The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-24
WAITING FOR MAYOR
MYERS MAY CHANGE THE PoLTTI-
CAL SITUATION.
ANOTHER DEAL ON FOOT.
DREEsoN MAY BE CANDIDATE FOR
POLICE SUPERINTENDENT.

He Is said to Have Entered Into a
Combination With Deputy Crea-
mer-The Politicians Are waiting
for the Mayors Return and Some
thing VIII Happen Tomorrow.
Matters Will Either BE More Conn
pHcated or All Differences VIII Be
Adjusted-A Decided Change An
Administration Followers Are
Connected with the Many In
trigues and DeaIs-Justice NauEh-
tins Friends Say They Do Not
Fear a Dark Horse.
There promises to be decided change
in the campaign for Superintendent of
Police tomorrow The political weather
cock indicates that something is going
to happen and the politicians are on tip
toe.
The sky has been hazy since
the election OF Maj. Screven, as Ordinary,
and clouds have been banking over po-
lice headquarters. They have assumed
any inky blackness and there will either
be a deluge of combinations and counter
deals or the political atmosphere will soon
be as clear as a crystal.
One of the extremes is bound to follow
the arrival of Mayor Myers, who will re-
turn to the city and resume charge of
the municipal government tomorrow. His
presence will either cause more complica-
tons and veritable downpour of candi-
dates or the dissolution of the ominous
clouds.
During the past week there have been
political intrigues, deals, combinations
and alliances~galore until there is not
star, no matter how small, in the firma-
ment that is not shining on one of the
many candidates for Superintendent of
Police.
The chiefs chair at police headquar-
ters is like a magnet and the strong cur
rent running in that direction is slowly
but surely, dragging the leaders" into
deep waters. Only one of the candidates
can win and the others must dash them
selves to pieces.
Some, of the defeated candidates will re-
tire gracefully, but it is said that others
will throw off the factional yoke. and
take sides with the opposition. if they
lose. The office of superintendent of po-
lice is worth $2 400 a year, and is a plum
well worth lighting for. Tt is no wonder
then that there are so many in the scram-
BILE, and unless Mayor Myers or some
one else can handle the magic wand, and
wave some of the candidates back, there
promises to be disruption somewhere.
There is a quiet plan on foot to have
City Marshal Henry Dreeson enter the
contest as a dark horse. Mr.. Dreeson
and his friends are moving cautiously and
will not discuss their intentions. They
have been working under, cover and no
announcements will be made until Mayor
Myers has gone over the situation thor
oughly and has made an effort to untan-
gle the muddled state of affairs.
The Dreeson scheme is to make Deputy
j. Robert Dreamer city marshal and it
is said that Mr.. Dreamer has been getting
his followers in line for several days 1t
IL rImored that such a combination would
take care of Candidate w. T. Hussey and
maybe some one else. This suggestion
Will be made to the Mayor upon his ar
rival.
Magistrate Michael Naughtin's friends
continue to assert, with apparent conf
dence, that he will be Maj. Screven's sue
cessor. They say that the public demand
that someone with experience in Grim
iaal matters be placed in charge of the
department and that with this advantage
over the other candidates, he should have
~ 1llAculy III landing IN the coveted po-
sition. They are not much concerned over
the talk of dark horse. and are of the
opinion that Council will recognize the
worth and ability of their favorite. Jus
tice Naughtins friends are staunch in
their support and declare that he is the
logical candidate.
Mr., Charles Garfunkle's friends are
working with will and are making their
influence felt They announce themselves
as perfectly satisfied with the outlook and
say they have nothing to fear.
The other candidates, they are too nu-
merous to mention singly, are doing quiet,
but effective work, and say that they will
be heard from at the finish.
An hour may change the situation en-
tirely, and the politicians are waiting
almost breathlessly for April 8, the date
set for the election.