The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-05
PRoHIBITIoNISTS TO PROTEST.
THEY WILL SEND A REPRESENTA-
TION TO. ATLANTA ALSO.

tack the N1tE NounciA-AheN ~
knowledge That the Supporters OF
the Bill Are in the MinO in Sa-
vannah. hut Insist They Are in the
Right.
The meeting held at the rooms OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
last night to protest against the action
OF the city council IN sending delega-
ton to Atlanta TO fight the anti-bar. DOM
bill, was very SHINY attended. Nobody
seemed to know who had called the meet
ing in the first place. and it was evident
that it had been very poorly advertised
The crowd gathered very slowly At
O'Clock there were about twenty persons
in the room. When the meeting was call
ed TO order there were about % present
including four ladies. Among the number
were several saloon Keepers ana thelr
friends, who came in and took seats IN
the rear of the hall
The meeting was called 10 order by Mr..
W. b. Stubs, who stated that Its object
was 10 give some expression to the SEN
tments of the people who DO not approve
the action of the city council in the steps
which IL has taken in regard to the anti
barrOOm legislation.
Il believe there is a very large minor
ity of the good citizens OF savannah, 10
say nothing of the homes ruined by the
liquor traffic, who do not approve OF the
action of the city council, sald Ar.
Stubbs. There are hundreds of mothers
whose sons are being ruined by TINS
traffic. who do not approve OF IL "
have a small meeting tonight but J
had rather stand for right principle ana
stand alone, than to stand with the en-
tire city Of Savannah and be in the
Mr. Stubs did not think it right he
said that a delegation should go before
the legislature, puipOrung 10 represent
the city OF Savannah, and backed 10y the
action Of the city council 10 proleSt
against the passage Of "a bill. which many
citizens believe should become law.
The meeting organized by the elecIon
of Mr.. K y. Repparl as chairman and
Mr.. Stubs as secretary. Mr.. Reppard, IN
taking the chair, alluded to the small
ut would he no trouble TO get crowd.
he said. We could get a thousand II We
wanted them. ] believe there are hun
oredS, YES, thousands, OF people IN TINS
city who are in favor Of the passage OF
the anti-barrOOm bin ! believe in Wal
ter b. Hill so strongly that ! would be
willing to take hold of his coat-tails and
follow him in the dark. There is no
question in my mind but what the ma
Jority Of the people in the cities want
liquor / am satisfied of that But there
is a large minority who do not want II,
and we feel that we are entitled to be
Mr.. Reppard announced the meeting
open for business. The moment he did
so Tom McNish. a well-known character
around town, jumped 10 his feet i'm the
rear of the hall and said he wanted 10
know If a protest of this kind had nOt
already gone forward in the shape OF pc
uuons for the passage of the bill. The
meeting didn't know what McNish was
driving at, but il caught on presently,
when he began to inveigh against the at
tack that was made upon the city's inter
ests by the anti-barroOm bill Somebody
called on McNish 70 sit down, but no
paid no attention. He declared that the
passage OF the bill would be the ruina-
ton of the city.
McNish's speech took the meeting so by
surprise that the prohibitionists seemed
their tongues
have gone on indefinitely, but Rev. II. c.
Bowen raised point Of order, and the
chairman ruled that McNish was OF OF
order and he took his hat and walked out.
The secretary read a communication
from Editor o Keefe of the Reformer eX-
pressing his sympathy with the purposes
OF the meeting and regretting his inabil-
lty TO be present on account of illness.
Mr.. O'Keefe, in his letter made severe
structures upon the mayor and other mem
bers of the committee. and declared that
the present city administration had proven
the necessity for the anti-barroom law.
Rev. Mr.. Bowen took up the matter of
the city's delegation TO Atlanta, headed
by the mayor He declared that these
gentlemen did not represent Savannah, but
simply their own personal interests and
convictions. 1t was important he said
that the city should be represented on
the other side of the question, and he
suggested that the meeting appoint a del
egation of the same size as that sent
up by the city council to appear at the
same time before the joint meeting of
and Senate
Mr.. H. A. Shuman made a vigorous
prohibition speech, attacking the city
administration for its policy and charg-
ing that 1t was directed in the interests
severe upon the mayor.
Rev. AIR Bowen made some further
remarks, in which he charged that the
representatives appointed by the city
council to go before the legisla ture were
financially interested in the liquor BUSH
ness. He moved that the chairman of
81 q rarfnff faan
with four others to 80 before the legisla-
ture as the, representatives of the sup
porters of the bill in Savannah.
Mr.. Reppard said that he did not think
there was any necessity for sending a COM
rnittee of five to Atlanta, and suggested
that a committee be appointed to draft q
set of resolutions and arrange to send one
of their number to Atlanta with the res
olutions to appear before the temper
ance committee as the representative of
the minority sentiment in Savannah.
Il am satisfied that the bill will be
come law said Mr.. Reppard," but
think it proper that q protest should be
Gil"
]. A Varnadoe made some remarks. pro-
testing strongly against the action of
the city council in officially committing
the city to the liquor interests 1t would
have been natural, he said if a meeting
or liquor dealers had named a delegation
TO go to Atlanta in their interest. but for
the city council to do such thing he
ing.
Chairman Reppards suggestion that a
committee of five be appointed to draw up
set Of resolutions and arrange to send
delegate to Atlanta with them was
adopted, and the following committee
named: r. B. Reppard. w c. Powell. w
B. Stubs, John Varnadoe and &. f. Bull
lard.
The committee met after the meeting
adjourned and selected Mr.. W. b. Stubhs
TO go to Atlanta as its representative
One member of the committee was dele.
gated to draw up a set of resolutions and
the committee will hold another meeting
this afternoon to consider the resolutions
In this connection all the members OF
the committee appointed by Mayor Nv.
ers under the resolution of council to ali
pear before the temperance committees
of the House and Senate Thursday after
noon in opposition to the anti-barroou
bill, have accepted. The delegation viii
leave the city for Atlanta tomorrow night
The committee consists of Mayor Myers
chairman; President d. G. Purse of tn,
board of trade; President Beirne Gordon
of the cotton exchange; Hon. Pope Bar
row and Mr.. John r. Young.
The sermon Of Rev. A. NJ. williams a
wesley Monumental church, a report o
which was published in the Morning New
yesterday, created considerable common
on both sides This was more aspaoia II,