The age-herald., 1899-04-08
THE COMMITTEE WILL ORGANIZE
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Thought Probable That John j.
 Moore Will Be Chairman.
MAJ0RI IYAGAINST DRE:NNEN
And Present Chairman Was a Drennen Man-The New Administration Will Only Fill the Office of
 City Auditor

meeting of the city democratic execu. tive committee is hereby called to be he'd at the city hall at 3 D. m, April s, 1899, for the purpose of organizing the newly elected committee and for such other business as may come before the meeting. John J. Moore, M. H. Crittenden, II. K. Aber- nethy, Pat O'Hara, G. B. Bur1halter, W. B. Morgan, Tom Baine, Mike Sullivan, w. L. Howard, l.. J. Ha.ey, Henry R. Howe.
 When the executive committee meets this afternoon there will be test vote to whether MT Drennen, the democratic nom- inee for mayor, can control the party ma chinery.
 Tine question will arise upon the election ot a chairman. Joseph H. Montgomery is the present chairman, and J. J. Moore will be candidate to succeed him. Mr. Mont gomery was ardent supporter of MT. Drennen in the campaign, and MT. Moore supported MT. Smith.
 It is said that two-thirds of the new com- mttee were Smith men, and upon this the prediction is made that MT. Moore will be the next chairman of the committee.
 It will be recalled that a split arose pc tween Chairman Montgomery and the com mttee at an early stage of the campaign. A majority of the committee desired to EoId a meeting to take some steps in regard to the registration of voters. A petition was signed and sent to the chairman asking him to call meeting, but he refused to do so The meeting was held without the aid of the chairman and business was transacted.
 Mr. Montgomery was afterward active in MT. Drennen's campaign, and the night be- fore the election made a speech censuring the committee on primary plan for it's ac- tion in ruling that inspectors or "watchers' would not be allowed inside the polling places.
 Only the Office
 The general impression is that only one of the city offices will be filled by the in= coming administration in May It is claimed that all of the officers with the exception of city auditor were chosen to serve until January 1, 1900. A. J. Camp was chosen last December along with the other officers to be city clerk and auditor. He resigned the position to accept the office of county auditor
 WlSn IIle OIlCG Ol clly was lhduC vacant, Mayor Evans, under a resolution passed by the board of aldermen appointed H. D. Wood to serve in that capacity until May when the new city administration comes into power.
 The contention now is that all of the other officers were elected to serve for the entire year and that there is no authority for changing the rule. It is said that if MT. Drennen had the board behind him and was disposed to do so he could elect his own officers, but this is not thought to be probable. In fact, it is said, upon good authority that MT. Drennen has no inten- tion of disturbing the city officers.
 It is considered almost certain that Mayor Evans will be elected to the position of city auditor.
 The city election will occur on the first Monday in May and the new administra- tion will be installed into office the Wednes- day night following.