The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-14
TAMMANY DIDN'T NDORSE
The Political Situation Developing
Some New Phases.

Some New Phases.
Mr.. Clifton and His Friends Stirred
UP over Mr.. Gamblers CongratuIa-
tory Telegram to the Citizens Club
People-The Outlook for the City
Campaign-The New Executive Com
mittee to Meet Tonight.
The tigers opponents will be after It
with a red-hot poker to-day Tammany
failed last night to indorse the ticket for
the Senate and the House nominated
at Tuesdays primary. After the bitter
abuse TO which it has been subjected by
the leaders Of the Citizens Club the ticket
elected at the primary was too much of a
dose for the tiger TO swallow.
1--WE will support the ticket individu-
ally, +" said prominent Tammanyite to
MORNING NEWS reporter. But an in
dorsement by the club is too much to ex-
pect."
The meeting was largely attended. 1t
lasted over an hour and the discussion
was quite lively, Judging by the sounds
which emanated from the hall. A MORN
ING News reporter met number of
Tammanyites after the meeting They
L =
we did nothing at all on that line"
was the reply when questioned on the
subject OF Endorsement Some declared
that the subject of Endorsement had not
been brought before the meeting. 1t was
evident they did not view Endorsement
with favor. They Will support the ticket
as democrats, but that is all. Three rous-
ing cheers for Tammany woke up the
neighborhood during the meeting and
demonstrated beyond doubt that the
tiger was neither dead nor sleeping. The
recent campaign is said TO have been dis
cussed freely, and the Tammany men felt
thoroughly satisfied that they had done
their duty fully. The only trouble was
that there were not enough of them.
TO MEET TONIGHT.
The new executive committee meets to-
night for the purpose of organizing. The
cali for the meeting issued by Chairman
Charlton will doubtless be his last official
act in this connection. With the election
of the new chairman by the committee
his term of Office will cease. 1t seems to
be generally understood that Mr.. F. G.
duBignOn will be offered the chairman
ship of the committee.
There was an interesting little political
sensation yesterday, which was known
only to a few outside Of those Immediately
interested. The day after the primary
Justice Thomas }. Sheftall received the
following telegram from Hon. Allen ID.
Gambler, secretary of state, and candi-
date for reelection: Il congratulate YOU
and the Citizens Club on your easy victory
on yesterday. My race is satisfactory.
l have now enough instructed votes to
nominate me, and | think / am sure
of a majority of those yet to be ap-
pointed
There was a great deal more to this
innocent little telegram than appeared
upon its face, as was easily perceived by
the old politicians who read it.
MR.. CLIFToN's CANDIDACY.
Mr. Clifton, as is well known, is the
candidate of this end of the state for sec
Rotary of state, and has been considered
by his friends a dead sure winner. 1t
was understood that Mr.. Clifton would
receive the vote Of Chatham no matter
which side won, having been for years a
resident Of Savannah and being still
thoroughly identified with its interests.
That it could be otherwise never
occurred TO anyone, except, perhaps,
those who were quietly pulling
the wires. When Mr. Clifton
heard of Secretary Candler's telegram to
MIR. Sheftall, he al once set to work with
his friends to see what was the meaning
of it. There was some lively scurrying
among the politicians. MIR. Clifton and
Il
conference with Mr. duBignon, MIR. Os-
borne, Justice Sheftall and other leaders
of the Citizens Club. What was the re-
suit of the conference is not known, but
it is believed to have been satisfactory to
MIR. Clifton.
TOO FRIENDLY WITH TAMMANY.
1t seems that the Citizens CLUB leaders
thought MIR. Clifton too friendly with
their opponents He was indorsed for
| secretary of state by the Tammany Club
some time ago and this, probably, did not
create very good impression on the OPP
| pOsite side.
The genial handshaker Of the wire
! grass has habit of making as many
friends as possible without regard to
! their local political Affiliations, and it
| probably never occurred to him that an
| Endorsement from one side would
put him in bad light with
the other side. AS matter of fact, the
! Iammany people were under the impress
sion that Mr.. Clifton was more inclined
| TO their opponents than he was to them,
and some of them even stated that they
believed him to be member of the Citi-
zens Club. The rumors on this subject
may not have been well founded, but the
juggling of Citizens Club leader with
| MIR. Clifton's opponent, Mr.. Gambler, GER
tainly gave very broad grounds of sus-
picion
MIR. Clifton said last night that with
! the Endorsements of Marion and Brooks
counties which he received yesterday he
has about 1870 votes assured. He expects
to get the Endorsement of Twiggs to-day
and Epson tomorrow.
THE FIGHT JUST BEGUN.
Anybody who thinks the political, fight
! in Chatham county was ended with the
victory of the Citizens Club in Tuesdays
! primary, is badly mistaken. The
fight has only begun, TO quote the
words of prominent Tammany
man. Both sides will now buckle down
to hard work for the city and county
elections The Citizens Club people nat
| urally feel very confident because of their
recent victory and predict that they will
carry the coming elections by even larger
majorities than they did the primary A
/ primary is generally talked of for the Sc
/ lection Of county officers, and the Citizens
Club men are confident of carrying this,
/ hands down.
The city election is where the.great
fight is expected There will be another
/ registration for this election. Each side
| will endeavOr 10 register the largest num-
( Der of adherents, and 1t can be safely pre-
dlcted that the city registration will be
much heavier than the county registra-
ton. The Citizens Club claims to
have a large number of members who
are not registered for the county