The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-05
CITIZENS To CAUCUS
ADMINISTRATION FACTION WILL
TALK OVER CANDIDATES.
NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
EACH FACTION WILL HAVE TWEEN
TY-FOUR CANDIDATES.

New County Committee VIII Be
Named by the People and Factions
VIII Go in TO Win or LOse-PIan OF
Twelve Representative From
Each Side, and "A NOn-Partisnn
Chairman, No Longer in Vogue.
Citizens Club VIII Probably Put
Eleven of Present Committee on
Its Tickct-AIderman Schroeder and
Col. Jucbter Voted with Tint Fac
ton Mt Last Meeting-CHndidate
for Legislature.
The Executive Committee Of the Cit
liens Club will hold a caucus tonight
at headquarters, No. III Broughton
street, west. The matter of candidates
for the Legislature, and county Off
GERS, and kindred subjects will be dis
cussed.
The Citizens Club ticket will not be
determined upon at this caucus, but
the subject of candidates will be free
ly and generally discussed along with
other details of the campaign. The
fact that a new County Executive
Committee will be elected at the prl-
mary on May % is being generally
discussed by politicians.
Representatives of the two factions
were unable to agree on a plan where
by the Executive Committee would be
composed of twelve men from each
faction, and an impartial chairman,
as is the case al present, and which
was brought about by a mutual agree
ment. When the factions found that
no satisfactory conclusion could be
reached in an effort to harmonic the
committee, it was determined to follow
the law and hold an election for a new
committee at the same time the county
officers are elected. The passage of
this resolution on Friday means that
each faction will have a ticket in the
field containing the names of "a candl-
dates for the Executive Committee,
and that each faction will not agree
upon twelve men each as in the past.
1t will be a case of the winner con-
trolling the committee, as was once
the case.
Executive Committee Ticket.
The twelve men now representing the
1nittee appear to satisfy the members
of that faction. and with one exception
will probably be on the ticket of the "a
that will be placed in the field. Be
cause he is Sheriff of the City Court
and will be a candidate to succeed
himself ii is not likely that Alderman
]. ]. Horrigan will be one of those put
in the field by the Citizens Club. The
other IL, with 13 additional men will,
however, make up the Executive Com
mittee ticket that will be put in the
field by the administration faction.
Alderman E. A. NJ. Schroeder and Col.
John Juchter are now on the Execu-
tive Committee as representative of
the Citizens Club. Rumor had it that
both Col Juchter and Alderman
Schroeder were getting intimate with
the Union Club, but both voted with
the Citizens Clubs representatives on
every point raised at Friday night S
meeting. This fact has been pointed
TO with pride by the following of the
administration faction, and it is under
stood that both of these committeeman
will appear on the Citizens Club ticket.
Legislative Candidates.
The legislative ticket to be put out
by the Citizens Club has not been
made up. James Cumbea or some other
labor man, however, will probably be
on it. Robert L. Colding, Esq, Col
Pleasant A. Stovall, William Harden
and Maj. ]. F. Cam have been promi-
nently mentioned in connection with it,
and it is probable that the other two
candidates will be taken from this list.
Thus far there are few fights on in
the ranks of the administration faction.
and most of the officers to be elected
will have no opposition in the fractional
caucuses. The friends of Alderman
Robert L. Holland are actively at work
in his behalf. He may oppose Re-
ceiver of Tax Returns Marcus Baker
in caucus, although in the same con-
nection he has been mentioned as an
opponent to Col Warning Russell for
county treasurer. So far Mr.. Thomas
F. Thomson, the present tax collector,
is the only announced candidate for
that Office.