The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-20
TO WAGE THEIR OWN FIGHT
WORKINGMEN WEARY Of THE
PROMISES or POLITICIANS.

Give Them-Mr. kellogg GoeS for
the Executive Comnittee-SPe.e he
by sIessrs. DriscoII, KrouslSOfr and
Young.
The supporters Of Mr.. W. C. Travis fol
the legislative vacancy held their raily q
Catholic Library hall last night There
were about 200 people in attendance some
OF these. however. We're spectators, a dgr'e1
with the other factions. The meeting as
called TO order by the chairman Nj F. 81
Keilogs.
Mr. kellogg announced that if the mayt =
ana any members OF the board of aide'
men were in the hall they We're invited 20
seats on the stage There was no re-
snonse TO this invitation. The same invi-
tation was extended to members OF the
beard OF county commissioners. Mr- Wiz
liam Kehoe was in the hail, but kept his
seat. The members Of the Travis cam
paign committee We're also invited to seats
on the stage and accepted the invitation
Mr.. Kellogg opened the meeting with
few remarks on the campaign. He said
the object was 70 prove the falsehood or
the numerous campaign yarns that haG
been circulated against their candldate-
The principal one Of these was mat MT
Travis would not get $50 votes. rms stal c-
ment Mr.. Kellogg attributed TO Mr.. Thorn
as j. SheftaN whom he proceeded 10 naul
over the Goals. He described MI sheI-
tail as the expert accountant or the urn
of Osborne. Goldman, Sheftau * Co,
and said that his experiences consisted m
counting votes on election day. Mr. hei-
logg discussed the action OF the eNecH-
tive committee, ana gave an account OF
the conference Of the Travis and Hart
ridge representatives, with Chairman du-
Bign0n and afterward with the commit
tee. He declared that OF the thirteen meIn-
bers of the executive committee who Vot-
ed against the court house primary twelve
We're members Of the nominating commit
tee of the Citizens Club which nominated
He denied the report Of an agreement be-
tween Messrs. Hartridge and Travis 10
act together in the campaign. The only
agreement between them, he said, was an
agreement not to be robbed by the eN-
ecutiVe committee. He charged unfair IN
tentiOn on the part Of the committee
throughout. Mr.. Kellogg announced Mr..
r L. Hoffman as the next speaker, who
would introduce Mr.. Travis.
Mr.. Hoffman made a very neat speech,
praising Mr.. Travis highly and speaking
of his good standing in the community
He had known Mr. Travis for a number
of years, he said, and esteemed him highly
because Of his personal knowledge Of his
character. Mr.. Hoffman read the com
ments from the Morning News and the Sa-
Vannah Press upon Mr. Travis candidacy,
q showing that he was spoken Of by both
papers in the most favorable terms.
MI Travis was given most enthusi-
astic reception. He begun his speech with
the address Fellow democrats" This
caused applause.
rs that right?" said Mr.. Travis. Sew
eral of the crowd assured him that IL was.
Mr.. Travis continued: Il stand now as
/ have for twenty-five years, a democrat.
and no edict of the Citizens Club can make
me anything else 1t is our right and they
cannot deprive us of IT, Never before in
the history of Chatham county has
Worklngman had the temerity TO appear
before the people as a sacrifice to the pub
lie. For years the workingmen have been
the tools of the politicians. building them
up while their own burdens have grown
heavier. Have We no rights? Must we
always serve then2 Are we not intellf-
gent enough to conduct our own affairs q?
IN the ranks Of the wOrkingmen of this
county are men as capable of filling the
positions IN state and county Offices as
any set Of men in the state of Georgia"
MI travis said that in twenty years
oniy one man had been sent 10 the leg
isiatufe from this county as a repre-
sentative OF the workingmen. He sup
ported Mr. Doolan because he felt that
ne could draw support from other sour
ces than the wOrkingmen. When the
Iluzens Club was organized. he said,
the Worklngmen Hooked there The cry
OF reform and retrenchment was raised
we mad never received the least re-
eognition from the other faction" he
SAID No man having the smell of a
working man about him was ever nomf-
mated Dy them. The Workingmen captur-
cd a meeting Of the Democratic party on
one occasion. They nominated one work
ing man and two lawyers. The result was
the business men bolted the party and
put up another set Of candidates.
Il have been told that our candidates
We're elected and were counted out. -
said Mr.. Travis. THE people who bolt
ed the, workingmen's nomination and
counted out our candidates are now sup
porting Mr.. Hartridge. We have nothing
TO expect from that faction"
Mr.. Travis said that after Mr.. Doolan'
death the workingmen naturally expected
they would be allowed to nominate a man
70. NIL his place. He was spoken of among
others. he was asked If Mr. Wilink would
not satisfy the workingmen, and he re-
piled that he did not think so. Mr. Willinb
had Deen honored enough. he said, IN be
ing elected alderman and given one of the
most important chairmanships Mr. Ira.
Wis told how he had been approached by
Capt. Thomas Screven and Mr.. Osborne II
the effort to win him over TO the support
OF Mr.. Willink. He said he had been placed
IN nomination against his own wishes
but he had never failed to respond wher
called upon to serve the workingmen.
And that is my position tonight" n,
said. We have no money, not even enough
10 pay the expenses of the campaign un
less the little band Of friends who placed
me IN nomination go down in their owl
pockets and take 1t from their weekly sti
pend 1 appeal to the people of Savannah
20 come to the rescue of tn,
the politicians. We have heard of reform
but We have not seen it. Come and let u;
make a clean sweep. As a resident o
this city for twenty years, and one VIII
has always paid his honest debts. | car
stand before you and claim to be the pee
OF any man in Savannah"
Mr.. Travis said that with the suppor.
that had been promised him he felt Ia
had good reason TO hope for success
II we do not succeed" he said ssyv
will make such a showing that will com
pei the politicians to give us recognition
next time"
Mr. Travis denied the report that h
had entered into any deal He sand n
bad never known either Mr. Hartridge q
Mr.. Charlton until after the present cam
palgn mad begun, and never met them up
I'll ne went to confer with them on IN
report of the executive couamittee favor
ing a district primary he had no ioin
interest with Mr.. Hartridge whatever, h
said, and their campaigns are entiref
independent of each other
Mr.. Travis speech was pretty good evt
dence OF the truth Of this statement II
closed with an appeal to the workingme
and TO all good citizens who desired I
free the city from the clutches of the pol
ricians to rally 10 his support.
At the close Of Mr.. Travis speech
number of persons who had eviientl
come merely to hear him left the hal
Mr. John priscoll president of the Worf
lngmens Benevolent Association was II
troduced by the chairman. Mr. Drisco
attempted no flights of oratory bur mao
a good speech 1t gave him pleasure :
said, to speak in behalf of a man VII
stood for the worSingmen. He said II
way it had been in This county for en,~