The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-07
A MASS MEETING CALLED.
a NEW COUNTY EXECUTIVE CO1l-
MITTEE To BE CHOSEN.


zeus CIub Ticket Is Rcccfvcd-Tts
Advocates Call Il strong and I'~
Opponents Call 10 Weuk-Thc Re
salts OF the Meetings in bryan
aud bingham Counties.
The next event en- -ae political pro-
rramms is tns mass meeting ar tlc tlaa-
ter Tuesday Il-E- 90 select new c11n-
ty democratic executive committee. dele
gates 10 the several conventions and for
ire transaction OF such other business US
may properly come before i-
The request for -la meeting is embodied
On The following letter addressed yescer-
day afternoon 10 AIessrs. VIM. Duncan.
John Powers. ". p. LlRoche. j.. T.. Labs.
a. 7. Well. H. ". Dixon. $. Reynolds. T..
Gencken. IT, c.. Gleason. j. =. sullivan
and w. 81. Gibbons, members OF rle dem
ocratlc executive committee of the demo-
cratic party OF Chatham county
Gentlemen. In view OF the unfortun-
ute dlsselsi1ns now existing in the demo-
crane party IN this county, you are re-
Fpectfully and earnestly requested 20 call
az some early day a mass netting Of the
par5y.
falr expression TO tnc democrats OF the
county who are nos controlled hy face
UoAal rule. ana 90 select. al such meeting.
new executive comm lrree and delegates
o. the several couven ilns.'
The letter was sled by ~. j. smart,
]. D. H.a1-N 9riA, D.. g. Rowland, >.
luuter, JOAN Lyons. H. is. Springer, q.
s. WyAy Jr., Daniel Hogan and others.
The call 1or the meeting was issued az
Clee, ana IS slsned by AIessrs Duncan
Tower, Gibbons, LaEocle. Gleason,
Ge4ckln, Dixon, sullivan, Reynolds, and
ny. r,,.a+--., -.--.-.-s,,-tr,.- tt. r.tt,er3t.
C4u0 VII thus act before the primary on
Wednesday.
The man who is not posted on the POLITE
cal situation has no business nowadays
stopping ON the street corner TO talk with
a party OF his friends. The truth Of the
matter is there is practically no other
subject Of discussion II Savannah right
now. and the first question asked is al
ways with reference to the political situ-
alton.
The principal feature Of the discussion
yesterday was upon the ticket nominated
10y the Citizens Club. Members of that
club, Of course, say the ticket Is strong
one, iu fact. in their estimation no
stronger ticket could have been put in the
neld. Members Of the Liberal Club are
equally positive in the assertion tnaf rae
ticket Is weak one, ana that IL VIII be
40 trouble TO put out one that VIII beat 10.
The situation is altogether similar to
serted one side and gone 10 the other
nnds himself. NO matter which faction
lie belonged TO, the cry of The deserted
faction Is always "Wel, he didn't amount
ali they can get out of him."
The merits and dement's Of each Of the
candidates were thorolgnly discussed; IN
the eyes Of Citizens Club members their
dement's are few, but their opponents
can cite any number Of alleg ID weak
points, and can demonstrate beyond per-
.HaH III HaH Nn r|U 2
people viii vote for each Of them. The
C0phdence Of politicians is equal to the
faith q Ahraham-untl after the cleo
ton.
The primary OF Wednesday will be, Of
course, a oue-sided one, that is to say,
only the members and supporters Of the
Citizens Club ticket viii Vot9 This, to
great extent viii make unnecessary many
features Of the resolution passed by the
county executive committee. For in
stance, 1t viii be unnecessary 10 have any
referees. Again, as there have been no
charges filed with the committee against
any Of those whose names appear on
the registration lists, there viii be no ne
cessity for the operation of purging the
lists, as provided for in the resolutions.
Practically the only thing 70 be done
IS 10 arrange the polling places ana APP
point the managers. There VIII be no
managers except those appointed by the
Citizens Cub-two for each box list
OF these Will be handed 10 Chairman j..
q. duBlgnon, In accordance with the res
olutiOns, on Monday, ana there will be no
reason for any objection being made to
any Of the managers appointed.
Among the comments on tie ticket, as
nominated at the meeting Of the Citizens
Club, questions were asked as 10 why
Chief McDermott of the police force and
Chief Mcguire of the nre department
were not made members OF the executive
committee. The fact that they We're
dropped caused some Of their opponents
no advance the opinion that they had been
sighted. It is stated, however, that
this was not the case and that they
m
request, because they thought in their
positions II was pot proper for them TO
remain members OF me COMMITTEE ~.
IL Is now asserted by well known poll
ticians mat there win be a good deal Of
trading in the October election, that the
factions viii not stand pat TO all of their
candidates. But each side denies this
positively, in so far as it refers TO its
action. Members Of both factions are
admitting that considerable money will
probably be used in the october election
There are various estimates of the in
dependent vote, but the figures are not
put high, and it is said much viii depend
on the purchasabe vote.
one of the members of the Citizens Club
said he had no doubt that the Liberal
Club people could get plenty OF money,
and he asserted they were depending on
that the Citizens Club would be right in
line with them on that score, ana that
if they could not raise the necessary
amount of cash here, they could get
money from New York Philadelphia ana
Baltimore. as they have friends in those
cities who are interested in the success
Of the Citizens Club ticket.
The politicians of the citizens Club
laugh at the idea of any of the delegates
to be nominated al the coming mass meet
ing Of the Liberal Club and its friends,
being seated in any Of the conventions to
which they are sent. IT is preposterous,
they say, TO suppose that the party or
Eanizaucn and rules would be ignored in
any such manner now. Tt is nevertheless
true according TO announced plans, that
such delegates win be nominated at the
proposed mass meeting and mat they win
70 10 the different conventions and make
q contest for their seats
after Wednesday primary and the con-
MENTIONS which are near at hand IT is
likely there VIII be 2 iuN in local politics
until the October election begins 10 draw
near.
At the democratic mass meeting held
at Clyde, in Bryan county, yesterday
Judge W. W. Ceiger. a free silver man
was nominated for senator over Mr. Johr
Morrison of EllabeI, the sound money can.
didate, by a vote of q to ., there be
ing exactly fifty voters present at tnt
meeting. Judge Geiger is Weu-knOwr
citizen Of Bryan county and HIS dllet
several positions of trust there.
Those who took part In the Bryan mas.