The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-03
WHICH DIXON WILL IT BET
DOTH SAID TO BE LOOKING FOR
THE MAYoRALTY.

Ex-Alderman Davis Says That Al
derman James M. Dixon Will BE
the Candidate and He VIII Give
Him His Hearty Support-The Lib
eraI Club Has Moved Over to
Hutchinson's Island, Says Mr.
Davis, But He May BE Mistaken
About This--Jim Dixon VIII Get
More Liberal Votes Than Merritt
W., He Says, But There Are Others
Who Think Differently.
According 10 ex-Alderman Thomas ].
Davis. the next mayoralty race will be
an interesting one. II is known that Mr..
Davis takes quite an interest IN local poll
tiles, and while he has not always been
on >the winning side. he is a close OBJ
server of political events.
Ibid you know that there are two can
didates in the field for the mayoralty
Nomination." said Mr.. Davis TO a Morn
ing News reporter yesterday. Well,
that is just the size Of it, and I will tell
you their names. They are Merritt w.
Dixon and James NJ Dixon. Both are
looking for the nomination Of the Citizens
Club, and there is going to be an interest
ing time"
Mr.. Davis was asked If he did not think
IL unlikely that two brothers who are
close friends. politically as well as per-
sonaly. would oppose each other, but
said that he did not think relationship
would cut much figure in the race.
James NJ. Dixon will get the nomina-
tion," continued Mr. Davis, "and he will
be elected He has made a good record
as an alderman, as well as a business
man, and he has lot Of friends outside
of his party. Jim Dixon is cool and con-
sentative, and will get large support
from the Liberals. The Liberals are sore
on Merritt. because he was with them
and then turned against them. If he
should be nominated, there would GER
+ tainly be opposition. II Jim Dixon is
nominated. there VIII be no opposition"
What about he Liberal Club" Mr..
Davis was asked
The Liberal Club hos moved over to
Hutchinson Island" he replied. And
were so badly licked in the primary that
| there is none of us left. We were thrown
down and sold out, and the consequence
| is that there Is no more Liberal Club"
| And where will you be in the fights"
| Mr.. Davis was asked.
IT shall pull off my coat and go to work
for Jim Dixon he replied. II shall sup
port him on personal, and not on political
grounds. We have been close friends
| for years, and I would rather see him
Mayor than any man know of in Sa-
vannah."
The close friendship which exists be-
! tween MIR. Dixon and Mr.. Davis is wei
known, but the political friends and as
! sociates of the latter will doubtless be
somewhat surprised at his assertion thai
| the Liberal Club has been entirely wiped
out, end his declaration that he will sup.
| port Mr. Dixon or any other candidate
| from the other side. Mr.. Davis has beer
| one of the staunchest members of the
Liberal Club since its organization, and
as there are many Liberals who still have
plenty of fight left In them, they will ht
at a loss to account for his declaratio
| as to the clubs non-existence.
Some of those who have been taking
note of the political breezes are inclined
to think that the Indications point rather
to Col. Dixon than to Alderman Dixon, O.
the candidate of the Citizens party, fol
the maycralty nomination. Col Dixon ha
figured Nquite prominently in politics fol
number of years past, and In spit'
of his somewhat erratic tendencies, wher.
politics are concerned, has a number o
personal friends, who would support hin
without regard to party. These are in
c,ined to think that he would draw a goo
support from his former friends in tn
LIBERAL Club, of which he was at on
time one of the leaders. notwithstandin,
the strong fight which he made under tn
Citizens banner, during the recent cam
paign.
II is q little early, however. for mayorai
ty forecasts and possibly Mr.. Davis !
mistaken in announcing thus early, tina
the Liberal Club has sought a location
across the river.