The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-22
RALLY OF THE pUNoANITEs.
The Myers Citizenship Sensation the
Leading Theme.


The meeting Of Or. Duncans support
ers at Catholic Library han last night
was great rally. At SIS o'clock all
available space IN the hail was taken up,
and fully 300 people We're standing. Dur
ing the next fifteen minutes the crowd
was added to as far as possible. and be
tween 200 and 800 people went away with
out being able to get into the hall There
were fully 800 people in the hall besides
those standing on the steps outside
The aisles and the gallery were jammed,
and a number found seats on the sym
nasium apparatus which was suspended
from the ceiling. Capt. II. c. Cunning
ham, chairman OF the Duncan steering
committee, called the meeting to order
and made a bright and spicy speech
reviewing some of the features OF the
campaign, and enthusing the crowd with
his remarks upon Or. Duncan
The principal speech of the evening was
made by Mr.. f. G. duBgnon. He re-
ceived an ovation from the crowd when
he came forward He said his labors in
other departments OF the campaign had
fatigued him 10 such an extent that he
feared he was not up TO the expectations
of his audience. He was mistaken in this.
No speaker was ever in closer touch
with his audience. He was fun of invec-
tive He had an important announce
ment to make, he began. In a recent
publication, signed Chatham" it had
been suggested that in the biographical
mention of Mr.. Myers in various other
communications, which stated that he
was the son of a tanner ana came to
Savannah a poor mechanic, no mention
had been made OF the time and place
of his birth. and as it was customary
in writing biographies Of great men to
make mention of such things, it was
/ strange that these facts. unimportant
/ though they might be- should have been
! overlooked This random shot went
home" said MIR. duBignon. They
thought we knew more than we did l
now wish to tell you that tonight at
4 O'Clock they took Herman Myers into
court and made MN a citizen"
This piece of startling information had
the effect which was anticipated. For sew
/ ersl minutes there was tremendous up
.
shouted for Mr.. duBignon to ten it over
again
Just one hour ago the mayoralty candi-
date the model business man of the nine
tenth century, was not citizen" said
Mr.. duBignon. II viii give you his hap
( tismal party. Col William Garrard, MI
Jacob Gazan and one or two others. They
went into Judge Falligants room and
asked to be allowed 70 swear Mr.. Myers
i'm secret Judge Falligant, like the noble
and upright judge which he is, refused "a
allow this. He informed them that the
law would not allow it. What think you
of a lawyer, an officer of the court. who
will ask the judge to violate the law
/ What think you, my fellow citizens of
I this revelation, a mayoralty candidate and
I not a citizen. Every act of his as an al
I derman of this city for the last ten years
is illegal. null and void and can be at.
tackled in the courts. He is subject "a
/ prosecution for this He registered illeg-
/ ally and is subject 10 prosecution for
I that He cannot vote tomorrow. What
4 think you now of the check for IS 600 placed
with Fernandez that a man could be
elected mayor of Savannah who was not
citizen
Mr.. duBsnon said he had not heard OF
this matter until few minutes before he