The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-12-07
FOR CITY OFFICES
FIGHT IN MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
WILL BE DIRECTED.
SOME NEW ALDERMEN
ARE ALMOST CERTAIN TO BE RE
SUIT OF THE FIGHT.

ward Clubs Are Directing Their At
tentioB to City COunciI-AII Want
REPRESENTATION Because the Al
dermen Elect City offcers-That Is
Where the Fight VIII BE and Ii
Promises to Be an Exceptionally
Hot Onc-CitiEens' Club Orgnniza-
ton Strong Mt This Time and
Question of Who VIII BE on Al
dermanfc Ticket Will BE Settled
within the fractional Ranks-New
Bill Providing That City officers
BE Elected on Day Mayor and AL
dermen Qualify Will Probably BE
Introduced and Passed This Week.
The question as to who will compose
the next Board of Aldermen is the one
giving the politicians a good deal of
concern and from the way matters are
shaping themselves it is expected that
one of the warmest fights ever pulled
off within the ranks of the Citizens
Club will result.
The forces of the administration
are we'll organized and no opposition is
looked for. The fight viii be one with
in the faction, but it promises to be
none the less warmer. The Board of
Aldermen will elect the city officers
and after all that is what the politi-
clans are Watching There is GER
tain to be opposition to some of those
now holding office, but the most spir-
tied fight promises to be for the office
of superintendent of police.
Want to Get ON Ticket.
The various ward organizations, it
would seem, have but a single object
in view. Their purpose is TO secure
representation on 1.-The aldermamc
board, and thus put their own men in
position to elect city officers. This APP
pears to be the situation at this time,
and those who watch the political game
closely say that the contest will be
about the hottest of the sort ever seen
in Chatham county. 1t viii be a fight
for members of City Council, and will
be settled within the ranks. This Will
make it, however, none the less bitter.
The municipal election viii take
place Jan. 13 and the new Mayor and
Aldermen will qualify on Jan. 20. There
seems to be but little doubt that city
officers will be elected on the same
day, although as the law now stands
city officers are elected on the Mon
day after the fourth, Tuesday in Janu-
airy. There is a bill in the House at
this time, however, that is certain to
be passed, probably this week. The
new bill provides that the Mayor and
Aldermen qualify on the second Mon
day after the second Tuesday in Janu-
airy, and that city officers be elected
on the same day. This will be on
Jan. &c.
Citizens Faction Well Organized.
The Citizens Club has a perfect or
ganization at this time and all of the
ward clubs arc fourishing with the sim
gle object of getting one or more alder
men on the new board. With mat
ters standing like this it is impossi-
BILE to predict just how many of the
present members of Council will be
on the ticket. The Citizens Club has
sent out postals calling upon voters
TO register before Dec. Is, and to pay
their taxes.
1t had been intended to hold the first
rally of the club Tuesday night, but
the meeting will not take place. 1t
will probably be held early next week
Up to this time the ward clubs have
been holding all of the meetings and
laying their plans to turn tricks when
the nominating committee of the big
club begins its work.
Certainly after the election the mum
1cipality will not be made up of
the same persons who are now in au-
thority. Those on the inside say
that there are bound to be changes
and that these changes will not be en-
tirely among the members of council.