The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-06
SCHWARZ TO Be The MAN.
The Citizens Club TO Name Him for
Mayor.

Leaders-Dr. Duncan and Alderman
Meyers to BE on the AIdermanic
Ticket, and One of Them Slated for
Chairman of Council.
Mai, John Schwarz will be nominated by
the Citizens Club as its candidate for
mayor at its meeting Monday night, the
way things look now. The nomination is
10 be made by reclamation. This is the
programme which was decided upon at a
meeting of the leaders of the club at JUS
tice Thomas J. Sheftall's Office yesterday.
At the last meeting of the Citizens Club it
was decided that a meeting should be
held on the Monday night succeeding the
state election, for the purpose of discuss
ing the subject of the mayoralty nomina-
tion and taking steps TO ascertain the
clubs choice at an early date. This, it
s understood, was done in the interest Of
harmony in the ranks. Maj. Schwarz'
friends were understood to be very anx-
ioUs for his nomination, and were de-
termined that the question should be
settled at an early date.
ALL SORTS OF RUMoRs.
Mr.. Waring Russell, who is regarded as
one Of the most influential members OF the
club, was said TO be opposed to Mai
Schwarz's nomination, and all sorts of
rumors were circulated based upon this
opposition of MIR. Russell The rumor most
commonly circulated was to the effect that
Mr. Russell had told Maj. Schwarz that it
would cost him $1,000 to make the
race if he should secure the nomi-
nation of the club. Maj. Schwarz
is said to have positively refused to guar
antee one cent in return for the nOmi-
ination. He is also said 70 have declared
that he would have the nomination or he
would oppose Mr.. Russell for county treas
urer in January MIR Russell was then re-
ported as having gone to MIR. Herman
Myers with a similar proposition, and Mr..
Myers was said TO have guaranteed 81, 200,
and as much more as was necessary to
secure his election if he should be nomi-
mated by the club. The amount Of money
which he and his friends were to put up
was by some stated as high as $4,000.
ALDERMAN MYERS PROMINENCE.
The result Of these rumors was that Mr.
Myers suddenly doomed into prominence as
a mayoralty probability. Many members
of the Citizens Club declared their willing
ness 70 support him and spoke of his nomi-
nation as a solution of the rivalry between
Or. Duncan and Maj. Schwarz for the clubs
nomination. II was so commonly reported
that MIR. Myers would receive the nomina-
tion Of the club that he was facetiously
spoken of around the city exchange as 1.-THE
next mayor"
The opinion Of people, outside of the Cit
izen' s Club was that there would be "Old
Harry to play when the club undertook to
make its nomination for mayor. All calcu-
lations were knocked into a knocked hat,
however, when it was announced that
Maj. Schwarz had been decided upon for
the nomination and that arrangements had
been made to put the nomination through
at the next meeting of the club Monday
night. This announcement resulted from
the conference Of Citizens Club leaders at
Justice Sheftalrs Office. Among those
present were Mr.. w. w. Osborne, presi-
dent of the club, Mr.. Warning Russell, JUS
tice Sheftau. Justice Frank McDermott,
DIR. B. f. Sheftall, Q. A. Gradot, e. A.
Gradot, c. A. Vetter, A. N. Manucy, w.
Il. Reid, John Carr and W. T. Sullivan.
The conference continued for some time
and there appeared to be very interesting
discussion in progress.
ACTION OF THE CONFERENCE.
Before the conference adjourned the
news began to spread that its object was to
arrange for Maj. Schwarz's nomination,
and that everything had been satisfacto-
rily arranged to that end. Justice Sheftall
was approached with regard to the confer
ence, but professed en- tire ignorance on the
subject. The only thing that he acknowl-
edged knowing on the subject was that a
meeting of the club was to be held Monday
night to discuss the subject Of the mayor
atty nomination. Justice McDermott
also professed ignorance. He made
no bones of the fact, however, that Mai.
Schwarz's nomination had been decided
upon, and that il was intended TO be put
through Monday night. Justice McDer-
mott said the nomination would be made
by reclamation. Mai. Schwarz is the only
candidate before the Citizens Club for the
nomination. he said Or Duncan nor
Mr.. Myers have ever announced their can
didacy, and do not believe they had any
idea of becoming candidates. No doubt
either one would have accepted the nomi-
nation If offered to him. but they were not
disposed TO make fight in the club to OBJ
tain it. We think it good policy
TO make our nomination now and
get everything in line by the
time the election rolls around. win Mai
Schwarz be elected} OF course he will
He will get the first district solid, and that
means good deal, l can tell YOU"
HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
Another member OF the conference who
was seen acknowledged that Mai
Schwarz's nomination had been agreed
upon, but said that the members Of the con
ference were bound TO secrecy. and that
they had not expected that the news would
get out so soon. He explained the
sudden uniting on Schwarz by saying
that sometime last week DR. Duncan, Mr..
Myers and MAJ. Schwarz had a sort of
conference among themselves and after
discussing the situation il was agreed that
of these three, about whom there has been
much talkas mayorality probabilities, Mai
Schwarz should be the candidate of the
Citizens Club. 1t was pretty well settled
before this that Dr. Duncan would not be
a candidate, aud after the conference Mr.
Myers came 10 the conclusion that he would
not be a candidate against Maj. Schwarz
for the nomination of the club.
This induced the club leaders to settle
once and for all on MAJ. Schwarz as the
clubs standard bearer in the contest, and
for this reason IL was decided that his
nomination should be unanimous and by
reclamation. This will do away with the
necessity for a primary within the club for
the purpose OF making the nomination.
Both Mr. Myers and Or. Duncan are to be
on the 0ldermanic ticket TO be put out by
the club and one Of them, IL is in
tended, shall be chairman Of council
From the same source 10 was stated
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