The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-08
TO MEET IN THE SQUARES.
That Is Where the Mass Meetings Will
Be Held.

~ AAtAH
So Chairman Charlton Says After In
speo.ing the Halls in the Third and
Fourth Districts-Cnless the Voters
in These Districts win Agree to Use
Halls in the Third District All the,
Meetings win BE Called in the Open
Air-In This Case the Hour VIII Be
2 O'clock.
It is very probable that the mass meet
ings for the election Of the new demo
cratic executive committee will be held
in the open air. 50 Chairman Charlton, of
the democratic executive committee, said
yesterday afternoon, after completing
tour Of the districts.
Mr.. Charlton and Mr.. NJ W.
Dixon, vice chairman of the commit
tee, made a tour together of all
the halls that have been suggested as
suitable places for the holding of the
mass meetings. The result Of the inspec-
ton was not a very satisfactory one.
They did not succeed in finding a single
suitable hall in either the First or the
Fourth districts, The other two districts
are easily provided for.
THE RESULT OF THE INSPECTION.
81 have come to this conclusion, - said
Mr.. Charlton, THAT the meetings will
have TO be held in the open air. Unless
the voters of the Fourth district will
agree to meet at the theater or thee Cath
Ole library hall and those Of the First
district at the Masonic temple there viii
be no other alternative. In company with
Mr. Dixon I visited all the halls in both
districts. The police barracks was the
first place visited. II only required a
glance at the court room to satisfy me
that it was not available. ] do not think
the room could accommodate over $50 per-
ored Odd Fellows hall on Harris
street. This hall is not at all
suitable. The hall is about 50X50
feet and can accommodate only about $50
persons. l decided at once that 1 would
not call the meeting there. There is no
other hall in the district. Hendy's hall.
in the First district, is not a suitable hall
for a large gathering Of any kind. Be
sides, / was notified by the lessees Of the
building that they would not consent to
its use for a public meeting. The Chat
ham hall, on Montgomery street, 1 found
to be a very ramshackle sort Of place,
besides not being large enough TO accom-
modate crowd of any size. This ended
the chapter for the First district"
TIE CHATHAM HALL CAPTURED,
Mr.. Charlton found from the ianitor of
the Chatham hall that the hall had been
leased by a MIR. Garwes for Tuesday
night, presumably for the purpose of pre-
venting its use for the meeting. He Sc
cured the promise Of the hall, however,
by raising Mr.. Garwes' bid. After in
spection, however, he concluded that he
did not want the hall.
Il have stated the situation" said Mr.
Charlton ''Now if the voters of the
First and Fourth districts do not see nit
to make use of halls in the Third district
! shall call all the meetings in the open
air. l have no right TO call the meetings
outside of the districts, and will not do so
Without the consent of both sides. 1t was
formerly the custom to hold the mass
meetings in the open air, and l see
no reason why perfectly fair re-
suits should not be obtained in this
manner. My only desire in the matter
is to give an impartial opportunity
for free expression of the will of the
party. If the meetings are called in the
open air the time will be fixed at Z
o'clock. The sun does not set until after
O'Clock now, and there will be plenty of
light by which to conduct the proceed
ings. This hour will allow everybody a
chance to attend the meetings that desires
10 do so. All the workingmen will be of
duty by that time and the shops and
stores will be closed"
THE SQUARES THE ONLY PLACES.
''Where will you call the meetings."
Mr.. Charlton was asked.
In the irst district, think Ebert
square will about fill the bill. In the
Second district Chatham square. There
has been many meeting held in Chat
ham square in times gone by. In the
Third district, probably the parade
ground, if that is satisfactory In the
Fourth district, Whitfield square is. l
think. about the most central point. Any
centrally located square in each district,
satisfactory TO both sides, viii be SUM
Gent"
What win you do with the county dis
tricts."
Il win call their meetings in the same
way ana at the same hour as in the city
districts he replied. THE meetings
viii probably be called at atolt the same
places as they were two years ago. In
the Eighth district at Fooler. in the
Seventh at Fountains store, or Mcleod
Kings Office In the Sixth a MONTGOMERY.
and the in Fifth at Isle Of Hope I think
enough democrats can be gotten together
AZ each OF these places TO elect two mem
bers Of the committee from each dis
trict."
WILL HAVE TO LAY NEW PLANS.
nc dA4lAguu NtLltht OF MT. Z marion s
intention TO call the mass meeting in the
open air win furnish the politicians with
new food for discussion and set them 10
work laying new schemes TO capture the
meetings. Both sides are fixing up their
tickets and urging upon their followers
the necessity OF being present at the
meetings. The members of the Citizens
Club OF the tirs district met al Justice
Frank MCDermott's ONCE on Bryan street
Wednesday nigh. FOR the purpose
Of nomiuaj ing members Of the commit.
tee from that district. There were about
twenty-five present Mr.. William Glib
boGs presided as chairman. After some
discussion il was decided 10 renominate
the present members Of the committee
from the district for reelection The
members Of the committee from the First
district are Frank Mcpernott. john
Labs, William Gibbons, e. a. Lamuttt
and James Mcclure. IL is also under
stood that the Citizens Club win alst
nominate the present members from tn,
Second district, Messrs Warning Russell
Thomas j. Sheftall, 4. ID. Rockwell, JohI
Juchter and $. l.. Lazaron.