The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-27
TOBE ALDERMAN CHARLTON
The Council Agreed Upon Alderman
Cams Successor.

Hon Walter G. Charlton Will Proba-
bly, Be Elected at the Next Meeting.
He Is Believed to Be the Unanimous
Choice of the Board-The Annexed
Section to Be Represented in the
Next Council.
Alderman Cams successor will prob
ably be elected at the next meeting of the
city council. 1t is generally agreed that
Hon. Walter G. Charlton will be elected.
Mayor McDonough and the members of
the board are non-cohmittal upon the
subject, and Mr.. Charlton, when spoken
to by a MORNING News reporter yesterday
in regard to his probable election, pro-
fessed ignorance and changed the subject.
Nevertheless it is generally agreed that
he is the man and no one seems inclined
either to dispute the assertion or to pre-
sent any other candidate for the place.
The mention of Mr. Charlton's name
for the place appears to give general salts
faction. His previous experience upon
the board though brief will serve in some
measure to qualify him for the position,
and the fact that, besides being "a gentle
man of undoubted ability, he has
been fully identified with the policy
of the present administration and
was prominent advocate
of Mayor McDonough's reelection year
ago, will contribute to make him an ac-
ceptable member of the present board.
TALK OF MAN FROM THE NEW SECTION.
There was some talk when the vacancy
first occurred of putting forward man
from the southern section of the city. 1t
was claimed that as the annexed district
south of Anderson street is now subject to
taxation and of considerable Importance
to the city, il deserved to have a repre-
sentative upon the board. The names of
several well-known gentlemen, residents
of the annexed district were mentioned.
Among them were Maj, G. M Ryals, Maj.
j. +. Brooks, Mr.. G. F. Prendergast, P
J. O'Connor, Esq, and others. Any one
of these would have made an acceptable
member of the board, but all united in
declaring that such thing was out of
the question, and that they could not
think of it at present under any circum-
stances.
Maj RIVALS said that he had been trying
to get into the city for ten years, but that
he would go out on his farm and do his
own cooking before he would become an
| alderman.
Mr. O'Connor said he had too good a
thing of it representing appellants against
the majors decisions in the police court,
and all the rest said they were too busy.
TWICE CHOSEN BY THE BOARD.
If Mr.. Charlton is elected a member of
| the board, as there is no doubt he will be,
he will have the honor having been twice
elected member of council by council
| itself. In 1891 he was elected a member
of the board to succeed Mai p. w. Mel
drim, who resigned after a brief
| term of service, After serv-
| ing over year, Mr.. Charlton
resigned at the close of 1892, and was sue
ceeded by Mr.. Merritt w. Dixon, who was
also elected a member of the present
board at the election in February, 1898.
If Mr.. Charlton is elected to succeed Mr..
Cam, he will have just year of service
before him. There is no lawyer in the
| board at present, and perhaps the men,
bers of council have decided that it would
be good idea to have a legal associate,
in which case they will secure valuable
member in Mr.. Charlton.