The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-07
DIXON NOT A CANDIDATE.
WILL NOT OPPOSE MAYoR MYERS
ron THE MAYOR ATTY.

ue stands by his Former Statement
"a the Morning News-Tbinks the
Nomination should ~ rendered
Mayor M,er. aud Wu support
Him Loyalty 20 Re Acccpts-Indica-
tions Are Thst Mayor Myer- VIII
Receive the Unanimous NomtnR-
tion af Hf. Party and THAT He VIII
Re without Opposition in Any
Quartcr-Announcem Wtn Be
disappointment 90 Those Who
Were Backing Alderman Dixon.
Mayor Myers win have no opposition
within the citizens party for the may
orally nomination. and al the indications
are tina; be VIII have none outside Al
derman james u Dixon VINO has been
prominently spoken OF az a mayoralty
possibility. will not ~ candidate 80 lons
as Mayor Myers is On the hetd.
''Therc VIII Do 70 split IN The admins
rauou party OF this you can rest alb
solutely assured I viii not autagouize
Mr. Myers for the nomination. think
the nomination should b. rendered him.
anu ~ AN So 10 A WIZ HAakhHfAA a.AAAa tH.'
oily This has been my position all the
time. ] 50 stated 10 an interview more
than a month ago"
This was Alderman Dixons statements 20
a Morning News reporter last night ard
is accepted as indicating his retirement
from the race for the mayoralty. The
statement Is Ia accordance with one from
Mr. Dixon to which he refers. published
IN the Morning News some time since. IN
which he said that be was not candl-
date for the mayoralty and would not be-
unless the nomination had first been ten
dered Mayor Myers aud declined by thas
gentleman.
The statement was regarded az the time
a. a somewhat peculiar one for a mayor
alty CANDIDATE. That Mr. Dixon has cher
ished mayofalty aspirations. has been very
evident and IS the Indications were tnat
Mayor Myers would also be a candidate.
81 was difficult 10 see how Mr.. Dixon could
continue 10 permit mis- friends TO urge
his candidacy before the public
While Mayor Myers has himself made
go announcement In the matter. b has
become very evident during the last Few
dsys that large percentage OF the mem
bership. and probably a majority Of the
administration supporters. would Insist on
his again being "a candidate for the party
This being the case Mr. Dixon felt that
che only course left open 20 him. ard the
OILY one which he could consistently
adopt. was to abide By the announcement
which he had made over q month ago.
and 20 put his friends and the public gen
orally o. notice 70 this effect.
Mr. Dixon declined. when seem 10 make
any further statement than that publish
81 above. 10 IS known. however. that be
consulted with some OF his closest friends
personally aud politically. on the subject
yesterday and that their advice was 90
the effect that he should make the an
nouncement already given. IN order that
AL dssensiou and strife on the subject
end 20.
II has beer evident. since shr Ere. an
nouncement ~ Mr. Dixou's caudidarv. that
besides bis large following within the fac
lion, there was a very considerable num-
Der Of the former opponents ~ the party
who regarded Mr Di1on's candidacy with
favor ana who were inclined 90 give him
view % bringing about split IN the adj
minisiration party The leaders OF tho lar.
ter party We're quick 20 perceive this
manifestation and 10 regard n as an oml-
nous sign, ana this. perhaps more than
anything else. accounts for their decis-
ION that u would be unwise 20 have a
contest with the party. There being
very general demand IN the party ranks
Tor the continuance of MAYOR Mvers In
once and q being apparent that tho
Mayor was MOI avefFc 90 needing this
call. there was only one thing left 10 do
ana this was 10 retire the junior caudi-
Gate, while ~ might be done without pre-
1udice 20 eshcr party Mayor Myers n
now IN fair way 20 receive the unani-
nous domination ~ the Citizens faction
Should be decline Mr. Dixon's name wlu
again be brough. forward
Alderman DlXon'H announcement will ho
quite disappointment - his hackers
some Of whom have been quite enshusi-
asfic IN his behalf Among them are a
number Of city employees who have been
very active Ia advocating the candidacy
or the Alderman There IS some curfosI-
~ as 10 how thew will b. affected hv
the new STATE % affairs. II is Understood.
however, that Alderman Dixon W assured
that his friends will not suffer. A.
further Indication Of the harmonious re-
lations prevailing u g. stated chat Alder
man Dixon viii again De a canddate on
the Myers ticket at the coming election
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