The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-29
TO NAME COMMISSIONERS.
MAYOR HELDRIM TO MAKE HIS
NOHIN ATOMS TONIGHT.

AOnlN AAADAs lO-NiGhlr
The Coming Commissioners said 10
BE T. Mayhem Cunningham, Jr-.
for the FIFe Department, w. w.
HackaII. Esq, for the Police De-
partBtenf. Ex-AIderman W. 6.
Cam for the Water Department,
VI. 4. O'Byrne, Esq, for Tax As
SCISSOR aud Capt. {. :. Ellis for
Park and Tree Departmental c.
Gleason Also Mentioned for Police
Commissfoner.
TIE most Interesting matter 70 come be-
fore the city council al It's meeting to-
night Will. in al likelihood. b t1e nom ma
tons by Mayor Meid1m for the yaean-
c.es on the city commissions. 10 occ1r
Jan. T.
Mayor Neldrin has declined 70 give any
/ intina-Ion q MS nominations for the Do-
sl5ons- he evidently intends 10 give the
aldermen surprise and tbs seems TO Be
his purpose Il may not Be 50 much %
a surprise after all. however. Il is believ-
ed that the following will Be the appoint
! ments:
Police Connissioner-W " MackaH.
Fire COMMISSIONER. IL Cunningham,
I Jr.
Water COmmissioner-W. q. Cam.
4 Tax Assessor-Af. A. O'Byrne.
! Park ami Tree COmmissioner-C. 5. Ellis.
The Two first named as probable ap-
: po-ntees have been only recently mention
I % and their names have been but little
discussed Capt Mackal Is A member OF
The law drm Of Charlton, Siackau & An
/ derson, Alderman " @. Charlton being
Z the senior partner. He is also captain Of
! Company D OF the Savannah Volunteer
Guards Capt. MackaH has never taken
any active part in politics. but is a very
popular gentleman ana his appointment
will meet with favor
Nr- 7. Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., is an
other popular young attorney. He was a n
active supporter OF the Liberal Club IN
the last campaign and advocated its cause
IN number Of speeches Mr.. Cunning
nam ~ member OF the law firm Of Law
ton & Cunningham, and IL regarded as
one OF the brightest young men at theabar
His nomination will be fayorably re-
ceived. He is also a member of the
Guards The other appointments have
Deen regarded as certain for some time
touucH VIII a-so have before II tonight
the resignation Of Alderman Thomas s.
WHY. as a member of the board Alder
man WHY said yesterday that he had not
4-fS-A-lh-N4Ntl HIS determination announced
sometime since to resign from the board
Ills formal resignation has never been ten
dered % the board, but will come before
the meeting tonight. It is hardly likely
that Alderman WHY'S successor VIII be
elected tonight, however. Mr.. r. c. Glea-
son mas been mentioned as a likely man to
succeed MIN, but il IS said he has declined
to allow the use of his name There was
talk yesterday that Mr.. Gleason might sue
ceed Dir. j. W. Jackson as "A member of
the police commission. and there is a pos
siDilty yet that he may be named for this
position Instead of Capt Mackal
IL 10 talked among members of the Cfti-
zens club that Mayor Meldrim is playing
double hand in the appointments to be
MADE tonight and that either hand will
prove Of political significance 10 himself
IL ~ said the administration would ike
10 nave changes in the city departments
which, Of course is not probable under
the commissions as they now stand How
ever, the mayor has stated he would nos
make up his mind in regard to whom nc
would name 10 MI the vacancies until TO-
night, and some Of the Citizens Club peo-
pie construe this 10 mean that IL either
Of the two remaining members of the COM
missions viii agree to support an admin
lstration candidate for the chiefs and
heads OF departments name will be sub
mitted to council which win not antago-
nize that member
No effort has been made by the admins
tration 70 find out how the two remain
ing on the commissions would vote. but
it is common talk among leaders of the
Citizens Club that the members holding
over could name the appc3r tee under GER
tain conditions. These conditions are. fl is
said to vote for an administration candi-
date for the patronage II can readily be
seen that such a stand places the mayor
IN the peculiar position of occupying a
friendly front to the present ineumbents
no matter what turn matters take If the
two members holding over decline to SUD
port an administration candidate, the may
or can name man who will favor the re-
election Of the present ncumbents. and
thereby retain their good viii. There is no
use, it Is asserted, in naming q man anfag-
onjstic to the present incumbents unless
another vote in the commission is assured
1t is, therefore,. that the Citizens Club
peop.e and especially the present heads
OF departments, are regarding the mayors
favorable front toward them with marked
suspicion. They recall the vigorous fght
waged against them at the recent session
of the legislature and the part Mayor Mel
drim took In that fight. They claim II
shrewd political move. The aldermanfc
board has not been consulted in regard
70 the appointments and will know moth
ing definitely of the prospective nominees
until council meets in caucus, and proba
bly, not until open meeting. Even the
mayors close friends have been kept In
darkness as TO his probable course in fhe
matter This apparent fact, together with
| me declaration OF the mayor that he womb
not appoint men who would be unfavora
bic to the commissioners who hold over
has given rise TO the rumor which has
found its way freely among members OF
the Citizens Club, as well as the chiefs of
departments.
1t is merely a rumor, however that the
mayer would govern his appointments bv
any change In The minds OF holding-over
members and # the nominees are fsvora
Dle to the present incumbents, they prob
ably cannot say the mayor antagonized
them for reelection.
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