The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-07
A RALLY OF DEMOCRATS.
Tammany and the Democratic Club to
Hold a Mass Meeting.

A Gathering of the Two Clubs and
Democrats Who Are Not Club Mem
bers at the Guards Hall To-Morrow.
Prominent Speakers to be Present.
The Place for Holding the District
Mass Meetings Not Yet Fixed.
A mass meeting Of the Democratic Club
Of Chatham county and the Tammany
Club will be held tomorrow night at the
Guards hall 1t will not be restricted to
the members Of the two clubs, however
but will be open to all who arein sympathy
with their aims, which are stated in brief
10 be TO assure good government, by see
ing to it that good men are elected to
Office, and to prevent the filling of the
offices by those who may londly proclaim
themselves the friends of pure govern
ment, but whose records are as different
from their pretensions as they possibly
could be- All who are in sympathy with
this programme are invited to attend the
meeting and to express their views if
they desire, whether they are members
of either club, or no club at all.
The mass meeting was decided on at
the meeting of the Democratic Club at
Armory hall last night. The idea was
suggested sometime ago, and committee
from the Tammany Club was present by
agreement to arrange for the meet
ing with similar committee from the
Democratic Club The two committees
agreed upon Friday night as the time of
the meeting and the Guards hall as
the place.
PROMINENT SPEAKERS TO BE THERE.
A number of prominent citizens will be
present and will speak upon the political
issues which now confront the party IN
this county. The committee will meet
this morning to more fully arrange the
programme. They already have assur-
ances from several wellJ1nown speakers
of their willingness to be present. The
meeting was decided upon, because there
are a large number of citizens who are
not members of any club, but whose in
fiuence will naturally be cast with those
whom they believe to be honest in their
claim for good government and good men
in office. 1t is for the benefit of this class
that the two clubs desire TO make public
their aims and purposes. The platform
of the clubs will be announced in full at
the meeting.
The Democratic Club held a large and
enthusiastic meeting last night A num-
Der of new members were added to the
roll. The membership Of the $50" club
as it has been called, now exceeds 300.
There was a lengthy discussion Of recent
political developments and determine
tion was manifested to use every effort to
secure the objects of the club as already
stated. Tammany is working hand in
hand with the Democratic Club on this
line The two clubs will make a strong
effort to capture the next democratic ex-
ecutive committee, as they are satisfied
that the control of the committee is the
hope Of fair primary for the selection
of candidates for the next legislature
and an honest expression of the prefer
ences of the voters of the county in the
several conventions that are to be held
this summer.
NO PLACES FIXED YET.
Mr. Charlton was asked Yesterday
when the call for the district mass meet
ings will be issued. Mr.. Charlton said
that it will probably not be published be-
fore Sunday morning. He has not had
time yet to visit the districts and ascer-
tain suitable places for the holding of the
mass meetings. He will do this to-day
Objections have been made by both sides
to the only two available halls in the
fourth district. The Citizens Club
people have protested strongly against
the holding of the meeting at the police
barracks. They claim that the police
court room is not near large enough
to accommodate the crowd, and they pre-
tend to fear that the police would be used
by their opponents to overawe them
The Tammany Club men say that the
colored Odd Fellows hall on Harris
street is no larger than the police court
room, that it is not conveniently situated
and that 1t is also Objectionable on
account OF being negro hall and that
this would deter many voters from at
tending the meeting AS for the police
barracks, hey say If the court room is not
large enough the barracks yard will ac-
commodate the crowd and the meeting
can be held there.
A COMPROMISE PLACE.
If there is no chance of agreement
among the partisans Of the two clubs
on one or the other place, Mr..
Charlton will propose COM
promise on the Catholic Library hall in
the Third district This hall is only one
block off from the Fourth district Down
in the First there ispretty much the same
state OF affairs as to Heudv hall and the
opposite ends of the district. The
Citizens Club people advocate Hendy hall
and their opponents Chatham hall. They
90 not favor the Chatham hall very
strongly, however, because, besides being
a colored hail, the room is not very
large one.
'If we can't fix upon halls for these
two DISTRICTS" said Mr. Charlton, Il
reckon East Broad street and West
Broad street are large enough to hold the
crowds and the meetings can be called in
the open air.
Hon w. Y Atkinson is expected in the
city Sunday, TO confer with his friends
here upon the political situation in Chat
ham. An effort will probably be made TO
prevail upon him TO remain over and de
liver public address. Very few people
in Savannah have ever heard Mr.. Atkin-
son speak, and he would be certain to
draw large crowd.
TO DISCUSS GOOD ROADS.