The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-13
WILL NOT BE A CANDIDATE.
CHAIRMAN DALE Announces THAT
HE Is OUT OF POLITICS.

as County Commissioner and
Thinks 1t Is Time to- Retire-Is Too
Old Anyway, lie Says, and Is Will
ing to Retire on His Record.
Doesn't Want All the Offices in the
FamiIy-Justice Naughtin VIII BE
Candidate for the Citizens NomI-
nation for sheriff of the City
Court.
Chairman ]. J. Dale of the Board of
didates for reelection. Mr. Dale ex-
pressed himself very positively on this
subject to a Morning News reporter yes
terday.
When the subject was first preached Mr.
Dale, while stating that he did not in
tend TO allow the use of his name again.
was inclined to treat the subject humor-
ously.
I'VE don't want all the offices in the
Dale family" said the chairman. with
Merritt Dixon running for senator, Jimmy
Dixon prospective candidate for Mayor
and Osborne seeking a reelection as so
licitor general. l think it is about time
for me to retire"
The three gentlemen mentioned are all
sons-in-law of Mr.. Dale. Il has been
known to Mr.. Dale's friends for some
time that he did not intend to again be a
candidate for commissioner. Shortly af-
ter Mrs Dales death, which occurred
some months ago, he expressed a desire
to the other members of the board 10 be
allowed to retire and requested them to
11.nI nT fnp g1fa fGf
members protested so strongly against
this step, however and insisted that he
should remain al the head of the board
until the completion of his term at least,
that Mr. Dale yielded 10 their wishes. As
to the future, however his mind is fully
made up.
Il have never cared for political Office
and have never sought an Office" he said
yesterday. u was placed upon the ticket
and elected eight years ago against my
expressed wishes. AS there was an at
tack made upon the board at the sue
ceeding election, !, of course felt some
pride in securing a reelection. l have
done my duty to the best of my ability
and ] am willing for some one else to
take up the burden. My age should let
me out 1 think, and besides l am will
ing to retire on my record. Unless my
mind changes very decidedly within the
next few months i shall not be a candi-
date
There has been considerable speculation
among the politicians as to the part which
Chairman Dale would play in the next
county election While he has made an
excellent chairman of the board, his ag
gressiveness and determination in carry
ing out his own ideas and the manner in
which he has dominated county affairs
has aroused considerable antagonism in
the ranks of his own party as well as
among the opposition. Both sides recog-
nize the fact, however that the chairman
is a hard man to down, and that his
ability as an administrator of county af-
fairs would insure him a large support
independent of faction. The announce
ment of his intended retirement will
doubtless be a relief to the politicians on
both sides.
The plan of deciding everything at a
general primary to be held May Is seems
to meet with general favor on both Sides
ard ii is practically certain that this will
lie provided for by the Executive Com
miitee. Whether the county officers and
County Commissioners will be included
in this is somewhat doubtful. There is
strong sentiment in favor of bringing the
county offices into the primary, though
as to the County Commissioners there is
some doubt. 1t is pointed out that it is
nearly a year yet before the terms of the
present commissioners tNAfllt anu hAit't
death or other causes might intervene to
prevent the candidates named at the pri-
mary from filing the Offices The commits
sioners are elected, however, with the
other county offices in October
Some of the Citizens Cub politicians
are claiming to have discovered a plan
on the part of their opponents to steal a
march on them in the primary About
two-thirds of the present Executive Com
mittee are understood to be allied with the
Liberal faction. The scheme of the Liber-
ais, so a Citizenite said yesterday, is to
hold off the meeting of the FIX
ecuuve Committee until only few
days before the date of the pri-
mary, and then order a primary
for the county as well as the state and
legislative offices. By so doing they hoped
ID was claimed, TO catch their opponents
unawares, leaving them without suffi-
cient time to prepare satisfactory ticket
while in the meantime the Liberal ticket
would have already been carefully pre-
pared.
I'VE are not to be caught mapping in This
manner" said the Citizen. I'VE succeed
ed In pumping all we wanted TO know out
of a few Liberal members of the Execu-
tive Committee. and now we will be ready
for then at any time. Both parties are at
work preparing their tickets, and neither
viii have any advantage of the other IN
this respect"
The Citizens seem to be developing their
candidates more rapidly than the other
side. In fact they seem 10 be in a fair
way to have a multiplicity of candidates,
and 1t may be necessary to have a club
primary in order to decide upon the ticket.
Justice Michael Naughtin announced yes
terday that he would be a candidate for
the nomination on the Citizens ticket for
the office of sheriff of the City Court.
While not stating what assurances he had,
Justice Naughtin said that he thought his
services 10 the club were entitled to some
consideration. 1t has been reported that
Mr. John j. Horrigan. who was recently
elected a member of the Board of Alder
men. would be the Citizens candidate for
the city sherin's place, and it is likely
that the leaders of the club will have TO
make a choice between the two. Mr. Ed
ward j. Whelan. the present incumbent,
will doubtless be the candidate on the Lib
eral ticket,
Mr.. J. S. Collins is spoken Of as the
probable candidate OF the Citizens for the
office of clerk OF the City Court 10 oppose
Mr. Waring Russell, Jr., who viii run
on the Liberal ticket. Mr.. Collins pre-
coded MI Russell in the Office and would
doubtless like to take another turn there.
The Independent Club. organized by Mr..