The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-16
MYERS WILL BE OPPOSED.
LIVELY TIMES AT RrGISTR ALTON
OFFICE ON CLOSING DAY.

Liberals WIN Have an AIdcrmRnic
Ticket fn the Ftcid aud Probably
Mayoraity Candidate ~ the
Head of It-Mr. MCMILLAN Contra
diets the Rurnor OF IIis Announce
mrnt and H. Likely 90 Have some
thing 20 say Lntrr-t2x-Mapor ,. ,.
nIcDonouEh's Name Also Mention
cd Political workers Pleased
with the Idoa of "a Lively Cam
uniEn aud Liberal Expenditure
81 Funds
when the registration for the mayorlity
election closed Yesterday afternoon. there
were 62io voters on the books ~ Regis
try clerk sullivan. This is the number Of
voters residing Ia the city districts. the
county registration bringing the total up
a. 6Ss
Yesterday was the last day upon which
those who wished 20 cast q vote for
Mayor and Aldermen. 90 serve the city
during the two years next ensuing. could
ect their names on tho list The scene
4u tho corridor % tho Court House during
fbe morning and early afternoon lcnt
co.o- 10 the report that Mayor Myer ana
the administration ticket for Membership
90 council viii hud opposition and plenty
81 IT,
Tho Dong line that wound up and down
the corridor and finally lost Hseif in tnc
afuce OF Tax Collector MCGowuu. Nnrir
fhe registration is being done, Was coin
1lased very largely az uegroe-. Most OF
chem rccmcd 60 be- under enc direction OF
john savage. wcA known as an adnercut
al the opposition. Who looked otter the
psymcnt OF their taxes. DURING the day
shc names OF sixty-thrcc voters were add
~ 20 tho lists.
The total registration f. made up Of 5-
go white voters and S9 colored. OF these
80 ere residents OF the country districts.
ana hence not eligible 60 vote in the
municipal election. Since the November
selection there have been added 60 the
iets the uanos ~ g75 voters
The mere fact that mans name is on
She registration Disc VIII not eutitlo him
60 vote Tor Mayor ana Aldermen The
general state Law requires that TO vote at
any election, tuc voter must have paid
his taxes since the time ~ the adoption
OF the last cuusiltu ion. The voter. there
fore must have paid his taxes 60 th-
siato and county Tor 1870. and this applies
60 property. professional and poll Taxes
with equal force. Under the special law
passed al The present session Of 6he Leg
stature. q viii not be necessary for the
voter 20 have paid his taxes 20 the city.
The books Tor Thee payment of state and
county taxes will be- closed Thursday.
That there viii hc an opposition ticket IN
tho ncll III the city election IN January
has practically been determined upon
There were several caucuscs of some OF
the active Liberal leaders last week aud
81 was agreed that a ticket should be put
IN the field
n Is Understood that tho agreement re-
fers simply 70 the aldormaulc ticket
Whether there will be "a mayoraty candi-
date az the head OF the ticket or not has
not been decided At least che decision
has not been given out The probability
s.. however. that the ticket will be- an
nounccd only few DAYS before the cleo
ton and that the name of either Mr. +.
II Mcmillan or Mr.. J. J McDonough Will
De A. the head OF the ticket.
Present Indications all favor Mr.. Nc
MILAN. II Is known that he has been APP
preached on the subject and Ct S. very
evident that be- has the matter under Sc
ri0us consideration. In fax. it was free
~ stated on the street yesterday that Mr.
Mcmillan had announced bis candidacy.
When seen hy Morning News reporter
however, he said that this report IS incog-
rect.
81 DO not care 20 talk about the matter
now said Mr. Mcmillan. u am free 70
say though, that / think there should De
opposition g. the administration ticket
and believe there Will be-. There g. con-
siderable more dissatisfaction with Mayor
MYERS admiuistra ton than appears on
the surface. ana I do not think Mayor
Myers is so certain % reelection as q
great many people are trying 60 make "a
appear. I 90 not think he has given the
city such @ good business administration
There D. plenty 81 room FOR criticism. The
salary lst has increased fnr above what
az was ia former years, and men have
been appointed to office purely for polti-
cal reasons when their services were not
nee led hy the city"
The chief object Of the Liberals On max
ing fight at the city clcctlon Is said
20 b. not so much with the hope OF elect
ink the head 81 their ticket. but with
thc view Of keeping the party together
and elcctiug several OF their aidcrmnnic
candidates with the number OF nomina.
tions now being made by petty political
clubs there IS strong probability that
there viii BE- some weak men on che
Citizens ticket ana the strong men in
tho Liberal ticket would stand a chance
- getting in. This happened two years
ns0 when three Of the Liberal candidate
were elected. ANA che lines were much
more closely drawn then than now.
Another thing tHat Is being kept very
plainly ia view by the politicians on both
sides b. that lively campaign. with con-
siderable money turned loose on both
sides. helps 20 keep the PARTY together
and keeps the workers iu cool spirits
There IS "a large element here that would
share Ia the dlstrihuton OF the campaign
funds and would be corfcsponding'y beuo-
nted. from their point 81 view An cleo
ton without opposition would be y,ry
little 20 thcir liking.
Mr.. Mcmillan d. "a very successful bust
mess man and 10 expected 40 put up very
literally for his side 81 be should take
she head % the ticket This would neccs-
state similar action on the part OF the
administruuonists ana tho result would
ic that q good many thousand dollars
would be turned loose amoug the hcclcrs
an6 workers w.th the usual vote buying
on election day.
The various ard surdry clSas acting IN
support o. the administration continue 70
make aidermanlc nominations. The south
side Administration club. which IS one
Of che largest Of the number. Will meet
tomorrow night az It's hall at Whitaker
and Second streets. The club VIII In
dorse Mayor Myers for reelection and
will put one or more oldcrnanic candi-
datos Ia nomination. Mr.. W q. Fnpp.
weil-knowu young real estate arenf. H.
favored by some Of the prominent Lead
, A. Ia tfsf