The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-31
TO REPORT TUESDAY MIGHT.
A MEETING OF THE LIBERAL CLUB
AND IT'S FRIENDS

y
J. Good Deal Of work on Hand.
what Members of the Two Fac
lions are Saying About Each
other.
The committee 20 which was delegated
THE matter OF arranging for meeting OF
the Liberal Club and IFS friends TO re-
Ceive The report of The committee OF nNe
appointed some time ago 70 ask the coun-
u executive committee 10 make certain
notifications in the rules governing the
primary OF June 10 has called a general
meeting of the club ON Tuesday night at
the theater
This committee was appointed at the
meeting Of The Liberal clubs advisory
committee held Friday night. After o fun
discussion Of the matter il was decided
that the committee of five should report
back TO the club and its friends and sup
porters only its report and recommended
lions to the county executive committee,
snd the report that was sent from the
special committee Of the executive com
tnittee with regard TO the notifications
asked for.
The committee OF five therefore VIII not
make any recommendations with regard
10 what course should be pursued. This
will be left open to the meeting, and the
question Will come up for discussion. lt
has been iutimated. however that the
Liberal Club would arrange for a sepa-
rate primary. at which in addition to the
usual officers, county officers would be
nominated. Prominent members of the
Liberal Club, however, are quiet on this
subject. They say the matter VIII be left
entirely to the meeting, and that the club
will be governed by It's own action.
The members Of the Liberal Club do not
appear 70 be worrying themselves apoul
The meeting Of the Citizens Club held Fri
day night. They characterize Mayor Myers
speech as a weak one and are asking the
question as TO why ne made so many eN-
plantations. From the fact that the eX-
plantations We're made they are endeavor-
ang 70 draw the conclusion that his posi-
zion Is weak one.
With regard to Maj. c.. N. Ryals speech
they say IL IS the same speech he has de-
lvered time and again al meetings Of what
was then the same thing as the Liberal
Club faction now, with simply a change
of the name of the club before which he
appeared. II is a usual thing, however
Tor members of one faction 10 remark of
a member who has Topped, regardless Of
which faction he might have belonged to-
Wen, he didn't amount 10 much any
how, and We are glad TO get rid of him.
That Is what the prominent Citizens
club members have said Of almost every
one Of their members who have left them
tor the other faction, and the same is
nrue OF the Liberal Club and the ex-
pressions Of its members with regard TO
its hOppers. It Is the same in politics
the world over: The man who leaves his
crowd, or the crowd with which he has
afhhated a long time, is put down as
amounting to very little in the way Of
influence after he has left IT.
This week VIII no doubt be prolific with
political meetings and political caucuses.
The primary comes next week, and
good deal of work has got to be done
before that time, whether both factions
enter the primary or not. If there are
Two primaries, as 1t has been suggested
there Will be, as matter of course each
side will want to corral all the votes it
can DOsslnlN get. Tntg VIII be show
Of strength, II nothing more, and i'm
this event, 1t is said, there may be
good running up of the count as both
sides VIII be anxious to make the best
showing possible.
Ihe Citizens club people We're so wen
satisfied with their big meeting Friday
night that all their discussion of political
matters yesterday was IN calm and con-
fdent tone. They express Indifference as
10 whether or not the Liberal Club goes
into the primary of June 10, and assert
That the Liberals viii be worse off in
never had any trouble IN getting their
share Of the negro vote, they said, and
90 not expect TO meet with any in doing
SO TINS ran. Ihey claim not TO be regis
Iering any negroes, however, preferring 10
4eaVe their opponents 10 bear this expense.
Money speht in registering negro voters
Wasted i'm their opinion. The interest in
Cltlzens Club circles this week Will cen
ter in the action Of the committee of 100
10 which has been delegated the work Of
selecting the candidates for the club to
De voted for in the primary Of June 10.
Ihis list includes, besides the three candi-
date for the legislature, six delegates
each to the gubernatOrlal, senatorial and
congressional conventions ana twenty-five
members of the executive committee.
This means forty-siX names on the ticket
and VIII allow an opportunity Of comph-
tnent supporters Of the club. The COM
1nttee Of 100 will make It's report Friday
might TO a meeting of the club at Odd
SHOWS haSl' the attendance upon Whlch
VIII doubtless be equally as large as that
on the meeting last Friday night.
Mai, Ryals is the only member of the
legislative delegation who is said to be
actually decided upon, but W. W. Gordon,
Jr., and w. Scotia Tyson are frequently
and favorably mentioned. Capt. Thomas
Ecreven has announced that he has had his
NIL of legislative hOnors, and that he has
no desire 10 serve in that capacity again.
One or the arguments advanced in favor
of Maj. Ryals' candidacy is that as a far
1ner advocate Of sound money his influence
VIII be valuable in the next legislature
The recent addition of the major to the
Citizens Club ranks, however, has raised
problem which the Boys" are quietly
musing upon in their idle moments. I'll
Ter you now ~ Is remarked one OF the
active workers. I'VE fellows have been
lying about the major so steadily for the
last Iour years that IT viii take about all
our time between now and October to
straighten things out and persuade the
boys that 1T was only campaign talk and
not meant in dead earnest We said about
AL the hard things of the major that we
could say Of anyone man and we can
"a
speak Of MIN without grinning. The major
as heavy weight sure enough, but
guess we can carry him"
1t is not at an unlikely but that the Lib
eral Club viii reproduce some of Mai.
9fyals speeches OF two years ago when
his criticisms Of the Citizens Club leaders
were the splciest Of the campaign
There was a Canard yesterday to the ef-
1ect that a scrap iron deal had developed
IN the water works department, which
might be brought to the attention of The
committee of council appointed to investi-
eate the workings of the crematory and
other departments during 1925 and pre-
Nious years. The foundation of the report
was that some time last year Supt Loft
ton gathered up and disposed of a lot of
Old iron piping which had accumulated al
the water works. The basis OF the repori
was that fun returns for the sale of this
pipe had not been made to the city treas
lrer. When seen yesterday by a Mornina
News reporter Supt. Lotion said that any
statement that he had misappropria-
ted any funds coming TO his department
from any source was absolutely false Hs
was ready al any time, he said to show
the disposition Of every cent of income re-
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