Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-18
THE TICKET DIDN'T SUIT.
SPLIT BETWEEN 1Hl; KNIGHTS
AND THE LIQUON; MN.

Two OF the Candidates for til" L"%'s -
ture Agreed Upon by the joint Caucus
Dropped and the Third Declines
Nomination--The Substitute Candi-
dates-Whst Leading Knights Soy
About the Situation.
The ticket for the State Legislature
published In yesterdays MORNING NKNs
did not suit the Knights of Labor. Under
their constitution they are opposed to
giving the legal fraternity any political
favors, and Messrs. Russell and Clifton
were dropped. The ticket was the result
of a caucus between representatives OF
the Liquor Dealers Association and the
Knights of Labor, who met Wednesday
night.
Four prominent knights interviewed at
different times yesterday said that the
committee acting for the knights was not
authorized to accept or present any names
at the caucus, and they therefore would
not support the ticket as body.
WHO WERE AT THE CAUCUS.
A leading knight said that the follow
ing members of his organization were at
the caucus: Messrs. Blake, O'Neill, J. S.
Collins, Carroll, Daily, Il. NJ. Z. Crawford
and Devlin.
From the Liquor Dealers Association
there were present Messrs. George Meyer,
M. j. Doyle, j. Ray and Sigmund Ell
singer.
When it was learned that the knights
would not unite on the ticket
fixed upon Wednesday night a new
ticket was made up for the working
men aud Liquor Dealers party" with the
names of Mr.. i. z. Aehby, Alderman
Herman Myers and Mr.. Merritt w. Dixon
on 1t. Messrs. Ashby and Myers, 1t IS
Understood, have accepted the nomna-
ton, but Mr.. Dixon has declined, and ia
not a candidate tor political honors, as he
has all he can do 10 attend TO bis business
affairs.
TWO or THE CANDIDATES.
Mr.. Ashby Is printer who, has Ind
political aspirations tor long time, and
some years ago ran for the Legislature,
or some other office, and got a few votes.
He is very clever old gentleman, and il
he is not elected he will be just as happy.
Mr.. Myers is "A wholesale liquor dealer
anu an Alderman. He Is the President
OF the Liquor Dealers Association. He
would not maze a bad legislator, if he
was on the right ticket.
The third man, to I'LL Mr.. DiXon's place,
is as yet unnamed. There are several
anxious to get on, but il requires such
peculiar qualifications that it IS difficult.
to find the right kind OF "A man.
TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
A meeting OF the knights will probably
be held tonight to discuss the situation.
A politician, who is a member OF the
Liquor Dealers Association and VINO
watched the registering very closely, de-
clsred yesterday that the liquor men reg
isteled 200 voters and the Knights 800.
He allowed 100 AS the number OF voters
already registered that the knights have
gained since the registration closed. That
would make the combined vote
1900, which is more than halt
the Total number of vots rs registered.
The figures were afterwards repeated to
two knights, " no sand that the estimate
OF their strength was only about one. half
OF what it really is. In the Liquor Deal
ers' Association there is "a contest be-
tween the high license and low license
men, and the latter declare that they will
not support representative either in or
ont OF their ASSOCIATION VINO is known to
We in IaVor OF bigh license.
OPPOSED TO A COALITION.
A well known and influential Knight
etated thaJ there is a strong element in
the order that is opposed to coalition
with The liquor men and would prefer
The old ticket TO any yet named. When
two good men are candidates for the same
place aHd one is a kniL hit and the other is
not, the order is sworn 10 support tho
Knight.