The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-09
LOOKS LIKE A NEW BOARD.
MAJORITY or PRESENT ALDERMEN
WILL NOT RJN AGAIN.

men MiIi- Hnd Thomas Are win
the Opposttion-Aiderm scht=nr.
aud HorriEun VIII Take Their Po-
-itiops ~ The court House After
Jan. 1. and All the Others. Except
Alderman Olson. Appear to lie IN
! the Doubtful List-Some Of Those
whose names Have Bren Mention
ed stand n Good Chance Of Getting
on the New Hoard.
Now thar 30 seems Mayor Myers Is 20
make the mayoralty race without oppos.-
ton IN the ranks of bis own faction and
perhaps without any a. an. naturally the
T question o. tho compos,ton 81 tie Board
% Aldermen which viii make the race
with him Sc under discussion. Several
nominations Of aspiring candidates have
already been made by the various polit-
/ teal clubs ana others are expected.
II the now board is 20 be made up 10
This way there win be little dlmeulty Dr.
supplying all the material needed ana %
surplus besides Tho probability IS. how
I ever. that somewhat different COURSE
I viii De pursued and that while the eTo-t
viii De made 90 give repro seutatiou 20 sll
sections Of the city ana 10 an important
interests chat the makeup Of the board
VIII DO arrived az IN a somewhat different
manner.
Mayor Myers said yesterday that the
makeup % the new board IS already uu-
/ der consideration. tho idea in view. De
said. being 20 secure board which VII
I
/ large The Mayor favors a call FOR a puh.
lie meeting % receive and pass upon
whatever nominations may be made. and
he thinks t very likely mat this course
VIII be adopted
For various reasons there is likely 20
De considerable change ia the complexion
~ the present board in making up the
new ticket IL s. practically certain that
not more than half ~ as many. Of tho
present number wlu be on tic now
board. and this change Will De effected
without any turning down" of tho pres
tnt members.
Aldermen Tiedoman Haas ana Graham
have each stated positively that they will
not again De- candidates ftr altermauic
honors. Each has found that tho city's
business makes too many demands up1n
hts time 20 DO Justice % it without neg
lecting his private affairs. All three have
made excellent aldermen and will retire
with the regrets OF their fellow members
Aldermen schwBrz and HorriE1n win
both retire g. assume their new duties
% the Court House the one - sheriff o.
tho county aud the other as sheriff Of
the city Court This takes away i've OF
the present membership.
Alderman Doyle has NOT expressed him
self. but IL is considered doubtful iI ne
viii again allow the use az ms name. This
cuts the present list down 90 six. Alder
men Mills and Thomas. with Alderman
Graham. were elected on the Liberal
ticket. and could hardly expect a renomi-
nation az the hands 90 their opponents.
At the same time both are veteran alder
men and have rendered The city excellent
service. and 20 IS safe 20 say that ~ the
matter were left 20 their present associ-
ates that they would be continued on the
board Alderman Thomas has been par
rcularly efficient as chairman or the
House Drainage Committee. and Il Is not
impossible that Mayor Myers may ask
him TO continue with the board Ia order
that he may complete this work.
Alderman farrell Is said not to boz par
tlcuiarly anxious for further uilermanic
honora. and Alderman Bacon is under
stood 90 be DESTROYS % retiring from the
municipal ncld. This leaves the Mayor
only Aldermen Dixon and Wells 10 be
counted upon az assured for the new
board and as Alderman Wells IS now
member Of the Legislature, b. Is believed
trat he too would prefer 20 retire from
local politics. Alderman Dixon has made
"A valuable chairman pf the Street and
Lane Committee. ana % is understood that
lea Withdrawing his name from the may
orlltv race So was agreed that DE- should
am
continue az the head of tne Street ana
Lane Committee
This leaves the administration headers
with practically an open field before them
from which 20 sciect their material lheN
have almost al the places on the board
as their disposal ana the nominations
which have been made by the political
clubs are not sufficiently important 10
hamper them IN any way. some 81 those
whose names have been advanced iu this
manner Will doubtless DE Included in the
new list
OF those who have been mentioned, by
the clubs or otherwise, Mai W l. Gray
son Is thought 90 h. practically assured
% a place as representative of the
Southside and also OF the younger bust
ness element air. s. krouskon may come
in on the labor wave ami Mir. r.. W.
Baughu may find favor a. representa-
tive OF the Retail clerks Association. MI.
T. A NJ Schrolcr as a representative 81
the German element. Is regarded as GER
tain OF "a place % he cares 90 take 70.
Mcssrs. Grayson. Krouskom and Baughn
are all residents OF the southsde and this
is probably all the representatives, that
section could reasonably expect
The other nine members 81 the boarJ
are likely to come from north Of Aader-
son street and g s. understood that the
EFFORT will be made as FAR as possible 10
secure business men and other prominent
citizens Tor the position. Both the east
side aud tho west side are yet to hear
from and VII doubtless have candidates
20 offer. bur 81 IS understood 90 bo Mayor
Myers desire 20 secure "a majority Of
capable business men for the new board.
The present bourd has made an excellent
record and has worked together very hlr-
monlously. IN fact Il would be hari 20
secure n better board and the people Of
savannah will be fortunate % the results
OF next January's election are az saus-
factory iu this respect as we're those Of
two years ago.
10 is not hy any means certain that the
Liberals viii permit the coming city elar-
tion To- pass without a nsht There has
been considerable indefinite speculation as
10 whether Mr. r. n MCMILLAN could be
persuaded 90 make the race with very
definitely expressed hopes ON the part OF
the hungry ones that hc would DO SO.
There is just a hit OF a rumor chat Mr.
L. Carson ia bntua urnoruaf for