The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-19
Mr.. MYERS is A CANDIDATE.
WILL ACCEPT NOMINATION TEN
DERED HIM TUESDAY NIGHT.

OEhED HIM TUESDAY NIGHT
Was Notified of His Nomination Last
Night by the Committee Appointed
for That Purpose and VIII Reply
To-day, Setting Forth His Position
Brichy-His Past Record the Best
Evidence of What His Policy VIII
BE in the Future, Said Mr.. Myers.
The Twenty-Five Committeeman
Who VIII Name the AIdermanic
Ticket.
Mr.. Herman Myers will accept
the nomination for the mayor
atty rendered him by the meet
ing at Masonic Hall Tuesday night
He returned 10 the city yesterday morning
from Jacksonville, and received the assur-
ance of his friends during the day Of their
sympathy and support of his candidacy.
The committee appointed by Hon. f. c.
duBignon, by instruction of the meeting,
of which he was chairman, called upon
Mr.. Myers at the De Soto last night
The committee was appointed yesterday,
and consisted of Capt. D. C. Purse, chair
man; Mr.. I. G.. Haas, Mai. Edward Ka-
row, MIR. r. p. Reynolds and Mai. John
Schwarz. There was no ceremony about
the matter. The committee met Mr.. Myers
and the formal written notification of his
nomination was handed him by the chair
man, Capt Purse, who accompanied the
presentation with some pleasant remarks,
assuring Mr.. Myers of his success.
The members of the committee and the
nominee discussed the meeting Tuesday
night and the committeeman assured Mr..
Myers that il was the most thoroughly
representative political meeting that had
been held in Savannah in recent years. all
classes of citizens being largely represent
ed and all that were a unite in sympathy
with the purpose of the meeting
Mr.. Myers, when seen afterwards by
Morning News reporter, said that he would
prepare his answer to the committee TO-
day.
Il have no hesitancy in saying, however,
that I will be a candidate" he said.
''Win you outline your policy and plat
form in your letter accepting the nomina-
| tion?" he was asked.
Il hardly think that necessary" he re-
| piled. Il have been twice a candidate for
| Mayor, Mayor for Two years, and was for
several years previously a member of the
board of aldermen 1 think my policy is
| pretty well known, and that my record
furnishes all the information that can be
| esked My reply viii not be lengthy. It
| VIII not be a mere brief acceptance, how
! ever, as there are one or two things which
/ l shall touch upon"
How about Sunday saloon closing?'
! Mr.. Myers was asked.
Il think my record on that line will com
pare very favorably with that of the
| present administration" he replied
The committee which is TO suggest an
aldermanic ticket to the meeting TO be
held at Masonic hall Tomorrow night was
named yesterday by Mr.. duBignon, and is
! as follows: Samuel Reynolds, A Vets
burg, Beirne Gordon, NJ. j. Doyle w D.
! Krenson, John Carr. ]. p. Williams, w
| F. Hussey Jacob Paulsen, James Nc
| Bride, l. NJ. Frank Richard Wickham
| DR.. r. j. Num-. Henry Dreeson. Richard
| Clemence, 2. D. Daffin, j. S. Collins, J.
| F. Cam, John Juchter. W. T. Belford.
f. VI. Oliver, James Mcclure, w. ]. Wat
| son, A. L. Alexander. Joseph Rosenheim
This committee will begin its work at
| once as it has only to-day and tomorrow
In which to complete the ticket which is
| to be presented at the meeting. AS a mat
| ter of fact 1t is pretty well understood
! that the greater part of the adermanic
! ticket has already been selected, and that
consequently the labors of the committee
will be light unless there should be diff
Guilty in filling the one or two vacant
| places still remaining on the ticket All
of those who have taken a leading part
in the Myers movement still continue
their assurances that the aldermanic tick
| ct will be a very strong one.
| Mr.. duBignon said yesterday that he
would not name the committee of TWEEN
ty-fve which is to have charge of the
campaign until tomorrow night, when
they viii be named to the meeting. The
| anti-Llberals have secured the hall for
| Monday night also and unless the plans
are changed there will be a prediction
| rally there Monday night.