The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-01
DID NOT NAME THE MANAGERS.
The Commissioners Mt odds on the
Question of straw Frceholders.

The Commissioners Mt odds on the
Question of straw FreehOlders.
The county commissioners are in a
stew, over the appointment of the cleo
ton managers. They held a meeting yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock for the pur-
pose of naming the managers, but were
unable to come to any agreement and
adjourned shortly after 6 O'Clock, to meet
again this afternoon and take the matter
W.
There were present the four commits
sioners in the city: Chairman J. j. Dale,
Commissioners J. A. G. Carson, William
KehOe and w. f. Chaplin. Lists of
names were submitted to them by three
different parties, the Citizens Club, the
Liberal Club and the Seab Wright, or
prohi-populistic faction, and these Names
along with legal opinion regarding their
duties, they took with them into their
private sanctum, where they held quiet
little session all TO themselves AT least
1t was quiet to an appearances. There
are reports, however, to the effect that
the discussion was rather a lively one.
The opinion from the county attorney
was simply to the effect that the COM
missioners could appoint only three man
tice of the peace, which is required by
law, and two freeholders. 1t is also re-
quired that these freeholders shall not
be from the same party or faction. That
is about the substance of the legal opin-
ion which the commissioners had TO
guide them in their duties, but there were
other questions not Of a strictly legal ma
ture on which they stumbled or could
not agree
The dispute came up on the subject OF
the appointment of certain parties as
managers. Mr.. Kehoe took an out and
out stand against the appointment of par
ties who were made freehclders merely
for the purpose of having themselves APP
pointed managers, and refused to vote for
any one who appeared to be in this class.
Among these were said to be Messrs. G.
w. WHY Jr., J. p. Figg, d. L. Christian,
X. NJ. Hitch, John d. Could and r. w.
Baughn. The superior court records show
that these parties We're recently given
deeds to lots for a consideration of $50,
and that mortgages for 500 were given
upon each of them. The lots are all at
Southover The deeds were recorded in
the court one day and the mortgages
the next
Mr.. Kehoe fatty opposed the appoint
ment of any of these parties as election
managers. Some of the other commits
sioners took issue with him, and there
the board stuck. 1t is understood they
got through all right with two or three
of the districts but they soon struck the
snag, and there they stopped
The result of it all is that the election
managers have not been named. After
considerable discussion over this and
other points the commissioners adjourned
to meet again this afternoon at 4 O'clock
1t is likely that in some instances they
will ask one party or another to suggest
other managers, so that some conclusion
can be reached on which they can all
agree.
The papers relative to the appointments
are in the hands of the chairman, Mr.. J..
J. Dale. 1t was suggested after the meet
ing that he have them locked up in the
big safe in the commissioners room, but
he refused to do so, preferring to be the
custodian of them himself. 1t is believed
they spent the night under his pillow.