The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-12
ELEVEN MEN CHOSEN.
THE MDoNoUGH TICKET ONLY
LACKS ONE MAN.

Seven OF the Present Board to Run.
Alderman Myers One Of the Mum
bsr-A Ratification Mass Meeting to
Be Held Tomorrow Night-Ten OF
the Harmon Ticket Decided Upon.
Alderman Hsrmon's Friends Will
Also ketify Tomorrow Night.
Savannah will have two political MAS
meetings tomorrow night, at which the
/ full MoDonough and Harmon aldermanio
tickets will be presented for ratiheatio n i.
and then the battle royal will commence.
Mayor MoDonough's friends will meet
either at Catholic Library hall or Masonic
temple and Alderman Harmon's friends
will hold forth at Turner hall.
Eleven of Mayor McDonough's ticket have
been selected and the twelfth man will be
settled upon to-day. The committee Of
twenty-five, which desired to remain secret
as far as names were concerned +,
put in a busy days work yesterday
with meetings 70 consider the reports Of
of the subcommittee sent out to wait upon
gentlemen desired for candidates. These
meetings we're held at the Office Of Capt. D.
@. Purse, chairman OF the committee Of
twenty-five, and when adjournment was
had last night there was only one vacancy
on the tioket TO be filed.
THE COMPLEXION OF THE COMMITTEE.
The full list of the committee of twenty
Ave could not be secured, but here are some
of the members according to the knowing
ones: Capt. D. g. Purse, chairman; Will
lam Kshoe, ID. A. O'Byrne, Charles +.
Prendergast, John r. Young, D. r.
Thomas. Raymond Judge. J. J. Sullivan,
W. P. Bailey, Martin Cooley. B. A. Dem
mark, p W. Meldrim, W. J. Lindsay, l..
PutEel. Simon Gazan, G.. B. Pritchard,
Henry Ganahl and L. w. O'Connor.
The committee selected Capt. Purse and
Messrs. Lindsay and O'Byrne 20 hunt up
sldermanic timber. The first thing these
gentlemen did was to wait upon the mem
bers of the presept board and find out how
many of them were willing TO make the
race on the administration ticket. They
carried along q document pledging support
TO Mayor McDonough, which was TO be
signed by those selected, but after nesting
with a few destinations on this score the
committeeman decided not to press this
point. Alderman Charlton was the
only member of the present
council approached who positively
declined 10 stand for reelection. 1t took
several hours hard work, however, to
secure Alderman Cams acquiescence, bus
finally about O'Clock last night he was
prevailed upon to agree.
THE SELECTED RLEvEN.
Here are the names Of the eleven gentle
men who will be reported to the McDonough
meeting tomorrow night for ratification:
Aldermen Herman Myers, M. W. Dixon
W. /. OiBrisn. George s. Haines, George J.
Mills, K. b. Harris and W. Il. Cam. and
Capt. Thomas Screvsn, Jr., Mr.. David
Wells, MIR. William Bohan aud Mr.. T. A.
Folliard.
Alderman Raid was nor xaftad unop and
some people thought Alderman Myers
| would nos be asked 20 go on the MoDonough
| ticket, bat the committee knowing that
| he intended 20 make the race anyhow, and
| realizing his great personal popularity. de-
cided it would be good politics to have him
| on the administration ticket. The same
| circumstances decided the committee to
| take Capt Screven, who 10 the leading man
| on the Harmon ticket.
MIR. Wells is an ex-alderman of extensive
popularity, Capt. Scrsven Is q leading mill
tary spirit. popular with all classes; Mr..
| Bohen IL chief sachem Of Tammany, aud
| Mr.. Folliard 10 a real estate agent, who for
several years was justice Of the peace of the
| First district.
The committee did not intend that any
OF its selections should be made public until
| the mass meeting but 1t reckoned without
| its host when il thought political move
ments Of this sort could be kept secret any
great lenGJn OF Uime.
WHO WILL BE THE TWELFTH.
Several gentlemen ara being considered
| for the twelfth place on the ticket, but it
| secure the honor. Mr.. Edward
Karow has been prominently mentioned
| and the COMMITTEES might decide
| to take him, or it might take MIR, II. Nj.
Conner, Jr., who will be on the Harmon
ticket, or GEEK man among the legal fra
| ternity.
The committee of twenty-five, after com
| pleting its work on the slate to-day, will set
about making the ratification meeting big
| success, and thereby give Mayor McDonough
| q hearty send-otf with his full ticket
| 1t is said an effort was made to get Maj
Schwarz to run ON the McDonough ticket,
but he politely declined the Invitation Of the
committee.
Alderman Harmon's ticket is nearly made
up. A meeting of his friends was held at
| Turner hall last night and the following
| gentlemen were said TO have been selected
| for aldermen: Aldermen Myers and
haines, Capt. Thomas Screven Jr., w. H.
| Ray, DIR. William Duncan, II. M. Conner
Jr., r. Cuyler Gordon, John Lyons. John
| f. Lubs and Thomas Bowden.
AFRAID 1T WILL HURT HARMON.
Judge Falligant's decision in the man
damus proceedings night before last had a de.
| pressing effect upon some of Alderman Har.
| mons friends, because they claim that
| under it the registration managers can re-
fuse to register any one they please, and nc
| recourse to the law can remedy the evil III
time TO get the voter qualified for the cleo
ton.
Alderman Harmon, however, does not
think anything that might be done in the
registration can injure his chances because
of the solid organization he has behind him.
A large meeting of the voters of the
| Fourth district was held last night to select
| three representative for their support for
aldermen. After q general discussion OF
all the candidates the meeting unanimously
Endorsed Alderman Dixon, Capt Thomas
Screven and Mr.. William Bohsn. A com.
mittee was appointed to notify Mayor Nc
Donough and Alderman Harmon that the
Fourth district will support the three gen.
tlsmen named.