The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-03
"a WET NIGHT FOR POLITICS.
Nearly All Of the Clubs Held Meetings,
Though.

Last night was a wet night but the
politicians seemed TO think IL was a good
night to meet and discuss the issues
Three or four political meetings were held
in spite Of the weather, and though none
Of them were largely attended, the lead
ers were on hand and gave the boys to I'M
derstand that there was lots of fun ahead
this fall.
The fact that so many political meet
ings were held on one night shows the in
terest which is developing in local poll
tics The Tammany Club held its regular
meeting at It's hall on Bay street. The
attendance was reported to be very good.
II was said there was some lively discus
sion brought about by the disgruntled
members who are dissatisfied because
Tammany did not get ali it wanted in the
recent election of city officers. 1t has
been said that Tammany is on its last
legs, but the leaders of the club are dc
termined to show that this report is IN
founded The disgruntled members
We're given TO understand tho. ,ney could
either shut up or get out, and if they
choose to do the latter the club could
easily get along without them.
The First district club met at the Office
OF Justice Frank McDermott for reor-
ganlzation. There were between twenty
and thirty members present. What was
done Is not known, except that il was re-
ported President Frank McDermott was
reelected. Like all the other districts,
there is some dissatisfaction with the
leaders in the First district, and some of
the partisans are seeking new alliances.
1t was reported that a separate meeting
Of SchwarZ men was held in the district,
but the meeting, if such were the
case, could not be located.
The Fourth District Independent Club
hold HHgrWa L. r..
street. President James Mcbride pre-
sided and some new allies were welcomed
The Independent Club is swearing eternal
feaity to Schwarz and bitter enmity
against Waring Russell, and it is pre-
dicted that unless Schwarz is nominated
by the Citizens Club for mayor, the ele-
ment composing the Independent Club
will split off to itself and endeavor to
take care Of the Fourth district indepen-
IDENTIFY of the Citizens Club.
The meeting only resulted in one thing,
and that was in showing the unsettled
state of affairs among the politicians.
They don't know where they are at just
now. and are trying to ina out. 1t is
predicted that rs a result Of the unset
tied state of affairs there will be
new shake out of the political dice box
soon, resulting in a new deal all around.
The members of the Merritt W. Dixon
club are indignant at the report that the
club was gotten up only in joke. The
club, they say, is in dead earnest and
means business. AS a matter of fact some
young men at one of the prominent city
clubs did, half in joke and half in earnest,
proposed to form themselves into d club
10 boom Mr.. Dixon for mayor. The real
club, however, was gotten up in an en-
tirely different manner, and is said TO
have its strongest backing among the
members of the fire department and the
police force. Mr.. Dixon was chairman Of
the fire committee while d member of
the council, and many Of the firemen
who admired his vigorous administra-
ton Of that department are of the opin-
ion that he would make good mayor