The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-22
TO FIGHT OVER COMMISSIONS.
DELEGATIONS FROM BOTH SIDES ON
THEIR WAY TO ATLANTA.

The City Government Will BE Well
Represented-ReinfO to
Go Up To-night-The Discussion
Before the Senate Committee TO BE
Warm-SenatOrs TO BE Enlightened
on Savannah's POIitics-The Re-
suit VIII BE Known when the Vote
Is Taken, Says DIR. Duncan.
The first detachments of the contending
delegations which will ventilate Chatham
county's politics before the Georgia SEN
ate left for Atlanta last night. Reinforce
ments for the two detachments will fol-
low tonight The battle of commissions
or no commissions will be fought out be-
fore the Senate tomorrow.
The delegations which left last night will
arrive on the ground this morning, and
will put in the best work of which they
are capable for their respective sides.
Every senator in Atlanta will be button
holed at least a dozen times tomorrow,
and the story of the commissions, from
one standpoint or the other. will be pour
ed into his perhaps unwilling ears. The
whole matter has been discussed SO thor
oughly already, In Atlanta as well as in
Savannah, that the probability is the sena-
tors have already made up their minds
as to how they intend to vote.
The anti-commission bills will come be-
fore the corporations committee of the
Senate tomorrow morning. The commit
tee is composed of seven members, of
which Senator Golightly is chairman. The
chairman was a supporter of the commits
sions last fall, and is said to adhere to the
same position this fall 1t Is before this
committee that the representatives of the
two factions will make their arguments.
The argument is expected to be warm
one, and it is not likely that the opposing
advocates will spare each other. Both sides
will have their gloves off and it will be
fight for blood
Among those who went up last night
were Messrs. S. p Hamilton, w. G. Charl-
ton, r. M. Hull, A. S. Guckenheimer and
w. F. Reid of the aldermanic committee,
appointed to appear before the Senate in
opposition to the commissions.
Hon. j. j. McDonough and DR. VIM.
Duncan accompanied the party. Recorder
w c. Hartridge was also member of it.
John Savage, the porter of the clerks of
fee at the city exchange, who established
his reputation at the last session as the
fourth member from Chatham" was also
taken along.
The Citizens party consisted of Hon
W. w. Osborne, Maj. G. NJ. Ryals, Fire
Commissioner George W. Parish, Mr.. H.
NJ Lotion, Mr.. A. N. Manucy and w. t.
Slater, Esq. Among those who will prob
ably go up tonight are Capt. John r.
Dillon and Mr.. w. p. Bailey for the Lib
erals, and Messrs. J. S. Collins, A. A.
Lawrence and Commissioner Harry Will
link for the Citizens
4 ,H,ar ..f CIR nf
beth sides were at the depot to see the
delegations off and wish them success.
Both friends and opponents of commits
slons mingled with each other freely and
discussed the object of the trip in lighter
vein. 1t was intimated in a quiet way that
Savannah's municipal politics would be
freely aired before the Senate committee
and an effort made to enlghten the COM
mittee upon some features of the last city
election The Citizens are said TO have
secured a petition signed by former Lib
eral Club men in support of the commits
Eions and another petition signed by sew
eral Liberal Club captains of precincts at
the last last election to the effect that
the issue at the election was not commits
sions but A. p. A.-ism.
These will be used for what they are
worth before the committee.
Col. ]. H. Deveaux was a passenger on
the train for Atlanta. Some of the Lib
erals lnSlnuated That Col. DeVeauX mad
been secured by their opponents to use
his influence in their favor upon the only
republican in the Senate. The Citizens
contradicted this. however, and said that
Col Deyeaux was probably going up to
hook after his own political fences.
Dr. William Duncan, who returned with
the party last night, came down from At
lanta yesterday morning. When seen by
Morning News reporter DR.. Duncan said
IL was impossible to foretell the result of
the fight on the commission bills. This
will not be known he said, until the
votes had been counted.