The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-09-23
MINIS is GAINING STRENGTH.
MAYORABrY RACE IN ATLANTA
QUITE A LIVELY ONE.


Prominent Mccullough Man Goes
over 90 Mai. uims-society Women
working for Him They DO
Their shoppinE-Friends of other
Candidates, However, Seem Conf
dent THAT Their Man VIII Win.
Gamblers bet on Minis.
Atlanta. sept 2.-The four cornered
rnce for Mayor OF Atlanta. which Is nov
In progress. Is rapidly assuming an in
tensity that promises trouble before the
issue Is settled az the polls on oct. 5.
Minis. Rice. Mitchell and Mccullough
men are al working with bitter deter
miuation.
An indication OF the feeling which has
been injected into the campaign IN the
last few days. was manifested when W. T.
Meyers. one Of the leaders in municipal
affairs lately "a decided Mccullough man,
night Meyers has been considered Nc
Cul.ough's chief adviser. and the strong
est man the candidate had on his side.
AIoyers Is a member OF the board which
manages the affairs OF Grant Park. Minis
has been making speeches In the various
wards lately IN all OF which he vehement
~ declared the park should be improved
and beautined. This kind OF platform won
the park commissioner from Mccullough.
VINO has failed TO touch on the subject OF
the park IN his campaign utterances.
IL was IN a Minis ward meeting that Col.
Meyers first evnced his change OF heart.
he introduced Mai. Minis 60 the audience.
numbering at least Do voters, all OF whom
were personally acquainted with Meyers
because Il was the ward In which he lived.
Maj Minis made n strong speech and un-
doubleday caught a large number OF votes
that had been waveriug. After Minis had
finished his talk Meyers took the plas-
form. adding considerably TO the surprise
created In the crowd by his introduction
OF Minis
Worse Than Boxers"
you have read OF the Boxers in China"
he begin and how they poisoned the
springs and wells and streams 70 rid
themselves OF the foreigners But will
tell you OF swo men. who. to my mind,
are worse than the Boxers. They were
both members Of the City Council two
years ago and both voted 10 run a sewer
from the city through Grant Park. pois-
oning the fresh air which supplies health
90 thousands OF women and children OF
dldates to-dey for the Office Of Mayor OF
Atlanta against this gentlemen who has
just addressed you"
Mccullough and Rice were the candi-
dates referred 70 by Meyers. After the
meeting Mccullough man went straight
10 his candidates headquarters. where he
told In an excited manner OF the Meyers
flop. ana the speech he had made. Tn.
news broke up the meeting which was N
lNasNs
on Movers from the assembled McCul-
Tough portisans. Harry Spillman. a bar
room proprietor. arose IN the meeting and
applied an epithes to the absent Meyers
which WILL undoubtedly cause trouble
when he hears Il. Both Meyers and Spill
man nre fighting men.
Minis Gaining strength.
Minis is unqusstionahly gaining strength
DAILY. lie " winning votes by the score
in his ward meetings. and his election ~
predicted on all sides to-day.
The other Candidates ore confident, how
ever. that Minis will not get the ONCE
Bach one declares ne has a cinch on the
job. and each one t. backed M BY dozens
OF shrewd politicians IN the assertion.
Walter Taylor. Mayor woodward's
secretary. IS considered a political prophet
here. He says Rice will get the once
by n large majority Councilman Henry
Grady says Mccullough cannot Be beat
en-. Councilman Maddox says Mitchell has
the victory won. while Alderman Harvey
johnson IS enthusiastically announcing on
the streets that Mai. Minis has already
won the race.
Nothing like the excitement the race Is
causing has ever been seen IN Atlanta
Prominent business men have laid aside
their business affairs and have taken the
streets for one or another OF the candl-
dates. All the teachers In the public
schools are actively at work for Minis.
Many society women are working for him
ia the stores as they do their shopping.
This feature OF the campaign lends a pigN
turesque atmosphere that is entirely nov
eL
Large bets are being laid on the result.
the gamblers favoring Minis There Is
plenty Of Rice money IN the field. though.
| and Mccullough betting funds are not
scarce. Little money IS being staked on
Mitchell. but his friends are shouting con-
ndence in his victory with might and
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