The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-27
/ WERE ASToNISHED.
Mn. McMII.LAN's ANNOUNCEMENT
WAS 4 SURPRISE TO HIs FRIENDS.

Those who Have Bcen booming His
candidacy Felt Confident ne
would he In the Race aud ua,c
said ~ Was "A Certainty-His sue
crsaor A. Leader OF the Fight
Against Mayor Myers and the Nd
mInIstration Not In SiEht-No one
seems willing To- Rear the burden
of the Campaign ENpenses-Admin-
istrntfon Herlcrs share In DIsnp-
pointment.
There was considerable establishment
among the anu-admlnistration politicians
OF the second ana third magnitude whcn
II became known last night that Mr. Ne
MILAN had definitely announced that he
would not permit the uss OF his name IN
connection with the race for the may
orally.
Ia some way these men had reached tn
conclusion that Mr.. Mcmillan would De-
a candidate. some OF them going 20 far
as 20 say that mis- name had been dis
cussed IN calcus and positively agreed
upon, and that he would make the race.
There Is no doubt about ca" one OF them
tod Morning News reporter a few DAYS
ago. the matter has been finally deter.
mined"
How they reached so definite a con-
eusion must remain In doubt as Mr.
Mcmillan states positively that De has
never authorized the use Of hts name. nor
accepted the candidacy rendered him by
'he various clubs which have Endorsed
him. However. that moy be. IL Is certain
that the politicians had figured with an
confidence upon his being len the race and
we're rather more than lstonishcd when
they found this was not 10 be the case
Neither have hey been able co nix upon
anyone as their candidate In opposition
10 Mayor Myers and the present admins
tration. The plain uuadorncd freely-cou-
coded truth Of the matter Is that an the
possible candidate. in common with
everyone else familiar wish the political
situation. realize that such a campaign
would cost lot OF money nud that they
would De expected 10 put up most OF q.
while they would he willing enough 20
have the honor Of being Mayor Of Savau-
nah. they consider the present market
price eNorbitant ana are not willing 20
psy a.
Mex 90 the ward politicians who oppose
the administration and who have been
whooping o. up FOR Ait Mcmillan. Il is
probable that the sickcst lot OF men 10
che city this morning Will be- the same
class OF followers OF Mayor Myers They
wanted him 60 win, 90 course and they
sim want him 90 win. but their dearest
hope was that % would be after good
tlr1-fought. political battle in which the
sheep and the goats would b. separated
and he pure IN heart could make their
titles clear 20 the spells OF the victor.
There are rich pickinEs in these pohu
csl battles for those who bear the hrunt
o. the fight and undergo the hard work
81 seeing 20 % that refractory voters are
kept in lire. and that an the goods pun
chased are duly delivered. But when there
s. go opposition and AN election ls SUI
fered 60 - by default. there d. mighty
rtue doing Tor these gentry Therefore
Fl, IS that even the admiui-tratlc, heelcrs
viii View the retirement Of Mr.. Mcmillan
With dlsmay They are afraid THAI his
successor VIII not boz found.
Before the Mcmillan boom assumed the
proportions II wore when he himself
puuc,urcd %. the most active, certainly
ile most voluDlc. discoverers 81 anu-al-
mInlstrition mayoralty timber were May
OF Myers own followers Every time they
had 4 good chance they would take
naAspaper man aside and ask him IL he
bid heard that "Mr Blank was being
eroomed hy the opposition TO run against
Mr. Myers" When Mr. Blanks name
he Ind declined 20 make the race. tle
administration politicians would find some
one else. against whom they were COZ
Hdent they would have to Head the Myers
forces 60 victory. There il neither glory
nor loot 60 be- had in leading an over
whelmiug army against no foe 81 an.
There must be something Of a fight 10
raise the dust.
one OF the INSTRUMENTATION poltl-
clans. who is in entire touch with the
.tadcrs Of the faction. confessed Lass night
tlat be- did not know and could not see
iIst what his crowd would do. II wish
We could md man who would be vii
Ing to put up 5000" he said. OF course
We could not hope 10 elect him mayor
with such a sum. but we might manage 10
sip Ia two or three aldermen"
with the INSTRUMENTATION and adj
miuistratlon forces working In harmony
along The same line. u does seem that It
should not he impossible 10 ma 2 candi-
date 60 oppose Mayor Myers But the
possible candidates have shown them
selves exceedingly shy. and IL may be
that they WI be- as hard to get out into
The open IN the near future as they have