The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-14

Before adjournment Col Mercer admon-
ished all who had not already registered TO do
| 80 to-day. The meeting was as harmonious
as it was enthusiastic and was thoroughly
satisfactory in every respect.
sCawARz SUPPORTS HARMON.
The Turner Hall Meet Develops a
Sensation.
The Harmon meeting at Turner hall was
| what might be termed bowling success,
because every man in the hall tried to outdo
the other in exercising his lung power to It's
full capacity. 1t was a sensationally sur
prising meeting, too Several DAYS ago
Alderman Harmon stated that his meeting
would develop surprise, and it did develop
| a tremendous one in the nomination of Mai.
| Schwarz as the head of the Harmon alder
| manic ticket amid a scene of enthusiasm
which probably has never been surpassed
and seldom equaled in Savannahs politics.
Al o'clock the hall was packed with the
| friends OF Alderman Harmon. The notables
on the stage were Alderman Harmon, Mai.
John Scnwarz, Warning Russell, 2. NJ.
| Russell, Alderman James MoGuire, Justice
Thomas J. Sheftsll, DR.. B. f. SheftaII, j.
| K. Saussy, Esq, and numerous lesser polit-
ical lights.
A few minutes after s O'Clock Mr.. Henry
| JuGubCE Cdilou tub LlGcLlDK 10 ana III
| a few words nominated Mai. Schwsrz for
chairman. The nomination struck the
popular chord. For several minutes the
crowd cheered Justify for "Schwarz,
Schwarz, Honest John Sohwarz."
MAI. sCHwARz's SPEECH.
When the major stopped to the front Of
the stage to bow his aokno Wledgments the
crowd broke loose again. Maj. Schwarz
thanked the audience for the honor of Sc
lecting him as chairman, and followed with
| a briet but vigorous address. He said he is
supporting Alderman Harmon because he
| is opposed to the MoDonouRh faction and
| its political methods of trying TO perpetuate
itself in power by questionable means. Mai.
Schwarz declared that Mayor McDonough
holds office now as a result of Wholesale
corruption and proclaimed him to DO a man
whose personal bias has led him to infict
wrongs upon citizens. The major paid his
compliments 70 Capt. Purse Ia facetious
stvle. styling him an angelic purifier of
politics" Mr.. M. A. OByrne was handled
for his management OF the last campaign.
Maj. Sohwarz concluded with an earnest
appeal to all lovers of fair play and liberal
government TO support Alderman Harmon
and his ticket.
Mr.. c. A. LaMotte was elected secretary
Of the meeting. Maj. Schwarz then intro
duced Alderman Harmon as the next mayor
| of Savannah. This was another opportu-
nifty for the crowd to get the air out OF it's
lungs and the opportunity was taken ad-
vantage Of
ALDERMAN HARMoN's PLATFORM.
Alderman Harmon had his address pre-
pared and read it as follows:
FELLOW CITIzENs--It is not my intention to
weary you tonight with a long recital Of
| pledges and promises to be made good in the
event of my election on Tuesday next Talk is
| cheap, and confidence between man and man
| IN nov hos a. NJ.
! cen foresee the problems that may present.
| themselves in the next two years of our CITY 3
administration, and the best and only pledge
that can offer you should we win this fight is
| the record of my services as one of the board of
| aldermen Of Savannah. II this record does not
satisfy. you OF my good faith and my devotion
| TO the interests OF our city and our citizens,
promises and protestations would be slight
avail. In such small lines of usefulness as
| have been open to me as an alderman, l can
| answer to my conscience that have made the
| welfare OF Savannah my first, sole and undi-
vided aim. know of no better guarantee of
| the future than the conduct OF the past, and
upon this record am not afraid to stand fairly
and squarely before my fellow citizens,
WILL ENFORCE THE LAWS.
| Should be elected mayor of Savannah. 10 will
become my duty, and il is certainly my intention
TO enforce our laws. BY this do not mean the
| enforcement of merely one law, or the monop-
| olizinR of the entire municipal service TO the
suppression Of merely one evil but the enforce
ment of all laws against all offenders regard
less OF influence, personality or occupation. So
far as it lays in my power pledge you that no
guilty man shall escape and no innocent man
shall suffer.
Ihave no desire TO dodge this issue Let me
say plainly that an effort has been made TO per-
suade the public that myself and my supporters
| are the direct representatives of the LIQUOR
dealers In Savannah, and that IL elected that |
will tolerate the sale OF liquor in our city ON
Sunday.
This is a plain presentation OF the charge. l
will give 1t an answer equally plain.
IN FAVOR OF SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
| deny the imputation and denounce IL as a
| deliberate falsehood manufactured for cam
| paign purposes. favor, and believe all good
citizens favor, the strict observance of the Sab
bath day. IL elected shall do all In my power
| TO enforce that observance.
| believe that the law abiding citizens of Sa-
vannah demand a clean, economical and bust
| ress-like administration Of our municipal af-
| fairs
| believe that they demand an administration
devoted to progress and not to politics, in touch
with these stirring times and IN sympathy with
all legitimate enterprise that tends TO advance
our commercial and material prosperity.
BROAD ADMINISTRATION
| believe that they demand an administration
that will be. in its broadest and best sense. a
partnership or the people, in which the utter
| ests OF each shall be honestly considered in re-
| lAtion TO the interests of all.
| This is my idea of your wishes and the wishes
| or my fellow townsmen in general. We some
times fall short of our ideals. and whether l
succeed, IT elected, In carrying this into effect
viii depend largely upon the corporation re-
ceive. But personally desire to commit my
self and the best abilities possess TO its fulfill
ment.
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
A motion was made and carried TO ap.
point committee to retire aud select an
aldermanic ticket. The committee ap-
pointed by the chair was as follows: John
Juchter, Henry Schroeder. William NJ.
Gibbons, George Meyer, John p. Mcintyre.
Thomas Keenan,. Jonas Mendel, Marcus s.
Baker, Hugh Logan and Warning Russell.
As the members of the committee were
about to retire A. N. Mauncy stepped TO the
front Of the stage and asked them TO wait
for few minutes as he had few words to
cay OF importance to the committee.
I'VE have assembled here tonight" said
! MIR. Mauncy, ITO select board Of alder
men to run on the Harmon ticket, and we
! want men who will insure US success. There
is one man who was done a grave injustice
two years ago, whom the people are clam
| oriug 20 honor. He 10 a man who has been
with Us In war and IN peace. Ia pestilence
aud disaster a man Of the people who has
been tried and never found wanting A man