The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-16
THE BILL CAUSES FRICTION.
ADMINISTRATION PARTY DIVIDED
INTO OPPOSING CAMPS.

Alderman Dixon's Friends SIN OPP
posed 90 ~ Despite Hts Announce
ment with Regard 60 che M"s oral
ty-supporters of the niit Contend
~ VIII Have General pnrts sup
port-It l. Intended GO Cinch "a
Number of Job. for Two Years 90
Come and Vet MAKE Every Nan
HustIe for Ht- Job as the Coming
EIeetIon-seNcraI OmcinIs Likely
60 ne Aaected by the Biil.
The proposed l.u 90 nx inc appoint
ments Of - number ~ city officers in the
hands o. The outgoing mayor Is arousing
considerab.s fecling 100 the ranks Of the
COMMUNICATION people A. stated in sun
DAYS Morning News the hil b. strongly
favored hy the warm friends ana nd-
mirera Of Mayor Myers while the al
mirers 90 Alderman Dixon. are a. strongly
opposed 20 &C. ana DO not hesitate 20 eN-
press themselves "a very decided terms
on tho subject.
The announcement o. Alderman Dixon
that De- would not boz caudldatc for the
5navoralty should Mayor Myers desire a
rcuominatiou. does not seem to have set
lied The matter with the pnrtisans. Al
dcrman Dixon's friends seem TO take q
Tor granted that the Mayor VIII not seek
or accept a denomination. They look upon
the blll as q measure proposed Hy one
section az the party with a view 20 plao-
inv such power Ia the hands 81 the Mayor
as to make him "a formidable candidate.
a. ar moi ~
which will give those behind the move
men, a leverage with which To force the
nomination upon him.
A member Of the Board Of Aldermen
who IS IN dose touch with Alderman
Dixon. 10 speaking Of the matter yester-
day. condemned the bill an unmeasured
terms and predicted that 30 would not only
not receive the support Of the Board. but
IN oil probability q resolution would be
introduced coudemning the measure. H.
also declared that the bill had not been
81 united 70 the recognized leaders Of
tho parry for their Judgment or approval
AMI predicted thas "a would with little
consideration from tho representatives.
The ardent supporters Of the bill con-
tend that just the opposite IS the cases
They assert that az "a recent caucus II
number 81 the leaders and head workers
an outline 81 the bill was submitted and
explained. and that met with almost
unanimous approval there t~ing only
four dis@entefs cat OF about thirty pres
out.
The supporters Of the bin give some
good reasons FOR IL from their standpoint.
They admit that 30 is poiitial measure,
pure aud simple intended TO cinch the
hold Of their parry upon the city and 20
protect the workers who now hold or who
are expected 10 obtain positions az the
next distribution OF city offices. Boiled
down 60 is utmost simplicity. the bin Is
Intended 10 assure TO these appolutees the
pcrmauency Of their positions for the en-
suing two years and II proposes 20 assure
this in q very effective manner. The bin
g. nor intended % AFFECT the heads OF de-
partments and other leading city officials.
said one OF its most determined advocates
and hackers yesterday. 1t applies 10 NIL
nor appointments almost entirely why
should the Council be put TO the tfoubie Of
electing a clerk Of the market. messen-
ger Of eouncil. a keeper, Of Laurel Grove
Cemetery and filling other minor offices Of
this sortf outside Of these Il includes
the various appointments which are now
mnde by the mayor, such as supefiniend-
eni Of the scavenger department and the
heads Of other departments under che d.
rector OF pubic works. These are now ap-
pointed Tor no definite terms. but can be
removed al any time. We propose to guar
antee them their jobs for she ensuing
two years
Wouldn't that be poor politics." the
politician was asked. "Wn these people
have the same incentive 10 Eet out and
hustle after they had been securely fixed
IN their jobs"
Were we ai born IN Pinkie or are We
candidates FOR the lunatic asylum eN-
claimed the politician Ia scoru. Are We
here Tor our health7 Wen. noe much. Tn
der this bill the election % city officers
and The appointments by the Mayor viii
moi take place until after the city cleo
flou has been held A. the present coun-
ell remains IN office FOR some two weeks
after the city election this can easily be
done So you see the faithful will be pro
vidcd for whether the party wins or not.
Every man viii know that he must win
his job You see the thing will work TO
charm"
''The trouble with the people who are
kicking" continued the roitician Us
that they don't understand the bill When
they nave u explained 10 them ana see
what a good thing 10 r., they VIII an be
for a. The bin VIII be- generally Endorsed
and viii be passed without the slightest
trouble. And you can just state thai the
people who are relying ON Mayor Myers
gcs being q candidate are thinking
through their hate. ne viii be- nominated
and will receive thc unanimous support Of
the party"
This very clear explanation Of the bin
win doubtless be satisfactory to good
many people. sim there are some other
explanations offered Of the motive behind
the bill II s. said that Deputy Marshal
Creamer. who recently displaced Deputy
Marshal Kelly. is not az al sure Of re-
election az the hands OF the present Coun-
ell. and that he would like very much To
have this position included in that TO be
filled by the mayor. II Is said that the
partisans would like 20 have superintend-
-ont kinsey Of the waterworks displaced
and his place nllcd with a young and
active man who win take an interest
IN politics which Superintendent kinsey
does not MIR James Mcbride 20 IS saii
had an eye on tho harborsmastcr' job
and an appointment by the mayor would
doubtless be the easiest way 60 get a.
Who Is TO get Lee Masters place as clerk
of the market has not been announced.
and there are several other desirable city
positions whose occupants have shown
an lndisposition 60 participate lea politics
or who are considered lukewarm toward
the party for which there will be no
difiicdly IN finding applicants 81 the re-
quired caiber. In fact the proposed ap-
pointment biz Is one OF the most interest
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