The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-10
LINING UP FOB The FIGHT.
NOMINATING COMMITTEES TO GET
TO WORK THIS WEEK.

President MeIdrim VIII Appoint the
Additional Committee of Twenty
Five on MOndny-Tbat Committee
VIII Proceed at Once to Name the
Nominating Committee of IOO-CoL
Gordon Among Those Being Talk
cd of az Cnndidates-GOssIp About
the Two Factions and the Way
They stand.
President P. W. Meldrim of the Liberal
Club will probably appoint tomorrow the
additional committee of twenty-five,
which, with six other gentlemen named at
the Liberal Club meeting, recently held,
will select 100 citizens TO whom will be
entrusted the duty and privilege of Sc
lecting candidates for mayor and alder
men to be placed in nomination by that
party.
This committee of thirty-one, when 1t
has been made up. will, Of course, have to
act promptly, as the committee OF 100
will have to hold perhaps two or three
meetings before reporting to the Liberal
Club, a meeting of which will have to
be called for the purpose of passing on
the report, and ratifying the nominations
There has been no intimation of any
kind as to who will be the nominee Of the
Liberal Club for mayor. 1t was stated
at the Liberal Club meeting, and is still
asserted most positively, that no man
has been approached by that club or its
authorized representatives, with view
to making him a candidate for any Of
flee. The selection of the candidates who
are to make the race against the candi-
dates of the Citizens Club viii be left
altogether to the Liberal Club it is said
which will have the right to accept or re-
ject the report made by the committee of
100. 1t is probable, however, that this
report will be made after the most care
full consideration, and that the club will
adopt it unanimously.
Members Of the opposition to the Liberal
Club assert it as their positive belief that
Maj. Meldrim will be the candidate of that
party for the mayoralty. They admit,
however, that it is only a belief, and that
there is nothing to base it upon except
current indications as they look to them.
There have been also several predictions
to the effect that DR.. William Duncan
would be the candidate put forth to make
the race against Mayor Myers, for it is
ers will be the candidate put forward by
the Citizens Club, and that he viii make
the race to succeed himself. This would
put the race between the same two gentle
men who contested two years ago in be-
half of practically the same factions. 1t
is held, however. that the issues and the
conditions are different, and that the race
would be along somewhat different lines
though there appears to have been few
changes in the leaders.
There is a ground for the belief that the
name of Col. w. w. Gordon will be con-
sidered by the Liberal Cub when the mat
ter of nominations is discussed. Col. Cor
don is not a member of any political club
or faction, and takes no active part in
local politics whatever 1t is for this rea-
son, perhaps, that his name has not here
tofore been brought prominently forward
in connection with the mayoralty discus
sion. There has been some quiet talk of
II recently, however, and there is a belief
in many quarters that a stronger candidate
could not be found. if Col Gordon would
consent to make the race.
Among others who have been mentioned
frequently are Messrs. George J. Mills
David Wells and Col. M. w Dixon. AL
together the committee of 100 will have
quite number of strong and able men
to select from. There is no doubt, how
ever that in reaching a conclusion every
point of vantage will be considered
The members of the Liberal Club are
confident that victory awaits them. The
trouble is. some of the leaders say. they
are too confident. They fear that over
confidence may do them more harm than
good. The members and leaders of the
Citizens Club are asking what the other
side has to base its confidence on. At the
same time 1t is a matter of general note,
that the leaders of the Citizens Club are
not expressing so much confidence them
selves in the result of this election as they
have on other occasions. Some who have
been recently ardent members and sup
porters of the Citizens Club have been ex-
pressing rather a lack of hearty conf
dence, but the leaders generally say they
do not fear the outcome. They think the
contest is likely to be a close one, but say
they are confident the majority of the peo-
pie have been satisfied with the present
administration and are not going to make
any change. They say the administrator ton
needs no vindcation whatever, but they
are satisfied the commissions have proven
beneficial in many ways to the city gov
eminent, and they want to see them con-
tinued by all means