The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-24
MANUCY WILL NOT ACCEPT.
The Citizens Climb to Choose Another
President,

President.
The campaign for the city election will
soon be Sizing and fizzing. All the lndi-
cations are that 1t will be red-hot The
Citizens club will hold it's first meeting of
the campaign tomorrow night, at Odd
Fellows hall.
The finance committee, a most impor-
tant committee in any Savannah club
these days. has already been partially APP
pointed Other committees will be APP
pointed tomorrow night. An important
feature Of the meeting will be the election
of a president.
1t is understood that Mr.. A. N. Manucy,
who was practically agreed upon at eau
Gus Of the leaders of the club last week,
has decided that he cannot accept the Of
flee, on account of the large amount of
work which will devolve upon him as clerk
of council with the close of the year, and
for other reasons. 1t is said that the
leader whose name will be presented to
the club by the committee tomorrow
night is one who has so far not been men,
toned for that office. There was con-
ference Of the leaders of the club last
night, probably to discuss this matter. The
choice of the committee for president has
not been given out as yet.
There will be several speakers at the
meeting, and the question of compromise
will doubtless be referred to. Hon. f. G..
duBignon, who left last night for New Or
leans, said he trusted that the suggestion
of compromise would not be passed over
hastily by the adherents Of the two fac
lions in Savannah.
A plan has been suggested for a
settlement OF the contest over the
city election by DR.. Falligant His idea
is that the two factions should enter into
a primary for the selection of mayor and
aldermen, thus leaving the question to be
settled entirely by the white vote.
Let the Australian ballot system be
used" said DIR. Falligant II do not
mean that the present city ballot law
should be followed in its entirety, because
it lacks too many features of the genuine
Australian ballot law. Let the two or as
many tickets as are placed in nomination
be placed upon the ballot, but let the voter
have the right to scratch out any name
on any ticket and substitute any other
name he sees fit. This will give the indie
pendent voters the opportunity of voting
for the best men on each ticket. Under
is required to vote the straight
ticket, II he wants to change
one name he must re-write the whole ticket
in the space allowed for that purpose. A
primary, such as 1 have described would
exclude practically the entire purchasable
vote and would do away with the use of
large corruption funds by both Sides 1t
would also, in my judgment, result in the
selection OF a better ticket"
Il am aware" continued DR.. Falligant,
that there are elements on both sides
whose special interest in the election de-
ponds upon the amount of money to be
expen.-.d and who care nothing for an
election where there is no money to be
spent. Naturally my proposition will not
meet with favor among them"
There Is seemingly as much reason for
settling the city election by a primary as
there 10 for selecting nominees for the leg
islature and other offices in this manner
The fight in the primary would be hot, no
doubt, but it would be soon over and the
result would not be smirched by corrup-
ton as will be the case otherwise"