The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-15
ALDERMANIc TICKET CHOSEN.
COMMITTEE OF 10 TO SUBMIT TO
THE COMMITTEE OF 100.


ing of the Liberal Club to Rntify
the inaiOns-TRIk of Major
NTeIdrim's Nomination For Mayor.
A meeting of the committee of ten APP
pointed by the committee of 100 of the
Liberal Club was held last night in the
county commissioners Office at the court
house for the purpose of going over the
list of names which has been suggested
from which to select the board of twelve
aldermen or the candidates for those po-
sitions who will make the contest with
the candidates of the Citizens Club.
The committee, ii is understood. made
up board of aldermen, but declined TO
give Il out, on the ground that the parties
selected for nomination had not been seen,
and 1t is not known yet whether or not
they will consent to be candidates. The
committee, or members of it, will call on
the gentlemen selected, to-day and notify
them of the fact that they are expected
TO be candidates. AS soon as the commit
tee of ten secures the twelve candidates
desired, which will probably be by to-
night or tomorrow morning, a meeting of
the committee of 100 will be called and
report made to it. The nominees for the
board and for mayor will then have been
nominated, and the committee Of 100 viii
cali a meeting of the Liberal Club and
make its report. 1t is pretty well under
stood that the committees report will be
ratified by the club and the fun Liberal
Club ticket will then be in the field
Those on the committee of ten are
Messrs. NJ. A. O'Byrne, John Lyons. Wal
ter G. Charlton, John Power, John II.
Dillon, w. S. Harris, George w. Owens, L.
". Wells, John +. LubS and Waring Rus
sell. Their report will, of course, be sub
ject to revision by the committee of 100,
and that committees report will be sub
ject to revision by the Liberal Club. 1t is
understood the twelve candidates select
ed by the committee of ten last night and
who will be seen to-day by members of the
committee, were pretty much the same as
those mentioned in the Morning News yes
terday in the article giving an account of
Maj. p. w. Meldrim's nomination for
mayor.
Members of the Liberal Club generally
feel that the committee OF 100 in nominal
ing Maj Meldrm did just what it
ought to have done. and just what was
expected of it. They say he was and is
the logical candidate and they believe he
will carry the club to victory by a major
ity of 500 to 900. Several leading Liberal
ties have already announced that they are
ready to make wagerS on this prediction
and they say they want to hear from those
on the other side who have money to bet
They say they are satisfied that Maj. Mel
ipg outside of the Liberal Club proper, but
that owing to what he has done for the
colored race he will receive the large ma
jority of that vote.
Members of the Citizens Club are, of
course, endeavoring to contest these prop
ositions at every point, and they are in
sisting now that Mayor Myers will have
no difficulty in winning the fight over
Maj. Meldrim. A leader of that faction
remarked yesterday that things looked
very much brighter for them in every way
now, and he was satisfied that the record
of the administration was one that has
won many friends for AZ since the reosnt
showing that has been made by the re-
ports of the city officials. There are only
ten days more in which to discuss the sit
uation and issues, and then the fight viii
be fought
The Citizens Club will meet tonight at
Odd Fellows hall. Some lively speeches
are expected, and the prospective nominal
tion of Maj. Meldrim and Liberal Club
aldermanic ticket will be discussed. Pres
ident Cam will announce the appointment
of the committee of 100, as authorized at
the previous meeting. He will probably
announce also the time and place of the
meeting of the committee. The date of
the special meeting to be held next week
TO receive the report of the committee of
100 viii be fixed.
There is very little doubt as to the ac-
tion of this committee. Mayor Myers, il
is generally conceded, will be nominated
for reelection, and the majority of the
present board of aldermen with him. Some
of the members, it is understood. have ex-
pressed desire to retire from the arena,
and allow others to fill their places Among
the new men spoken of for the Citizens
Club ticket are Messrs. Jacob Paulsen,
Joseph Hun, l. M Frank, John Rourke.
John Juchter, and others. 1t is regarded
4 Il.
present the names of Maj, John Juchter
and Mr.. Jacob Paulsen. as its favorites
for aldermanic hOnors Capt Henry kol-
shorn, IL is said, will not be a candidate
for reelection. Alderman Tedeman and
Bacon have also expressed a desire TO re-
tire from the board, 1t is reported.
OF the Liberal Club ticket Messrs NJ.
W. Dixon r. NJ. Hull. ]. j. Carolan and
T. S. Wyly, Jr., are regarded as certain
ties, provided they will allow the use of
their names, and Messrs. d. b. Wells, T.
II. Mcmillan, John Lyons, A. S. Quicken
heimer, S. Krouskoff and George J. Mills
are regarded as strong probabilities.
A prominent Liberal Club man handed
Morning News reporter last night copy
of a Monograph letter, which he said
had been handed him by a prominent
member of the A. p. A., to whom 1t had
been addressed. The letter was dated
Jan. 13, and was as follows; You are
earnestly requested 10 attend meeting OF
the Seventeenth and Eighteenth precinct
club, at office Of clerk OF council, city
exchange, tomorrow evening Thursday
at $50 p. m. Business of Importance will
be discussed relating to coming city cleo
ton and you should be present. Yours
truly. W. T. Leopold, president"
The Liberal Club man remarked that
he thought the other people were carry
ing things a little too far when they be-
gun to hold their meetings i'm the city
exchange. A little later a reporter drop
ped in at the city exchange. The clerks
Office was in darkness, but Superintend-
ent Lotion of the water works and Com
missioner Wiilink were found In the lat
ter's office on the ground floor of the
building They both stated, in response
TO inquiries. that they had heard of no
precinct meeting at the city exchange,
and that no such meeting had been held
there. There was a meeting at the odd
Fellows hail. they said, but none at the
city exchange They thought il strange
that any such call should have been sent
out and expressed the opinion that 1t was
a trick of their opponents. Even II they
had wanted to use the city exchange for
such purpose, they said they would
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