The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-12
TO BE THURSDAY NIGHT.
TIE PROBABLE DATE FOR THE
DEMOCRATIC JUBILEE.

The Finance Committee to Begin Work
This Morning and Submit It's Report
tothe Executive Committee Toni ght.
The Committee on Speakers Already
Sending out Invitations.
Thursday night will probably be selected
as the night Of the grand dem ocratic jubila-
tion. 1t will be impossible to have the cele-
hratiOn earlier than that night and have the
kind Of a celebration that Savannah wants.
The finance committee got to work yester-
day morning but was somewhat crippled
owing to the indisposition of Chairman
Frank, who was confined to his room during
the day. The committee met at the Office Of
Frank & Co. in the morning. In the absence
of Mr.. Frank Maj. J. B. Withers acted as
chairman. The committee decided 70 begin
at once canvassing the business portions OF
the city. Mr.. Frank will probably be out
to-day aud will take active charge of the
work of soliciting subscriptions. The com
mittee expects to secure $1,000 by mig Il and
hopes to report this amount ia sight to the
executive committee, which meets at
O'Clock. If a satisfactory report Is received
from the finance committee the executive
committee will at once Tx upon time for
the celebration and instruct the other com
mittees to proceed with their work. Every
thing now depends upon the finance COM
mittee
INVITING THE SPEAKERS.
The committee on the invitation Of
speakers met at the office of the chairman,
Mr. C. F. Prendergsst. The question of
speakers was thoroughly discussed. As
usual invitations will be sent generally
throughout the whole country.
All DrOminant - will ha cd
from Cleveland and Stevenson dow to DR..
1kirt, who has just achieved prominence by
carrying MoKinley's district in Ohio by
about 700 majority. David b. Hill, David
Croker, Thomas f. Gilroy, Edward Murphy,
William +. Sheehan and other prominent
Tammany men will be asked to come down.
All OF Georgia's eleven congressman will
be inyited. Maj Black who has just
defeated Watson in the Tenth district will
be specially invited to address the
people Of Savannah. H. w. J. Ham, Geor-
gia'e political humorist, will be invited 20
make a speech and will probably accept.
Gov. Northen and Senators Gordon and
Colquitt WILL of course, be invited. So
will President Clay of the Senate and
Speaker Atkinson Of the House A speech
from the latter is expected without fail.
The noted Georgans will be invited to
be present. The list of local speakers has
not yet been made up.
THE SPEECHES AT THE DE SOTO.
The plan Of having the speakers address
the crowd from the balcony Of the De
Soto is very much approved of by
the committee. 1t was recalled that
on the occasion of the celebration two years
ago the night was warm and murky and the
clouds of smoke from the rosin flames and
torches so filed the air that half the crowd
could hardly see the speakers, let alone
hear them. Nobody over twenty feet away
from the stand heard anything the speakers
were saying. The location at the De Soto
is much more favorable to the speakers
They will have root above their heads
which is great advantage aud the asphalt
pavement will be OF considerable advantage
to the crowd from au acoustic standpoint.
A good many thousand people can crowd |
around the southwest corner of the De Soto
upon the asphalt pavement on Bull and |
Harris streets and in the square south of the /
De Soto.
The De Soto balcony will be a great ad- |
vantage to the ladies who wish to attend |
The DE Soto will probably be selected as the |
place where the parade will terminate.
THE MILITARY TURN OUT.
Some question has been raised Of the
probability of the military companies turn
ing out as organized bodies upon an occasion
Of this kind. The result may be that the
members of the various military COM
Poui9S WIZ ueslIe 20 take part
In the parade will form themselves into
clubs, selecting their own officers for the
occasion. The Tom Screvel Club of tue
Guards which paraded in 1890 il ready and
eager to turn out again.
IL the Guards don't turn out as battalion
most OF them will 60 with the Screven club.
Col. Peter Reilly is chairman of the COM
mittee on procession and line of march and
may be relied upon to get a fnn turn out OF
the military whether as military companies
or clubs. There will be no lack of paraders