The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-19
RATIFIED By THE CLUBS.
Tammany and the Citizens Stand by
The Conference Agreement.

4UQOAS OAaAALDA " DC
Asked to Order the Primary July 10.
The Ratification of the Agreement
Produces Enthusiasm on Both Sides.
The Work Before the Primary-Some
Legislative Talk.
The general primary at the court house
to decide the issues at present dividing
the Democratic party of the county will
be held July 10, as recommended by the
conference committee.
This was practically decided by the
action of the Tammany and Citizens clubs
last night. The agreement was ratified
by both clubs and resolutions passed call
ing upon the chairman of the party to
order the primary.
The primary will be held for the pur-
pose of nominating three candidates for
the legislature, electing six delegates
each to the senatorial, gubernatorial and
congressional conventions, and electing
twenty-five members of the executive
committee There will be forty-six
names on the ticket. The occasion will
require the putting forth of good men by
both sides, and it is safe to say that it
will be the largest ticket ever voted upon
at "a democratic primary in this county.
The decision of the clubs will give gen
eral satisfaction to all good democrats
without regard to faction.
BOTH CLUBS UNANIMOUS.
Tammany held rousing meeting last
night at its hall at Bay and Abercorn
streets The hall was crowded with the
braves and the meeting was an enthusi-
astic one. After the election of number
of new members and several speeches by
leading members, explaining how the re-
cent compromise was brought about and
the results which 1t is expected TO accom-
plish, the question was put to a vote and
the agreement was ratified unanimously,
there being not single dissenting voice.
The result produced great enthusiasm.
The Citizens Club, apparently having
outgrown its quarters in Turner's hall,
occupied the theater for its meeting,
which was for the purpose of considering
the resolutions drawn up by the commit
tee of conference between the two fac
tions, which were unanimously agreed to
by the meeting of the voters of the Third
district last Friday night.
This was about the only matter of i'm
portance before the club, and the meeting
proceeded at once to a consideration of
the question. The theater was well
filed, almost all the seats being taken
and many standing in the aisles, so the
opportunity for getting an expression
from the club was good one.
IN THE INTEREST OF HARMONY.
Speeches were MADE by Hon. Pope Bar
row, Messrs. I. d. Rockwell and Herman
Myers, on the subject of the resolutions
Hon. Pope Barrow, who was member of
the committee of conference, explained
the resolutions, stating that concessions
had been made to the other side, and that
they had been agreed to by those repre-
senJing the Citizens Club in the
interest of harmony in the party.
He said that it might have
been more agreeable to many of
the voters to have had the election by
districts, as this had always been Gus
tomary, and many voters did not want to
see the identity of the districts lost. This
point, however, he said, had also been
conceded in the interest OF harmony, and
he concluded by saying that the best
course would be to adopt the agreement,
which would be fair test and would put
an end TO all wrangling.
MeSsrs. Myers and Rockwell spoke on
the same line, bringing out the different
points in the agreement and showing
that it was in the interest of harmony
and fairness on both sides that it had
been adopted by the conference COM
mittee.
AN UNANIMOUS VOTE.
Motions were made from several quar-
tiers of the theater that the resolutions
be adopted, and President Osborne, who
also made few remarks with regard to
them, put the motion to the house There
was long and loud aye vote as they were
adopted, followed by one or two weak
noes in response to the call for those op-
posed. A motion to make the adoption of
the resolutions unanimous was unani-
mously carried.
DIR. l.. A. Falligant made few remarks
before the meeting adjourned with a view
TO explaining and justifying his action in
the meeting in the Third district after an
agreement had been reached between the
leaders TO adjourn it to Friday night
About thirty new members were elected
and the club adjourned.
1t was first thought that there would
be some opposition to the resolutions on
account of the fact that many wanted
them held by districts, but this did not
materialize, and the meeting seems TO
nave been harmonious one throughout.
THE DEMOCRATIC CLUB IN LINE.
A meeting of the Democratic Club will
be held this week for the purpose of rati-
Tying the agreement. 1t is so well un-
derstood, however, that the club is prac-
tically unit upon this question that a
meeting for this purpose is hardly neces7
sary.
There are just twenty-one days now be-
fore the primary in which all the work of
making up the tickets and putting out the
candidates is to be done. This means lust
so many days of hard work for the lead
ers of each side, and the friends of the
candidates. The campaign is certain to
be lively one.
THE TALK OF CANDIDATES.
The matter of legislative candidates
has been kept rather in the background
heretofore, but it win be the principal
subject of discussion now. Some of the
gentlemen spoken of as possible candi-
dates for the legislature are: S. b,
Adams, ESQ.,, W. G. Hartridge, ESQ.
Mai. G. M. Ryals, Mr.. p. H.. Gearon, Mr..
H. p Smart, George T. Cam, ESQ, and
others. None of these gentlemen have
indicated any desire for such honors
but their names are being mentioned
by their friends. They are all good men
and if any three of them should be the
successful nominees the county would be
well represented. For the Senate, Mai.
p. w. Meldrim, Col. w. w. Gordon and
Mai. G. M. Ryals are spoken of. w. w.
Osborne, Esq, is expected to be the candi-
date of the Citizens Club for the Senate.