The Savannah morning news., 1903-01-04
PICKING ALDERMEN
SPECULATION AS To WHO WILL
SERVE ON THE NEW BOARD.
PREPARING THE SLATE.
COUNCILMEN WILL BE CHOSEN AT
CAUCUS WEDNESDAY.


day Midnight-Ticket VIII Prob
nbIy Be Made Up From List of &c
NAmes-GeneraIIy Believed That
All Differences VIII Be Settled in
Caucus, Although 1t Is said by
Some That This Can Only BE Done
by Naming the same Board Again.
Ratification Rally Thursday Night.
Before Wednesday midnight, aspir-
ants for honors in the city election
on Jan 10, either for mayor or alder
man, must file notice of their candidacy
with Clerk of Council Bailey. This
means that the slate must be made
up within the next three days.
Mayor Herman Myers will be nomi-
mated without opposition by the Citi-
zens Club and will go to the polls
who will make up the aldermanic
board is a matter of speculation. No
one knows and no one will know
until a caucus of party leaders has de-
termined the question.
This caucus will probably be held
Wednesday and it is believed that at
that time a magnetic hand will wave
a wand of peace and that tranquility
will reign when the nominations are
announced. 1t is not thought that the
troubles within the faction that have
been so apparent for some time, are
of such a nature thai they cannot be
smoothed over, although there are quite
a number who feel that the only solu-
ton of what is going to be very
serious problem will be to rename the
present board of aldermen to a man.
1t is contended that there are so
many leaders insisting on naming mem
'bers of the new board that it will be
impossible to please one half of them,
even though none of the present board
should be retained. For this reason
it is argued that the most feasible
plan would be to again name those
who have served the city so faithfully
for the past two years. This may
and may not be adopted.
To Choose From These.
OF the present board, Aldermen
Dixon, Colding, Garfunkel, Thomas
Watson and Canty are certain to be
named again. Aldermen Jones, Hor-
rigan and Holland are also apt to be
named and Aldermen Bacon. Frank
and Schroeder have many friends who
are anXlus to have them retained
The selection of all of these gentle
men would mean no changes in the
board that has served with Mr.. Myers
for the past two years.
There are other gentlemen men
toned, however, as certainties. R. ].
Davant and John F. Glatigny are two
of these. Dr. Hartman is pretty like
ly to be one of the aldermen and Dav-
id c. Barrow, Esq, vice president of
the Citizens Club, is prominently
spoken of in the same connection. The
friends of Frank S. Van Giesen say
that they will insist upon his going
on the board and there are others who
are being pushed with equally as much
vim. Among the other probabilities
are w. L. Grayson, Lawrence Kelly,
James McKenna, A. B. Moore, DR.. NJ
A. Morris, T. j. Naughtin, J. H. H.
Entleman, Maj. John Schwarz and
Fred Kuck.
The aldermanic board will probably
be taken from the twenty-six names
given. A leader of the faction stated
yesterday that a strong ticket will be
put in the field, and that after the Sc
lections have been made the public
will be perfectly satisfied. I'VE will
act just as though there was the
strongest opposition, and will put up
the best men that can be obtained"
declared one leader. "It is not good
pOnIlCS ana IL is not our policy to put
in any old man just because we have
our own way about it. We intend to
give Savannah a board of aldermen
that will handle her interests properly,
and there will be no cause to complain
after the ticket is made up
with COIOred Lights.
Thursday nigh at the Savannah Ath-
letic Clubs quarters, on Bay street, a
rally and ratification meeting will be
held At that time the ticket to be
named by smaller caucus will be ma
nounced and ratified by the club. The
Fourth District Administration Club
will rally its forces at Lanes Hall and
march with Roman candles red lights
and torches.
The South Side Administration Club
will assemble at Kiser's Hall and go
through the same performance. There
will be no grand marshals, and every
body will be in line. At Liberty and
Bull streets the South Side crowd and
President McBride's band will meet
and march down Bull street to Bay
and then to the Athletic Clubs rooms.
1t is expected that there will be be-
tween 500 and 1000 men in line.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Fourth District organiza-
ton has been called Cor Monday night.
The week promises to be an unusually
lively one in political circles. After
the aldermen have been chosen the
fight will be on for city offices and the
scramble will be kept up until the 26th.
at which time the new board will elect.