The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-13
KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT 1T.
CAPT. sCREVEN DIsCREDITs RUsIOR
CT HIS CANDIDACY FOR SHERIFF..

The Approaching Contest for the
ShrievaIity BECOMES More and
More CompIex-Rumors That AbsO-
IuteIy Crowd the Streets Add Their
Spice of interchangeable. Dreamer
Says He Has 30 Ambition to he
Chief of POIice-Some Uncertainty
About the Candidacy of Mai.
Schwarz, Hitherto Regarded rs
Fixed and Definite-Sheriff Sweeny
VIII Make the Race on His Record.
The name of Capt Thomas screven is
being coupled with the Citizens Club
candidacy for the office of county sheriff.
50 persistent was the rumor that last night
a Morning News reporter asked Capt.
Screven what truth there was in it, and
If he We're prepared to affirm it. Il
know nothing about it," was his reply.
so far as 1 know. there is no truth in
it. It seems to me that even a politician
ought to be allowed to rest undisturbed
for time" This would seem to settle
the rumor so far as Capt Screven is con-
cerned, and to indicate mat if he is ever
to become a candidate he has not yet
been approached by his friends.
There is no doubt about the fact, though,
that many of the rank and file of the
Citizens Club, those who, TO use their own
expressive term. get out and hustle and
elect our candidates. are talking of Capt.
Screven in connection with the shrieval-
ty contest and would very much like to
see him make the race for the nomna,
ton.
In connection with Capt Screvens al
legged candidacy for sheriff was the rumor
that Mr.. ]. Robert Dreamer would be the
Citizens Club candidate for chief of DO
lice, after Capt. Screven's resignation from
that office TO make the race for sheriff
This rumor was as persistent as the other
one. Mr.. Dreamer denied it theoretically.
and stated that any idea of making
the race for chief of police was further
from his thoughts than almost any other
idea that could possibly come to him. Il
don't want to be city marshal, either"
said Mr.. Creamer AT least, that Is not
the office for which / expect to make an
piieation to Council, and to which hope
TO be elected"
Rumors of candidates in the shrievaFv
election are very frequent and very III
verse in their character. One Of them is
that Maj. John Schwarz, who in the past
has been thought to have a mortgage on
the Citizens Club nomination for the Of
flee, and who is known 10 have the in
dorsement and the promised support of
four or five of its more prominent leaders.
was not to have the chance of making the
race under its banner. One of the leaders
of that faction stated yesterday that when
the question of Maj Schwartz withdraw
al from the race for the short term. upon
the death of Sheriff Roman was under
discussion, he was promised the support
of Mr.. Osborne. Mr.. Lawrence, the
Messrs. Garfunkel and others occupying
high seats in the Citizens Club tabernacle
for the long term. in case he would retire
from the then contest. Indeed. II Is stated
that the Major made these promises a sine /
qua non of his withdrawal, and would not
retreat until they had been made and en-
phasized, and their importance value and
influence shown. Don't embarrass us
now and Wen help you in the future" was
the talk 1t is possible that the body of the
faction will refuse to ndorse the action
of its leaders in this mater. yet such a
course is currently limited at and discussed
on the streets
A Citizens Club leader who has already
been quoted stated also that so far as he
knew, Maj. Schwarz would be the candi-
date of his faction. "Of course" he has
tened to explain, the leaders cannot con-
troll the action of our party, and we viii
vote In the primary for the man the party
nominates. l think it will be Maj
Schwarz, but these things are always I'M
certain and l cannot tell"
In the meantime the present sheriff.
Thomas j. Sweeny, goes serenely on his
way. II shall be in the race for the long
term" said Mr.. Sweeny. when asked to
define his position, land l am going TO
try to win. l am allied with neither fac
ton and intend 10 keep myself clear of
entangling alliances / am administering
the duties of my office to the full extent
Of my ability, trying to improve the ad-
ministration every day and in every way
In my power and to give the public the
best service possible"
IT is upon the manner in which the
office Is administered at my hands that I
shall ask the support of my friends ana
the public generally. 1 have no factional
claim to their consideration, and | am
fighting the battles Of nobody other than
myself. But 1 am going to fight thai
battle as hard as in me Hes
If both the Liberal and Citizens Club
put out candidates and Sheriff Sweeny de-
cldes to make the race as an Independent
in local politics. the fight will gain an
added interest. II will be a triangular
duel which Will have it's full share of ex.
cltement Tor every participant BY the
political experts il is thought however
that opes or the other of the factions will
give its allegiance TO Sheriff Sweeny, ana
hight his battles as opposed to the candi-
dacy of the man who fiourshes the BAN
ner of the opposition Col Jordan f.
Brooks is still prominently mentioned as
the prospective Liberal Club candidate
The whole matter, though is still in
darkness and absolute doubt 1t is prob
able. that no one knows how the candi-
dates will ultimately line up or whether
there will be three Of them or but Two
1t is one of the political problems that
the future must be given IFS 0wn GOOD
time to unravel. which is sometimes post
poned unta the last moment before the
fnal conflict. Those already spoken of
In this connection. and the stable of dark
horses that looms up in the background |
conformity, furnish more than sufficient I'll
room for speculation to the political theo-
rist.