The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-14
THE RUMOR WILL NOT DIE.
MAI. sCREVEN's NAME STILL co.,
PIED WITH THE sHRIEyALTY.

Many Citizen Club Partisans Who
VIII Not Wax Enthusiastic over
the Prospective Candidacy of Maj.
Schwarz and Favor Some Ofher of
Their Party Leaders-Thus They
Turn TO Maj. erstood
That the Office of superintendent
of Police Is Not PIedsing to the
Present Incumbent-If He Retires,
Thomas J. SheftalI Is Spoken of as
His Successor.
Political rumor and gossip will not have
done with the name of Maj. Thomas
Screven, in connection with the Citizens
Club nomination for sheriff of the county
The rumor Is persistent, and many mem
bers of the club, among its most earnest
workers, do not hesitate to say that they
would be glad to see him make the race
and win the fight.
This is despite Maj Screven's state
ment that he himself knew nothing of his
candidacy, nor of what had been done in
the matter by his friends. 1t is the evil
dent purpose of this very large class of
Citizens Club politicians to do something
for him.
1t is quietly understood that Maj
Screven has not found the duties of the
Office of superintendent of police altogeth-
er to his liking, but on the contrary they
have proved onerous and exacting, and at
times very disagreeable indeed to him.
His friends cherish the firm conviction
that he can he indunad to make tha fl ht
for the shrievalty, and they are anxious
to have him do this under the Citizens
Club banner There Is no doubt about the
fact that many members of the club, who
may vote for Maj. Schwarz in case he is
nominated by their faction, will yet do
little active work in his behalf, and who
much prefer the candidacy of some one
else. In this quandary they look to Maj.
Screven and it may be" confidently prom
Used that if he does not make the fight it
will not be because of a failure of earnest
solicitation and even of entreaty from
them
AT any rate, the superstition is that Maj.
Screven is not satisfied with the Office he
now holds, though he gives no public in
dication of this and that he would be
very glad to exchange it for something
equally as good"
Upon the understanding, therefore, that
Maj. Screven will not permit his name
again to be presented as candidate for
superintendent of police, rumor is busy
with the names of those Council will be
likely to elect to succeed him Prominent
among these names is that of Thomas ].
Sheftall, sometime lieutenant of police,
magistrate and sheriff of the City Court
of Savannah. 1t is said on the street cor
ners that to be superintendent is the wish
that lies the closest to the heart of the
ex-lieutenant.
Ever since Mr.. Sheftall went out of the
office of sheriff of the City Court by the
passage of a bill through the Legislature
that shortened his terms, there seems to
have been an understanding on the part
of some of the members of his faction that
he should have something else when the
appointed time rolled round Whether this
something else" is to be the superintend-
ency of the police force of the city is an
other question, though there is no doubt
that Mr.. Sheftall himself would like to
have the office.
The outlook is for a great old fight
With fact!onal caucuses and committee
elaboration being held every day. with
both sides closely watching the registra-
ton and trying to get in every one of
their adherents, with the pending contro-
versy as to the proper kind of primary
that should be held and with candidates
galore for every office within the gift of
the people or the party leaders, political
feeling runs high and the political pulse is
throbbing angrily. Every politician is
milling for a favored position under
the plum tree and hoping and praying that
some of the more luscious fruit will drop
his way.