The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04
LETTERS SENT TO VOTERS.
The Congressional Executive Committee
Putting in Its Final Work.

a Personal Communication to Every
Democratic Voter in the First Dis
trict Hard Work in the PopuIist
Countles-The Plans for Tomorrow
Nights Rally in Savannah 80 Maj.
I Bacon Invited but Can't Come-Prom-
inent Speakers to Address the Meet
ing.
Chairman G. B. Whatley OF the demo
cratic executive committee of the First
congressional district and the secretary,
Mr.. Livingston Kenan, have been work
ing like beavers for the last two weeks.
A personal communication has been sent
to every democratic voter in the nine
counties OF the district outside of
Chatham, the names of which were fur
nished by the members of the executive
committee from each county.
1t is possible that some of the demo-
cratic voters have been overlooked, but
an effort has been made to reach every
one in the district.
The counties composing the First con-
gressionaI district are Burke, Buloch,
Bryan, Emanuel, bingham, Mcintosh,
Liberty, Screven, Tattnan and Chatham.
OF these five, Emingham, Emanuel. Screw
en-, Liberty and Tattnau went populist in
the recent state election, or, rather,
against Atkinson for governor. 1t is in
these five counties that the greatest work
has been done.
The general reports from all these
countless" said Mr.. Whatley yesterday,
flores hadow a much larger vote for Les
ter than was cast for Mr. Atkinson, both
on account Of his great popularity with
the masses of the people and because of
the fact that the Atkinson vote was very
much decreased in those counties which
went populist by the rancOrous feeling
engendered among the people at the pri-
marles just previous to the state election.
| think the outlook is much more encour-
aging now than it was three weeks ago.
OF course Chatham is all right. Very
efficient work has been done here by the
campaign committees during the past
few days, Whatever majority Chatham
gives Lester it win be largely increased
by the majority which we confidently
calculate upon from the balance of the
district"
The county campaign committee will
complete arrangements to-day for speak
ers at the rally to be held tomorrow night
in front of the De Soto on Bull street. The
committee did not do this yesterday on ac-
count Of the fact that Mai. A. O. Bacon,
senator to-be, was invited by wire to speak
and as he was out at the Macon fair
grounds with members of the legislature,
who visited there yesterday, no answer
was received until nearly o'clock in the
evening. Maj. Bacon regretted lis ina
billy TO come as his presence was required
a home at that time.
Arrangements viii be made to have
short addresses by a number of the most
prominent local speakers, who will speak
from fifteen to twenty minutes each. They
win speak from the balcony Of the De Soto
whore a large number of prominent citi-
zens win be seated
There is a good deal of campaign work
being done in the district just now, and
the general impression seems to be that
the vote in several of the counties will be
a large one.
The Ogeechee contingent, which has
been very quiet of late years appears to
have been revivihed by the reports of an
active demand for votes and is ready to
come forward to do its part in making the
majority in old Chatham of such size
that it win strike terror in the hearts of
those who wish it otherwise. Several
leaders Of those who We're once known as
the "Ogeechee coOns' have been lowering
around the Lester campaign committee
and asking for funds with which to
bring up the recruits from outlying dis
tricts and if the money is forthcoming
there will be a larger attendance of dar-
kies from the Ogeechee than has been
seen the days of the lamented Aaron
Alpeoria Bradley. If the darl1ies come
in in the same numbers as they did of
yore, there VIII be no trouble about the
democratic nominee getting 5000 to 5000
majority in this county.
John Williams, better known as Rolling
John Dick Butler and Hector Brown left
for the country last night to do some work
among the colored voters. They are going
up the Augusta road to Ogeechee, Mon
teith and other towns. They say they Will
hold three or four meetings before they
return, and Williams says he can get 200
colored votes for Col Lester next Tues
day a meeting of the colored voters in
Savannah, Williams says, viii be held at
the Sisters han on Russell street, Monday
night, and an effort win be made to get
as many of them as possible to turn out
and vote.
TOOK IT ALL BACK.