The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-02
TO SETTLE THE QUESTION,
Whether the Primaries Will Be Held
Wednesday Night.

Mr.. Charlton Back From Darien-He
Expressed No Opinion as to the Ac-
ton of the Democratic Executive
Will Probably Be Decided To-day.
Both Sides Ready For the Fray-Mr.
Whatley's Candidacy.
Hon. w. G. Charlton arrived in the
city from Darien late last night. His
failure to arrive yesterday morning was
a great disappointment to the politicians
who were laying for him. both sides be-
ing anxious to express to him their opin-
ions on the calling of the district mass
meetings. They will have that oppor-
tunity to-day, however. MIR. Charlton
said last night that he was not ready 10
express an opinion on the subject of the
recent meeting of the executive com
mittee
81 have only read the reports in the
newspapers" he said, land have not had
the opportunity as yet to post myself
further on the situation"
Mr.. Charlton did not say whether he
would call. the mass meeting on Wednes-
day night as requested or not.
Al IhE hAplEs
"When l left here" he said, ait was
with the expectation of returning in am
pie time to call all the mass meetings and
other meetings of which the party stands
in need. / had no idea there was need of
any such extraordinary haste as seems to
have been the opinion of so many men,
bers of the executive committee"
Mr.. Charlton will confer with the mem
bers of the executive committee and the
representatives of both factions to-day as
to the advisability of calling the district
mass meeting, as requested, Wednesday
night or a. later date, and the selection
of places at which the meetings will be
held. His decision on these points will
be awaited with interest.
A good deal of quiet work is being done
by both factions now, stirring up their
followers and urging them to be ready to
enter the fray at the first call.
TAMMANY ON THE WATCH.
The latest interes ting bit of political
information is that the Citizens Club
will make an effort to capture the meet
ing in the Fourth district, the stronghold
of Tammany. The latter club is keeping
a close watch upon the movements of its
opponents, however, and will meet
them in numbers. The members of
the Democratic Club have been COM
placently concentrating themselves that
the Third district will be theirs without
an effort almost, but that is where they
are mistaken. The Citizens Clue is plot
ting to have them all on hand on the
night Of the mass meeting.
The meetings in the First and Second
districts will also be lively. The claim of
the Citizens Club people to decided
majority in these districts may be con-
| tested 1t can be depended upon that all
the meetings will be lively and inter
esting.
MR., wHATLEY IN THE FIELD.
Mr.. G. B. Whatley has announced his
candidacy for representative, subject to
| the democratic primary. The MORNING
NEWS announced some DAYS ago that It
was likely Mr., Whatley would be a can
date. He says he enters the field indie
| pendent of any club nomination, and
proposes to make the race purely as a
| democrat.
MIR. Whatley is well known among the
younger members of the bar here, and
throughout this section of the state. He
has been successful organizer of loan
associations. He first organized the
Southern Home Building and Loan Asso-
citation and then the Georgia State Loan
and Building Association, and is a recog-
nized authority on loan associations. AS
| a lawyer he has, heretofore, devoted him
! self principally to Office practice, but has
recently entered the courts and has estab-
lished a lucrative practice. Mr.. What
! leys platform will be on the line of re-
form in the public school system and in
the convict system.