The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-12
PREACHERS AND POLITICIANS.
THEY MAY BE PITTED IN ELEC-
TION FOR CEMETERY KEEPER.

TO make an interesting council
Meeting-Preachers Had the Omce
Created, But Politicians step in TO
Name the Man-AIdeFman Doyle
Coaching Candidate RutIedge-Oth-
er Matters for Council This After
noon.
The feature of the Council meeting this
afternoon which promises to be of most
! interest is the election Of superintendent
| of the colored section of Laurel Grove
cemetery, an Office which was created
by an ordinance passed al the last meet
ing. The factions and political parties the
candidates represent is what promises to
add spice to the election.
Judging from the signatures heartily
indorsing" two of the candidates, it is
plain the preachers and the politicians
| are not of the same accord. r. N. Rut-
ledge, one of the candidates, is backed
by a political element, comprised of My
ers supporters, while F. J. Wright, the
present incumbent, is Endorsed by the
colored preachers, who were largely in
strumental in having the ordinance pass
ed creating the new office. The other APP
tf'''H'Ae7 bAN d - III w II anu IL w old w
but their support comes from the frag-
| ments of all parties
Alderman M J. Doyle has taken an ac-
| tive interest in the fight in behalf of Rut-
! ledge, a supporter of Mayor Myers Those
! who have Endorsed Rutiedge are Messrs.
| w. w Osborne, A. A. Lawrence, j. c.
| Bernhard, J. Robert Dreamer, ]. E. Ma
| gure, W. II. Peck, James MCGUIRE, ]. H
/ Ioomer James Mcbride, L. ]. Waddell
| and others. Through the undated efforts
| OF Alderman Doyle it Is said Rutledge
! has developed some strength, though the
| opposition to him has manifested itself.
| The other applicants claim Rutledge
| aftliates with Mark Hannas party, and
| for that reason should not be given the
! same consideration as the true blues As
/ the election promises to be upon a politI-
! cal basis, since those concerned have
| made it SO, the weight of this argument
| may have its effect with the aldermen.
| in making a selection.
| Wright is being backed by the coored
| preachers, who are expected to attend the
| meeting to protest against the election OF
! a man not contemplated as a candidate
| when the idea of creating the new office
was first suggested. It is said Wright de-
! sired the change, his hope being that he
| would be allowed 10 continue in his old
! place. 1t was through the influence Of
! the preachers that the idea Of change
| was brought to the attention of Council
! and the ordinance finally passed. The ar
| gument they advanced before the commit
! tee was that co.Ored persons preferred to
! have their section of the cemetery in the
! hands of one of their race. Other rea-
! sons We're offered, which resulted in the
| board taking favorable action Now thar
| the office has been created, the preachers
naturally feel that they have the right
| TO speak their choice, and to complain
J if the nOtifiPiqrG int
1t comes to a distribution of pie
| W. II, Toomer, the kid orator." now
! employed in the Office of Director Gsds-
den at the city exchange, SAYS that he
does not propose TO interfere with Coun-
/ Gu III the selection of a superintendent of
! the cemetery. He has the job he wants
/ ana being well satisfied, he proposes to
! hold his peace until the next election.
! 1ooner has his choice in the race. how
! ever, ana the chances are he will mako
mis- preferences known to the aldermen.
/ " hetAer the preachers will be able TO
! iahd Wright is doubted, and esDeciallv
/ Is tHIS the case since the politicians have
! come to the front. Outside of lot owners
| the preachers probably have more right
! TO name the superintendent than any 9th
! ers, aud it may Re Council VIII elect me
candidate they indorse.
! -, W: shaw, another candidate, has
/ claims Tor the office based uDon his sup-
| port of Mayor Myers. Besides this. he too
! mas the support of several politicians
! among them being A. A. Lawrence A 7
! Garfuukel, T. J. Sheftall, Alex Mendel
J. Il. Toomer ard others From the lib
eral manner in which some of the indorse-
! ments We're given il seems the intention
is 70 have a regular campaign fight among
the colored people, who seem to be about
! evenly divided among the candidates
among the other things, the board will
CONSIDER VIII be petition from the Park
ana Tree Commission asking for an ap-
! preparation 10 improve the Park axten-
sion by building diagonal walks throneb
It. In resolution filed with the petition
! the commission states that it is absolute
ly Impossible to make the desired i'm
| proVements on the present appropriation
ana unless an additional sum is allowed
| nothing can be done
Another petition is from proDertv ou,n-
| ers on GWinnett street west asking thar
| it be paved with Augusta gravel Rv
! doing thlS the road to the new water
| works and the crematory will DE Opened
! ana the street thereby brought into more
/ prominence than il is at present Stiu
| another petition from E. f. Pope &, "a
! OF Atlanta, asks that they be allowed to
| place metal boxes on the edge of sidewalks
! ana in the lanes as receptacles for ira sb
! The Arm desires 10 put an advertisement
! on the box TO pay the expenses of main
| tenance II is claimed the boxes are n
! --'P ~ NC 1tAAi4t3iS department, and for
/ TINS reason petitioners ask 10 be relieved
/ from paying any municipal taxes 1t is
! likely The petition VIII be referred to the
committee on streets and lanes.
The Savannah, Florida and Western
Railway desires to bulkhead the Bilho
canal wnere il passes through the railroad
! property. IT is asserted this win be an i'm,
| portant sanitary measure for the citv Nv
greatly facilitating the drainage through
the canal The object of The company is
not known further than that it is for the
Improvement of its property.
a few ordinances are scheduled to come
up FOR passage, but they are not of general
IN oragl