The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-03
WILL lNDoRSE CANDIDATES.


Are Not Inlktu ing Way N"f N'AE"N-
ever. There WI Sc Two CHndi-
dates n neither tc Runs Or Not
ron Ia, for tn0o Must uc Paid go
Vote in City Ete~tion-Tas coiiec-
tor. Hooks VIII close Dee 20.
Those Who Have Not Paid hHd
Hest 10 80 "a once.
Thca-.lee wori for the mayoraity came
paien aerina this week The candidates
win say rotnlre at present and ths work
viii De Isff t0 thfi- sub1rdiuatce. uun-
her 81 club ncetinrs 90 b. held viu give
Inaosrmerts scaordlls 20 their prefer
,noss fof onc or thc other 81 che Two
candidate whose names are now before
the publ
Tho ST. IS. Osborne southsidc c'1h
which meets Tonight At DORSEY iiai 1861
b. = expected give a strong .udofsem.nt
for Alderman Dixon.
The belief grows stronger .n che ift
a a aory tha, Be- going tne rounds r.ln-
tive 10 cue Of the clubs recent meeting
A wsI-known citizens CLUB a"i'I.'iht
who Is known 90 favor the re-f.'. noH
Mayor Myers. had cent "a su arrhr '''D"
Tor msmbership ono ot tho members Of
me dub moved that tne application Pc
accepted.
'.sce here. NJ President said another
member. - oblect 80 thia application pee
ins accepted That man is Tor Myers
I'm which taas. said the memb'r o.
the club. Who had moved the acceptance
Of the nomination. ~ withdraw my mo
ton"
The North End Political Club oi
the First district viii also meet ~ Heuay
Hall. az Byran and West Broad streets
James Mcclure superintendent or
streets and James Is president 81 This club
and Palmer Kirkland IS socretery The
club l. expected TO give iis lndom cement
20 Mayor Myers
Tho East side Conservative club VIII
he'd meeting tonight at labor Han az
BRYAN and At@rcoru streets. and VIII or
rangc for union meeting the succeed
ing nigh, with the Reynolds Fourth Dis
trict Clubs. when the TWO cluna "ii ~"
clare FOR Dixon. The southside Cons"rv-
alive club will meet "Wednesday night
This is also Understood 40 be- Dixon
club
Nfavor NvcrF whom seen by a Morning
News reporter yesterday and asked what
he had 10 say about the prosPoet Of opi'o-
sffion from she chairman 81 the street.
ana Lane Committee seemed 20 bc ln very
good huu1or. and l4ulEhinsly said th"t he
had no time TO discuss pclitlcai nAiterH-
n have "a number of matters on hand
which Viii occupy my attention for some
time 10 come" ho said. ana rii'iI
have no time for politics. hardly uiink
n worth while TO lake a hand in poiHicai
agitation az present. especially ~ : ~"
not know whether shall b. % candida re-
There VIII be time enough 20 CONSIDER
that later on.
pixon's friends seemed very determined
40 make nghi and the Alderman would
hardly decline che opportunity.
son well. hat D. hls privllege. replied
the Mayor There viii be two candidates
In tha aeld IL wAl not be- one-'lied
nght ] 10 not Say that VIII % D" 'he
neht mind you. There iH ahutntF taAn
who Il being Eroomed for the race !
ara not going to tell you no he u. pN'
you viii md out later
.rbe Mayor said this lu very knowing
way ard IL ls evident that Dc has some
one IN mind who is willing 20 make ihe
re IN case be should decide tnaf ne
- not r~,rs Tor another term. ANY how
there Is prospect or considerable ps''''0s
ahead .
Alderman Dixon. when seen last night
.ald ~ had nothing TO say. Judging from
~. activity Of che Aderman's frenas'
however. they have no doubt or ms VIII
MnEness.
TY.rs !. one thing that the voters Of
g.vnnnah should bear ia mind. however
o. has A. that che POLL tax FOR 1910 must
-. paiB or they VIII not be clisbi" 20
vote Ia tho city election, which taxes
r'ace the later part u January lne
law rsquires that voter. 20 pe 'Ahl"''
a. vote in the city election. must nave
paid hts city. sta'e anu 'o.-'.
t,vea for tho previous year as wen az o.
- the rartstration list. There ~ now
siu hasore the Legislature 70 omeud tne
tre-sent city registration and eiecuon Jaw.
49, as 20 exempt the voter from the re-
ouirement Of paying property iaNeH' inc
Ground for the change being that WA'If
sbe voters owns property the property is
nnhIe for the tax. and neither INC cry
nor the county b. a. any risk OF l"aa n'-
cause % his non-pnyment 81 such taxes
a., the time Of any city election. As the
law stands a. present property owner
who owes bis third quarters city tax
for 1872 b. disqualified as voier. Wnile q
non-propcrty owner has only 10 nay Ns
state uou tax in order 10 be qualified
or the 600 voters whose names are
now on the county registration list Il is
probable that not more fhan hall. " go
many. nave paid their poll tax Tor 1900.
This Is something tho average uon-prop
ertv owning voter frequently neglecta un'
tH an election approa rhes. The tax col
ieotor's books close Dec. 20 ard those who
have not paid their poil tax Tor Tho pres
cnt year would DO well to do SO al once
Delay after the date named
means mn execution with Z
cents extra for shcrins fees. Bee
sides. previous experience ln local elec'
tlonf hos shown that % Is frequently q
very dificult matter 90 ser the opportunity
OF paying taxes when there is an exciting
contest on. and the tax collector office
s. crowded with enc partisaus Of the op
posing cau.ldste=. each side eudeayOrina
20 nay the taxes OF itr supporters.
The workers viii also resume thcir 81
forts this week TO ret more names on tht
registration list. one prominent admins.
sration worker Informed a Morning News
reporter that he expected go see niiy .0
additional names go OF within tho next
week or two and that De bad fully dft,
On his haf whom he expected 90 put or
himself 10 is pretty generally believe.
THAT many Of those who were rceistercl
for last summers primary have since le0
the city. 80 that the present reristratiot
list can hardly Boz taken o. "a lair Undo,
OF the number Of eligible voters % vot,
AZ the city election. During tho sprius
and summer Dc was COMMONLY remarked