The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-16
TO BE A LIVELY FIGHT.
THE PLANS FOR TIE MAYoRALrY
CAMPAIGN BEING LAID.

THE PLANS FOR THE MAYORALIf
CAMPAIGN BEING LAID.
Mayor Schwarz Looking After His
Fences and Alderman Felligant Pre-
senting His Claims-Botb Avowed
Candidates and In the Field-Col.
Gordon, Ex-Judge Adams, Hon. P.
w. Meldrirn and II. Ii. Conner Men
tioned-The Republicans Talking of
Candidate.
The campaign, or rather the pre':m-
mary work of the campaign for the may
orally, may DO said to be on. There
are at least two pronounced candi-
dates. One is Mayor Schwarz, who is
candidate to succeed himself, and as he
obtained his last election outside Of the
party harness and untrammeled by party
lines, he is, therefore, al-embracing in his
canvass. He is not likely to seek a nomina-
ton at the hands of the democracy, and
especially so if there is to be any effort
made to put forward a candidate with
the Endorsement Of organization in a con-
vention.
Mayor Schwarz and his friends are at
work like beavers putting his fences in re-
pair, as the ''kickersn have knocked down
several panels since his administration
began. AS a hand-shaker and smiler the
major is q great success, and these are strong
factors. His friends think there will be no
overcoming his irresistible qualities as a
mixer, and they say it will be of no use to
put man in the field against him. The
Falligant letter, which trenched on the
majors broken English, his friends say has
brought around some of the discontinued
who might have opposed him, but who will
now whoop things up lively for him.
COUNTING ON THE CoLoRED VOTE.
The majors hackers count heavily on the
colored vote, which he obtained almost
solidly at the last election. There appear,
however, to be two elements which may
conflict with the calculation of the colored
vote. One is that the republicans are think
ing of nominating straightout candidate
themselves, and with two democrats in the
field they say that they can elect a mayor.
The second is that there is another Rich
mond in the field, who will make a special
fight on the majors domain of the colored
contingent, in the person Of DR.. Falligant.
Dr. Faligant's friends claim that the
major is not as strong in any direction as he
was two years ago, and that he can be
beaten with hands down. DR.. Falligant's
friends claim that in 1867 and 1868 be led in
the fight upon the Bourbon democracy,
organized conservative clubs, enliSting
colored men in them, and that he presented
a stand Of colors to the first colored club,
with Warning Russell at its head, in speech
In johnson square. The colored people are
being reminded that'Dr Falligant, in a later
campaign, publicly advocated thedistribu-
ton of the colored poll taxes to the colored
schools.
DR. FALLIGANT's CLAIMS.
DR.. Falligant's friends claim that it is
hard to put ones finger on the present
mayor and pin him down to what he favors
and what he does not favor, whereas the
doctor took the lead in taxing the ground
rent lots and defiantly asked. "Why should
one mans dollar pay any more tax than an
other mans dollar~ They claim that the
Schwarz administration would have run
out of funds had it not been for Dr. Fall
gant's plan TO settle with the ground renters,
which has brought $40, 600 into the treasury.
They also claim that the major made more
promises when he was last a candidate than
be was or is now able to make good, and
that this has alienated from him a large
following and made him weakling in the
race. DIR. Falligant will doubtless run in
dependent, like the major
There does not appear TO be much doubt
that an effort will bs made to put strong
man in the field against Maj. SchwarZ, as
it is feared that if the campaign is to go
at loose ends, with only SchwarZ and
Falligant in the field, the Republicans may
select candidate.
THE POSSIBLE CANDIDATES.
Available candidates are already being
discussed, and such men as Col. w. W.
Gordon, Hon. A. P. Adams, Hon. P. w.
Meldrim and Il. M. Conner, Esq, are being
mentioned in connection with the nominal
ton. 1t is claimed that either of the gen.
tlemen named would receive the almost
unbroken democratic support, which is of
course equivalent TO an election. It is not
known that either of the four named would
accept the nomination, but it is claimed that
neither of them could well decline unani-
nous nomin nation, with the possibility of a
republican mayor if two independent can
didateS of somewhat equal strength were in
the field.
- The passage alarms between the MAYOR
and Alderman Falligant last Wednesday
night, In which each sought to rest the
blame upon the other for the alleged I'M
sanitary condition of the banks and bitches
on Hutchinson's Island, may be said to be
the first round, where the opponents spared
for positions, in the rounds yet to follow.
1t resulted in the resignation of
DR.. Falligant from the Craftsmanship
OF the drainage committee. DIR. Falligant
is known to have repeatedly said that Mayor
Schwarz has tried to drive him from the
board, and if the secrets of the caucus room
were made public there would doubtless be
other passages at arms worth narrating. Ii
is too early yet to forecast the result, but it
is safe to say that there will be other opposi-
ton to Mayor Schwarz, who now seems 10
be in the lead.