The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-04
a BIG KICK IN THE SECOND.
The Meeting Put Through With a
Rush and Late Oomers Left Ont.

The Meeting Put Through With q
Rush and Late Corners Left Out.
The meeting in the Second district was
held in Turner hall.
The cut and dried programme went
through with rush. The ticket prepared
at Thursday nights meeting was electe d
| with the exception Of Col. Mercer as com
mitteemen at large.
| The meeting lasted eight minutes and
| some claimed ten minutes, and one or two
were even rash enough to say that twelve
| minutes elapsed from the time the chair
man called it to order to the moment when,
with yell, the crowd made its way to the
street.
The hall was about half filed when. at
about one minute and thirty seconds after
o'clock T. D. Rockwell. Esq, was elected
chairman and j. P. Mcintyre secretary.
Alderman Bailey objected to the meeting
proceeding in this hasty manner, claiming
that 1t was unfair to the voters of the dis.
trict, and that they should be given an ops
portunity to assemble. One other
present sustained his objection,
but those IN charge of the
meeting had evidently no intention of pay
log any attention to an objection that
might interfere with the programme. Il
was practically ignored aud nominations
| AOA AAS1A ASb A49hlDOl6 VI Juo Guilty 615Gu-
| tive committee were called for.
THE NOMINATIONS.
W. W. Osborne presented the names of
Juchter, Justice T. J. Sheftall and s. l..
Lazaron, Esq. No opposition ticket was
presented and the members were declared
elected.
G. w. Allen presented ticket for menu
bers at large 1t was the same as was an
nounced in yesterdays MORNING NEWS
with the exception that Sheriff John T.
Roman had been substituted for Col.
| Mercer. Those in favor of this ticket
were requested to stand. With the ex-
ception Of probably half dozen, all were
promptly on their feet. After count
ing them the chairman announced that
23l votes had been cast for Edward
Mcintyre, W. W. Osborne, Thomas
Screyen John Schwarz and John T. Roman.
There was no opposition vote, but after the
meeting some claimed that there was Il
miscount and that there was not such a
large number in the hall. They may have
been mistaken in this, though.
A PULL AT THE BEER.
The meeting was then declared ad journed,
and those who were thirsty made their way
TO small room in the rear, where an
abundance OF beer was on tap. This, the
men in charge stated, was a present to the
meeting. The kegs were soon empty.
By this time other voters were gradually
dropping in. They were surprised when in
formed that the meeting was over. Some
| INDUCED in emphatic language, while others
merely expressed on their countenanoes
their feelings. For fully half an hour voters
came up singly, in pairs and in
groups, and, as soon as they were &C.
quainted with. the state OF affairs, denounced
the action Of the meeting which they de-
clared to have been packed. There was
some talk among them Of holding another
meeting and electing other members Of the
executive committee on the ground that the
meeting had acted preospitately and I'M
fairly, but no steps were taken to that end.
DIDN'T LIKE IT BUT THEN.
Statements were heard on all sides from
the late corners that they would not abide by
| the action of committee, the members of
which were selected in such way.
A large number OF those present went at
once TO Hendy hall, where the First district
meeting was being held. They evidently
did not care that the snap meeting seemed
likely to cause tempest in the political
teapot. When told later Of the sentiments
expressed by those who arrived after the
meeting adjourned, they merely laughed
and said: The meeting was called at 8
O'Clock. Why didn'tthey get there on time. "