The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-01
NAY Be WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
The District Mass Meeting Likely to
Be Held Then.

DU uClu lnCus
Chairman Charlton Will Probably Be
Urged by Both Sides to Call the
Meetings for the Election of the New
Executive Committee for Next
Wednesday-Tamma and Demo-
cratic Club Leaders Say That Date
Will Suit Them-Thsy Are Ready
for the Fray.
Mr.. Walter G. Charlton, who was ex-
pected back from Darien last night, did
not return as expected. He may arrive
this morning. He has several very i'm
portant cases to come before this term of
, Mcintosh superior court, however, which
may detain him in Darien the entire
week
Mr.. Charlton's return is awaited with
considerable interest. The interest at
| taches to the manner in which he will
| view the meeting of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee Tuesday night and the
resolution adopted requesting that he
| order the mass meeting for the election
of the new executive committee next
| "Wednesday night. 1t is predicted by some
| that he will not regard the meeting at all
and that he will call another meeting of
the committee to consider the subject and
take such action in the matter as may be
deemed best.
THE OPPOSITION IN MAJORITY.
AS majority of the executive commit
tee participated in the meeting, however
and as its action is in the shape of a re-
| spectful request to him to order the mass
meetings upon the date named, it is not
| likely that he will consider it as an
irregular meeting, though it had the APP
pearance of disregarding his authority as
chairman. Mr.. Charlton will have the
right to name later date for the mass
meetings than June 6, the date named by
the committees resolution, should he
| deem it best TO do So
1t is not likely, however, that there
Will be any opposition of any moment
| from any quarter to the holding of the
mass meetings on Wednesday night. 1t
was at first thought that .Tammany and
the county club would urge upon the
chairman to name a later dater date
and there was undoubtedly q feeling of
| opposition among these organizations to
| holding the mass meetings upon that
date, probably because it had the ap-
pearance o f having been dictated by the
Citizens Club.
JUST AS WELL NOW AS LATER.
Since they have taken time to consider
the matter, however, the members of the
opposition to the Citizens Club have come
to the conclusion that it would suit them
| just as well TO have the mass meetings
| WednesdayGnight as at a later date and
| that they had Just as soon fight it out for
the control of the next executive com
mittee on Wednesday night as any other
| time. Several of the leaders of Tammany
| and the Democratic Clubs expressed
themselves on this line yesterday.
Capt. H. c. Cunningham, president of
! the Democratic Club, President Gearon,
of the Tammauy Club MIR. David Wells,
| M A. O'Byrne, Esq, and others ex-
| pressed themselves on this line.
| I'VE had just as soon meet the enemy
on Wednesday night as any other time"
said Capt. Cunningham, land we can
hold our own then just as well as at
later date"
This will probably be new information to
the Citizens Club people. who have been
expecting lively opposition to the holding
OF the mass meetings on Wednesday
night.
THE PLACES OF MEETING.
There is considerable interest as to
| where the meetings in the several dis
tricts will be held. The Third district
has surfeit of places available for such
! purposes, while there is a shortage on
| this line in the other districts.
| There was considerable kicking at the
! last election in the Fourth district, be-
cause the meeting for that district was
called at the police barracks. The same
! thing will PROBABLY be the case this year
! unless some other convenient place is sug-
| gested by one side or the other. The
meeting in the First district was held at
| Hendy's hall at the last election. The
hall is now used by the Pulaski knitting
mill, and will hardly be available this
time. An effort will be made to secure a
hall more conveniently situated this year.
About the only convenient hall in the
Second district is the Turner hall on
| Broughton street.
Objection will probably be made to
Turner hall as the headquarters of the
| Citizens Club by the opponents of that
club. Odd Fellows hall, near by, may be
suggested, and would doubtless prove
equally as acceptable to both sides. Both
sides are now laying their wires to cap
ture the mass meetings, and it is safe to
say that Wednesday night, or whatever
night they are held will be lively one