The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-09
LIBERALS IN THE SECOND.
..,.r HOT SHOT AT THE CHATHAM
ARTILLERY HALL.

n. ". DixOn's Challenge to Any
p,stness Man in the Citizens Club.
Ne Discusses the Campaign Lie
o,.stfon-Mr. HartridEe Talks on
,be question of improvements and
1.xatfon-A Number of Good
s,eeches-President Russell Ap-
,,otnfS an Executive Committee.
The Liberal Club Of the Second Militia
s---f,t held an enthusiastic meeting last
-svb- at the Chatham Artillery hall.
c5rsflerably over 100 voters were present.
The speeches were made by Messrs. G.
2 WhatIey, T. NJ. Cunningham. Jr.,
. George ". Beckett. W. C. Hartridge, NJ.
N Dixon and Waring Russell.
All of the speakers had a word to say
Il ---h regard to the Citizens Club platform,
vbirh was published in yesterdays Morn
M News Mr.. Beckett is a novice, in the
M Of political speaking, but he sur
/ r-sei every one who heard him by max
NJ one of the strongest speeches OF the
4 evening. He said he was not politician,
4 but was ready to fight for principles he
believed right, and would stand by the
4 organization before which he spoke.
4 Mr. Hartridge made a strong speech
4 with reference especially to the quest ton
4 Of taxation, quoting facts and ngures
With a view to showing that the present
Tehteued, the burden upon the people.
The much abused McDonough admins
ration, he said, paved Bull and Congress
streets built the first crematOry and the
frest water works system in the south.
and vet the members of the Citizens CLUB
are crying for an administration that Is
4 progressive. and the only progressive
Thing their administration has done, he
said, is to take steps looking to the paw
ing Of South Broad street, for which
every property owner on the street will
have to pay his two-thirds' pro rata
Col. NJ. w. Dixon referred to the state
ment made by Alderman ID. b. Lester that
q member of the Liberal Club had stated
that the Citizens Club was composed of
Jews, Germans and Georgia crackers. In
That connection he spoke of what Mr..
osborne said about campaign lies. Either
1he statement which was quoted by Mr..
ester was made by some party unau-
|said or else it was a campaign lie, origi-
mated by the Citizens Club. He made the
same statement with reference to the
|charge that the Liberal Club was trying
no get out of the primary. He said he
|was in favor of a primary, wanted a pri-
mary, expected to abide by it, and to see
lthe Liberal Club win when 1t was held.
l1n this connection the treasurer of the
II liberal Club stated that he had handled
EVERY dollar that had been paid out by
that organization for the purpose of reg
hstering voters, and he made the state
ment positively that not one dollar of it
had been spent to register a negro vote.
Col. Dixon said he was ready to debate
the question with any member of the Citi-
Eens Club on the platform. Il will furnish
i debater," he said, who will argue the
situaton with any of them, or If he is
Strictly a business man like myself, 1 will
Pneet him personally in a fair and open dis
cussOn Of the situation
Mr.. Waring Russell made the concluding
Speech. He said it was too late to enter
into an argument, but that he would do
30 on another occasion. He was satisfied
that the organization of the Liberal Club
was strong enough to get the better of the
light.
President Waring Russell, Jr., appointed
the following executive committee of
twenty to look after affairs in the Second
district Messrs. Waring Russell, w. p.
Bailey, H. F. Teynac, j. G. Werntz. G.. B.
Whatey, J. V. Kennickell, NJ. ]. O'Leary,
D. Fl. Bythewood, George w. Beckett
Charles H. Hohenstein, NJ. Lowenthal, p.
j McEnenary, W. NJ. STAIRS, Matt O'Con-
nell, Francis Hart, w. p. Bowling, j. c.
Postell, c. H Connor, C. c. Schwarz and
J. II. Storey.
The Liberal Club of the First district
viii hold a meeting tonight at $50 o'clock
ht Hendy hall, which has been rented by
That club during the campaign.