The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-26
THE CITIZENS CLUB SIDE.
Leaders Express Confidence in the
Result and Work All Night.

Leaders Express Confidence in the
Result and Work All Night.
The Citizens Club held all night meet
ngs in each of the twenty precincts. In
one or Two precincts where the colored
vote is large there were two meetings.
Arrangements had been made for an aver
age Of thirty workers for each meeting
until Midnight, with fifteen to twenty
workers from then until daybreak. Speak
ers and leaders went from precinct to pre-
cinct in carriages, posting the workers
and addressing the brethren one of the
star orators was w. A. Pledger, the well
known negro politician of Atlanta A doz-
en- or more colored orators and fully as
many whites were busily engaged until
long after midnight
At each precinct meeting doorkeepers
well acquainted with the registered voters,
kept all others -out. AT mid
night it was stated by leaders, who
had made the rounds, that there were then
under cover in these meetings about one
half the registered colored vote. 1t was
claimed that after the parade of the Lib
erals there was scattering of those in
me eolored line, who were registered, and
Old1 number of these would fall into
tne hands of Citizens Club scents Of
"nom a number were securing the city
i0t more registered voters.
ample refreshments were on hand at
al meeting places for an all night siege
Ilesi1eht cam, at midnight, was ex-
'euely sansuine. He was not worried
sall' over the long procession of the
4 what we want with us is the regis
~tsd voters said he, not men and boys
n iooI CUE unable to vote. Everything
OoA9 bright at this hour orr
"oIhefs are confident, determined and
tb| We VIII hardly be caught mapping
' u'nt our managers and chaileug~
81 ,a are pretty well acquainted with the
cs,,S, OF 'uelr districts and their names
N r.tl 9' 'e voted Illegally, except in rare
NJ vo,e-.','s We require hut 400 colored
sgg 10 win, and we have the sympathy
II beIIa.o' Oh more than that number, /
too citizens Club leadet directed atten-
celor.I ,A- TACT That there are but 1046
tbe, voters registered There were.
NY s1mated, about .. 900 negroes in line
yo,.,a "''e probably 500 registered colored
Iso,.. our meetings" said he, 80
lhs,ai eAdent that the claim that The
"a. ogi. .Uo parade would consist of vot-
lar5I' was very much off. There was
iegs, '.- out of three in line who was
ID rt' The parade did not appea-
Rorke. "le citizens Club leaders and
pitb NJ, MS Club badge is white silk
0oar5 american flag in blue at the
nn9,- 'e words Citizens ticket'' In red
beam 'osl hwise. Forty carriages had
|ohe c,rr '-e1. Small precincts will have
An A., -' large precincts two or three.
van 'dh nag with a cross mark on
Pa.s+ .''In the side of each carriage.
i4e, obtaining the flag in colors, the
acal Instructions to voters have been
asilo ~ no vicinity OF polling places and
Dzens Club leaders are confident
ng, majority of 800 or
Ar The white vote They
'y ail that is needed Is 10 sniff
hfe... vote even to ger at least 9o0
H.t Tor The ticket
W oags1l'n'''rs have been secured within
hes reach OF each boiling niace
Pom t "'qlartors are different b.aces
tHl.. "'en last nights meetings
e.I' Club leader. who with a color
Mlst n.it carefully reviewed tha narade
rtueb gauge the registered voting
Jews nal II at 300 Irish Americans,
W bout s0o 3gimans, $50 Americans. and
goo y1tsr 'W col1red voters. or less than
be ouuo,, . We are amply satisfied with
lon OF iao said he. "The denaonst,a. /.
lttossl night showed what We e~nen 81