The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-25
TALK OF MORE GOING OUT
DIR. DUNCAN'S RESIGNTION MAY
BE FOLLOWED BY OTaERs.


The Councils Action Not Favorably
Looked Upon-A Rumor Of One of
the Things That Accomplished Dr..
Duncsn's Defeat for the Chairman
ship - Bis card to the Public"
Awaited With Interest.
The resignation Of Alderman Duncan and
tine manner IN which he was treated by a
majority CT the board Of aldermen was the
general topic of discussion yesterday. It
reOpened politics, which everybody had
hoped was dead issue for two years at
least, and the bearing Of Alderman Dun
cans slight upon future municipal affairs
seemed 70 be interesting material for the
politicians
The alderman's friends feel outraged over
the affair and the opposition is trying 70
explain why be was defeated for the chair
manship, but apparently their explanations
are not satisfactory. No matter what ex-
PLANTATION is urged, the fact that there was
= preconcerted arrangement 70 turn Alder
man Duncan down because be was on
Harmonic ticket cannot be controyerted.
THE LATEST PHASE OF IT.
The latest development in the affair is
that Alderman Mills was not intended for
the Craftsmanship and was only used as a
last resort to down Alderman Duncan. One
of the younger members of the board, IL Is
said aspired 20 the Craftsmanship, but he
learned at the last moment that he could
not rely on seven votes and rather than let
Alderman Duncan get the honlr he sug-
gested the reelection OF Aldermen Mills
and Harris as chairman and vice chairman
respectively on the ground that it meant
the continuance Of the McDonough admin
istratiOD.
Mayor McDouough, it is said, feels badly
about the matter. He was, according to
accounts, unaware of the movement 20 de-
feat Alderman Duncan and knew nothing
about it until it was sprung at the meeting.
Even then be did not think il would result
in Alderman Duncan's defeat, suppOsing
that some of Alderman Mills friends wished
10 compliment him. The mayor has gone
TO New York.
DIR. DUNCAN's CARD AWAITED.
Alderman Duncan viii prepare a card to
the public to-day explaining his reasons for
resigning from the council, which, in brief,
is that he feels that his treatment was un-
just in view Of the fact that he had in
dorsed Mayor McDonough's administration
before going on the ticket, was in favor Of
his policy and proposed TO support him, and
the insinuation from the majority through
Alderman Cam that be was not NC
Donough man" was unfair and discOurteous.
Alderman Duncan feels under these cir
cumstances that there was no other course
for him to pursue except to resign. The
action of the majority Of the members, to
his mind, indicated that they did not con
slider him in harmony with them, and as he
does not, therefore. believe their relations
could continue pleasant if he remained in
the board, he is thankful to the voters
for their 6attering support, but as the
cnlIn6il has 70 a
the people he does not care to remain a
member of it.
KEPT IN THE DARK.
II desire had been expressed to Alder
man Duncan 10 re-elect the former chair
man and vice chairman he would have been
the first TO Rcquiesce and would have taken
pleasure in nominating Alderman Mills. but
the fact that he was kept entirely IN the
dark, allowed to take the chairman's seat
and then defeated, is what hurt Alderman
Duncan more than anything else.
His resignation gave rise to the rumor
that Aldermen Myers and Haines also con-
templated resigning. These gentlemen were
seen, but said they were not prepared to
say what they would do. Both said they
feltstrongly inclined that way. butintended
TO give the matter few days careful con-
sideration.
THE HIGHEST VOTE.
Aue question: OF VINO got the highest vote
on the McDonough ticket is something
which will probably be never known.
"The votes" said politician, "were not
counted by the head of the ticket but by
the number each man received. Alderman
McMillan's point that the man who received
the highest vote on the exclusive winning
ticket should get the Craftsmanship is ridic-
alous. Two years ago Aldermen Mills and
harris got the highest votes because they
were on both tickets. If Alderman MoMil-
lane idea had been carried out then Alder
man Cam would have been entitled to the
craftsmanship, as he received the highest
vote on the McDonough ticket, 1894, and
Alderman Meldrim came next with SAB.
Aldermen Mills, Harris, Harmon, HaInes.
Myers, Mcclure and Reid were on both
tickets, but then it was not considered an
offense.
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