The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-29
TO NAME ELECTION MANAGERS
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO MAKE
THE APPOINTMENTS TODAY.

Representatives of the Factions
Asked to Submit Names in Sealed
Envelopes 10 Chairman DaIe-The
Appointments Awaited with Much
Interest by All sides--A RumOr
That the Division of Boxes VIII
Come Up AgaIn-PIans For the
Citizens Club Rally.
The county commissioners will meet
this afternoon at O'Clock for the
purpose Of appointing managers and
clerks for the state and county election
next Wednesday.
President Meldrim Of the Liberal Club,
President Osborne of the Citizens Club
and Mr.. w. B. Stubs, representing the
populists and prohlbitonists. have each
received a notice to this effect from Clerk
Mcintyre of the board of commissioners.
which contained the following sentence.
You are requested TO hand TO Chairman
Dale, in sealed envelopes, the names So.
lected by your club for the above ao-
pointments on or before l o'clock D. IN.
tomorrow 6o-day)."
Mr. Stubbs IS not the president of any
club. but Mr.. Mcintyre did not know who
else TO address in behalf of the popuiists,
and he concluded that Mr. Stubs was the
person most likely to know what direc.
ton the communication should take. II
is not known that the supporters OF Mr..
Wright will ask for representation on the
board of managers and clerks, but it Is
most likely that they will do so.
The action of the commissioners is
awaited with intense interest, and some
anxiety by the leading members of the
two factions, who realize the part which
such official can play in determining a
close election, even when the election Is
honestly conducted. What each faction
wants Is a square deal, and each feels
that the surest way to get such a deal
Is 10 have the majority of the managers
in its favor.
1t was rumored yesterday that the ques-
ton of two boxes each for the Fist and
Fourth districts, which was decided af-
nrmauVely at the last meeting of the
board, would be brought up again this af-
ternoon, and that an attempt would be
made TO reverse this action and allow
only one box in the First district. The
rumor, of course, comes from Citizens
Club men. Whether there is anything in
it will be seen this afternoon.
The Citizens Club men seemed to be
greatly outraged the other day. because
Col. Warning Russell addressed postal
cards to negroes whose registra-
ton had been challenged by
them" said Liberal Club man
to a Morning News reporter. Now Just
cast your eye on that" He handed out
postal card addressed to a young man
who clerks in a Broughton street dry
goods store, and who came here a year or
two ago from Augusta. The postal read
as follows:
Savannah Ga, Sept. &C. 1s96.-Dear Sir:
The liberal Club has challenged your
right to be on the registration list. Please
call at my office in the Citizens Bank
building at once Very truly.
w. w. Osborne.
p. S. Don't fail to attend the demo-
cratic meeting at the theater on Wednes-
day night w w. O.
They seemed to have taken a cue from
the colonel. don't they?" remarked the
Liberal Club man.
These cards were probably sent to all
voters whom it was found had been
challenged by the Liberal Club The
challenge in this instance must have been
a mistake, as the young man says he is
a Liberal Clubite
The Citizens Club people predict that
their rally at the theater tomorrow night
will be the biggest thing of the kind ever
seen in Savannah The theater, they
claim, will be unable to hold the people
who will turn out. Hon F.. G. duBignon.
chairman of the democratic executive
committee, elected at the primary, will
preside and will make the principal
speech of the evening. Mr.. duBignon has
well deserved reputation as a political
speaker, but when he is aroused he has
telling way of putting things which is
particularly effective. Hon. Herman
Myers, Hon. Pope Barrow, Mr.. r. NJ.
Hitch, Mai G.. NJ Ryals, Mr. w. w. Cor
don, Jr., and perhaps President Osborne
of the Citizens Club, Will make addresses.
1t is predicted that the speakers will say
| some spicy things.