The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
EXPECT A LARGE MAJORITY.
COL. TESTERS FRIENDS ASSURED
OF LARGE VOTE.

Liberal Club Leaders Predict n Full
Vote in Chatham-AIaj. MeIdrim
and Hon. J. j. McDOnOugh Express
Their Earnest Desire for Col. Les
ter's Re-eIectiOn-TaIk of Defec-
ton on the Part of the Liberal
Club Unfounded, and Originates,
They Say, With Their Opponents.
Congressman Testers friends feel very
much treasured from the reports received
from over the district during the last few
days. The indications are that a very
large vote will be polled in the country,
and the larger the vote the better for Les
ter.
The size of his majority, it is generally
agreed, depends upon the city vote. This
being the case it is generally incumbent
upon Col. Testers friends to see that the
full vote is polled. There are a great
many sound money democrats here, some
of whom will vote for Palmer and Buck
ner, and some for Mckinley and Hobart,
but there are very few who will fail to
vote for Col. Lester. both for personal
reasons and because of the splendid work
he has done for his district and especially
for Savannah.
Maj. p. w. Meldrim, president of the
Liberal Club, was seen yesterday about
Col. Testers candidacy, and asked if any
special effort would be made to get out
the full vote. Maj. Medrim replied that
he did not think any special effort neces-
sary.
81 do not think there will be any trouble
about polling the full vote here" he said.
Col. Lester has always gotten large
majority and l believe that his majority
this year will be fully as large as ever"
Maj. Meldrim said that the reports that
the Liberal Club would not give its full
and unqualified support to Col. Lester
were all nonsense.
II have supported Col. Lester for TWEEN
ty-five years." he said, land expect to
continue doing So"
Hon. ]. j. McDonough was seen at the
office of the Southern Pine Company, and
expressed himself on the same line as
Maj. Meldrim.
81 am doing everything I can, public
ly and privately he said, Tin support of
Col. Lester. These reports about Liberal
Club detection to Mr.. Doyle are without
foundation, and evidently originated with
members of the Citizens Club. l regard
Col. Testers reelection by large ma
do its full share"
DR.. William Duncan, the other repre-
sentative elect from Chatham, has al
ready expressed himself very strongly in
Col. Testers behalf. Both Maj. Meldrim
and Mr. McDonough were asked about
the local legislation, which 1t has been
announced will be introduced from this
county. Both said that they had seen
copies of only one or two of the bills, of
which the captions have been published,
and that they would not be eady to give
an opinion on the others until the bills
had been presented for their inspection.
Because the caption of a bill is adVer-
tised," said Maj. Meldrim, ''it does not
mean that that bill will be introduced ANY
one can advertise the captain of a bill. I
think it the right of any good citizen to
have introduced in the legislature any bin
which he regards as for the good Of the
state or the community, and / stand ready
to introduce any bill not unreasonable or
foolish in its character, which may be
presented to me for the purpose by any
reputable citizen. l do not guarantee my
support of any such bill, however. I will
simply introduce the BILL
Mr. McDonough said he thought there
had been too much local legislation for
Chatham already. The bills which the
Representatives would introduce, he SAID,
would be bills to undo the partisan leg,
islation of their predecessors.
Several thousand circulars, giving the
law in reference to the election of men,
bers of congress, will be distributed this
week by Col. Testers campaign commit
tee
These circulars state an the require
ments requisite to become voter at a
congressional election, as well as the
laws regulating the management of cleo
tiOns. The main difference in this cleo
ton from that of two years ago is that
the voters are required to be registered,
the registration law now applying to all
elections held in this state
The laws governing the election are the
same as those governing all other cleo
lions held in this state.
The same provisions apply to the cleo
ton of electors for President and Vice
President, as well as to that for congress-
men.