The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-24
EACH SIDE HOLDING OFF.
The AIdeTmaniC Ticket Not 70 be An
Announced Until After New Years.

TO Make the Race-A Suggestion That
the Aldermen be Salaried-A Belief
That There VIII be New Election Of
City oncers in February, no Matter
Who Wins.
The coming OF Christmas seems TO have
put more life into the politicians. and
there has been more political talk in the
last day or two than at any time since
the close Of the registration. Both sides
have given their friends TO understand
that the alderman.c tickets viii not be
announced until after Christmas. They
will hardly be announced until after New
Years. AS matter Of fact, each side
would like 10 see the ticket Of the other
side before announcing its own.
The knowledge Of who is on the
other ticket would be very useful to
either side. If reports are true there are
several citizens who have ben asked to 20
on both tickets. Neither side wants any
one on its ticket. however. who is to be
on the other ticket also. though il is more
than likely that there viii be one or two
such instances. There are three or four
members OF the present board who are
claimed by both sides
The real reason OF the delay in announc-
ing the tickets is that both sides are
having considerable difficulty in making
them up. As each side is anxious to
present the stronger ticket it is the best
men that are being asked to allow the
use Of their names. Good business men
who have not been prominently allied with
either faction are being sought after
Such men are very much desired be-
cause their names will give weight TO
the tickets with the conservative voters.
Conservative supporters Of both Mr.. Ny
ers and DR.. Duncan admit that the al
dermanic ticket will have about as much
TO do with deciding the result as the
heads OF the tickets In fact almost any
independent voter when asked his opiu-
ion Of the race replies that he will have
10 see the aldermanic ticket before he can
form any idea as TO the result.
1t is to be regretted that
so many good men are refus-
ing the use OF their names Such
men understand very well that the posi-
ton Of alderman is a thankless one and
that the proper performance Of the duties
VI NAAN bAAANE AtAAlAFo a great Qedl OF VAL
liable time. This has revived the old sug-
gestion that the Office of alderman should
be a salaried one. Several gentlemen were
discussing the subject the other day. Said
one:
The aldermen should be paid a thou
sand dollars year each. There are many
men OF standing in the community and
recognized as having good business abil-
ity whose incomes are not large. They
are young men who are just making their
way To such men an addition of 81 900
70 their yearly income would be quite an
inducement. They would give a good part
Of their time to the city's business and
would take pride in seeing that their
departments were conducted in the very
best possible manner. They would feel
that they were being paid for their work
and that it was their duty to give full
value received in return. The city would
really save money by such a plan
1T is not only the comparatively poor
men who would be influenced by the fact
that the office was a salaried one" re-
marked another one Of the party. 1T
would have almost much effect with
men Of larger incomes. When a man Is
paid for doing certain work he feels in
duty bound that he should do that work
whether the remuneration is of import
ance to him or not. Call to mind any
corporation with which you are connect
ed where the officers and directors re-
ceive compensation for attending meet
ings and looking after the business of the
company. The business of that company
IS attended 20 with greater promptness,
and its meetings are more largely at
tended than is the case with other COM
panies where there is no compensation
for such services. IT isn't the amount
that they receive, but the fact that they
are paid for such services is a sort of re-
minder 10 them and they feel in duty
bound render their 20 bo
pany."
In my opinion" said a third member
Of the group, "the salary of the mayor
should be doubled, and he should be re-
qured TO give his entire time to the ser
vice OF the city. With a salary sufficient
TO make it worth the while good men
could be obtained who would be willing TO
give their entire time to the city's af-
fairs, and look actively after the work
OF every department. instead OF merely
Keeping general supervision of affairs.
The result would be a good one"
II aldermen were salaried it is safe
10 say that it would not be so difficult to
get good men for the positions.
II is said that Maj John Schwarz will
be at the head of the Duncan ticket and
ex-Alderman W. +. Reid at the foot of II.
De ladder of de fort has been out of
politics for some time but there is no
doubt OF the strength of his following.
Alderman Screven will be on the Myers
ticket. Alderman Mcmillan viii be on the
Duncan ticket, and il is said that Alder
man Baldwin has also been asked to go on.
Aldermen Bohan and Wells have been
asked to go on both tickets, but have not
yet decided what they will do about it,
The other aldermen have all announced
they have had enough and have no desire
10 be candidates for Office again
An interesting feature in connection
with the city election is the belief that
no matter which side wins there will be
a new election for city officials. The val
ldlty OF the law changing the time for
the election of city officials has never
been tested, and no one can say whether
1t is good law or not. One thing is certain
and that is that almost the entire board
OF aldermen TO be elected next month
VIII be new men, and as such will hardly
be inclined to regard the action of the
old board as binding. They will come
into office with their own ideas as to the
fitness and worth of the present officials
ana the capacity of certain of their
friends now on the outside to fill the OFF,
ces. The probability that there will be a
new election in February has already been
foreseen by most Of the present officials
and the result Is that they are very non
committal as to their political inclina-