The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-11
LOOKS LIKE 7. H. M'MlLLAN.
Liberal LEADERS HcCARD HIW
A. THEIR CANDID ATE.

AAHEa NAA LEADERS htsAH ANAtb MN
A. THEIR CANDIDNTE.
Mr.. =. \. q. Carson states Positively
That He Cannot Hr Candidate.
Is,cn a. the Nomination We're Ten
drred Him Tnoppo-rd-Iias All the
Hesponsibnttics Sc cares So ~
snne az Pre~ent-i'ri~nds solicit
ed the Ise 81 His Name wan the
Idea THAT He Mght Sc Acceptable
20 10th ~idcs-Hr would Not Op-
pose Mayor Myers Anyway-tte
strongly condemns she Present
Political system.
d. ..,ms possible now that aiayor
lger- vuI have opposition for recollection.
li Thomas ID. MaMIHus name D. bc.us
mare.ssutraHr mentioned as tine probable
,..ersr, of Mayar Myers. and there is
4..a 7e conviction among administration
o.. ueu Cd. Observation-Disclosures supporter
tlls be- may b. pr,sal,d upon 20 make
ts, race
caucus q some ~ the well known
Liberal leaders was heli mst night ana
70 vas reported that TIE decision uas 90
request Mr. Mcmillan 20 make the race.
ais hoAuGan hos been active DO ..t} poll
AS a Liberal Tor some years AMI 81
ra-ardcd as the most avallab., man as
candidate at present. Tho Liberals believe
taat there IS sum .eut discussion b. tae
ranks Of the adm.niftrston people 20 eive
taem a chance ~ el,.ure taeif man. It
81 generally admitted that o heated cam
flt. woaid COS, "a cr-at deal OF money.
aud This would moan mat the candidate
ard their friends would De- expected Go
shell out literally
Mr. J. a. C. Carson's name has been
mertioned a. that 81 possible cln1l-
date. 10 can be stated positively. how
ever. th4t Nj Carson VIII not D. q cam
dllie AZ DC has never been 1muatei
win the present Liberal party. same
doubt was expressed 90 the mention OF
hl- name as a possible antl-administra. ion
,aIllIbte Fhcre were some who thought
that Nj carson m.ght he acceptable 10
DO siles as compromise candidate,
aul that Mayor Myers aud the admins
tration party might De agreeable 60 this
aflauGeueuL ar Carson however. has
declined to become candidate
When seen yesterday by a Morning
N.Rs repnrler DE said. "a viii not be-
candidate FOR Mayor under any cir um-
stAnces IL D. true that have been ap-
rry8chel on this subject hy friends. sui
that ] have friends on both sides 81 the
q. utlcal house bot I could only thtuk
them for their kind expressions. All my
q Htlcal aspirations were satisfied me
ars ago. There was a time. perhaps
wlcn ] would have listened readily TO
such suEEeetlous but un1er present cir
sumstanees IL Is impossible for me 10
consider the idea for a moment have
al the res possibilities which ] care TO
sumo az present and ! could not PCS
aoiy accept the nomination 10 10 were
rendered me uuoppos - hy both sides.
II ] were in pos ton 90 accept tho
nomination. sald Ar Carson. Il would
not oppose Mayor Myers even N / were
assured OF the support 0f 9l per cent. u
the voters Mayor Myers has given the
CITY an excellent business administration
and ! think be- Is entitled 60 q reelection.
if he desires g. / have paid very utrlc
attention TO politics for the last several
years bot So FAR az ne busiUess men
90 the city are concerned. I think thcy
are very well satisfied with Mayor My
Crs"
% would b. glad" said Mr.. Carson. go
see some rrtresm~ut or understanding
reached hy which some good citizen. who
would D.. satisfactory 60 an parties. could
De agreed upon as candidate FOR Mayor.
and who would thus restore harmony 20
our city The present state o. affair 10y
which the Office Is simply put up Tor sale
To- the highest bidder is a disgrace 20 our
CRY would not consider the ofnce an
1uor 81 obtained under such cpndt Ions
he evil has been steadily CROWNS for
TIRE las ten or twelve years and there
seems 20 be- 70 help FOR &c so long as the
present conditions exist 10 e. not only
serious menace 60 public morals but
must necessarily greatly hamper the com
tuct o. the city's anarrs hy the necessity
each party b under % catering to the no
Itical worker ard thus Increasing the
Cltys burdens"
II may De- stated incidentally thai a sim
far usferance a. the foregoing paragraph
was made hy Mr. Carson some years ago
and the gentlemen who solicited the use
q h.s name had this statement Of his 30
mind when they called upon him. IL re-
however for him 10 give his reply Ia the
negative.
The registration list s. growing slowly
There acre just es1 names on the books
Yesterday az 2 o'clock OF these IN have
t.ecn added since the close 81 the book
for tho pctohcr election. enfy-seNcn %
this number being negroes The present
registration consists Of 5eof whites and
Tsl colorcd. More than half - these have
Tot paid the poll taX for 1870 and there
win have 70 be some lively hustliuE on
the part % the politicians should "a hot
rnayoraity campaign develop 60 qualify
these voters for the city election.
ALDEsRMANIC CANDID ATS.