The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-02

JOHN A. GOETTE.

For Coroner
JOHN A. GOETTE.
For County Commissioned ].
! DALE, SIMON GUCKENHEIMER, VIII
LIAM KEHOE f. S. LATHROP, T.
NEWELL WEST
| The largest political gathering ever held
in Chatham county was held at the thea
ter last night. 1t was a monster meeting
! and the enthusiasm was in proportion to
ITS size. The crowd is variously estima-
ted at from 1900 to $500, but whether the
former or the latter figure it was all that
! could be gotten into the theater.
The crowd gathered early. BY s O'Clock
the theater was half full, and when the
| First and Fourth district clubs arrived.
each headed by a brass band, the flag
ends of the lines had to file into the top
| gallery in order to find seats. The large
number of people who came in later had
to stand in the aisles and in the rear.
There was talk of an overflow meeting
in the square, but instead, those who
could not find room in the rear were in
! vited to come upon the stage, the scenery
| being moved to one side for their accom-
mediation A hundred or more accepted the
invitation.
1t was a lively, good humored crowd, and
! well pleased with itself, as it had good
! reason to be. 1t was full of confidence. and
| its enthusiasm was at high water mark
all the way through. When the chairman
DIR. William Duncan raped for order he
was greeted with burst of applause. He
stated briefly the object of the meeting to
be to receive the report of the committee
! of twenty-five, appointed by the chair in
! accordance with a resolution adopted at
the previous meeting to submit candidates
for county officers and county commission
ers. The committee he said, was now ready
to report. He introduced Mr. w. b. Still
well, the vice chairman of the committee
/ who submitted the report in the absence
of the chairman Mr.. w. P. LaRoche The
report is the ticket published at the head
of the column.
The announcement of Capt. Dillon's
name was the signal for long continued
! cheering.
There was another ovation when Col.
Waring Russelrs name was announced
Coroner Goette and Mr. r. J. Thomas,
as new candidates, also received a round
| of applause. Each of the county commits
the youngest man on the ticket, receiving
the most applause.
= The ticket was at once adopted by an
| enthusiastic vote. When the negative
vote was put there were three or four
| noes, but they appeared to be given in a
humorous spirit. Three cheers and a tiger
were then given for the ticket. The crowd
| showed considerable favoritsm in it's
choice of speakers. 1t wanted Mr.. Hart
ridge and wanted him at once. The de-
mand was granted Mr.. Hartridge was
received with wild applause
He begun by asserting his right to still
call himself democrat. He alluded to the
speeches made at the meeting the night
before. The three candidates for repre-
sentatives he said, are three as able.
brainy and upright men as can be found
in the state. To be branded as boilers by
the Citizens Club, he said, is a mark of
honor.
when regularity and right conflict, it
is better to be right than to be regular, -
he said. Ten million conventions could
never make the Citizens Club the democ-
racy of this county"
The claims of the Citizens Club to be
the "oniy genuine" were ridiculed. The
alleged chairman of the alleged democ-
racy" was one of Mr., Hartridge's express
ions. He declared that the Citizens Club
is in league with the A. p. A., and tina t
no organizat ton and no man could be DEM
ton. He appealed to the record of Alex
ander H. Stephens, whose name was
greeted with applause and every demo-
cratic leader from jefferson to Bryan was
opposed to this movement. Mr.. Osborne
was several times referred to as the "can-
didate for solicitor general" Mr.. Hart
ridge appealed to the colored men as cit
liens of savannah not to sell their votes,
but to unite with the Liberal Club and
put their ballots in the box.
You stand by us and Wen stand by
you" declared colored voter from the
gallery This was greeted with applause
The charge of the Citizens Club orators
that the Liberals were buldozers, Mr..
Hartridge answered by saying
that tho Liberals know their
rights as free American citizens
, and will not submit to be deprived OF
them He advised them all to vote the
straight ticket "A scratch of the penci
] is a sign of dshonor this time" he de.
II clared. He told them by doing so they
would kill out this thing which had ariseI
among them. They must stand shoulder
to choulder and side by side for theil
city's welfare, as they had stood before
, Mai Meldrim was the next speaker. lie
began by expressing his appreciation oil
the compliment shown him. Savannah /,
y | very dear to me, he said, and when he
, saw the largest assembly that was ever
I gathered in the theater of honest mon 10
e could not help feeling proud. Mai Mel
r drim said he trusted that not a word he
81 Should utter would be unworthy of him
q self or his audience. He spoke Of the res
[ ! olution offered by Mr.. ManuCy at the pre-,
/ | Vious nights meeting and said the rank.
70 | Of their opponents seemed to be largely
v made up Of the ofllce-hodng class Mai
, | Meidrim proceeded to give some fact.
. about the a. Z. \. and its participation
r In local politics.
o He made an interesting statement OF
q the part taken by the \. u. a. in loca
20 politics.
b on the Sth day Of last April a secret
4 society held its meeting and then determ.
/ | ined to unite with the Citizens Club or
| April 25 following that same organiza.
G ton appointed "a committee and that com
II mittee waited on the president of the Citi
zen Club and IL was then demanded thai
| of the lO9 members Of the executive com.
mittee Of the nominal Citizens Club, six
| ty should be members of that secret or
ganization. on night before last thes,
J councils met to receive the report OF theii