The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-19
POLITICAL PEACE POSSIBLE.
TALK OF A COMPROMISE BETWEEN
THE FACTIONS.


The Action of the State Convention
in Seating Both Delegations
Causes Talk in That Direction.
Said That the Liberal Club Is Will
ing to Divide on Certain COndi-
tiOns-Wants Commissioner Will
links Office Abolished and n Lib
eraI Alderman as Chairman of the
street and Lane Committee.
Would Then Consent to Mayor
Myers Reelection with "A Divided
board of Aldermen.
The seating of both the Chatham coun-
ty delegations at the state convention yes
terday, is believed to be significant of fu-
ture happenings of importance in both
state and local politics.
1t is believed here to mean that Mr..
duBgnon is to be the chairman of The
new state executive committee, back
ed up by such an influence in the state
as Will make him the candidate for the
governorship two years hence. Inciden-
tally it is believed to have had something
to do with the selection of the four candi-
dates for the judgships by the convention.
Locally the compromise is believed to
Indicate the beginning of an era of better
things in Chatham county politics. The
leaders on both sides, as we'll as the peo-
pie generally, are heartily tired and dis
gusted with the continued political bick-
ering and rivalry with it's attend
ant bitterness, and the corruption which
has resulted from the expenditure of large
campaign funds by each side in every
election. AS the result of the compromise
by which both delegations were seated
in the convention it is predicted by some
that there will be a reunion of the party
either by the consolidation of the two
executive committees or the selection of
a new committee composed equally of
the representatives. of both factions with
the stipulation that the members furn-
ished by each faction shall be men of
good standing in the community. For
chairman. it is said, some conservative
citizen, possessing the confidence of both
parties. would be selected This, it is
claimed, would lead to a compromise on
the city election, and thus avoid the bit
ter and expensive fight which will other
wise be waged.
1t will evidently require considerable
dickering to effect such a compromise,
however. The Citizens Club leaders
might agree to division of the board of
aldermen, but they want Mayor Myers
reelected and the commissions let alone.
A prominent Citizens Club leader, in
discussing the matter yesterday, claimed
that the Liberal Club leaders had express
ed a willingness to compromise on the
basis of an equal division of the board of
aldermen and the reelection of Mayor
Myers; all the laws creating the commits
sAons to remain as at present, with the
exception of that creating the commits
sioner of public works, which is to be re-
pealed and Liberal Club alderman made
chairman of the committee on streets
lanes, which would then be the most i'm
portant committee of council in the en-
ployment of the city hands and dispens-
ing the city patronage. Commissioner
Willink, it was suggested could, If nee
essary, be cared for elsewhere.
The repeal of the bill creating the
commissioner of public works is the point
especially insisted on by the Liberal
Club leaders, it is said. The Citizen Club
man did not say that any such PROPOSE
lions had been formally made by the op-
position, but had come merely in the form
of suggestions. 1t was known that the
Liberal Club people were willing to COM
promise on this line, he said.
The degree of pleasure with which Com
missioner Willink would welcome a prop
osition to give up his office and turn over
the management of the principal depart
ment under his care to a Liberal Club
chairman is impossible to be estimated.