The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-02
MAYoRALTY CAMPAIGN BEGUN.
NAGISTRATEs' ELECTION SIGNALS
rHE OPENING or THE FIGHT.

sing Mayor Myers for He-eieruon.
several Political Meetings for the
Endorsement 81 Alderman Dixon
Scheduled for Thf- Wcek-Nefther
Gentleman Has Declared Himself
hut Thrtr Partisans Are Actively
nj worL-May he = split In the
Administrator Party Liberals
Disposed TO Get into the Fight.
The smoke and dust OF tho magistrates
elections had not cleared away last night
before the moyorulty campaign was re-
sumsd The campaign was begun some
weeks ago. but there was sudden truce
patched up between the two candidates
and y hooked for awhile as II everything
was TO be sweet and serene IN the admin
tssratson party ~ 90 the very ave OF cleo
ton. ]; IS not 90 be 30 however. The
Dixon ana Myers partisans have been itch
ing 30 get az each others threats ever
since the truce was made and - has been
evident for some time that they could
not b held IN check much longer.
The conclusion OF the magistrates cleo
tson. with the stirring up Of political
Seeing enEendcred thereby. has been re-
dates as an opportune time 10 resume me
fray. ana both sides seem eager 20 get
into the mixup
The Myers partsans took time by the
forelcoN last night and the jubhation
meeting OF tho Second District club 20
celebrate tho victory o. Magistrate Ma
thans over his opponent r. s. Van Gle
sen. was turned into = Myers meeting
After properly congratulatinE Magistrate
Nathans upon hts victory. the club pro
ceesisd 70 adopt the following resolutions.
Whereas. 4 Is essential for the best IN
teTosts OF the city OF Savannah that a
thorough business man should head the
city governments. one who has tho con
fid@nce of tho ax-pay1ng and business 81
emeni. one who. while enforcing che law,
will not be oppressive 10 his fellow-citi-
gems. a business man. a conservative man
ana one whom the office seeks aud not ore
who seeks tho office. one who has been
tried and not found wanting:
Therefore, be it resolved. that che Sec
ond District club. in mass meeting as
ecmbled. representing as IL does the best
elements, as well aa the bcss interests Of
the district. iudorses the Hon. Herman
Myers for reelection TO mo rnayoraity Of
the city OF Savannah. and calls upon all
Of our foilow-caizens 90 rally to his sup
port"
The meeting was an enthusiastic one.
and the resolutions went through without
any trouble. 4 committee OF three was
then appointed 70 notify Mayor Myers OF
his nomination, and an executive commit
tee OF twenty-five 10 further his candi-
dacy.
The Dixon people have their plans all
laid for series OF meetings this week.
az which they propose to show that the
sentiment ~ the party Is with their man.
Monday night tho w W Osborne cub
viii meet IN tho sOuthslde and Il IS said
vii give a rousing declaration for Dixon
Tuesday night the East Side Conservative
club viii meet at Labor Hall for q sim
liar purpose. Wednesday night tho Reyn-
olds CLUB OF the Fourth district win no q
union meeting with the East Side Con
servative FOR tho purpose q forming n
union OF the two clubs and declaring FOR
Dixon. The Southslde Conservative club
VIII also meet Wednesday night ana b.
likewise said TO DO IN the interest OF
Dixon.
There are ~ many clubs that Il Is al
most impossible to keep up with them.
Il Is very likely that those
clubs which are favorable 10 Mayor
Myers candidacy viii also meet this
week In order 10 offset the action Of their
opponents.
The magistrates elections arc said hv
the knowing politicians 10 have consider
able bearing IN the mayoralty campaign
Justice Reynolda. who received such "a
large complimentary vote IN the Fourth
District. Is an out and out Dixon man
Magistrate Naughtin. who was reelected
in the Third. is keeping quiet ana not ad-
vcrtising his opinions 20 any one Magis-
trafe Nathans. who was reelected IN the
Second. is regarded ns q stroug Myers
supporter. while his opponent. Mr. Van
Giesen. S. ciassed as Dixon man Mag.
istrate W4ckham. who was reelected IN
che First. has not yet declared himself
and IS claimed by both sides.
Il was remarked upon yesterday that
there we're a number ~ employees OF the
street and lane force a. work in
the Second District for Van Giescn. AMI
Mayor Myers Is said to have commented
upon this fact 90 Alderman Dixon who o.
chairman o. that committee. Alderman
Dixon when asked about The matter. said
that as the employees OF the street and
lane department were paid by the day DE
could not prevent them knocking on and
losing days pay 81 they chose 20 DO
50. He had heard. he said. that some o.
She city employees were working FOR Mag
istratc Nathans. lie also remarked Incl
denially that there are salaried employees
Of the city who were engaged in this clec-
tion and who would probably not lose any
pay IN consequence.
Neither Mayor Myers nor Aldcrrnao
Dixon have declared thcmselves for the
mayoralty but an the indleatfon polnt
plainly 10 the fact that they VIII D. am
dldates Tor the ONCE ard taaf they win
probably be the only candid tes. Most OF
the Administration politicians are ailgne1
on one side or the other and the few VINO
have not declared themselves are study
ing the situation and deciding whore IN ~
VIII put their strength.
n
whether there VIII be parry noni-
nation or whether there VIII bo
an open night A split IN tho
Citizens or administrator partv 4.
looked upon as ono OF the proba IS
iiities of tho campaign. TIE lines which
formerly divided the Citizens ana .ho
Liberals ere becoming lndls lu-t MANY
81 the Liberals ncgrow edge tat tho.r
orranizltion So practically uon-exis. en-
ana that they viii not have q candid o.
~ the m1yoraltv fight Thc p.uti al
acumon ana activity or the TArcral. g.
well known and 81 Is evident that IN ~
will not be- able 90 keep hands Of len he
mayoralty fight. Many % tho IIlsrnIs
are reported 90 have already dc IIr-1
themseives on one side or tho other.
Mayor Myers friends claim th5t he has
tho rank ara Ole ~ the party behind MIN
and that IBIS successful administration of