The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-10

Thos. H. Mcmillan, P. H. Gearon,
Walter c. Hartridge.
To-day will decide the greatest local
party fight Chatham county has known in
years. The fight has been holly waged all
along the line for the last several weeks,
and considerable bitterness has been
displayed. Both sides go into the fight
full of pluck and confidence, and declaring
positively the certainty of winning.
All sorts of estimates are made
on each side as to the re-
suit. The estimates are all for ma
iorities, none for minorities The
usual estimates are from $50 to 500 major
ity, there being many at the latter figure
and but few at the former, each side hold
ing to the assertion that it will win hands
down.
Yesterday was devoted to steady and
persistent work by the candidates and
their leaders, which was continued up to
a late hour. Plans innumerable were
laid and schemes of all kinds used in the
hope of winning voters from one side to
the other.
The second 81 900 of the Tammany men
was covered by members of the Citizens
Club yesterday morning. The Tammany
man who acted as the representative of
his friends in the bet was present at the
time, and was bantered by the Citizens
Club men for another bet of 1000 The
Tammany man informed them that if
they would put up another $1,000 he
would see that it was covered. 1--WE are
tired of having our money lay here and
grow whiskers on it." said the Tammany
man. No more money had been put up at
last accounts.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB.
The Democratic Club held a short meet
ing az the Armory hall last night The
attendance was not large, as the mem hers
had not been Eotifed by the secretary
that there would be a meeting there hav-
ing been some misunderstanding as to the
meeting Vice President T. H. Mcmillan
presided. On suggestion of MIR. w. G.
Cam the meeting resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to see to it that
the full vote of the club and its friends is
polled to-day. Capt. II. c. Cunningham,
the president, and MIR. s. B. Adams, who
were expected TO Celiver addresses, were
called out of the city last night on i'm
portant business.
TAMMANY PREPARED.
The hall of the Tammany Club on Bav
street was crowded last night with
several hundred enthusiastic democrats
There was no club rally, however, the
meeting having been called for business
purposes After the regular meeting
there were several committee meetings
held TO prepare for to-day's work at the
polls. Those members of the club who
were not engaged in committee work.
gathered in the main hall and called
upon Mai. Ryals for a speech Mai
Ryals responded, and made a very enter
tanning speech, taking for his subject the
so-called Doolan registration bill He
said that the bill was drawn up by Z. D.
Rockwell at the suggestion of John
Power, and was introduced by J. j. Doc
Ian. The main object of the bill, he said,
was to take the registration out of the
hands of the five county commissioners
and place it in the hands of the ordinary.
1t proposed to make the payment of the
previous years taxes fun qualification for
registering, contrary to the con
stitution, which requires the pay
ment of all taxes due since the
adoption of the constitution on the
part of the voter before he is qualified to
vote. II further proposed to change the
time of registration TO midsummer when
many of the best citizens would be away
from the city. OF all these pernicious
provisions not one remained in the pill
tudb WAS uudlly pdSS6u. by amt OF argu
ment and persuasion, Mai RyalS said he
and others had succeeded in having
them excluded from the bill In
return for these changes, Mai RIVALS
said, he agreed to give Messrs.
Osborne, Doolan and Guerard a certif
cate of character, which certificate these
gentlemen seemed now very fond of
parading. He also called attention to
the fact that one of the first acts OF the
representatives in the last legislature
was to pass bill making the Justices of
the peace managers of all elections, in
GLIDING their own. Mai Ryals' many
good hits were greatly enjoyed by the
crowd.
The Tammany men were very enthusi-
astic and seemed entirely confident Of
success in to-day's election. They ad-
journed with the resolution 70 be on hand
at the opening of the polls this morning.
THE CITIZENS CLUB RALLY.
The Citizens Club held its ante-election
rally at the theater last night There
were between 500 and 800 people pres
ent.
Hon. Pope Barrow spoke first and
urged all members to vote the straight
ticket and TO preserve peace and order.
Hon. +. G.. duBignon spoke Of the politi-
cal issues, and the work of the county's
representatives in the last legislature and
gave history OF the fight for and against
the registration bill in Atlanta lie added
that he was not "a candidate for anv Office
IN the gift of the people
Mr. Rockwell spoke in Justification Of
the Doolau bill, and stated certain fea-
lures Of the fight for and against that
measure Mr. w. W. Osborne spoke also
OF the new registration law, especially
WIN regard 10 provisions 10 contained be-.
M lore amy amendments were made. Other
Z speakers were Maj John Schwarz, Mr..