The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-08
THE FIGHT FOR THE PLUMS.
OPPOSING FACTIONS GIRDING UP
THEIR LOINS.


Certain to Furnish the Ground
work of n Warm Political Fight.
Those Who Now Favor the Change
Bitterly Opposed II Year Ago
and Its Present Opponents Were
It's Former AdVocates-Both Sides
Claim senator Grovenstein, and
on His Decision, Probably, De-
ponds the Victory.
II coming events cast their shadows be-
fore, as is commonly asserted and gener-
ally accepted as true statement of the
case, the rule is subject to a beautiful ex-
cepuon in the matter of the coming fight
for the plums Of city po.iiics on the floor
Of the Legislature. Although there is
talk. and much of il. and secret conclaves,
many Of them. there is nothing as yet 10
indicate with decision and accuracy which
local faction win be favored Of the polid-
cal gods.
Mystery dense and impenetrabe sur
rounds the action of the Legislature, and
there is no method of divinaton known to
the unintiated that viii. serve to foreten
the way the bali win roll. Nevertheless,
this mystery Is due 10 no lack Of assertion,
for there exist in both of the camps po-
liticel prophets who lift up their voices
on slight occasion and offer TO tell, with
out a guam of doubt or indecision Just
what viii happen 1t is noticeable, though
that these prophecies are invariably fav-
orable TO the faction TO which the prophet
happens to belong, and the unbiased and
unconcerned listener cannot forbear the
opinion that the wish is che father to the
thought.
Notice of intention to introduce this bill,
making the city officers elective by the
incoming, instead of the outgoing Board
OF Aldermen, has already been published
in the Morning News. 1t is the matter of
present moment with the politicians of
both factions, and wherever the subject is
broached. its discussion Is fast and furI-
Gus. 1t is rather noticeable though, that
these discussions are friendly ones, and
not between the members of the opposing
factions The reticence is mutual is
agreed to as if by common consent, and is
easily to he understoo Whereas in the
past the members of the Liberal Club and
their supporters. proclaimed from the
housetops that the only just and equita-
BE method Of election was by the outgoing
board, and secured from the Legislature
The passage of an act making this the
law. the Citizens Clubites were equally
positive that city officers should be elected
by the board under whom they would
have to serve and gave their Endorsement
Of this principle to the winds
So it was year ago, but since that time
things and men have changed, the sup
porters of both principles have climbed
-. - 90 no" "e,CH tle'i Gnu az"
ground, that they themselves once occu-
~. a'-I 80 S.'iIdH'iH oeIeildeu' II Is
49, apI.'i eIID tHat me convenience OF
,1,t ~ 40 W ca a. 'NS appdleA OH
A. niI we nun l 49,. r.,..-, o,,.,
, an olu va uos ol the IiDera- Cup ~
s.9e ussi.ls tilIs mater DAY or Two ago
~ ',..,I W. 90 ma IoW olhpeIeu Nun
~ 9epPJit d measure lns-' sHoft WINE
- ne "a" u91u every ppsslole eloII 10
~ - q "'ls ieeSS9aiS 20 tie Eoou OF
w PoItS' ne a9SeH'to' pul IL was win no
500" grace ana y was qulte evident Tor
rom "nat ne sai4 that ne had no lnc4na-
t-ou 70 pf5acn d oectIlhe mat ne had once
vlIieu "a uiiiileasuI Gu terms, ne
s1iIe ~ ~ Ho-Us equallE true win the III
i1en ~" Hl1lloeIS > VINO can scarce sec
up0i "Ia' bIouuu lheS VIII support
tiSoIy OF HuhlCipaf government that they
nave roundly opposed 50 short while
ago ara Ihat they nave denounced as m
lmlcal 10 every pf-hclple OF sound admin
lstf3l!oh
As 10 Jhe success OF the btI, the anti
a"mlnlstratlon supporters calm 10 enter
tan no doubt 1ney nave the three rep
resentatiyes in the lower house Of the
Legislature on their side, and the bill wiz
be introduced by one Of these gentlemen
and warmly supported by the other two
IS to Senator Grovenstein. the Liberal
cub people say that he IS heartily with
them and that the bill stands for the prin-
cip'es ne has always advocated and for
which he has always stood. They declare
th6t he VIII favor IL with an enthusiasm
not less inspiring han their own, and that
the bill will pass the senate with the same