The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-07
BOTH SIDES HARD At WORK.
4 Duncan Campaign Committee Organ
lied.

A Steering Committee Composed Of n.
Q. Cunningham, F. O. duBigaon and
IA. o'Byrne Placed in Charge of the
campaien- The Committee 70 Open
Up Headquarters at once-Saturday's
Registration Expected to Be Very
Heavy. and Both Sides Working Hard
in Preparation for Il.
Tomorrow will be the second day OF
registration for the city election. Judging
by the rush on the tax collectors office
and the activity Of the partisans on both
sides. Saturdays registration viii largely
exceed that Of Tuesday.
Both sides are exceedingly active. and
the interest in the registration now ap-
proaches white heat The effective organ
izatIon Of the Myers forces has aroused
the Duncan people to organized action.
A meeting was held last night Of DR..
Duncan's friends and supporters TO organ
ize for campaign work. Those present
comprised the aldermanic nominating
committee. named by Col. Gordon, chair
man Of the theater mass meeting. a ma
jority Of the Duncan registrars and num-
Der of DR.. Duncan's friends. who had been
seen during the day. The meeting decided
that a working organization was neces-
sary. and for that purpose the meeting was
resolved into an executive and campaign
committee, with Capt Beirne Gordon as
chairman. Capt. II. c. Cunningham, Mr..
+. G.. duBignon and Mr.. NJ. A. O'Byrne
were named as a managing committee to
conduct the campaign, with instructions
to open a headquarters in some central
location from which the working Of the
Duncan forces will be directed.
The following is partial list of the ex-
ecutive committee: Joseph Hull,
T. J. Davis. NJ A. O'Byrne.
S. b. Adams, John Juchter,
P. H. Gearon, Samuel Reynolds. c. A.
Netter, p. J. OConnor, J. J. McDonough,
r. G. Fleming. Beirne Gordon, Col. w. w.
Gordon, Richard McKenna. T. E. Youmans.
ID. H. Bythewood. T. Ballantyne. Jr., II.
C. Cunningham, T. G. duBignon, John F.
Lubs, C. w. Owens, T. H. Mcmillan. z.
J. McEneneany, John w. Smith. c. II.
Carson, J. W. Conner, W. T. Leopold, +.
S. Jette, J. r. Saussy, Francis Hart, S. E.
Theus. Dr. w. w. Owens, p. T. Foye, ID.
B. Morgan. b. p Lockwood, Robert Charl-
ton, W. T. Sullivan. J. J. Stafford. Thomas
Cooley and others. The full list Of the
committee could not be obtained. With
two or three exceptions, all of the gentle
men named were present at the meeting.
Among other things, the amended cleo
ton law was discussed and the managing
committee will probably request the cleo
toral commission TO rule on several points
on it that have been sprung recently to-
day, in order to remove doubt as to its
intent and operation. The Morning News
informant said that his opinion of the
registrars present was that DR.. Duncan
had a shade the best of it in Tuesdays
registration and the determination was to
make every effort from now on to enlarge
this advantage. He said that the Duncan
registrars will hold regular meetings here
after to consult on the conduct of the
registration. The Myers registrars have
pursued this plan from the beginning.
The Duncan aldermanic committee held
a meeting at DIR. Duncan's house during
the evening, but nothing could be learned
OF its action. The committee has decided
not to give out anything until it is ready
TO make its report.
DR.. Duncan told a Morning News re-
porter that he was engaged upon his let
ter of acceptance. but had not yet COM
pleted it. The letter will probably be
ready for publication by Sunday morning.
ton law was received yesterday by the
members of the electoral commission
from the secretary of state. In reading
the act the judges were surprised to find
that section g, with reference to the care
of the registration books, reads as fol-
lows:
The books of registration shall at once
be sealed by the registrars and deposited
with the clerk of the court, or ordinary
before y o'clock of the same night"
The published amendment read that the
books should be deposited with the clerk
of the court of ordinary" and this was
obviously the intention of the Trainer of
the law. The comma occurs, however,
after the word court, in the copy re-
ceived by the judges AS neither superior
court nor city court is specified this would
leave the registrars at liberty to deposit
their books with the clerk of either court
or the clerk of the ordinary's court This
might cause some confusion and the
judges will probably take the liberty of
advising the registrars as to the place of
deposit of the books.
1t is understood that complaints have
been made to the electoral commission
that in one of the precincts both of the
registrars are allied with one faction. The
report is that the registrar appointed to
represent the Duncan faction has gone
over to the Myers faction, which leaves
the Duncan faction without representa-
the commission win take this matter up,
but it is hardly probable that any inves-
tigation of the charges will be held. The
commissioners have the right to remove
any registrar with or without cause, and
they can easily settle the matter without
any lengthy investigation, and make an
other appointment should they decide to
do So
Those persons who are entitled to vote,
having paid their poll tax for 1898, as we'll
as for 1894, but whose names are not on the
printed registration lists of the county
registration. being omitted through delay
or other causes, can get certificates to that
effect by calling at the Office of Judge
Ferril, the ordinary. No person is al
lowed to register unless his name is on
the printed lists and he presents also his
tax receipt for 1894. Certificates will be fur
nished those whose names should have
been on the printed lists, but from one
cause or another were left off
JOHN K. WATKINS DEAD.