The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-14

Their and say that / would have 10 OBJ
lection 20 allowing all citizens TO vote
IN the primary who are favorable TO the
Cluzens club. 4 think the eject would be
good
"a have used no eHorl TO obtain the
nomination" Mr. Myers said, land Wilt
use none. III my friends choose 20 20 10
the primary to-day and vote for me ]
shall be glad % have t1eu do So but 1
shall not urge them to-
Mt Myers said, in response to ques-
tion, that the reports thar have been
so freely circulated as 10 efforts used by
him 10 obtain The nomination are entire
~ without foundation. he has made no
such efforts, he said, and has authorized
none. Mt. Myers was surrounded by
friends all the evening who assured him
OF their hearty support i'm to-days prim-
airy an. confirmed him i'm his decision to
make tne race.
3Ir. Myers record of ten years service
as a member of the board Of aldermen
is considered by his friends as emitting
him to the nomination and election TO the
mayoralty. de has served with three ad-
ministrations-thOse of Lester SchwsTz
ana McDonough. During the last siE
years he has been chairman Of the
finance cCmmittee Of council. The friends
and supporters of alderman Myers
argue that should he be elected he would
give the city what is most essential at
kllie tlNlt-d BUSINESS ANllAlllis LiIit
The primary is bound to be a lively one.
The SchWarz men are determined and
they are still mad from Monday nigh
meeting. They freely claimed that their
opponents We're endeaVoring TO use un-
fair means a prominent supporter OF
Maj. SChWarz stated publicly that he had
been approached Monday morning iy an
agent OF the other side who offered him
a weeks trip and all expenses paid if he
would leave the city for that length
OF time. 1t was also publicly stated in
the meeting that three SChWarZ leaders
ia the Fourth district had been offered
500 each to remain away from the meet
ing, which was refused. The SchWarz
men also charged that the majority Of the
800 applications for membership in the
club which were laid on the table at the
meeting We're bogus and intended to en-
able fraud In the primary. The Schwarz
men stated that if they We're not given
a square deal to-day there would be
trouble. and if there were any suspicion of
unfairness attaching TO the primary they
would not abide by the result.
Mai. Schwarz, when seen by Morning
News reporter, wore a very determined
look. The major reasserted the state
meuts made by him in the meeting Mon
day night with regard to his treatment
by some OF the leaders of the club.
'"rhese people" he said, encouraged
then when there was a prospect of Doodle
and a barrel was opened they turned
against me. 1 am q candidate for the
nomination, but I am not paying $4,000
for 1t. 1 thought the Australian ballot
system was to do away with the use
of money ia elections, but it seems not.
I don't know what the committee wants
with $4,000 The man who gets the solid
support of the Citizens Club is going TO
he elected. OF course understand that
there are certain legitimate expenses IN
cident TO the election which the candi-
dates are expected to bear, and / am
willing to give what is right for this
purpose, but not $4,000. oh, no, ] can't
afford it,
Have you anything to say with regard
10 the conduct of the primary Maj.
Schwarz was asked.
Nothing at ALL" he replied. "Au I
ask is that il be fairly conducted. What
ever my representative may agree to
will be satisfactory TO me, ] viii abide
by the result / desire the success Of the
club"
The apparent strength of the Schwarz
men Monday night has given them great
deal OF confidence. There is no doubt of
Maj. Schwarz's popularity. Even those
who are opposed to him like him person
ally. He has been q prominent figure in
Savannah politics. He served several
terms as an alderman before being elected
mayor in 1889. His election was one of
the many political surprises His defeat
by Mayor McDonough was another sur
prise to his supporters. Mai Schwarz has
felt ever since then that reelection to
the mayoralty was due him in vindication
Of his former administration, and because
he did not think that he was fairly beaten,
advantage, he claimed, having been taken
OF the small registration and the oyer-con-
fldeuCe of his Ueutenants inspired nv the
fact that 1t was not believed that he would
have ODDOsitiOu