The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-20
WANT V0ICEINCOUNCIL
THE MILITIA DISTRICTS ORGAN
IZING FOR THE CAMPAIGN.


THE Fourth District Club Organized
Last Night and the First District to
Organize Thursday Night - Repre-
sentation in Council the Principal
Issue at Stake-WashinEton Ward
Puts in a Claim for an Alderman.
The Fourth District Independent Demo-
cratic Club was organized last night at the
BAY View house, at Bay and Habersham
streets. Forty-two members were enrolled
and fifteen applications for membership
were acted upon. The folio wing officers
were elected:
President-M NJ Sullivan.
Vice President-James Lane.
Secretary-W. T. Sullivan.
Treasurer. T. Fitzhenry.
The club is organized for the purpose of
securing representation in the city council
from the Fourth militia district,
and particularly from Washington
iclub will urge the selection of
three aldermen from the district one of
whom must be from Washington ward.
The mayoralty viii also be one of the issues
which the club will undertake to handle.
THE MAYoRALTY.
ave have pledged ourselves to no candi-
sdaten said one of the organizers of the club.
eve want man for mayor who is able to
devote his time and attention to the Office,
Sand who is the hight man for the place.
"Wil the club support MAJ. Schwartz
"No, sir; but we are tied to no caadi-
date.n
How about Mr.. HaniitonFn
Il think that he would have & good fol-
Rowing"
"Will it support Alderman Thomas"
81 cannot say. We have not settled upon
Nlfsf YE Nvssa I
bn securing representation in the council
drom the district
The club will meet every Monday night.
lit is organized independent of all other
lclubs, and one OF the qualifications for
premiership is that the applicant shall not
sbe member of any other political organ
lzation taking part in the municipal cam
faign.
TIE FIRST DISTRICT ORGANIZING.
The citizens of the First militia district
are thoroughly stirred up over the munich
bal election, t. at is, as far as the election of
c0unciimel Is concerned. They will hold a
meeting at the Office Of Justice Endres
Thursday night to organize First district
democratic club, and they invite all WHO
wish to join them TO be present, whether
they live in the First district or not.
One of the movers in the organization
said yesterday that the club will start out
with a membership of fifty. and that within
u couple of weeks all the voters Of the First
district will belong to il. The movement
IS to elect two aldermen from the First dis
drict The members claim that the district
Is entitled to three members of the council,
Fbeing the second largest district in the city
For the past eight years they claim that
9he district mas had no representation, not
withstanding the rapid increase of popula-
dion and the city's Improvement from Mont
geometry street west to Musgrove creek, and
from the river south to the southern limits
Df the city.
WANT TO BE REPRESENTED.
1t is claimed that since the Yamacraw
tire of 1888, no part of Savannah has built
Mp more rapidly, and yet that por-
tion has been without any represen-
tation in council. One of those
interested in the organization Thursday
might said that E. A. Smith, of Smith &
Kelly, and ex-Alderman Byck, who was the
9ast alderman the First district had, will
BE the probable candidates Others are
spoken of, but the two first mentioned will
probably be the strongest. 1--WE want a
identified here, aud one who will look after
1.-The interest of the district which he repre-
Sents. We want a man who will see that
property holders will be compelled to re-
pair sidewalks and lay down crossings in
the western portion of the city. We Shall
also expect him to look after the paving of
some of the streets, West Broad especially.
There is not street in the city that re-
quires to be paved worse than West Broad
street" There Is no expression as TO the
mavoralty, but the movers of the organi-
zation are pronounced on the aldermanic
Issue.