The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-25
FIXING UP THE TICKETS.
The Factions Getting Themselves
Ready for the Primary.

Chairman Charlton Waiting for the
designations of the Committeeman
Elect From the City Districts-The
Gubsrnatorial Delegates-Col. Les
ter Solid.
The political pot which has been only
slightly bubbling for the last several
days will begin to boil in earnest again
this week. Both factions will put in con-
siderab biz. work in selecting their tickets
and the tickets will probably be ready for
publication by the end of the week.
There is a good deal Of curiosity to
know who VIII compose the tickets for
the two sides. It is safe to say that the
majority of those who were candidates of
the respective factions 1T the mass meet
ings will be upon the tickets for the pri-
mary. As there are only twenty-five
places upon the executive committee IN
der the conference arrangement, as
against thirty-three under the old ar
rangement, somebody must be left Off,
and there are likely to be some heart
burnings on both sides. 1t is a question
with the factions whether IL will be wise
to have any name appear twice on the
candidates for members of the executive
committee will be candidates for other
Offices at the primary As their strength
was relied upon to a considerable extent
to pull the ticket through, it will be a
nice question for the factions TO decide.
WAITING FOR THE RESERVATIONS.
Chairman Charlton has not yet received
the designations of either the Tammany
men or the candidates of the Citizens
Club, who claim to have been elected
members of the executive committee at
the mass meetings. Each side appears
to be holding back and waiting for the
other to hand in its designations
in order TO make sure that no
trick will be played upon them
by their opponents. The designations of
both factions candidates will probably
come in bunch this week however, as
soon as each side feels sure of the good
faith of the other. Both clubs will hold
meeting this week at which the questions
Of the designations will be acted upon.
The chairman has already received the
designations of all the country members,
allof whom were actually elected mem
bers of,the committee and could have as
serted their rights had they been in
clined to do so.
GEN. EVANS RETIREMENT.
The retirement of Gen. Evans from the
from the primary. Each side, however,
will nominate its own men for guberna-
torial delegates, and il will be merely a
question of which set of delegates the
voters prefer to have cast the vote Of the
county for Mr.. Atkinson. A compromise
ticket for gubernatorial delegates com
posed of three from each side has been
spoken of, but does not meet with favor
from either side. This will be a club is
sue entirely
The registration list has been carefully
gone over by representatives of both fac
tions since it was issued, and the strength
of each side calculated upon. The result
is as might have been expected. Each
side is confident, or claims so, that IL has
a safe majority of the registered voters.
The Tammany men who have been
going over the list appear to be
very well satisfied with what they found
there, and their opponents of the Citizens
Club, say the same thing. The actual
status Of the two factions will not be
ascertained until after the primary.
ALL LESTER MEN.
The delegates to the congressional con-
vention upon both tickets are likely to be
pronounced Lester men. No doubt there
are number Of gentlemen who would
like to step into Col. Testers shoes, but
none Of them have felt strong enough to
make their desires manifest. AS the time
that will elapse before the primary is
held is brief, there is not much chance
for an opposition candidate to get into
the field and rally enough strength to
capture the delegation.
It has been suggested that a meeting of
the democrats Of the county should be
called either before or after the primary
TO express Chatham countys choice for
state house officers. Hon. William Cliff
ton would get hearty Endorsement for
secretary of state from the meeting and
so would doubtless Hon. K. T. Nesbitt,
the present commissioner of aRri-
culture, who is a candidate for re-elec-
ton, and who appears to be favorite in
Chatham county. The congressional del
egates would also be instructed for Col.
Lester as matter of form. AS the pri-
mary gives no means of expressing such
preferences, a mass meeting is thought by
some TO be the proper thing under the cir
cumstances,