The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-09
TO NOMINATE DECEMBER 3.
The Citizens Club Fixes a Date on
Which it Will Name a Candidate.

~AN NAeAA~AS NAuu AAASo butN WI
Which it Will Name a Candidate.
moBride's 400" Develops a Strength
of seventy.Siz in the Meeting, and is
OutvOted by Good Many More Than
176 Votes, at Which the Counting
Stopped-He Called the Boys and
Started for the Door, But Was Per-
suaded to Come Beok-A Conservative
Member States the Clubs Reasons for
Postponemsnt.
The Citizens Club decided last night to
put off its nomination for mayor until
Monday night. Dec. 3.
This conclusion was reached after a lit
tie discussion, and little sensation in
the shape of an attempt or start on the
part of Jimmy Mcbride and his 100" or
rather seventy-six as the actual number
was developed in the meeting, to make
bolt.
There were about 500 members Of the
club present at the meeting. The routine
business was first taken up. Fifty-two
applications for membership were read,
and it was announced that the club mem
bership had reached 2,266.
The question of the nominations for
mayor then came up in the shape of
report from the campaign committee.
President Osborne is chairman of this
committee. The report was presented by
Mr.. A. N. Manucy to the secretary, Mr..
A. L. Alexander and was read by him.
1t was in effect a recommendation that
no nomination be made by the club until
Jan. 4, on the ground that it was inexpedi-
ent and rather bad policy to do so. 1t
was discovered later, however, that this
date would be too late, as 1t would put
the nomination after the registration had
closed, and it was therefore subsequently
changed.
Maj. Schwarz made a brief speech, in
which he said in effect that he was in
the hands of his friends and that what
ever they thought proper was perfectly
agreeable to him. He referred to last
Fridays caucus by stating that a few
of his friends had got together at the Har-
nett house, and had acted as they did in
deciding TO make the nomination at once,
because under the impression that the
friends of the other supposed candidates
were trying to sidetrack him.
T. y. Rockwell spoke in favor of the re
port of the campaign committee, of which
he is a member, and favored postpone
ment of the nomination.
A motion was made by a member of the
club named Carney to lay the report of
the campaign committee on the table
This motion was seconded by half a
dozen or more of those present and vote
was taken. President Osborne counted
Just seventy-six votes in favor Of the mo-
ton TO table, and then counted up to 176
against the motion, when he stopped
counting, and announced that the mo-
ton was lost.
This was a test of McBride's following,
a well-known member of the club said
as there was no question about its be
ing his contingent that wanted the nom
ination made at once.
AS soon as it was announced that the
motion was lost Mcbride got up, and
turning to some of his followers around
him, said, Let's 60" and he and about
a dozen started out of the hall.
Let them go, one of the members
said but others near at hand urged them
TO come back, and they took their seats
to await the outcome of the meeting.
Mr.. Manucy moved that the report be
amended so as TO make the date for the
nomination by the club Dec. 3, instead
of Jan. 4. He explained his reason for
this amendment, showing that the lat
ter date would put the nomination after
the closing of the city registra-
ton. inns amendment was adopted
and then the report was adoped as a
whole. AS in case Of the motion to table
seVenty-siX votes We're counted against
the report, and nearly 200 in favor of it,
when the counting was stopped.
A conservative member of the club
stated after meeting that it would have
been bad policy to put up any man at
this time, as there was no telling what
might or would happen before the
election. He said he was certain that so
large number of people as belonged to
the club were not going to submit to the
action of half a dozen who got together
and wanted 10 dictate when the nomina-
ton should be made and who should be
nominated The conservative element in
the club, he said, was not going to stand
any foolishness.
Another member stated that he did not
believe Maj. Schwarz could carry one
third of the votes of the club when it
came to a question of nomination as
a candidate for mayor.
One of the members, probably one of
the seventy-six, remarked as he left the
hall to a friend with him, Lets join Tam
many. ] believe I can get job on the
fire department if / do"
Another said: They will make a mis-
take If that thing holds"
And still another put it this way, THE
whole thing was fixed up for Herman
Myers. believe his friends had a eau
Gus before hand"
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