Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-26
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
DEMOCRATS ADDRESS A NEGRO
MASS MEETING.

Forecasts OF the Democratic Regime Ap-
plauded by the Audience-A Dry Goods
Clerk Reaps the Reward of Circulating
Malicious FaIsehOods-The Capitol
Commissioners to Meet,
ATLANTA, GA, Nov. 25.-Gov. Mcdaniel
has issued a call for a meeting of the
Capitol Commissioners here on Dec. 3.
Messrs. EdbrOOke S Barnham, archi-
tects, and Messrs. Miles & Horn, the con-
tractors, viii be present to take part in
the deliberations of the body. Among the
most important business connected with
this meeting viii be the election by the
board Of a superintendent to represent
the State in the carrying out of the con-
tract. There are in the neighborhoOd of
twenty-five applicants for the position.
The North Georgia Conference will meet
here a Trinity Church tomorrow.
The Democratic electors of Georgia will
meet here Dec. 1 to cast the vote of the
State for Cleveland and Hendricks. There
are quite number of applicants for the
place Of messenger. whose duty it will be
to take the vote to Washington and see il
properly filed.
A few days ago Richard Smith, clerk
in Whitehall street dry goods store in
this city, wrote letter to his brother at
WIkesbarre, Pa, which was a Won
derful production of sensational mat
ter, in which the negroes were pictured as
being badly treated and abused here on
election day and on the day of the Cleve-
land celebration. An extract from the
letter was published in Wilkesbarre and
produced here.
SMITH HUNTED DOWN.
Smith was called upon by reporter
and interviewed. He denied having writ
ten some portions of the letter, and ad-
mitted others a being correct according
to the FumOr, and stated some of the in
formation in the letter he cot from James
Parker, mail carrier. The publication
of the letter here created much indigna-
ton, and before breakfast this morning
several people were at the store hunting
for Smith. He hid, and has been in de-
mand all day. This afternoon James
Parker, who is stalwart in form, met
Smith, and asked him to retract his state
ment with reference to Parker furnishing
him with some Of the Information. This
Smith refused to do, and Parker hit him
hard blow, sending him on mis- back
sprawling. Parker followed Up his first
blow with several others, and would no
doubt have knocked a dozen holes in
Smith but for the arrival OF police.
COLORED MEN IN MASS MEETING.
A mass meetingof cOlored citizens was
held here tonight TO consider the effect of
the change in the national adminIstra-
tiOn on the cOlored race in the South. BY
request, Senator COlquitt delivered an
address. He said that the races would
now be brought nearer together,
and would understand each other
better than ever before. He
assured cOlOred men that their
their rights would be guarded as zeal
ously by the Democratic State and ma
tOnal administration as il they were
white. Letters from Gov. Mcdaniel, Sem
atOr Brown and speeches from DR.. II. II.
Tucker and Mayor Goodwin in the same
strain were heartily applauded by the
negroes. Gov. Cleveland's recent inter-
ances assuring the negroes that every
right they possess should be protected by
his administration were read and re-
celved with cheers by the colOred men.