The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-07
NO SLEEP FOR THE HEELERs.
Crowds Surround the Court House
at Midnight.


At o'clock this morning court house
square and the streets in the vicinity of
the court house, were filed with the lead
eFs and followers of the Liberal and Cit
liens Club factions. ready for to-day's bat
tie at the pools. Few of the workers on
either side slept last night.
All the colored political clubs held all
night meetings last night with the inten-
ton of arriving at the polls early this
morning. Supplies and refreshments were
furnished the members. Nearly every ne
gro hall in town was hired by one side or
the other and used for the purpose of cor
railing negro voters, who will be marched
to the polls this morning to be voted.
White men, OF course, are in charge of the
halls, and supplies of food and drink are
furnished in order to keep the voters from
becoming restless.
The streets are filed with campaign
circulars. One was issued yesterday by
President York M. Milledge OF the Negro
Good Government Club, appealing to the
negro voters not to allow themselves to
be bought and calling upon them to sup
port the Liberal Club candidates on the
ground that it is for their best interests
to do so.
After speaking of Maj Meldrim's
friendship for the negro the circular con-
cludes as follows:
"Colored Men of Chatham: The sue
cess of the Liberal Club means we finally
believe-and with reason-another school
for children in the city of Savannah: n.
fair proportion of the corporation and
county work for negroes the enactment
of just and equitable laws, and the ele-
waiting of the ballot in the hands of the
negro. On the other side, the success of
the Citizens Club means an openly in
suited race, a debauched voter and no cor
r,rr ion, nrlrf N. tl.,. l., ~
ored men, you are on trial as to your duty,
you must not hesitate, for
"He who dallies is a bastard
And he who doubts is damned"
Mr.. c. P. Rossignors second circular
replying TO Col. Waring RusselTs denial
of the charges In the first circular, made
its appearance. AS Mr.. Rossignol had
stated would be the case. the circular con-
tained several affidavits and letters in
support of the statements made by him
in his first circular
These aflidavits are by Messrs. James
Van 'Berschot, j. r. Myrick John L.
Gould, G. NJ. Wiilett, w. H. Fleming.
All sorts Of charges of dsmissals of
employees from service by the partisans Of
both the Liberal and Citizens Club fac
lions are ahoat.
Mr.. NJ. f. Schlobaum, who had been
recently employed in cleaning up the de-
he was discharged yesterday because he
refused to vote the Citizens Club ticket
Mr.. Schlobaum said he was notified bv
Mr.. BeVill that unless he would promise
to vote and support the Citizens ticket.
his services would not be further requir-
ed This Schlohaum declined to do. and
he said he was Immediately discharged
by Mr.. Bevll who was acting under or
ders from Commissioned Willink
There was "a report in circulation YES
terday that Fireman James Brown had
been dismissed by Chief Mcguire for his
refusal to work for tho Citizens Club in To-
days election. Chief Mcguire stated most
emphaucally that the report was false
Brown came to him, he said. and asked
for leave of absence to-day The chief told
him that he was short OF men. two being
dead and several injured and that as there
was important work to be done in repair
ing the damage Of the storm he could not
be spared.
Brown grumbled at this. Yesterday
morning he came into the engine
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