The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-15

ent at the meeting at which their applica-
tons were read and to participate I'm at
once in the actions of the meeting. This
being the case the applicants whose names
were submitted ar the meeting
Monday night were entitled 10
all the privileges of full hedged
members. A line had to be drawn some
where and we drew at the exclusion Of
these new members
/ II have no idea what the result will be, %
said Mr.. Myers in answer to a question.
I There will probably be a meeting Of the
Z club next week, at which the matter
. will be discussed. As I have stated be-
/ fore, only entered into the primary 10y
l the earnest request of many personal
! friends, leading members of the club and
/ business men. 1 am DESTROYS of harmony
and TO that end ] shall not embarrass the
{ club with my candidacy if my withdrawal
viii avail to restore harmony"
7 Mr. Collins, one Of MI Myers re-
I personalities on the committee, confirmed
/ what Mr.. Myers had said concerning the
/ custom of the club with regard to the APP
I plications Of new members, as did also
/ President Osborne and Mr.. Wllink, an
/ other representative Of Mr.. Myers on the
I committee. Applicants, they said. had al
ways been allowed to participate in the
/ business of the club as soon as their ap-
/ phcattons had been received, the enrolling
/ OF their names on the membership book
/ constituting them members Of the club it
| not being customary to vote upon the APP
ptcations unless there were some special
reason for doing so.
President Osborne was asked what was
going 10 be done to straighten out the
| tangle into which the club seems to have
gotten itself
II have not vet been officially notified
of the trouble" he said. when the COM
mlttee makes its report to me, which will
PROBABLY be within a day or two, ] shall
then call a meeting of the club and submit
the report of the committee. The meeting
Will then pass upon the question as 10
when and how the candidate for mayor
shall be chosen, the attempt to hold a pri-
mary having failed. The meeting will be
called sometime next week, probably
Wednesday or Thursday night
Mr. Osborne declined to express himself
] further upon the subject of the disagree
ment of the committee He was asked if 1t
were true that he had stated publicly that
/ he did not consider Maj, Schwarz COM
petent man for mayor.
81 did, in a general way, express nv dis
belief as TO his competency for the office
was the reply, and I do not hesitate to re-
assert anything that may have said upon
the subject"
Mr.. Osborne spoke of the conceit of Mai
Schwarz in supposing that the Citizens
club was organized merely to further his
ambition.
when Mr.. OsbOrnes remarks upon the sub
Ject of his incompetency We're brought to
his attention is putting it mildly. He was
afraid TO trust himself to words, and
handed the following written statement to
a Morning News reporter:
las to President Osborne's reference to
what he insinuates is my 'conceit,' I may
well leave the public to judge which of US
is the most conceited. he or T. In regard
to my fitness for the duties of mayor can
safely say that, with the assistance of an
| excellent board of aldermen / am not
ashamed to have the record of my admin
istraton compared with that of any other
occupant of the office"
Maj Schwarz reviewed generally the
| history of his connection with the Citi-
zens cub, showing what he considered to
be the bad faith with which the leaders
1 had acted toward him. He had not in
tended to become candidate for MAYOR,
ne SAID, but being persistently urged to al
low the use of his name and assured of
their support by many of those who are
now arrayed in open opposition to him
he consented to enter the race He an
| nounced at the commencement. he said
that ne could not and would not buy the
Office. Under the Australian ballot svs-
tenn which is to prevail at the next CITY
election, he expected that the use of
money In elections would be largely done
away with. He was willing to nav his
share of the legitimate expenses Of the
campaign, but no more. 1t was with this
understanding that he went into the club
and worked personally for it's success.
AS an instance of the treatment to which
ne had been subjected, Maj Scvhwarz told
/ the history of the appointment of the
/ campaign committee. He was asked bv
( President Osborne to name the camnaisn
committee of the club, He naturally sun
/ posed that this meant that he was IN
/ name a committee favorable to his inter
/ ests and submitted the names of thirty
| members whom he considered suita BILE
/ for the position. He was surprised short
/ ~ afterwards at being informed nv tbe
president that the names of a number of
/ those submitted to him were obiection-
able This being the case, he left the an
pointment Of the committed to the nresl-
/ dent. He was surprised when he found
himself appointed a member of the cam
paign committee and further. that he
( had been made chairman of the fnapce
committee. He objected to being placed
/ in position where he might have TO So
/ licit funds in his own behalf and was re-
/ leased. The first act of the committees
/ after organization was TO request him to
agree to postpone the nomination He
was assured that If he would consent to
this that the campaign would at once he
begun in his behalf. He agreed to the
postponement, but there arose a suspicion
in his mind as to the meaning of these ac-
] biOI4o u inc lSdueIS lndl gradually grew
and deepened with further DEVELOPMENTS
until he was finally convinced that he
had been made the dupe of the leaders
Maj. Schwarz was particularly strong
/ in his denunciation of the manner in
which the leaders had betrayed the lead
ing principles of the club, namely TO
secure purity and prevent the use of
! money in elections. He said: Il Joined
this club with intentions that know are
shared by many Of its members. with in
tentlons Of purifying of city and county
political affairs, OF placing honesty be-
fore money in our elections The verv
methods which we have so strongly CON
demned we md here within our own
club. Does this club intend to submit
to the dictations of a score of men? Are
the avowed principles of this club Of hon
esty and fairness to all only a pretext
to deceive the unwary? Is Doodle 10
take precedence over honesty and the
peoples VIM No one said a word against
me until this large sum Of money was
brought to light and then L was told
was no good / had no money: / was
pauper. They did not want a pauper
Tor mayor.
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