The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-08
TO DISCUSS THE mAYoRALFY.
The Citizens Club Factions to Fight it
Out To-night.


The meeting Of the Citizens Club to-
night is looked forward to with much in
terest by all who take an interest in city
politics, both in and out Of the club. In
fact it is giving away no secrets to say
that the people on the outside are per
haps more interested in the clubs ac-
/ ton than those belonging to it.
/ The object Of the meeting is, as is wen
| known, to consider the nomination Of a
/ candidate for mayor and to decide upon
| the time and the manner of making the
/ selection. Tt is not unlikely that consid-
Grafton OF the matter viii be postponed
to later date. The attempt of a few
members of the club, according to others,
to take snap judgment, according TO a
plan prearrauged at a caucus, and the ex-
posture Of the scheme, has so unsettled the
minds OF the members that they DO not
know just where they are at. 1t is safe
to say that there Will be no nomination
tonight
The judgment of a majority of the lead
ing members of the club seems to be
against such action. Many friends OF
MAJ. SchWarz whom it is believed il
was arranged to nominate by acclama-
ton, Will oppose an early nomination, as
they believe such step would cause dis
satisfaction in the club and iniure lis
chances for success.
Whether there viii be any attempt to
carry out the program OF the caucus to-
night, or whether Maj. Schwarz' friends
VIII insist on his nomination. is hard To
say There is evidently good deal Of
feeling among the members of the club
on the subject It is believed, however.
that the r411rr1e cgLar7,a
doned. 1t is likely that the most in,
terestlng discussion will be upon the ques-
tons of the time and the manner in
which the club shall select its candidate.
The majority Of the members Of the club
seem TO favor a club primary Mai
Schwarz is expected TO insist that the
nomination be made at a club meeting
and that this be done at an early date
Some OF the leaders think that 1t would be
best to leave the matter 10 y committee
to decide upon the most available candi-
date for mayor and suggest an alder
manic ticket to be submitted to the club.
All of these points win have to be dis
cussed and passed upon.
There appear to be only three candi-
dates before the club for the mayoralty
nomination, Maj. Schwarz, Dr. Duncan
and Alderman Myers. The two latter gen
tlemen do not acknowledge that they are
candidates, but there is reason to be
nation Maj. SChwarz' friends appear to
be the most active ana the most deter
mined in their efforts, but the other two
gentlemen have a very strong following
There are some who believe that the re-
ported caucus plan to nominate Mai
Schwarz by reclamation tonight was
really scheme to Kill him OF as a can
didate by a premature attempt at nomi-
nation, which could not succeed, and
which would have the effect of weakening
him before the club. There is a good deal
of room for speculation about the may
orally candidates just now, and the sit
uation may not be any clearer after to-
nights meeting.
The Tammany people are laying very
low and are saying nothing. 1t is not
likely that the club will put out a candi-
date, but IL can be relied upon 10 support
the opponent of the Citizens club candi-
date. The Tammany men are watching
the movements of the Citizens club very
closely.