The morning news., 1894-11-21
DECIDES The ISSUE TONIGHT
The Citizens Club Meeting Likely to be
a Very Lively One.

En5 EdTLAElDhkAUA " AAA1 A0N AAEA
Whose Names Were Added to the List
by the secretary-They Are Kicking
on the Admission Card Business Also.
The Cttiz ne Club Membership Not so
Large as Has Been Reported-some
Comments on Mr.. osborne's Amend
nents to the City Elsction Law.
Tonight is the night Of the Citizens
/ club meeting. The meeting. In ali proba-
huity viii be a lively one. Efforts are stH
. being made 10 have Alderman Myers with
draw from the race in the interest Of har-
mony.
/ Maj. Schwarz's friends have already an
uounced that their candidate viii be with
/ drawn on condition that his opponent is
withdrawn also. Verbal Withdrawals viii
not be accepted, however, and the Schwarz
men win demand that both Withdrawals
be in writing, IN case their propositions
should be agreed to.
Mr.. Myers was in consultation with his
friends yesterday They were very quiet
and had no opinion TO express The gen.
eral belief Is that Mr.. Myers viii not be
Withdrawn and that his friends will insist
On making the nomination tonight.
II both Myers and SchWarz should with
draw. it is possible that DR.. Duncan may
be nominated as "a compromise candidate,
but it is thought by many to be more
. likely that the nomination will be post
pOned to a later date. The Schwarz men
VIII contend against the admission to and
participation in the meeting of the l8i
voters whose names they claim have been
! Illegally added to the roll since the last
meeting. The contention on this score is
likely to be exciting, and the Schwarz
tar their claim fs
allowed they viii withdraw from the meet
ing. Mr., duBignon, it has been reported.
Will make speech urging harmony, but
II is not likely that the club will be in a
humor to listen to him.
A. /. Alexander, secretary of the club,
was busy yesterday sending out printed
tickets emitting the holder to admission
to the meeting tonight. These tickets,
Mr.. Alexander said, viii be sent to every
member of the club. This is done by in
struction of President Osborne, IN accor-
dance with recommendation made by
/ the executive committee in the early his
tory of the club, but which has never been
carried into effect. Mr.. Alexander said to
a Morning News reporter that admission
tickets would also be sent to the 1S4 voters
over whose membership there is so much
contention.
Tickets have been, or win be sent, to
every member whose name is upon the
roll book added Mr.. Alexander. THE
lS4 names referred to are upon the roll
books and tickets will be sent accord
/ ingly. They are as much entitled to tick
! cts as any other members of the club. They
| are properly members of the club accord
/ ing to its rules and customs, otherwise
| they would never have been placed upon
I the roll book"
/ 1t Is needless to say that the Schwarz
/ men do not agree with the secretary in his
position. The Issuance of tickets is
/ very sore point with them and they freely
/ assert that it is only a scheme to insure
/ control Of the meeting by their oppon-
ents
/ Mr.. Alexander stated, in response to a
/ question, that he would send out about
| LOO cards of admission, The member
| snip of the club, he said, had never passed
/ the 1000 mark, although the statement has
/ been freely made of late that it had
| reached 24OO or $500. These latter figures
! We're arrived at Mr.. Alexander said. by
/ simply footing up the number of appllca-
lions passed upon at each meeting In
entering the names upon the roll book
/ however IT was frequently found to be
the case that the name of one applicant
/ mad been presented more than once some
/ times as many as half dozen times This
I explains the wide difference between the
/ number OF members, as shown by the
/ minutes of the successive meetings. and
the actual membership as shown by the
roll book
The amendments introduced bv Mr. Os-
borne to his city election law are being.
/ viewed with grave suspicion by those who
I opposed the present senator from the First
district in the democratic primary
anu many who supported him
theh as well. The bill, as
/ introduced 10y Mr.. Osborne and Dassed nv
the last legislature was. after very close
inspection Of the opponents of the meas
ure. pronounced to be an apparently fair
and Just measure, and one that would he
FOUND 70 work satisfactorily when put into
execution. The same cannot be said of
the amendments, which. i'm the oninio,, Of
many acquainted with Savannah politics
are intended solely to give partisan ad
vantage 10 the political faction which Mr.
OSBORNE represents. \ well known sttor-
HeE' VINO mas studied these amendments
very closely, summed up some of the oh
Jcctons to them IN the foIIou,ipe +aIl-
WIN Morning News reporter Yesterday.
MT Osborne will find It verV dificu1t
20 explain the intention of some of bis
amendments IN my opinion. In the vs,.,,
nrst amendment he provides That anv cif-
l1sh aEall be entitled TO register in the
/ election precinct in which he 10 n -,
nde resident at the day he presents him
self for registration What docs ~.
mean but colonization of voters in the
districts What is to prevent auv beeler
moving from district to district and rsg-
istvItHs IN a different district every da,,
on the claim that he Is a bona tide resi-
dent OF the district I'm which he registers
Tor That day? 1t is the simplest tbing
IN the world. Mr. Osborne cannot mt
forward the plea that this provision is in
tended for the benefit Of voters who are
compelled by circumstances TO change
their residence from one district TO an
other while the registration is in prog
ress. Under the old law the voter who
registered In one district and aftervari
changed his residence to another district
was allowed TO vote In the district I'm
which he had registered, and there Is
nothing 70 prevent his doing the same
thing under the new law. The amend
ment providing that a voter shall have
paid all his city taxes required of him or
have In his possession enough real estate
TO satisfy any execution for taxes which
may be issued against him is rather
queer Why should the possession of
real estate make any difference if tbs
applicant has not paid his taxes. and
who IS 10 establish his ownership of real
estateE Tho making OF the county regis
trauou books evidence that am voters
whose names are found thereon have paid
all taxes iue tho state Hud county is ou.u
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