The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-01
ALL RALLYING FOR LESTER.
THE PRIMARY EXECUTIVE COM
MITTEE TAKES ACTION.

hy-IhAlEman ID II. Lester OF IN
District Executive Committee says
the other Counties Are Relying on
Chatham for the MajOrity-COI NJ.
w. Dixon Says the Fourth District
Liberal Club Is Solid for Lester.
other Political Gossip.
A meeting Of the primary executive COM
mittee was held yesterday afternoon in the
city court room for the purpose of taking
steps in preparation for the congressional
election next Tuesday.
In the absence of the chairman, Hon.
F. G. duBignon, the vice-chairman, Mr..
John L. Archer, presided. Mr.. Archer
expressed the general sentiment of the
committee when he said that it was nee
essary to impress upon all democrats the
necessity Of getting out as large a vote
and securing as large a majority for Col.
Lester in this county as possible. Chat
ham county," he said, loves 1t to Col
Lester, and should not fail to do her duty"
| Mr.. d. B. Lester, chairman of the con-
gresslonal executive committee, appeared
before the meeting and stated the reasons
why he belived it necessary for the full
vote to be polled in Chatham county
While he had no doubt of the reelection
Of Col. Lester, Mr.. Lester said, it was
true that the republicans in the district are
| thoroughly organized, and this taken in
! connection with the uncertainty as to the
! intentions of the poulists, made it neces-
sary that the democrats should be on the
alert, and that the largest possible vote
should be gotten out. The other coun-
ties of the district he said, had been thor
oughly canvassed, and the reports from
those counties were that the democrats
would all do their duty.
AT the same time the other counties had
become so accustomed to relying upon
Chatham county for Col. Testers MAORI
ties that they might not make the effort
to secure majorities in these counties
which they would make if Chatham coun-
ty was not regarded as safe by large
majority. On account Of the unsettled
state of affairs in Chatham politically,
Mr.. Lester said. the congressional race
had not received the attention which
should have been given it, and there was
q lack Of cooperation among the various
elements of the party which might have
a serious effect.
Chairman Archer said that the COM
mittee had already done considerable
work in a quiet way. At the suggestion
of Maj. John Juchter, it was decided that
the chairman should prepare an appeal
to the democratic voters of the county to
be signed by the members of the COM
mittee, calling upon all democratic voters
to go to the polls on Tuesday and cast
their votes for Col. Lester. 1t was also
decided that the members of the execu-
tive committee should go to the polls
Tuesday and remain there for the pur-
pose of seeing that the full vote is cast.
After the meeting of the committee, the
following appeal was prepared and will
probably be gotten out in circular form
for distribution:
To the Voters of Chatham County
On next Tuesday you will have the OPP
portunity of saying who shall represent
you in the Fifty-ffth congress of the
United States.
We trust that 1t is needless to urge
every citizen, and especially every dem
ocrat to cast his vote for that patriot,
Rufus E. Lester.
Fortunately, in this community, it is
useless to recite the many public services
that he has rendered to this county and
this district; those services are familiar
to all.
But as in this race Mr.. Lester is to have
two opponents, 1t may assist the voters
to contrast the strength of the two can
didates.
1t is no discredit to the gentlemen who
are running respectively on the populist
and republican tickets, to say that they
do not measure up to Col. Testers STAN
dard. Doubtless they might serve with
some degree of credit, if elected, but they
have had no opportunity of attaining to
the degree of usefulness that Col. Lester
is universally conceded to possess. 1t
would be a great mistake to surrender
this usefulness
We wish to mention some of the deeds
| that have endeared Col. Lester to his
fellow citizens and have shown that he
should be elected. When shot and shell,
| distress and desolation, pestilence and
peril have tried this community Col. Les
ter was ever found in the van and front
Of those protecting it.
As chief executive of the city of Savan-
nah, he demonstrated his ability and
| character by giving an administration of
the city affairs, which was just to all men,
| progressive so as to build up the city and
economic so as to save the peoples money.
AS representative in the state legIsln-
ture, he was ever careful in preserving
the peoples right and ready to correct
wrongs wherever possible
AS representative in the congressional
| halls 1t may safely be said that he has
! rendered services no other man could His
ability, his popularity, his unfailing per-
sistent and aggressive efforts for this
county and district have resulted in bring.
ing large appropriations and attention
| from congress we have not hitherto re.
| ceiVed.
This catalogue might be continued; but
| 1t is unnecessary Must democrats and
citizens be further urged to perform such
an unmistakable duty in order to induce
them to vote for Col. Lester2
When recently sickness visited Col Les.
| ter and prevented him from attending to
his accustomed duties, did not the hearty
! outpouring of sentiment from every side
prove the love and esteem In which he is
| so justly held by all the people of thi,
county? win the democrats of Chatham
county allow Col. Testers majority to be
| reduced?
On every question before the people
| Col. Lester is at the same time conserv.
alive and safe, yet progressive and lib
eral, his views are well known and war
rant every voter in casting his ballot for
| him.
There is great necessity for every Quail
flied citizen to vote, never before have the
populists and the republicans nut forth
such efforts, and it is necessary that the