The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-03
REGISTRARS Big JOB
DRIED NAMES ON DEFAULTERS'
LIST.
REGISTRAR COOLEY RESIGNED.
TOO MUCH WORK FOR SMALL PAY,
THE BOARDS OPINION.

Must Work Day and Night and Only
s. Day in It-WiIIiam Hayes,Rep-
resentinG United Club, in Mr.. Coo
Icy's PIace-Tnxes Must he Paid
before Election Day-COunty At
tOrney Cams RuIinE-The POIiti-
caI Atmosphere Is FOGgy-COm-
mittee of 100 From United Club to
Meet Tomorrow VIII IndOrse
Candidates Tuesday Night-Screven
Rally Wednesday and other Ward
Meetings During the Week.
The Board of Registrars has big job
on its hands One of the board, Mr..
Thomas Cooley threw UP the sponge yes
terday and resigned.
When It was found that the defaulters
list contained the names of over 1900 per-
sons Mr.. Cooley decided that he could
do no business with it at 81 a day.
Registrar Dreamer. representing the adj
minstration, said that he was on the
point of rendering his resignation, and
if it had not been for a special purpose
he too would have stepped out with Mr..
Cooley. Registrar Pease, representing
the Republican party in Chatham, was
also nervous when he saw the list of de-
faulters that must be gone over, and the
entire board came very near resigning.
One member of the board said it was
a shame for a man to have to work 50
hard for 81 a day and that the task was
worth at least $40 for each day, Each of
the 1,5OO more names should be gone
over and to do this both day and night
sessions. will have to be held. IT Is doubt
full if those on the list will be notified, but
the list will be open to the public at the
Court House daily from to and from
to G. Mir. Dreamer stated that
the board would be i'm session all of
next week and that much night work will
also have to be done.
During the meeting of the board yester-
day morning County Attorney Cam was
sent for and at least one important mat
ter was decided. In the city elections
defaulters were allowed to pay their back
taxes on the day of the election. Mr..
Cam has decided that those persons who
have not qualified before the day of the
election cannot vote under the law. This
means that all taxes must be paid not
later than the 18th of this month to en-
able a citizen to vote at the county cleo
ton. Mr.. Cam also notified the regis
trars that the sherff's office would have
20 deliver subpoenas for persons of the
defaulters list. 1t has not yet been de-
cided just what will be done on this line.
Mr. James Hayes was placed on the
board to fill the vacancy caused by the
action of Mr.. Cooley and was sworn in
by Judge Falligant. Mr.. Hayes is look
ed upon as a representative of the United
Club and was accompanied by First Vice
President w f. Slater.
The political atmosphere is as cloudy
as it was a week ago and the fog will not
lift until the United Club has announced
its candidate for ordinary. Just what viii
be done with reference to the fight for
tax collector will not be known until Mr..
Wells announces his intention. 1t is gen.
orally believed that unless he assures the
United Club that he intends TO resign as
a representative from Chatham, the club
viii put a candidate In the field against
him. Opposition, too, has been spoken Of
from other sources. From all accounts
unless Mr. Wells tenders his resignation
TO the Governor, before making the race
for tax collector, he will have strong OPP
position. Should he decide, however, to
give UP the office of representative, it is
believed that all opposition will be choked
off.
The nominating committee of one hun
dred from the UnitedSClub will be COM
pleted to-day and meeting will be held
tomorrow night. About seventy-five
members of the club have already been
selected, and President Mcmillan will
name the additional twenty-five to-day
The committee will first decide the advis-
ability of putting a candidate in the field
and will undoubtedly consider it wise to
make a fight on Maj. Screven, who is
considered the candidate of the admins
tration forces.
Just who the committee will consider
the strongest man cannot be stated but
H. 1.,F.,
Keibaeh will be indorsed. All of them
have friends in the club, although in
many quarters Mr. Collins is considered
the strongest in the club. The commit
tee will report at meeting of the club
to be held Tuesday night, probably at
Metropolitan Hall The club as whole,
need not necessarily indorse the man re-
commended by the committee and this
meeting promises to be one of the most
interesting of the campaign. At this time
Capt McAlpin and Mai. Screveu have
been the only candidates to make a pub
lie announcement. While the other gem
tlemen have not said that they are in the
field their friends have made the state
mcnt for them.
District and committee meetings in the
interest OF the various candidates win he
held nightly this week. The Screven rally
will take place at Masonic Hall Wednes-
day evening and will be a public gather
ing. The Committee on Arrangements
promise the friends of this candidate a
list of entertaining orators. A meeting
will be held tomorrow night at Harris
Street Hall for the purpose of indorsing
Capt. McAlpin.
In the event that Representative Wells
resigns, the contest for that Office win
develop into an interesting fight The
administration people have already, to all
appearances, settled upon Alderman Cold
ing to carry their flag. If such thing
should happen. 1t is the general belief
that the other candidaR would be Mr..
Gordon Saussy. although the name OF
Mr.. David c. Barrow has also been prom
inently mentioned. Matters will remain
as they now until the United Club an
nounces the stand it will take in the cleo
ton on the 18th.
TO DISCUSS ZANGWIIJ.