The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-22
K0NEMANN WILL RUN
WILL OPPOSE MAI. SCHWARZ FOR
COUNTY SHERIFF.
IN THE FIGHT TO STAY.
POPULAR GERMAN-AMERICAN AN
NOUNCES HIS CANDIDACY.

County Treasurer and City Court
Sherin-LegisIative Tickets of the
FactiOns-The Nominating Rallies
Tomorrow Night.
Both factions will rally tomorrow
night for the purpose of ratifying the
nominations of their committees. The
Citizens Club meeting will be neld at
the Theater and that of the Union
Club at Masonic Temple. At both
gatherings prominent speakers of the
campaign will discuss its issues.
The principal political development of
yesterday was the decision of Capt. G.
H. Konemann to make the race for
county sheriff at the approaching pri-
mary. in opposition to Sheriff John
Schwarz. Capt. Konemann said last
night he is in the fight to stay.
His entry into the political arena
brings with it the promise of an inter-
esting race for the shrievalty. Capt.
Konemann is perhaps the strongest
candidate for the office the Union Club
could have selected, and he has gone
in to win. Popular with the German
American element of the city's popu-
lation, he is popular also with the mil
itary. AS commander of the German
Volunteers and as a sharpshooter who
has won distinction at Sea Girt and on
the local ranges, he has amassed a
military following that will count in
his favor at the primary.
Capt. John r. Dillon will oppose Mr..
Marcus S. Baker as tax receiver, and
Mr.. John A. Goette will be the Union
Club candidate against DIR. ]. G.. KEEL
Ter for coroner. The indications point
to the conclusion that there will be no
opposition from either faction to the
reelection of clerk Of the Superior
Court James K. P. Carr, Clerk of the
City Court Waring Russell, Jr., Tax
Collector Thomas F. Thomson or Coun-
ty Surveyor Edward J. Thomas.
The Union Club has announced it's
purpose TO place in the field candidates
in opposition to County Treasurer War
ing Russell and City Court Sheriff John
j. Horrigan. Mr.. c. H. Carson, how
ever, has declined the nomination for
the office of county treasurer, and for
sheriff of the City Court the Nominal
ing Committee of the Union Club has
been wavering between the conflicting
claims of Mr.. p. H. Gearon and Mr..
Edward j. Whelan. The chances for
the nomination seem to be in favor of
Mr.. Gearon.
A meeting of the Union Clubs Com
mittee of 100 will be held tonight and
at this the candidates will be named
for all the county offices. Both fac
tions held caucuses last night, but
neither of them seemed to be produc-
tive of entirely definite results. 1t is
assured, however, that the Union
Clubs legislative ticket will consist of
Messrs. George J. Mills, T. II. McMil-
Ian and Louis Blase.
Citizens Clubs Ticket.
Pleasant A. Stovall and ]. Ferris
Cam will positively appear on the Cit
liens Club ticket as candidates for
the General Assembly. So much has
been determined, although scarcely any
more.
The nominations have not yet been
made. and no one knows who the third
candidate will be. This question may
be settled during the day and it may
be deferred until tomorrow afternoon.
The announcement will be made at the
rally of the club at the theater to-mor-
row night. Upon that occasion the en-
tire ticket will be proclaimed, and will
be Endorsed by lusty voiced followers
of the administration.
Hon. William Harden may be the
third legislative candidate of the Citi-
zens' Club, but this is by no means a
certainty. In fact it would not be at
all surprising if he does not appear
on the ticket. Robert L. Holland, a
member of Council, has been men
toned as a proba bility for third place.
His friends say that he will not run,
although there is a possibility of his
candidacy. There is a remote POSSIBLE
ity OF a labor union man being given
third place on the ticket. but the like
lihood of this is by no means strong.
While the candidates for the Demo-
cratic Executive Committee have been
practically agreed upon, it is believ-
ed, their names will not be made
known until they are actually put in
nomination by the committee of 20
that will have charge of this matter
1t is not thought that the names will
be made public until tomorrow night
1t now only remains for the Citizens
club subcommittee, when it meets to
name Mr.. Stovall and Maj. Cam, and
to agree upon the third candidate.
Wants 1t All.
THE question with the Citizens
Club" said one of it's leaders after the
caucus, lis whether the labor unions
can put out a candidate for the Legis-
lature who will win. We want a good.
strong man on the ticket with Cam
and Stovall, and the labor unions must
Show us that they can put up such
man.
You see it is like this If we have
two strong men, like Cam and Stovall.
and weak one, the Union Club ticket
might show one winner. We want to
send in our ticket solid. We don't want
anybody on the other ticket making
the third man on the list of representa-
tives that go to the Legislature.
If Mcmillan should win, that would
mean that he would get sort of boost
for the mayoralty. when the municipal
election draws around. If the Union
Club should elect any one of its can
didates for the Legislature, whether
mcmillan or some other. it would mean
a little more strength and standing for
1t, and it would have a better chance
IN the municipal campaign. There is
no rubbing these facts out, and the
thing for us to do is to put UP a ticket
OF three men that will go through.
Now that can't be done if we get
one weak spot on the ticket. 1t remains
to be seen whether the unions can sug-
gest anybody strong enough to entitle
him to run. 1t is for them to let US
know tomorrow or next day about this
1t looks to me like the thing may
resolve itself into a question of sup
port from the Citizens Club of labor
measures in the Legislature For in
stance. there is the child labor cues
ton. and the Citizens Club stands
committed to oppose child labor Its
alliance and the alliance Of its repre-
sentatives in the Legislature with the