jones,
only temporary eXpedlent that
would result in no permanent
good, that Mr.. Jones would return each
year and harsss them. Mr.. McQuaid in
sisted that be could beat MN in a square
6at-looted fight and was anxious for him
to run, saying ''nOw is the time To meet
the enemy and overthrow him." At any
rate the bargain he considered was bad
precedent. His 9dvce was not taken.
What comes next? A pad lire depart
ment was determined upon by the CITY
Council. In the meantime it was noised
abroad that MT. Jones could not retain
the position of inspector OF hulls.
1t became necessary to get MIN another
place. Here was u fine position as chief
Of the paid tire department, and Mir. Jones
was given IL. 1t does indeed look as If
something was wrong in the business.
Your cores pondent may not have got
mold OF all the details OF this arrange
ment, but the main facts are doubtless
correct.
LOOKS LIKE MALLORY.
From the drift OF the county delega-
tions 80 far chosen in the First Congress
siOnal district, it looks very much as If
Hon. stephen Il. Mallory, Of Pensacola,
VIII be the choice Of the Br0olslile cou-
vention. All the counties have
not yet held their conNen-
tiOns, but in those that have
Mr.. Mallory has decided majority over
any Other asplraat. Mr.. Davidson rs
second in the race. but even HIS most ar
dent friends have recently lost hope of his
denomination. The general sentiment is
strongly IN favor of a new man. After
Mr.. Mallory, Gen. w. II. Barnes, the
present State Comptroller, it is said, is
the strongest candidate among the dark
horses"
Gen. W. II. Sebring OF Bronson, will 20
into the convention with his own lLevy)
county delegation. State solicitor Milton
Of Mariana, is the first choice OF jackson
county, and there are known to he as
pirants from other counties who will likely
receive the complimentary votes OF their
respective counties. Surveying the whole
field the chances stand at present much
in favor OF Mr.. Mallory.
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Republican Convention for this dis
trict meets in this city Aug. H. Hon.
Horatio Bisbee the ex.Coueressman. has
positively declined denomination, and
IL is ger orally understood here that
Hon. J. G. Greedy, OF this
city, will be the nominee Of
the party. Mr.. Greedy IS a strong man,
perhaps the very strongest the Republi-
cans could put up, aud 1t would
not be walk over for tie Demo