The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-07
MANY SEEKING OFFICE.
CANDIDATES PLENTIFUL FOR THE
CITY'5 POLITICAL PLUMS.


Four Mentioned For Chief of Police,
Two For Assistant Chief and Three
For City Msrshel-Five Doctors Want
Three Berths-An the Present Officials
are DESTROYS of serving the City Two
Years Longer-A Lively Contest
Between Alderman Bailey and Hon.
P. NJ. Russell For the City Court
Clerkship.
There is going to be lively scramble for
city offices before the city council in Jan
| uary next. The campaign has already been
commenced by some candidates, and for the
next few months the aldermen will undergo
narrowing experiences Of the buttonhoIing
order from the candidates and their friends.
They have undergone sliRht experience in
this direction for the past two weeks, but
the worst is TO come yet.
All the present city officials, with the
possible exception OF City Physician Hem
messy, will be candidates for reelection.
Clerk OF Council Rebarer will have no OPP
position, because it is generally conceded
that he has made such an excellent officer
that opposition would be absolutely useless.
Neither will City Engineer W1nn or Super
intendant Of w ater Works Manning have
opposition for similar reasons.
A CONTEST FOR THE MARsHALsHIP.
There is talk of opposition TO City
Treasurer HArdee, but the name of the
party who will seek bis Office is not yet
known, 1t is said that Mr.. Walter =. King
will try to defeat City Marshal Wade and
Mr.. James L. Gallagher has also been men,
toned as a candidate for the position. Supt.
Cheatham, of the scavenger department,
will have for an opponent Mr.. John Hen
messy, who is now conducting a mill bust
ness.
Chief of Police Green will, it is said, have
three opponents. The names of Mr. F. NJ .
Hull, Mr.. A. w. Harmon and Chief
Leonard of the Savannah, Florida and
Western railway force, are mentioned in
this connection. Assistant Chief Killourhy
Will have opposition in the person of Sergt.
Owen f. REILLY, who opposed him two years
ago. Chief Fireman Puder has heard of op-
position to him, but the information was
not definite enough to make it q surety.
THE FIGHT OVER THE CITY COURT CLERK
SHIP
The hottest contest will probably be be-
tween Alderman w. P. Bailey and Hon. ?.
NJ Russell for the city court clerkship. Mr..
Russell has held the Office many years, but
Alderman Bailey has strong friends work
ing in his behalf. City Sheriff Goodwin will
have no opposition.
There are three city physicians to be
elected, and so far five candidates are au-
nounced. They are Drs. Sheftall and Comm
present Incumbents and Drs. Keller, Davis
and FARRELL. Health Off Ger Drummer will
have no opposition.
More candidates for the offices will prob
ably crop out before election night and the
city fathers will have lots of good
timber from which to select
ofhclals for two years. An alderman, talk
ing of the situation yesterday, said that is
likely that all the present officials will be
reelected, with possibly two exceptions.
One of the changes, he said. would be In the
city exchange branch, but he declined to
mention the name of the man. The officials
and their friends are already at work cam
paigning. and the outside candidates are
also moving lively.