The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-27
MoMILLAN NOT IN THE RACE.
ANNOUNCES POSITIVELY THAT HE
WILL NOT RUN ron MAYOR.

SAYS That After Careful Considera-
ton. and Conference with Per-
sonai and business Friends. He
FINDS a Would he Too Great
Business sacrifice, Even IA the
I1vcnt OF Success-Thanks Those
Who Gave HIN such strong A.
surnnces of Support-Not known
whether There VIII he opposi-
tIon 90 the Administration.
SIR. r. r. Mcmillan viii not enter che
race Tor Mayor OF Savannah against
Mayor Herman Myers. Mr. McMll.aR
save a positive ans nual statement to this
eject 60 rep. esentatiys OF the Morning
News yesterday
This fact having been settled % remains
60 be seen whether the opposition viii
bring out a candidate against Mr. Myers
Members OF thar faction say there Will
DC opposition. though 90 names have been
mentioned with suflcient pcsitiveness 10
place them prominently before the public
Members OF the administration faction as
ser; that Mr Mcmillan refusal 20 make
the race. leaves the opposition withous
candidate and they DO rot believe orc
will BE- brought out Nevertheless they
say they win so ahead with their cam
palrn movements and plans just Sc %
there we're opposition. ana % far 81 BE- not
absolutely certain the; there Will not De.
when AR. Mcmillan was seen hy rep
ressntative Of che Morning News &c said
ho felt satisfied that u was about time
a. make a statement
VIXEN these clubs opposing the admin
istrausn were rrst organized. AR. Nc
MILAN said u naturally feis that the
ferder q their su2r,rt IN sse race Tor
such ar oHcs was a compliment that any
rnan shctGa consider well o<fore declining
e. felix that b the peope showed a de-
STR tsat socre oCe sseu'd con1= out and
opp-,ss te~ rrese~t a3nl rlstraslon. 90
Hhosiid h- 31re But after considering
everything con-ertes with ths duties 81
aIayor % the eltr ~ savannah felt that
20 properly cori1~s ere cltys aNairs. even
IN the event 90 slecess would make too
great iuroads or my t.ue necessary 10
my personal business 20 warrant me in
attempting 20 make the race. have had
several communications with my business
partners and they al absolutely protest
against the venture
For these reasons. even though I have
had nattering orera Of enoouFaEement. I
have decided positively that ] viii not
offer for Mayor. / viii have 90 dechne
the offers Of support from the various
clubs snd from numbers OF my fellow rifi-
gems ] shank them very kindly ami feel
deeply grateful 20 them Tor the earnest
assurances they have given me. ard re-
gret that must decline 20 comply with
their wishes.
At the same tune am still OF ths
Same mind with regard 20 the citys
affairs as when the matter was nrsi
aEitated. There is great need Of reform
To- the administration OF the city's BUSH
mess"
Mr. Mcmillan made the foregoing state
men; efter conferences with personal ana
business friends. and felt that IN view
% the large business interests OF which
he IL a. the head he could not with
Justice to himself and others ne repre-
ssn;s in that respect enter into a heated
political campaign az this time.
He would go no further with regard
20 his views 81 city affairs but u is
known he has stated 20 friends that he
felt there was too great extravaganza IN
she management OF some Of the depart
rnents Of the city government He has
never given any intimation to any OF the
committees that have waited on him th7t
h would make the race. but has told them
all that he would take the matter under
careful consideration.
There have been rimors for several
days 20 the effect that Mr Mcmillan
would make tho race. but these appear
90 have bad little foundation except in
she minds of some ~ tho politicians Tn
der the circumstance. however this att
nouncemeut win be somewhat OF sur
prise 20 a great many who had held a
different view.