The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-24
EVE OF THE PRIMARIES.
THE LEGISLATIVE CANVASS TO
WIND UP TODAY.

The Liquor Dealers Hand IN the
Ffehs-The County Filled With Tick
cts and Posters-The Law of Pri-
mary Elections - Chairman Chsrl-
tons Letter.
The legislative canvass viii close to-day.
It may DO said to have practically closed
last night.
Candidates and their friends labored
and perspired yesterday in the effort to
convince the dubious voter that there was
only one candidate out of the whole number
who wes certain Of election, and that one
was the particular candidate in question.
1t is safe to say that the feeling in the legis-
larive contest WAS never wrought to a
higher pitch In Chatham county.
With the exception OF single
candidate the issues are entirely
personal and the candidates are running on
their personal popularity and influence.
Like all personal canvAsse5, things are
lively. Bets are being made freely and any
man with mon y to put mp can find takers
on the shortest notice, no matter how he
stauds. Probably not less than $1,000 has
already been stsksd on the election and
probably as much again or twice as much
will be put up to-day or Tomorrow.
THE FINAL WORK TODAY.
To-day will not be day of rest with the
politici ms by any means.
Notwithstanding the late date 1t is impos-
sible to make any prediction as to the win
ming ticket. Things are badly mixed and
candidates are geing TO be cut where they
least expect it. AS a rule the candidates
themselves are holding of from combines,
allowing their friends TO make as many as
they see fit.
Mai RYalsi contest has simmered down
souarely To- Ryals or Russell Tho county
treasurer has gone into the fight with all ths
force that hs can muster, and II be does
not defeat Maj Ryals il will not be his
fault. This is realized by the friends Of
both.
Some OF the friends Of Guerard, Doolan
Rud Osborne object to this combination be-
ing deBomiu ated the Russo ticket. They
say that while Mr.. Russell is supporting the
ticket the candidates are under no obligation
20 him and are at liberty to make other
combinations II they see fit Attention was
called to the fact yesterday afternoon, how
ever that Mr. Russell was distributing this
ticket on Broughton street and urging his
friends TO support It
ADVERTISING THE CANDIDATEA
The county is now decorated with posters
from Poeler TO Tbunderbolt announcing
the candidacy Of Guerard, Osborne and
Doolan.
The citizens on awaking this morning
will find the telegraph and telephone posts
ornamented with circulars advising them
TO vote for the "workingman's candidate,
Patrick II. Gearun.n
The other candidates should not allow
themselves to be distaDced in this way
Ryals and Schley might have rented all the
bill boards OF the town and req uestod the
eTIffraRaa nf in tctf al
high. This would have been entsrprising.
1t was learned yesterday that the liquor
dealers association held meeting Friday
night and discussed the indo sement Of q
ticket favorable to their In erests. II was
announced yesterday that the association
had indorsed Gearon. Later on this was
found to be incorrect and 1t was stated on
good authority that the meet
Ing had Endorsed Guerard,
Osborne and Doolan on condition that they
pledge their efforts TO securing a change IL
the present manner Of electing county COM
Inissioners. TINS was also found to be un-
true Members of the association were very
reticent as to the action Of the meeting but
said no ticket had been Endorsed. This was
the purpose OF the NEE ing, but no agree
ment was reached. The Russell mon were
in the majority.
ALL SORTS OF CoMBINATIOHa
AANhbNo VI Oil bOTJh una combinations were
being handed around yesterday. Guerard,
Osborne and Doolan tickets were plentiful,
so we're Osborne, Doolan and Ryais; Cue
rsrd. RyRls and Osborne; Sohley, Ryals
and Guerard, and various other combina-
tions. Tickets bearing the name OF Gearon,
Osborne and Doolan were seen, ami
also tickets bearing the names of
Ryals and Gearon. These will go
well in the Fourth. Schley aud
Gusrard will also be on many of the tickets
In tue Fourth. Any combination to get a
vote will be the rule
The vote, it is expected, will be something
Unprecedented in the Democratic party of
Chatham county. There are $500 regis
tered voters In the county and at least g. 900
OF these are white democrats. Very nearly
that number OF votes, 10 Ia expected, will
be cast tomorrow.
CHAIRMAN CHARLToN's LETTER.
Chairman Charlton's dignified reply to the
letter OF the friends Of Mai. Ryals published
10 yesterdays MORNING NEWS calling at
tention 20 the fact that the management of
the election in the Second district IL entirely
In the hands of Maj kyals' opp nsnts meets
the appreciation Of all concerned. Chair
man Charlton did not consider any
action necessary on his part,
as the publicity given TO the
protest was sufficient notice to the mana
upon their honor in the discharge OF their
duties aud that an exact and careful return
would be expected.
Chairman Charlton's letter is as follows:
SAVANNAH, GA. July %, 1892
Messrs. George ". Queens, H. e. Wilson, Samuel
B. Adams and Others:
GENrLEMES-The clear aud timely exposition
OF the primary laws of Georgia contained in
your letter of July % relieves me from the task
already determined upon, OF presenting in some
such shape the particulars OF the statute Won
discuss. Your analysis is full aud correct and
meets with my entire appreciation.
You 10 no wise overestimate the inheritance
OF rigid compliance with every demand of the
law. The primary system is upon trial It's
ADOPTION sprung from feeling, general In
scope, THAI the method of the mass meeting
failed 70 reflect the full sentiment OF the demo-
cratic community, and that something more
definite, aud, above all other cousiderat ,onS
fatrer, was needed. ANY functional failure 10
tue new order OF things in the present crisis
woul1 be little short of q calamity
Il may be or no great moment which of
known democrats are selected to represent the
party; II is Of the greatest moment that the
manner Of their Sci cti0n carry such conviction
of absolute fairness that no democrat can enter.
tain feeling OF revolt against the Judgment
expressed at the primary polls. Icannot enter
tam the suspicion that in an emergency ike
this any democrat would sacrifice the interests
OF his party to the temporary advantage OF a
particular candidate
the executive committee, under whose super.
vision the nF.imRriea will ha bald ao,,o Ai-du.I..