The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-06
M'DONOUGH'S ALDERMEN
THE SELECT. ON COMMITTEE MAY
BIZ APPOINTED TODAY.

Three Of the Present Board, It "a sad,
WIN Run aud an Effort to be Made to
Get Three others to Consent-Alder-
men Myers and Reid May Go on the
Harmon Tickst-The Bearing Of the
County Election on the Msyorslty
Contest From Two Points of View.
Now that county politics are settled for
| two years, attention will be turned to mu-
nicipal affairs aud the making up Of alder
manic tickets for the approaching election
OF Tuesday, Jan. II. The committee Of
twenty-five to select gentlemen to run for
aldermen on Mayor McDoDOugh's ticket
will probably be appointed to-day and will
begin its work at once.
The members of the present board
who will run with Mayor No
Donough are said TO be Aldermen
Mills, o'Brien and Dixon. Aldermen
| Charlton, Haines, and Cam have stated
they do not care to enter the field again,
but an effort will be made to induce them
| to change their minds. II this proves sue
cessful the committee Of twenty-five will
only have to cast about for six other candi-
dates. Aldermen Harris and Mcclure will
not offer for reelection, ard Aldermen
Myers and Reid may be candidates on the
Harmon ticket.
Alderman Harmons friends will not an
nounce their aldermanio Jicket until they
lind out the complexion Of the opposition.
HOW 1T AFFECTS THE MAYoBALTY.
The result of the county election has
caused great deal OF speculation about its
bearing on the mayoralty fight. Mayor
AcDonougns friends claim that the small
majority secured by Mr.. Russell and the
defeat OF the balance Of his ticket means,
beyond doubt, the triumph OF the mayor.
Alderman Harmonis supporters, however,
do not agree In this view by any means
They point out that the undisputed fact
that Mr.. Russell secured a large majority
OF the white vote means that the SYM
patty of the voters outside
of the purcbasable element is
with Alderman Harmon's candidacy, and
that the agreement between the two candi-
dates not TO allow the use of money will
bring success TO the banner Of the Harmon
ties.
They fall however, to make allowances
for many voters who supported Russell
being admirers of Mayor McDonough,
which is q fact that the election will bear
out beyond doubt. Many voters who are
TO vote for MIR. Russell day before yesterday.
lin NO~MONEI A0hhEhENIs
The announcement in yesterdays MORN
ING NEWS that Mayor McDonough and AL
| dermsn Harmon had taken steps TO insure
fair election by refusing to countenance the
| use OF money was refreshing
piece Of news to the better ele-
nent Of the community. People had
been looking forward to a repetition of the
'sugaring" process which has disRraced
Savaunahs politics for so many years and
M lpn a hat khaf ,kaA
parties in the approaching election had pub
licly declared against tue iniquity made
| many people feel that a new era of political
| purity Is not far off.
Maj. Sohwarz is again figuring promi-
| nently in the rumors political which are be-
ing brought into life every day. The No
Donough. Harmon agreement has again
aroused the sleeping story that Maj.
Schwarz would try his luck again OF the
ballot-box for the executive chair of the
| city government. ''If that agreement
amounts TO anything" said one Of Mai
Schwarzs friends, sit means that Mai.
Sohwarz can enter the field on an equal
footing with the other candidates. The
| only thing which has kept him out up 10
this time is the lack of money. The major
has none to spare himself and does not care
to ask his friends to contribute to a cam
paign fund in his behalf, but if the cam
paign is going TO be q moneyleFs one l be-
! lleve Maj. Schwarz can and will 60 in with
"a reasonable show Of success"
| THE MAYORS ACTION APPLAUDED.
mayor McDonough's bold stand against
the use of money for election purposes"
said an admirer OF the mayor, sis in keeps
ing with everything elae he has
done, either in private or pub
| Ito life. It is an attractive
characteristic Of the man TO try to elevate
and dignity the Office of mayor aud prevent
its being truokled around as a thing 10 be
secured by the man who has the biggest
pile Of Doodle, and the voters should not for
get that John j. McDonough is one of the
| first men in Savannah's politics to show his
courage in this matter. He wants clean
politics and the people should back him up ~
DIR. Falligant seems to have retired from
the mayoralty race. Nothing has been
heard from him since the Thomas episode,
and the general impression Is that the doc
tor, true TO his promise to make the CAM
paign a hot one. made 1t so uncom-
fortably hot for himself by his
| ill-tempered utterances that he retired to re-
| fleet on whether his speeches had made the
| impression he expected. Possibly Dr. Falli-
CANT is preparing some heavy artillery to
startle the natives at the closing hours of
| the campaign.
The registration for the election continues
heavy. The managers did not have as
much trouble yesterday as usual with kick
ers as those seeking registration are going
to the offices prepared with their tax res
ceipts to prove their right in case of any
| dispute, and therefore are not compelled to
make two trips to qualify.
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