The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-20
ONLY FRIENDS WANTED.
To-NIGaT's MEETING TO BE STRICT
LIZ A M'DONOUGa GATHERING.

Be Delivered by Prominent Citizens.
Alderman Harmon and DR.. Fallt-
giant Kicking About the Appoint
ment of Registrsrs-Why Alderman
Harmon's List Of Applicants Did Not
Get the Jobs.
The McDonough meeting tonight at
Masonic temple promises to be the political
event OF the week. It will be q meeting Of
Mayor McDonough's friends and supporters
60 indorse his administration, and espe-
cially his position with regard to the en-
forcement of the Sunday saloon laws.
No doubt the hall will be crowded to its
fullest extent. 1t should be borne in mind
that this is to be meeting of Mayor Nc
Donough's friends and supporters and only
persons coming under this head will be ad-
mitted. The opposition is respectfully in
vited TO stay away. No regular programme
has as yet been arranged for the meeting.
1t is likely that speeches will be made
by Col. George A Mercer, Mr.. B. A. Dem
mark and others, indorsing Mayor
McDonough's administration, and urging
his reelection.
There does not seem to be much doubt
that, with the Endorsement and nomination
MoDonough will accept the nomination and
Immediately enter the field as a candidate.
No ticket for aldermen will be named at
the meeting, but it is possible that steps
will be taken at an early day to select candi-
dates for aldermen who will uphold the
mayor in the position which he has taken,
In case Mayor McDonough accepts the
nomination.
HARMON AND TALLIGANT AGREE.
Politics are certainly getting lively. For
the first time in years, perhaps, Alder
man Harmon and DR.. Falligant agree
on the same thing. They both
declaim against the appointment of the
managers OF registration and election an
nounced in Sundays MORNING NEWS, as
unfavorable to them and favorable TO the
interests OF the McDonough party. Alder
man Harmon alleges that he was unfairly
treated, in that of the list of
twenty-five names submitted by
DR.. Falligant said he was not notified
of the meeting OF the commissioners of reg
istration and election at all. All of the
other manager appointed except Mr.. Quinn
are asserted TO be friendly 70 Mayor Nc
Donough.
Some facts were picked up yesterday with
regard TO the appointment of the managers
of registration and election that may be Of
interest
Two or three days before the elections
Alderman Harmon hand to Mr.. j. F. La
Far. one of the commissioners, a list of
twenty names, five for each district, which
he designated as men suitable for the posi-
tions Of managers, with request that at
least one of the men selected by him be APP
pointed from each district, that he might
have representation at the registration and
election.
NO GENERAL APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED.
Mr.. LaFar handed his list TO Mr. David
Wells, chairman of the board of commits
sioners, repeating Alderman Harmon's re-
quest.
MIR. Wells requested Mr. LaFar to In |
form Alderman Harmon that his list could
not be considered as the law required that
only freeholders and residents Of the re-
spective districts could be appointed for
those districts and the board could there
fore consider only personal applications
which stated that the applicant was free
holder and a resident of the district for
which he appeared. IL is supposed that
Mr.. LaFar conveyed this information to
Alderman Harmon four of the men
whose names were upon his list made appli-
cation In writing above their own sigma
lures for the positions in question. They
were James Mcbride, Samuel Reynolds,
A. K. Wilson and Timothy Quinn. The
last named was appointed one of the man.
ayers for the First district. The board was
doubtful IL MIR. Wilson was freebooter
and so he was not appointed. Mr..
Reynolds being candidate for reelection
as Justice Of the peace in the Fourth
district the board decided be was not a
proper person for the position of registrar
Mr.. Mcbride the board declined to appoint.
That is how Alderman Harmon came to get
only one Of his men upon the list OF man
ayers.
DIR. Falligant presented no list of appli-
cAnts because he said he did not know when
the commissioners were to act.
NO CHANCE FOR FRAUD.
Alderman Harmon overlooked the second
division OF the Fourth district and presented
no names for this division, There were
only three applicants for this division and
consequently all three were appointed
AS the law prescribes very plainly the
duties OF the managers Of registration and
election, and as by the recent act OF the
legislature they are required to number the
ballots, which are to be preserved for ninety
days, in case there should be a contest, it is
difficult TO see what chance there ia for
fraud, even should the managers be so dis
posed.
The following circular was distributed
among the colored people throughout the
city yesterday. Some few copies fell into
hands Tor which they were not intended
and excited considerable unfavorable COIN.
ment:
coLoRED MEN
Beware In the call for public meeting to
renomnate Mayor McDonougn
You will notice that It does not contain a col
ored mans name. The same spirit which actu-
ates the present city administration and causes
II to ignore the claims and complaints of col
ored men and women induced its friends to CON
cude that it was not worth while to consult col
ored citizens as to who should control the affairs
OF the city. 1t was only last week that the mayor
issued an invitation to the physicians to CON
slider the condition Of the city's health He
Ignored the five or six colored
physicians, not one was thought capable to
meet the mayor on a question in which their
$1,000 patients are interested. This is to warn
and implore you to remain away from this
meeting, which has been called for Tuesday
night at Masonic temple. and if you attend
have nothing to do with 1t whatever. 1t is the
boast generally that "the negro vote need not
be Needed until election day. and then he can
be fixed" at the polls.
We can secure proper treatment by support
ing ticket that will respect our rights as citi-
gems.
The large number OF voters who have regis
istered, men who have heretofore kept their
names from the books must prove that our
vote is not wholly on the market. "Forewarned
is forearmed."
LABOR UNION RECORDER AND MANY CITIZENS
Judging by the remarks made upon the