The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-07
TALKS In THE WICWAM.
Tammany Listens to Speeches by the
Candidates II Has Endorsed.

ing Speech by 8. B. Adams, ESQ,
and Some Spicy Remarks by Maj.
Ryals-Mr. O'Byrne Reiterates Tam
many's Platform.
The Tammany Club held a grand rally
last night at its headquarters. There
were several hundred Of the tigers pres
ent, besides a number Of their friends, in
GLIDING some recent converts from the
Citizens Club. A club meeting was held
before the time for the rally, at which
several new members were elected. The
rally began at 9 o'clock, at which time
every seat in the hall was taken and over
100 persons were standing, the ante room
being crowded as well as the main hall.
President Gearon occupied the chair.
The president called upon Mr.. M. a.
O'Byrne to state the objects Of the meet
ing. Mr.. O'Byrne briefly narrated the
circumstances leading up to the occasion,
and concluded by introducing the candi-
date Endorsed by the club for senator, Mr..
J. r. Anderson. Mr.. Anderson said:
Gentlemen OF the Tammany Club, Fellow
Democrats and Fellow Citizens: 1t is with
sincere and unfeigned pleasure that I have
accepted your invitation TO be present with
reasons | have been naturally DESTROYS for an
opportunity of meeting you here in your
home have wished TO meet the tiger and
now ! have come to his lair l see
those dreadful things which certain
calamity howlers on the other side
are loudly and frantically proclaimtng exist
IN and infest this locality, and feel no fear
or hesitation In being here, for | realize that
l am among friends Looking over this as
sembly tonight and noting as l do to what
rftr toni &c nd NFFh of mo If
worth and substance, OF intelligence and
prominence in this community, men many Of
whom recognize as being leading represen-
tative men in their various pursuits and call
ings ! ask myself with amazement the ques-
tion "How is it possible that any sef-respect-
ing man can allow himself to be so far carried
away by any amount OF partisan feeling as TO
speak Of this club through the columns OF his
paper as not q respectable organization, and
20 make against 1t the charges he has pub
lished-some openly ana some by means OF
insinuatlOn and innuendo-charges which, il
true, would deServedlY earn for this club the
detestaton of all good citizens Why,
gentlemen, they are 80 manifesty and
absurdly without grounds of sup
port that you may pass them by in
silence, knowing full well that they will react
upon their source. II IS an old but true say
ing that curses, like chickens. come home
TO roost.
1 have not until now had the pleasure of a
personal acquaintance with all of you, but
some Of you know well. Many OF us have
grown up together in this Q V old town OF ours
playing and lighting with each other as boys
in the days when all boys belonged TO
square, and when belonging to a square
meant fights innumerable with our rival
squares, and many OF you. | have no doubt,
have, in those boyish days, thrashed me
soundly, for those were the days when Ogle-
thrope square was noted as a lighting square.
and was one Of the most pugnaCiouS little
devils that belonged to ii.
Now, having long since put away childish
things we are standing side by side together.
as earnest, thoughtful men, who are deeply
interested in the welfare OF our native city, In
fight in which her interests are, or may be
concerned-a tight, the main feature OF which
is TO decide who can best and most wOrthily
represent her in the halls OF the general
assembly OF our state. We are supporting a
ticket which, | hope, without being deemed
immodest, l can say, is admitted by all
TO be composed OF who are
thoroughly representative citizens in the
best sense of that word, men who are recog-
niZed as having ties and interests which bind
them indiSsolubly to this community and who
form an integral part OF Its existence, men
who are closely identified with the various
local industries which are building up our
city and the different branches OF trade and
business whose movements and transactions
ebb and flew, the arteries OF her commercial
life.
Although am not a member of your club
any OF the local political organizations YOU
have done me the honor of indorsng me as
your candidate for the state senate. [ have
no fitting words with which to express my
gratitude. but from my heart / thank you. /
am more than proud of this signal mark OF
your confidence and esteem and ( can assure
you that your confidence shall not have been
misplaced. Furthermore, you have done this
without asking OF me single promise Of any
character. II is but just to you and
10 the gentlemen associated with
you in this campaign, that this
TACT should be stated and publicly known.
In doing this you have acted in consonance
with the principles and presidents OF the
party, and have no hesitancy in pledglng
you my word that never, If am elected shall
the people OF my native city have grounds TO
say that any action of mine was actuated by
any other motive or impulse than what / con
ceived TO be the true welfare OF this beauti-
ful, loyable old city of ours.
My ancestors were born here and died
here. l myself was born here my
Inmost wish Is to work out my life here and
when the time comes for me to cross over
into the dim mists Of the great hereafter
earned the epitaph of having been Of some
use to my city, and people, | am
not, ma making i,or,t this race gentlemen,
view. have no desire Of figuring hereafter
as an asplrant for the position OF solicitor
general | would not and could not accept
the ONCE II it were rendered me. | consci-
entlously believe that am seeking this honor
from motives as pure and unsedsh as ever
actuated any man to serve his country.
know that the honor is high one and
that the duties imposed by the ONCE
are such as call for the exercise
OF prooity, industry, intelligence and
ulSCItNlOu1 uul / dul not AFRAID 10 under
take II, believe | can discharge the trust to
the satisfaction Of this community. | cannot
better describe my sense OF the dignity of the
office, or the importance of its duties than by
borrowing the expressions of an eminent
Georgian, who saws; That should my people
honor me with this high trust would devote
my best energies to an intelligent and faith
ful discharge OF the responsible duties OF the
ONCE. lwOuld conSecrate every faculty OF
my mind and body TO the service of my state
and people,
And now, gentlemen, let US take glance
ut the campaign before us. We are on the
eve OF great battle and we intend bv the
grace OF God and the SURFACES OF our fellow
citizens, to carry our cOlOrS triumphantly on
TO victory. 1 notice with pleasure that no
personal attacks against the opposing candi-
dates have entered into the campaign In a
contest as hOtly fought as this | think this
IS matter upon which, as democrats
We should not lose sight OF the fact
that in this contest We are not only all fellow
citizens, but all lfellow democrats also and
that after the primary the two wings of the
party must come together again as one homo
Reneous and harmonious party and move for
ward 20 the party elections with an broken
front, the same invincible, uuconquerable
party as Of yore.
There are some amusing features in this
Campaign, and one OF the most amusing and
ridiculous Of all is the claim that the other
side alone represent reform and good govern
ment. Listening to the utteranNes OF most OF
the speakers who have addressed their meet
ings, you would imagine that all OF the hon
esty, all OF the intelligence. and ali OF the in
tegrity ana respectability of the community
uNntt bod hi