The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-08-07
MAY BE MYERS Or M'DONOueH
MANY BELIEVE THAT WILL BE
THE NEXT RACE FOR MAYOR.

Generally Conceded Among Those
Opposing the Liberal Club Fac
ton That Ex-MayOr Myers VIII he
Their Candidate - MIR. Myers and
other Leaders Said to Look on
Another cx-MayOr as His Opponent
to-Be-COOIness Between Old POlit-
zeal Associates.
There is a subdued current Of political
gossip anent the coming municipal cleo
ton that is full Of interest as showing
the drift of opinion among some leading
politicians Of the city who are generally
good indicators Of how plans are being ar
ranged ard worked out.
1t seems to be accepted as almost a
foregone conclusion now that exMayor
Herman Meyers VIII lie a candidate for tie
nomination of those in opposition 10 the
Liberal Club forces. Mr.. Myers it Is said.
does not repudiate the intmation that he
will be In the fight and his friends openly
admit that they are for him. and that
they expect him TO be the candidate Of
their party for the Office occupied by him
for one term. All indications point to a
general movement in his favor in the early
fan. Among those opposed to Mr.. Myers
the opinion is also strong that he is the
man they will have 10 defeat if they are
to win the next city fight II win take an
unusually strong combination to prevent
the nomination from going to Mr.. Myers,
1t would seem, with so many forces al
ready quietly at work in behalf of his SC
lection.
Those who are most friendly to Mr..
Myers profess to believe that the candi-
date against him viii also be an ex-Mayor,
Hon. John J. McDonough Mr. Myers is
also said 10 entertain this view of what
the future has in store. 1t would be a
pretty fight, indeed, both men having had
years of experience on the adermanic
board Mr.. Myers having also been Mayor
for two years and Mr.. McDonough for
four years Those who believe most ard
emily that Mr. Myers viii be their fac
TONS candidate seem TO see in the course
of local political events a tendency that
Will make Mr.. McDonough also a candi-
date.
Considerable interest Is felt as to the
course that viii be pursued toward the
comm iSsiOns when the legislature meets.
While il Is the general opinion that a bill
win be introduced abolishing the Office of
COMMISSIONER OIL 1uDiC w OlkS ana Great
ing some other Office that will answer the
same purpose, there have been rumors
that such is not the intention, but that in
stead effort win be made 10 Gust Com
missioner Wiilink from office on some
charge or other, and put in a Liberal party
man.
Commissioner Willnk does not seem to
fear an investigation or trial by Council,
and il is intimated that several members
of the board are satisfied with his conduct
of the office since they have been in Coun-
ell and win oppose any change on political
ground. The outlook seems to be more In
favor of iegislatlng the office out of exist
ence than otherwise. There has been some
gossip that a new office that of Superin-
tendent of Highways would be created,
with less power and responsibility than
that of the Commissioner of Public Works,
and that the incumbent would be elected
for six years. In the event of a change of
facuonal control of the city this would
serve to protect Liberal Club men holding
position under such an official, just as the
commissioners protected Citizens Club
men to some extent.
In few weeks from now 1t win be ne
cessary to advertise the captions of any
bills II is proposed TO introduce in the leg
stature. Then the plans regarding the
commissions will be made public. Until
then there will be plenty of gossip with
probably some basis of fact.
Rumor has has it for some days that
there has been a decided GOODNESS of late
between certain leaders of the old Ciu-
zens Club. growing out of the recent
events. The disinclnation of some to enter
a fight for the legislators is said to have
deeply offended others, and gossip applies
the trite expression. They do not speak
as they pass by"