The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-16
TO RALLY AT THE THEATER.
Mai. Hanson and Mr.. Leaken to Adj
dress Republicans and Gold Demo-

| 1870 "SOh dhu mr. Leuken 10 Adj
dress Republicans and Gold Demo-
Gratis.
There will be at the theater tonight
| perhaps one of the most unique political
meetings Chatham county has seen in a
long time The banner democratic county
of Georgia will be treated to little re-
publican doctrine by several gentlemen
VINO are counted among the leaders of the
McKinley-Hobart movement in one of the
banner democratic states of the south.
The meeting, however promises to be a
most interesting one. 1t will no doubt be
interesting from several points of view.
In the first place, democrats of lifetime
are going to be told why they ought to
vote the republican ticket; they will be
told why they would make a mistake, ac-
cording to a republican point of view, of
course, in voting for Bryan.
Then, too, it will bring together on the
stage several gentlemen who stand among
the most prominent in their own communi-
ties, but whose views are quite the contra
ry, on national issues at least, of those of
their neighbors and associates. They will
tell democrats why they should forego par
| ty allegiance, and cast their ballots for
the candidates of party which they have
for years been fighting
| But it will be chiefly interesting. no
doubt, because several interesting gentle
men will tell their audience something that
| Is interesting. There will be on the stage
| Maj. j. f. Hanson of Macon, a well-known
| gentleman of Georgia, large property
owner and president of the Bib Manu-
| featuring Company, who is an elector at
| large on the republican electoral ticket in
| Georgia. Mr.. W. r. Leaken of Savannah
well-known attorney and an elector on
| the republican ticket from the First con-
| gressional district, Mr.. Jos. F. Doyle, repub-
| lican candidate for congress from the First
| congressional district, and Mr.. Tomlinson
| f. Johnson, member of the republican
state central committee, and ex-collector
OF customs under all of the recent republi-
can administrations. The Tex" however,
is a removable quantity in certain contin-
gencies
The efforts of the republicans have been
to make the meeting one which all per-
sons can attend without regard to political
afhliatlons. Careful arrangements have
been made for seating in a proper manner
all who attend. Mr. Johnson himself has
charge of the arrangements which assures
everyone that they will be properly car
ried out in detail The boxes have been re-
served for prominent citizens, and there
Will be ushers in attendance who will
look after seating any gentlemen who de-
sire to be present.
Maj. Hanson will arrive from Macon this
afternoon and will be the guest of Mr..
Leaken He did not go to Brunswick, as
was expected, but will come direct here
from Macon. Maj. Hanson will address the
meeting on current political issues. and
will tell his audience why Maj Mckinley
should be the next President of the United
States He will touch also on the money
question, which, it is understood is to be
made one of the issues of the campaign
and all interested on this line are invited
to come out and hear him. Following him
Mr.. Leaken will speak on some of the
other issues of interest 1t has not been an
nounced that Mr.. Johnson or Mr. Doyle
VIII address the meeting, but no doubt the
audience Will insist on hearing just where
they stand on the platform. Mr. johnson
is well-known as an adept in touching
the key note.
The meeting is to be a rousing repub-
lican rally, as far as a republican rally in
Chatham county can be made rousing.
with little sound money democratic in
terest on the side. 1t will be held not for
the purpose of nominating or indorsIng
anybody for any office, nor for the pur-
pose of passing resolutions on any sub
Ject, but simply as a republican rally for
enunciating republican doctrines. MANY
of Savannah's most prominent business
men have stated that they would attend
the meeting.