The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-21
ALL is NOW SERENE
FIRE UNDER POLITICAL POT HAS
BEEN ExTINGUIsHED.
ALDERMAN DIXON TALKS.
WOULD NOT JEOPARDIZE HIS FAC
TION BY MAKING RACE.


Candidate for the MayOrality.
Leaves Mayor Myers With n Clear
Field Before Him and n Strong
Political Organization behind
Him-Ex-MayOr J. J. McDOnOugh
Had Been Talked of in Connection
With the MayOraIity.
AS was stated in the Morning News
yesterday Mayor Herman Myers will
be reelected on Jan. IL, without oppo-
sition, unless the Union Club faction
determines to put candidate in the
field. This is extremely doubtful.
The unequivocal statement that AL
derman James M. Dixon will not upon
this occasion be a candidate for the
mayorality seems to squelch all pos
sibility of opposition from the anti
administration forces. While leaders
on the other side announced that they
agree to make the race against Mr..
Myers, 1t is said another man was be-
ing groomed all the while.
1t had been whispered, and from
quarters of the city where fancies and
vaporings are not born, that in the
event that Mr.. Myers and Mr.. Dixon
should both be candidates an effort
would be made to have Hon. ]. j. Nc
Donough make the race. 1t was even
stated that a caucus had been held,
and that everything had been agreed
upon. These whispers reached the ears
of the leaders of the Citizens Club,
and Alderman Dixon heard the talk.
Union Club Out of 1t.
Color was given to what otherwise
might have been accepted as an idle
rumor by the persistence with which
persons prominently identified with the
opposition declared that there would be
no contest from the Union Club. and
that its strength would go to Alder
man Dixon, if he would only agree to
come out in the open and make the
tight. The fight that would certainly
follow the announcement of three gem
tlemen for the mayorality was appar-
ent to those in the Citizens Club, and
no one realized the danger of a dis
ruption of the party better than did
the alderman who had his eye on the
chair that he has several times occu-
pied as chairman of Council.
Dixon Gives Reasons.
In assigning reason for refusing to
become a candidate for the office, AL
derman Dixon points to the fact
that an announcement from him might
cause the disruption of a faction that
at this time is invincible. 1t is not
his purpose or intention to disintegrate
an organization that he has support
ed through thick and thin. He would
rather sacrifice his ambition than do
anything that would tend to break
down the Citizens Club.
Mr.. Dixon stated to a representative
OF the Morning News that he realized
the possibility and even probability, of
third man entering the field and car
rying off the prize. This he said he
wanted to prevent even at the cost of
his ambition. He had heard the stories
that were floating in the air and gave
the subject much thought and atten-
ton. Mr.. Dixon felt that he would be
little short of an migrate to tear down,
or assist in demolishing, a political
structure that he helped build and
made, SO strong that it cannot be
stormed with effect. AS a matter OF
fact Mr.. Dixon never announced HIM
self as a candidate for the office and
his announcement yesterday was the
first one he made. He elected to re-
main silent, putting himself in the
hands of his party and his friends
Will BE on AIdermanic Board.
OF course Mr.. Dixon will be on the
next aldermanic board and he will re-
main as staunch to his faction as he
has in the past. He is a certainty for
the aldermanic ticket, but who the
others will be will not be known. until
after the holidays. 1t is believed that
majority of the present board, and
certainly five members will be placed
on the new ticket. The ward clubs
have all abandoned the holding Of
weekly meetings for the present. The
meetings will start again Immediately
after the holidays and will continue
until the election