The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-15
THE OTHER SIDE IN LINE.
THE ADMINISTRATION FORCES To
RALLY MARCH 26.

Party-HOfV the Registration II ne
ing WOrked-CItizens Being Made
Daily and Every Available Voter
Being Urged Into Line-The situa-
ton warming IN.
The administration forces have decided
TO open up the campaign with little plat
form thunder. ana with that end in view
meeting of the committee of 40 of the
Citizens Club held a meeting last night
in the supper room Of Odd Fellows hall.
for the purpose of discussing the plans
and arrangements
This committee OF 80 is the Old commit
tee Of 100, which did all of the practical
work Of the Citizens Club prior TO the
meetings at whSch nominations were
made. with fifty Others who have been
selected 10 enlarge and strengthen it.
The committee decided 10 open up the
campaign with rally Of the administra-
ton forces at Odd Fellows hall Thurs
day night, March &c. provided the hall can
be secured at that time. A resolution was
passed providing for the appointment Of
a committee Of three for the selection of
speakers and for making all arrange
ments prior to the meeting. This commit
tee viii be appointed by Chairman ". W.
Osborne within day or two.
This committee Of 80 is also a commit
tee on registration, and will look generally
after the affairs Of the party. The rally is
distinctly one of the admins tration forces.
Its friends and sympathizers and not a
meeting of the Citizens Club. 1t is to be
in opposition to the liberal party. and ar
engagements will be made 10 hold subse-
Quent meetings on the same line.
The campaigning of the local politicians
appears TO have begun in earnest. 1t has
been worked IN a quiet way, of course,
he's ff he nutg ira
ton, but now measures are being talked of
and the discussion of men to be put in
hard upon.
As yet, however the chief interest cen
tiers around the Office of the tax collector
where the registration is going on There
is a warm rivalry apparent to anyone who
keeps an eye on the progress of affairs
around that office, and there is no end of
screaming and planning Of either side to
euchre its adversary on any and every
point; no matter how small or trivial it
may be.
Through the earelessness of some of
those who go there TO register for one side
or the other, little things are often given
away through a sort of cross examina-
ton method, which may come in later as
campaign material. There are workers on
hand in behalf of the administration, and
of the anti-administration forces. There is
frequently friendly argument between
the representatives of the two sides as to
which registered the largest number of
voters for any particular day. Peculiarly
enough the representatives of the admins
tration appear to gauge the number of
votes registered by their adversaries, in
a measure, after the number of the Irish
population whose Tames go on the books.
1t will take subsequent DEVELOPMENTS
however, TO show whether or not this is
any criterion of the strength of the other
side.
Rather a queer communication, and yet
perhaps not an unusual one was picked
up on the floor OF the office where the
registration is going on 1t said simply:
Get the beer on me. }. A. T."
What significance may be attached to
i by one side or the other will perhaps
be best apparent to those on the inside.
The registration fell off somewhat yes
terday, only forty names going on the
book. This is considered due in part at
least to the fact that it was Saturday
which Is not often a day for large regis
uauons. This brings the total registered
vote TO date up to 3.451. A very good av-
erage IS being kept up day after day
The usual run of voters registered has
been from sixty to eighty every day.
Should even an average of twenty-five
day be kept up between this and the time
Tor the primary, June 6, the registration
VIII nave reached somewhere between
5000 and $500. Some think that IT will not
20 higher than these figures in any event
While others think it Win reach before
Inc october elections something like 5000
Inc Two sides have been stirred up
somewhat about the reports of the regis
tratlon and attempted registration
OF parties who come in from ad-
joining counties 1t is said there have
been quite a number of this class, but if
oAAe AutStlbu Is raised they always en-
ceaVor at least to make il appear that
they are TO become residents of the county
and city. OF course, they have to bring
with them clear records as regards their
payment of taxes in the county they left
and there is very little room for any
fraud, unless they succeed in some way
IN getting their names on the books to
vote here and then vote in their home
counties. too.
The manufacture of American citizens
out of foreign material still goes on in
the courts. 1t is likely that they will
turn out more new citizens this year
1han mas been the case for good many
years back. Judge Falligant made Ameri-
can citizens yesterday of Edward King
and William H. Jones, formerly subjects
OF ner majesty, Queen Victoria. Louis H;
e. Bantelmann, formerly of Germany, and
George Peter, a former subject of the
King of Greece. Both factions are taking
hand in this work also, and there is
pretty near as much rivalry in getting al
lies from newly made citizens as there is
in the registration of the old ones.
Both sides seem abundantly able to pay
the back taxes of their friends and sympa-
1hizers, and sometimes it is said they pay
the taxes by mistake of fellow who is
going to vote the other way The repre-
sentatiVes of either faction, however, will
readily resent any such imputation upon
their cleVerness, while either is ready
enough to admit it about his antagonist.
The administration sympathizers assert
that they look with entire Indifference
upon the recent moves of the liberal party
When talking about the matter they will
summarize and sift down until they make
1t appear that the anti lnStration
forces have had fewer additions from the
Citizens Club ranks than the latter has
had from them. This, however, has to be
taken so far, on Faith.
Nothing but the some old crowd, with
a few soreheads added to it, is about the
way they put it.
them, ''one of those soreheads who says
he is against the administration for no
other reason than that he wants real re-
form and pure politics, and who says de-
sire for office for himself or some friend
cuts no figure with him, I'll join the Lib
eral party tomorrow. Everyone of them
wanted something he didn't get"
On the other side, it is urged that there
is a growing sentiment against some of
the actions Of the present administration,
and they claim, therefore, that they will
get many votes which formerly went the
other way.
The Citizens Club people say they will
not open their campaign for the presen.
except in the same quiet manner in which
they have been working, namely, to get
their voters registered. The registration
they say, is where the real hard work is