The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-06


to be the best interest OF the community
and there is no need for us to have unseen
/ ly brawls about the polls when the interes
OF all parties can be better served by 3
quiet and orderly election. Yours faith
fully, W. B. Stubbs. Superintendent.
Savannah, Ga, Oct. 5, 1896
All who know Mr. Stubs know that he
is in earnest in making this appeal and
all right thinking citizens will indorse
his appeal and will cordially co-opera te
with him in his efforts 10 secure a quiet
and peaceable election.
One of the features of yesterday was
the amount of campaign literature dis
tributed. Col. Warng RusselPs circular,
/ replying to the circular issued by Mr.. g.
| p. Rossignol Saturday night, charging him
| with affilaton with the A. p. A., made
/ its appearance on the streets early in the
morning Col Russell most emphatically
| denies Mr.. Rossignols charges and at
tacks the latter's veracity in severe and
! unqualified language.
/ Mr.. Rossignol has prepared a circular
in reply to Col Russell's denial, contain
! ing the affidavits of charter members OF
! the A p. A to the truth OF his assertions
| concerning Col. Russell's association with
/ them, and his willingness to become a
| member Of the order. The circular is
! said to contain some spicy reading, but,
/ although II was printed last night, no
/ copies We're given out Mr. Rosslgnol said
/ yesterday that Col Russell had taken
/ advantage of an error in the date
/ given in his circular. Instead of March
! % last, the date should have been March
| %, last year." he said. Further interest
/ ing developments may be expected.
| Some Citizens club literature was dis
! triDuted yesterday through the mails in
! the shape of two articles in circular form,
one attacking Col. Russell and Capt. Dill
! Ion as bosses and calling for their defeat
and the election Of Capt. Dixon and Capt.
| Screven, and the other giving a compari-
son of the number of Catholic and Prot
estant employees in the employ of the city
government at the close of the McDonough
administration and the number in the EN-
ploy of the city al present Both articles
have been previously published by the
Citizen the organ of the Citizens Club.
The populists distributed a quantity Of
literature attacking Gov. Atkinson and
the managers of the democratic cam
paign. S. +. Dayton, Yell-known popu-
lists has distributed several bushels of
Sam Jones letter to Chairman Steve Clay.
A number of tickets for to-morrow's cleo
ton were distributed by Citizens Club
men. The ticket is headed state Demo-
cratic Ticket" and contains the names
of Gov. Atkinson and the state house or d.
hcers, nominated at the state democra tic
convention, Hon. Winfield w. Geiger for
senator, and the nominees OF the prl-
mary, Messrs Tiedeman Kolshorn and
Gordon, for the legislature.
Then follows the ticket for county off,
GERS in the following order:
For Ordinary.
HAMPTON L. FERRILL.
For Clerk OF Superior Court,
JAMES K p. CARR.
For Sheriff
JOHN T.. ROMAN.
For Receiver of Tax Returns,
THOMAS SCREVEN.
For Tax Collector,
JAMES j. MCGOWAN.
For County Treasurer,
WILLIAM d. DIXON.
For County Surveyor,
EDWARD ]. THOMAS.
For Coroner,
JOHN II. FOX.
For CouSty Commissioners,
JOHN A. G.. CARSON,
GARLAND NJ RIVALS.
WILLIAM r. CHAPLIN,
GEORGE w. PARISH,
JOSEPH b. NEWTON.
An affirmative vote for the two
! amendments to the constitution, is attach
ed at the bottom.
A number Of Peoples party tickets were
also distributed. These tickets bore the
names of Seab Wright for governor. and
the populist state house officers, with the
name of w. +. Carter for senator
Then follows the names of the Liberal
Club candidates for the Legislature and
county officers
Citizens Club men pointed to this tick
ct as evidence of and agreement between
the populists and the Liberals, and de-
clared that the ticket would be freely
voted by the Liberal Club people to-mor-
row.
Mr.. d. Fl. Clarke, candidate on the
populst ticket for attorney general, in
formed a Morning News reporter that
no q
had been printed by the populists he
said. containing the names of the Cit
liens Club candidates.
A largely attended meeting of the Ne
gro Independent Good Government Club
was held at the Duffy street hall last
night. Speeches were made by j. c. Will
Jams, S. J. Pettigrew, Rev T. N NJ.
Smith and by Rev E. K. Love, whose
speech was received with cheers. The
club will meet again at the same hall to-
night for the purpose of holding an all
night meeting and arriving at the polls
early tomorrow morning
The Sixth District Good Government
| Colored Club met yesterday at Montgom-
cry and Endorsed the Liberal Club ticket
A lively time and large crowd is pre-
| dicted at the Citizens Club rally at odd
Fellows hall tonight. The meeting will
be addressed by Hon. f. G. duBlgnon
Hon. Pope Barrow, Hon. Herman Myers
the Citizens Club, w w Gordon, Jr
| ESQ., r. NJ. Hitch Mr.. A
J n Manucy. and perhaps 9th.
ers. It is predicted that the han will
| not be able to hold the crowd, and thai
| 1t will be necessary to hold an open all
| meeting in the square outside. Some
! lively speeches are expected. The
speeches made by Maj Meldrim and 9th.
ers at the theater last Thursday might
viii be answered. This is the last chance
the orators will have at the voters before
the election, and the speeches are ex'
pected to contain hot stuff"
The First and Fourth district Liberal
Clubs held rousing rallies last night al
their halls The meetings were largely
attended. and a great deal Of enthusiasm
was displayed.
Superintendent Stubs publishes a cal
in to-days Morning News for all the
managers and clerks OF the election tc
!, meet him at the court house in the of
! fee of the county commissioners at
o'clock this afternoon for the purpose OF
! arranging for tomorrow election
DEATH OF GEORGE II. SMITH.