The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-03
PREPARING FOR THE FRAY.
The Campaign Clubs Getting in Shape
for the Convention.

The Campaign Clubs Getting in Shape
for the Convention.
The First District Democratic Club will
meet tonight An official Of the club says
that tho same committee of conference
which represented TIE cl3b at the confer
eDce meeting Dec Z, will be retained. 1t is
also claimed shat tie committee, like the
club watch IL repreSe ITS, is divided on the
may oralty, Thomas, Hamilton and
SchwaIz, each hayiag frieuds. An effort
may be made at the meeting to-aight to
have tbe committee instructed to cast Its
vote sohG,y for the candidate having the
greater number OF votes n the club.
The Second District GLIB. seems TO he
making its principal fight for aldermen,
having nominated Messrs w. g. Nell and
A. j. Aylesworth, and both gentlemen hav-
z consented 70 TIE use Of their names. The
club is divided between Thomas, Hamilton
and Schwarz. The president Of tie club
said yesterday that no is not committed to
any candidate
The Cha ham Club will also meet to-
night The committee appointed 70 suggest
a ticket for mayor and aldermen viii meet
first in conference with committee from
this South End Club. and one from the Cit
zeus' Democratic Club. There viii also be
a meeting OF the latter club to appoint a
Ch&iiliAlbec ~ NoSAAS VIZ SAAo ~ N-ao NN@A-
vention.
AS has been previously stated, the domi-
nating clubs are the Young Mems Demo
cratic and the Chatham. TAe first named
is anti-SchwSrz The Chatham is pro-
nouncedly Schwarz club Ii there was
any doubt of it before, the fealty Of the
German voters 10 O'COpnor yesterday set
tle3 the status of theclab beyond peredven
ture Mr. O'Conuor headed the chatham
delegation in the conference Meeting O, the
club on the night of December :. and thAs
meeting, which the Young Mems Demo
cratic club called was harmonious enough
on the surface, but a spark would have
klnd'ed division.
Metropolitan hail held an enthusiastic
crowd Of citizens last night who favor
Alderman Thomas for mayor There was
a marked absence Of Bay street men and
lawyers. although there were few OF both
classes present, bat the meeting was made
up Of business men from other parts Of the
CITY, aud reprs sentative men from tie
mechanical and clerical portion Of the com
muniev. Several speeches were made and
5saIutigns were adopted looking TO the al
vnncement OF Air. Thomas CANDIDACY. One
OF the speakers said that every one VIII
walks Tire streets cannot help seeing the
evidences of Mr. Thomas fitness for
mayer Of a city like Savannah
The main object Of the meeting was T.
set in fighting trim for the meeting of the
Ncuug Mems Democratic Club at Masonic
hail tonight, when another attic is ex-
pected between the partissus Z Mr.. Thomas
and W G. Charlton A Thomas man said
last night ttSt the meeting may be a long
and eventful one, and tEst some Of the
members talk OF takiug quilts and bls9 'iets
with them fo- an all night camping in the
hall until the matter Is settled Ii the last
meeting Of the club is any sign Of the Tolat-
i've strength Of the TWO gentlemen who are
supported by the club, either q now man
will have to be settled upon or q compromise
effected by which the delegation to The club
conventions viii be divided between Messrs.
Thomas and Charlton.
Some sovouty-flve or 100 persons vent to
Masonic hall last nignr thinking the Young
Mems Democratic Club would meet there
then. They were mised by = blundsr Ia
the postal card call sent T. the nleEzhers.
The card should have read THURSDAY, Jan
3, whereas IL was made 70 read, Nv edges-
day. Jan. 81 A Temosr OF the club was
stationed at the hGll 70 exp!aiu the mistake
There viii be 3 very general meeting Of
all the clubs tonight to arrange for the
selection of club convention delegates
where they have not already been selected.
and to discuss the action TO be pursued st
the convention of the clubs tomorrow
night The place for holding the cOnven-
ten has not vet been determined upon, but
it will probably be in the theater
The West Side Democratic Club held a
meeting last night IN the general office of
the Central railroad. In the absence Of
President Belknap. Vice President McIn-
tyre presided. Eighteen new members
were added to the list. A report of the
joint committee of the South End and West
End Clubs was received, but no action was
taken upon the report, as there WAS opposi-
ton to the nominee Of the South End Club
The names of +. A. Jones and john F.
Mcintyre were then read out by the CON
ference committee as the aldermanic ticket
Of the West Side Club. The former is local
freight agent, and the latter pattern maker
OF the Central railroad. The conference
committee, composed of ten members, which
is the same one that was appointed at the or
ganization Of the club, was reappointed last
night to represent the club at the meeting
tomorrow night.
The committee is uninstructed as to the
mayoralty, but 1t is given full power TO act
for the club in whatever manner it thinks
best. An expression was glvent vent to by
a large majority OF those present favoring
Alderman Thomas, but the club did not
commit itself The secretary was instructed
to communicate with the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western Railway Club with refer
ence to the action taken by the West Side
Club.
At the meeting Of the South End Club
last night, the following committee Of ten
was selected rs the delegation TO tho club
convention: Col. J. l. Warren, Mai q. NJ
Rivals, H. +. Train, W. T. HusSey, Ed
Girard, Sehg Mendel j. Mckinley, j. A.
Stevenson, David ?. Rose and Warren
William. 1t is believed, in some quarters
that there is a dark horse candidate for
mayor IN the delegation.
The Cook. Mckinley Staobing.
The boy, Willie Cook, who stabbed young
Mckinley with pocket knife on New