The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-03
THE POLITICIANS At WORK.
4 Duncan Club Organized in Roberts
vile.

/ The Duncan Aldermanic Committee 10
Get to Work This week-Myers' Head
quarters Opened in the Waldburs
Block-Ths Myers Men Hard at Work
and Getting in Good Lieks-The Col
ored Voters Organizing for Raid on
the Barrels.
The Duncan people expect TO get
to work this week and get their forces in
shape. They feel that they have left the
field clear TO their opponents long enough,
and that if they are going TO do anything
at an, now is the time to begin.
Col Gordon will call the committee ap-
pointed TO select the aldermen together
this week. so that they may begin their
important work. It is expected that the
committee viii, besides selecting an al
dermanic ticket. for which work it was
appointed. maintain a general supervis-
ion Of the political field until regular
work. Some Of the members Of the COM
mittee are known TO have already done
effective work.
Several Of the committeeman took part
yesterday in the organization Of Duncan
club in Robertsville. There were 50 mem
bers at the organization. and 1Ol names
were enrolled. The club is largely com
posed Of ex-members of the Citizens
Club. The following officers were elected:
President-P. J. McEneneany.
Secretary-J. +. Connolly.
Treasurer-W. NJ. STAIRS.
Mr.. McEneneany was a prominent sup
porter of Maj. Schwarz until that gentle
man retired from the race, and is now
actively in the field for DR.. Duncan.
The Myers men are not idle, but are
doing active and very effective work.
Headquarters have been established in
the offices in the Waldburg building over
Collins. Grayson & Cos store, and i'm
mediately adjoining the Savannah Gro
Gerry Company. A gentleman who stated
to a Morning News reporter yesterday
that he had been in the headquarters,
said that the Offices are very handsomely
furnished, and the committee had evil
IDENTIFY established itself in permanent
quarters for the campaign.
The general belief is that Mr.. Myers has
a large barrel at his disposal. There are
constant reports of so-called leaders hav-
ing enrolled themselves under the Myers
banner for a consideration, but as the
reports come chiefly from Mr.. Myers op-
ponents they are doubtless exaggerated.
A well posted politician, who has not
allied himself with either side, said yes
terday in discussing the situation that he
was satisfied there will be as much money
spent in this election as in previous ones.
AS the new ballot law makes 1t impos-
sible to a large extent TO make sure of
the delivery of the goods, that is of the
vote after it has been purchased, the
money would be chiefly expended, he said,
in paying the taxes of voters and securing
the adherence of district leaders and
heelers.
The new ballot law is being closely
scrutnized by the politicians, however,
and it will be surprising if they do not
discover some means Of ascertaining if a
vote is cast according to promise.
There is a great disposition among the
negroes to organize in clubs for the mu-
ntcipal election, and there are probably
dozen that have already been formed
or are in process of formation. Richard
Butler informed the Morning News yes
terday that meeting of the Colored
Citizens Protective Club was held at the
Russell street hall night or two ago with
$50 members present, at which it was de-
cided to support DR.. Duncan. Twenty
five new members were elected, he said,
and the club is to meet again Tuesday
night. Evidently the colored brother OK
poets to take a hand in the campaign.