The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-31
CANDIDATES FOB ALDERMEN.
THOSE CERTAIN AND LIKELY TO
nE on CITIZENS CLUB TICKET.

List OF SIX Nho Are said to lie Al
ready sIated-Dr. VI. Y. Dunn anG
Or. q. \. ". schroeder Two other
Ccrtaintic~- Aldermen Wells RnG
Ttcdcmnn and Capt. ". ~. stephens
Can Re on the Hoard tf They VIII.
Ma, Be Three Tickets Ia the Field.
There 81 considerable speculation as 60
the composition Of the nidcrmanie ticket
that vii Doe reported 20 tho citizens club.
by st. Nominating Committee Of ono
Huudrcd "Wednesday night. There are
rumors 60 the effect that there viii be
two. AMI possibly three. aidcrmauic tick
cts in the hcld
IL II said that the ocrtalnties among the
candidate for Aldermen on the Citizens
Club ticket are James NJ Dixon. Hal II.
Bacon. Dr. ~ p. Dunn y. A. NJ
Schroeder william G. Fripp and Robert
Holland There are many probabilities
and possibilitics. including u. r. Thorn
as. William l.. Grlyson. W r. Hnssey.
Adolph LETTER. Abe j. Garfunkei Edwin
Frank ". p. stephens John r. Canty.
David Wells ana George ". Tiedeman.
It Is believed that Aldermen Wells aud
Tiedcman viii both be placed on the
ticket n they viii permit the use OF their
names. and 10 they are not candidates
81 viii be because they nnd that their
business viii not permit the sacrifice ~
their time. or some other reason prevent
chem serving. Alderman Thomas. who
g. chairman Of the House Drainage Com
mfttoe. Is an nldormauic possibility. AMI
a. Is not unlikely that hc will De- nomi-
mated Mr. Thomas mas performed most
emeient service in connection with tho
installation OF the new house drainage
! system. and IL Would doub,iess be- graft
fying 70 his present associates in Coun-
ci 20 have HIM retained on the board.
Il Is understood that Capt stephens
can BE- a member Of the board 70 be will
accept the nomination. hut ne Is a very
busy man. aud q g. not known that ne
Will decide 20 permit the use OF his name
To represent the Jewish vote. she choice
uf the committee o. reported 20 be- hc-
tween AAolph Bcfiicr. Abe j GarfuuEc
g ana Edwin Frank. one % whom is pric-
ficaily certain To be- on the ticket.
The nominees OF tho labor vote Of tho
city. r. W. uaughn ana Winam B. Har-
zis. nave already notified clerk % Coun-
cii Bailey that they will be- candidates
This notice Is given la accordance wish
ehe provisions 81 the municipal election
aaw passed at the last session OF the Leg
+ islature.
ii g. rather probable that this deter
4 mination ON the part Of both OF these
4 candidates 10 20 before the people viii
prevent either 81 them being placed on
the Citizens club ticket. II had been
probable that one Of them would have
been put on the dckct. but as they have
determined 20 take the hg lea their teeth
! ana run anyway. they viii probably be-
permitted To run without assistance.
Their ticket wln make up the second
which ls mentioned above.
The third tlcket g. threat and pos
flbility. Us prospective origin is with Ger.
/ tain members 81 The Citizens Club. who |
I nro kicking before they have been spur.
red They say that IL some % the pos
sible candidates for aldermen are placed
3 on the ticket shey will kick over the |
K traces and run good men for office
They claim thot they cannot stand Tor
some OF the candidates whose names have
teon and are being discussed,
The appointment nominating committee
Of one hundred. which was authorized az
tho mass meeting or Friday night will
De- completed by Chairman NJ. " Dixon
to-day and meeting Of tho committee
held. probably. tomorrow night. In the
meantime there VIII De some warm polit-
zeal work done hy the candidates for az
dermanic houors
Il g. said hy prominent members Of the
Citizens Club that The internecine nght
that for q long time seemed 10 be going
on IN its ranks between Mayor Myers
and Alderman Dixon for the mayoralty
nomination was nothing more nor less
Than political scheme. designed 60 block
the movements Of the opposition.
II this be true. and the information
comes directly from one who ought 10
know. the schcmc was crowned with "a
degree Of success that It's originaters. IN
their fondcst dreams. could scarcely have
anticipated In the opinion Of many po-
litiCai experts u Is directly responsible
for the condition Of affairs which now
prevails whereby Mayor Myers viii be
elected 90 succeed himself without oppo-
: risivri. OF COURSE there Is "a chance OF
q candidate being placed in the field at
The iast moment but this chance Is re-
kxarled az 80 exceedingly remote that Il
| 81 deemed hardly worth discussion.
IF Il had not been for the excitement
chat began 20 be- apparent within our own
Franks" said the Citizens Club leader. who
: was discussing the question with Morn
1 finE News reporter. I'VE could have had
F Mayor Myers and AIR. Dixon running
! arainEst each other yet. AZ a matter
lof fact. the question OF the nomination
I was settled long since. before the public
4 twas notified Of the withdrawal Of Alder
Il man Dixon. and there never wus a chance
J, tof thes gentlemen seriously opposing each
4 tofher. Their friends IN our ranks be-
i Man to get 20 much interested In tho mat
III ! Ter. however that We had 90 call the thing
on before We had intended 70 do SO"
But even then " had served its pur-
sJose The politicians OF the opposition
Bumped 20 the conclusion. that then SEEM
Nod TO be warranted b. the facts. that the
NCitixeus Club had becme too big and
ecumbcrsome TO be any longer an effective
Fpolitical machine and that a split was
iK4mminent They FASTENED to attach
'lshemselvoa 20 the hand wagon OF thas one
Il fcf the mayoraity candidates whom they
picked as the winner. With a doieful sigh
and an eye on an Office. they announced
tshat the Liberal CLUB was practically
dead and they were going 90 fight for che
man Tor whom they had always enter
1ained a profound admiration.
Dixon meetings were being held al over
town and every now and then some ex-
" member Of the Liberal Club would ap-
pear at these meetings and get in line for
Alderman Dixon. he would bring his per-
fronal friends and followers with him
Other cx-membcrs OF the Liberal club
fwere just as anxious 90 attach themselves
20 tho cohorts led by Mayor Myers.
Meantime. il a. possible 10 imagine the
wicked politicians who had put up this
game on an unsuspcctlns public and an
unsuspecting opposition, lay hack IN their
chairs ard laughed ana admired the ex-
cesdinz- RtIlllbility OF human nature.