The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-02
A HILL CLUB ORGANIZED.
ADMIRERS CT THE SENATOR AT
WORK IN BIS BEHALF

They Will Try to Arouse Sufficient
Sentiment In His Favor in Chatham
to Secure the Delegation to the
State Convention-Procee OF
the Meeting Last Night.
The David B. Hill Club OF Chatham
County was organized last night at the office
OF O'Connor g. O'Byrne, with P. J. O'Con>
nor, Esq :, as president, and Thomas GAM
BILE, city editor OF the Press, as secretary
and treasurer. Mr.. O'Connor declined the
nomination, but by unanimous vote Of the
meeting accepted the office.
A committee consisting Of. T. Sheftall,
Thomas Morgan, Jr.. Maj. G.. ID. Ryals,
Col. s. B. Spencer and Sheriff John 7. Ro-
nan will meet tomorrow afternoon TO nomi-
nate vice presidents, who will be ratified at
a meeting of Hill men to be held at the
Catholic Library hall Thursday night.
It was intended to hold last nights meet
ing at the library hall but the committee
was unable to secure room there.
HILL MEN PRESENT.
Among those present were Thomas Nor.
gan, Jr., Col. s. B. Spencer, Maj. g. M.
Ryals, Justice Sheftall. Prot. NJ. A. O'Brien,
Alderman W. +. Bailey, Sheriff Roman, NJ.
A. O'Byrne, Esq. P. ]. O'Connor, ESQ.,, J.
r. Lane, s. X. Platshek, Maurice Buttimer,
John II. McHugh, F. r. Walsh, Thomas
Gamble, James L. Murphy, John Mcintyre.
Albert johnson and others. Expressions Of
regret were received from W. w. Chisholm,
Esq, D. A. O'Byrne. ESQ.,, E. A. Gradot.
William Keboe and others, who are in sym~
pathy with the movement, but we're pre-
vented from attending the meeting. Mr..
OfC,nnu0r MAS aalackad fam DorarU chair.
man.
HILL EULoGIzRD.
Remarks euloRizing Senator Hill as a
democrat and as the man whom it is best
for the party to nominate, were made by Mr..
O'Connor, Alderman Bailey, Maj. Ryals,
Sheriff Roman, Col. Spencer, Thomas Morgan,
Justice Sheftall and others. The chairman
read editorials from prominent democratic
papers supporting Senator Hill, and re-
viewed at length to the disadvantages under
which other men who have been mentioned
for the nomination would labor.
The attention of the meeting was
called to the fact that Senator
Hill is expected to visit Savannah
soon, and the necessity Of prompt
action was pointed out. Col. Spencer
alluded to the fact that in his boyhood the
saying was: "As Chatham goes, SO goes
Georgia"
AS CHATHAM GOES.
II the Hill men of Chatham move
promptly and as enthusiastically as they
should, the old saying might prove true
again, he thought. He and others present
believed that Chatham is too lethargic and
that her influence must be made felt to a
greater extent than in the recent past in
state and national politics Savannah Hill
men, they held must NOS stand by and let
Atlanta do the work aed claim all the glory.
There was considerable discussion as to
the advisability Of making the club a
central organization and starting other
clubs In different sections Of the city. These
and other matters of policy will be settled
at the meeting on Thursday night.
URGED TO VISIT SAVANNAH
Before adjourning resolutions were
adopted urging Senator Hill to accept the
invitation of the Hibernian Society and at
tend it's banquet in TINS city on March IL.
A copy of the resolutions will be forwarded
to the senator at once.
The secretary of the club has large list
of the names OF ardent Savannah advo-
Gates of the nomination of Senator Hill,
among whom is number of prominent
professional and business men. Invitations
will be sent to them and others to attend
the meeting tomorrow night.
COMING SOUTH IN TWO WEEKS.
A dispatch from Washington states that
Senator Hill will leave there on March IS
on the Richmond and Danville. He will
spend an hour or two in Atlanta
on his way to jackson. Miss, where
he is 10 address the legislature.
He reaches Jackson on March Is and leaves
there the next morning for Savannah,
coming over the Savannah, Americas and
Montgomery road. The Mississippi legisla-
ture adopted resolutions prolonging its ses-
sion in order TO meet the senator.
1t Is probable that the Hill club will re-
oeive the senator on his arrival here with
the committee of the Hibernian Society
and act as an escort to his botel An effort
will be made to have him remain here and
address public meeting on the night of
March Is.