The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-01
MAY BE BUT ONE CANDIDATE,
MIR. MYERS. IT IS SAID. WILL NOT
run For MAYOR.

dfdate of the Liberal CIub-NO Op-
Dosition to That Organization
strong Enough to Prevent His
NOminatiOn-COmm VII
link Letting the Council Commit
tees Run the PatrOnaGe-Aider-
manic supporter of Chief McDer-
mott Claims Ills Election by seven
or Eight Votes.
1t was stated last night, on what would
be generally regarded as good authority
that Mr. Herman Myers would not be
candidate for the mayoralty that there
would be no opposition to Hon. J. J. Nc
Donough, that he would be nominated 10y
the Liberal Club, OF administration fac
ton next week, his nomination having
already been decided upon by most Of The
leaders Of the club, and that the coming
campaign would be the tamest affair Sa-
vannah has ever seen, campaign OF a
meeting or TWO, without spice and with
out doodle. the absence OF opposition rem
dering it unnecessary, of course, 20 eN-
pend the usual amount for workers and
other Legitimate" campaign expenses.
reason to believe that this is the pro-
gramme, and that, though there may be
some denials, as is usual in politics. it
will be carried OUT to the letter. There
is hardly any probability of being any
change, although there win naturally oe
much pressure brought to bear to induce
Mr.. Myers to run.
f,a-. - No.
stated last night that Mr.. Myers would.
in all pr0ba biity not be a candidate aud
he did not think that there was no oth2r
man who could be brought out at The
last minute and defeat Mr.. McDonough.
He believed that Mr.. Myers, enjoying the
confidence of the business men and the
regard of the general public, could be
elected, but 1t had been seen from the
beginning of the efforts to induce him to
consent 90 be a candidate that he was
aVerse to doing so.
Mr.. Myers, it was stated expected to
have greater business responsibilities upon
him during the next year or two than be
fore. If e.ected Mayor he would regard
il his duty to attend to the citys bust
ness conscientiously, and the natural re-
suit would be that his private affairs
would probably suffer, The new cigar
manufacturing company, of which he is
president, is about 10 consolidate its inter
ests at Tampa, with connections in Ha-
vana, moving the factory from Jackson
Vile to Tampa and giving il one of the
largest cigar factories in this section. The
development of this business viii
absorb considerable attention. In
addition. Mr.. Myers is understood
TO have certain othes projects in
view in Cuba. These. with his local bust
ness interests, will require much time.
There is every reason TO expect that Mr..
Myers will inform his friends that he can
not consent to be a candidate although
he viii aid in every way any one else who
may be chosen as their standard bearer.
This being so. il is but a remote prob
ability that there would be any other can
didate chosen. Mr.. McDonough. as things
now appear, can be looked upon as tie
only probable candidate, for the mayor
atty. Those in the Liberal Club who may
have been inclined to oppose his nomina-
ton will not be able to accomplish much
in that direction, from all the reports
While, with opposition in the field, there
would have been detection from the Lib
eral ranks to some extent with Mr. Nc
Donough as the candidate, the disamected
elements in themselves will not have the
power to interfere seriously with the plans
now laid which are generally regarded
as assuring MI. MCltptOu5Al > tlbihiAici-
ton.
President Meldrim will call the Liberal
Club together this week to nominate mum
icipal candidates, but he has NOT yet de
cided what day il will be. This will de-
pend upon the expressed desires of the
party leaders who will probably confer
with him tomorrow about the day Il VIII
be most convenient to hold the meeting.
Neither the place of meeting nor any OF
the other details have yet been definitely
decided upon. Ii is likely the club viii b.,
called TO meet in the Masonic temple hail,
which is considered amply commodious,
and is the usual place for holding conven-
tions.
From present indications the proceedings
of the meeting, aside from the speeches.
will probably be brief. 1t is intimated the
feeling among members strongly favors
making nominations in the usual way by
the appointment of a committee of 100
members, whose duty it viii be to select
the partys ticket, and then submit their
report for ratification al a general meet
ing TO be he'd soon after the first. II have
no idea whether the nomination will be
made in this way or not said Maj Mel
drim. but this was the course formerly
pursued and l do not know that it has
been disapproved."
The statement was made yesterday that
hereafter in the departments under the
Commissioner of Public Works the com
mittees of Council appointed to look afteI
the several departments would control the
patronage. 1t is reported that Superintend-
ent Wilhnk has notified applicants fol-
place that they must so to the commit
tees and get their Endorsements for the
positions to which they aspire. This would
be natural in view of the fact that the
new ordinance under which the office OF
Superintendent of Public Works is estab
lished. provides that oil appointments and
discharges are subject 30 the confirmation
of the respective committees of Council
There is said to be a large number Of ap.
plicants for various places, all of whom
win proceed to badger the committeeman
of Council for their indorse ments as Ia.
necessary prerequisites for getting Jobs
This is understood 10 apply 10 the heads
of the several Departments as well as tt
the minor employees. In the past the
commissioner has had the power to EN-.
ploy and discharge in his own hands. al
though it has of course been always poll
tic not to exercise it regardless of Tn,
wishes of the powers that might be.
Interest increases daily in the coroino
election OF city officers and esneci,ll,, -.