The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-11
DON'TW ANTTOBEKNOWN
THE COMMITTEE OF TWENTY-FIVE
TO NOMINATE ALDERMEN.

It Will Report a Board to Col. Mer-
f1cation MeetiDR-Tsmmsny Wants
Reco9nition-The Election Only Six
Days Cf-The Campaign Getting
Intensely Warm.
The committee Of twenty-five to select
Mayor McDonough's aldermanic ticket has
been appointed, but Its composition is a
secret. The names will not be given to the
public The gentlemen of the committee
Will go ahead with their work Of picking
out candidates, and when they conclude
their labors and report TO Col, Mercer be
will call a mass meeting Of citizens either
tomorrow night or the night after for the
purpose of indorsing the entire ticket.
Tammany, it is understood, intends 10
demand recognition on the board Of aldsr>
men and has appointed a committee to
confer with the committee Of twenty five
for this purpose. The organization will no
doubt present the name of it's chief sachem,
William Bohan, who will be acceptable,
and probably one other who has not vet
been decided upon.
TammaDy 1s q McDonough club to the
backbone, and expects to do good work at
the polls ON election day. 1t will indorse
any aldermanic ticket agreed upon by the
committee Of twenty FIVE, and every voter
on It's roll will work for the success of the
mayors campaign.
ONLY Six DAYS OF CAMPAIGNING.
The election is now only six days off, and
interest is increasing as the day draws near
Both sides are straining every nerve to win
the battle, and there Ia in store for Savan-
nah the hottest mayorAlty hght since the
war The McDonough-Schw war; contest of
TWO years ago was lively one, but that Of
next tuesday promises TO overshadow 1t az
every point. The Harmonites ave picked
their challengers and every voter not sup
posed to be balloting their way will have to
undergo the ordeal Of proving there is not
the slightest flaw on bis righs to suffrage.
Mayor McDonough's friends will operate
equally as determinedly and not known
Harmon ballot will go unchallenged.
The election will be more remarkable
probably for the change of base Of many of
the "wo. kers" in the last campaign than
anything else. Men who at that time were
strong supporters of Maj. Schwarz will be
found battling In the McDonough ranks,
and others who were prominently identified
then with the mayors cause will be found
d DING their utmost for Alderman Harmons
success.
WHAT BROUGHT ABOUT THE CHANGE.
The causes for this are varied. Mayor
McDonough's course on the Sunday saloon
question has given offense to many of the
workers who followed his banner two years
ago, and for the reason that they found him
not to be man who could be "infiuenced.n
They are now his bitterest opponents and
will leave no stone unturned to turn out OF
office the one who at that time they were so
anxious to honor.
On the other hand, Mayor McDououph's
manly enforcement of the law has won for
him the admiration Of citizens who were
supporters Of Maj. Sohwarz for personal
and other reasons, and they will battle
for bis success from the opening 10
the closing Of the polls. Another
thing which has brought many Of Mai.
Schwarz's friends to the mayors side is they
think, as Maj. Schwarz himself does, that
Alderman Harmon did not give Mai.
Schwarz square deal and forced him to
the rear without any regard to his public
services Of the past. Fealing this way they
desire TO rebuke Alderman Harmon by re-
electing Mayor McDonough and showing
him that before the people Of Savannah he
is weaker man than Maj. Schwarz
From the opening to the close of the polls
Tuesday every inch Of political ground will
be stubbornly contested, and the sun, IL it
shines that day. will 60 down upon the most
intensely exciting municipal battle ever
fought In Savannah among democrats.