The morning news., 1894-06-12
RALLIES OF THE CLANS.
all The Clubs Prepared for TO-night'S
Battle in the Squares.

Tammany Holds a RousinR Meeting
and the Tiger Ready for the Fray.
The Democratic Clubs Programme.
The Citizens Club Braces Up for the
Struggle How the Districts Are
Claimed-Sonae Of the Men Who VIII
Be Nominated.
Tonight will settle whether the Rus
sell or anti-Russell faction will control
the democratic executive committee, and
practically the Democratic party, in this
county for the next two years. On one
side is the Citizens Club and on the other
the Democratic Club, the Tammany Club,
and large element Of voters who are not
connected with any club.
The fight is one Of the most bitterly
contested that the county has known in
years, and it is likely that there will be
some broken heads by supper time.
Every effort will be made to prevent
anything of this kind, however. Mayor
McDonough has ordered the whole police
force on duty during the time of the mass
meetings, for the purpose of preserving
order As this is about the time when
the day relief is going in and the night
r6lleI Is gong OuJ, II Can bb uOuo Will
but little inconvenience TO the police.
CLAIMS OF BOTH SIDES.
That the meetings will be lively is GER
tain. The general estimate is that the
Citizens Club will carry the First and
Second districts and their opponents the
Third and Fourth districts, and perhaps
elect the committeeman at large. The
Citizens Club people intend to carry
every district If possible and have so an
.aal& E.,,T,. So I,vv
large mem bership in the Fourth district
and will make a determined fight there.
1t is safe to say that the Fourth district
mass meeting will be something to be re-
remembered in the political annals of
Chatham county. 1t is expected to be
the most largely attended and liveliest Of
the lot.
In the Third district, too, the Citizens
Club people have announced their inten-
tion of making an effort to capture the
district. In retaliation for the audacity
of the of the Citizens Club in entering
their strongholds, Tammany and Demo-
cratic Clubs will make a heroic efforts to
capture the First and Second districts.
The Second district is considered the
Russell stronghold, and to take this away
from the Citizens Club would be quite a
feather in the caps of their opponents
TO MAKE WARM FIGHT.
In the First district the anti-Russell
element will make the fight very warm.
Tammany has considerable strength in
the First and proposes TO have every man
at the meeting tonight. Tammany had
grand rally last night at the club rooms
on Bay street. The hall was packed to
sutfocation, so much so in fact that
there was hardly room for the
sixty odd new members who were initi-
ated. 1t was red letter night for Tam
many, and the large addition to the mem
bership was received with great enthusi-
asm. There were a number of rousing
speeches by prominent members of the
club, and when the meeting adjourned
the tiger felt well pleased with itself
and assured of complete victory to-
night.
CONFERENCE OF THE CLUBS.
A conference between the executive
committees of the Tammany Club and the
Democratic Club was held after the ad-
iournment of the club meeting to talk
over the campaign and discuss the pros
poets of to-day's primaries. Neither
side would give out its ticket last
night, although it is well know that
both tickets have been made up and
fully agreed upon by the respective
factions. The Democratic Club has
named the following gentlemen as its
ticket in the Third district: George w.
Owens, j. Randolph Anderson, John r.
Young, George w. Parrish and Walter
Z. Bartrldge The first three named are
members OF the present executive COM
mittee Col. George A. Mercer and Mr.
!. K. Saussy, and perhaps Mr..
w. @. Charlton, if he will allow the
use of his name, will be on the ticket
for committeeman at large. Capt. H. G.
Cunningham, president of the Democratic
Club Will head the ticket in the Fourth
district Over half Of the present execu-
tive committee. it is understood, have
been nominated for reelection on the
Citizens Club ticket.
TONIGHT ; MEETINGS
he meetings will be called promptly
at Z o'clock, which is about half an hour
before dark. Eo.h sides will begin to
gather early, and by 6:}0 O'Clock the
squares NllI De well h4eI There will be
a fight over The election OF the chairman
at each meeting, of course, which will
practically decide the strength OF the
respective sides
Oln the;birst district theimeeting will be
held on The west SIDE OF r.lbert square. at
the intersection of MONTGOMERY and
McIonOngh streets in the Second. on the
western half of Chatham square, at the in
tersection of Barnard and Wayne streets:
IL the Third on the north side Of the
parade ground; in the Fourth in Troup
square at the intersection of Abercorn
and Macon streets in the Fifth at Isle of
Hope; in the Sixth at Montgomery :inthe
h7St SIl tll Nv tAiG bIUSSlLg OF lne AgeeClee
and Fort Argyle roads, and IN the Eighth
al POolcr.
THE CITIZENS CLUB RALLY.
The Citizens Club held largo meeting
last night at Turner's hall Speeches were
made by Dr. l.. A. FalliPant, Mai John
Schwarz and Mr.. Il. d. Rockwell, princi-
pally upon the subject OF the mass meet
ings tonight, which all the mem
bers of the clu0 were ur,ed
to attend II was thought that
some nominations for members of
the executive committee would be made
but II IS understood that these nomina-
tiOns will be made by the members from
the various districts in accordance with
the wishes of the leaders in the club. and
that they will be sprung on the mass
meetings
ATKINSON IN TOWN.