The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-16
cITIzENITES' BIG RALLY.
ADMINISTER ALTON ORATORS Turn
THEMSELVES LOOSE.


Nominations Next Tuesday Night.
The Citizens Club rally last night was
the largest it has held so far in this cam
paign. The hall was crowded, and the
crowd was enthusiastic.
The meeting began with an imprompter
speech from a colored brother in the gal
lery, who called upon everybody under
the household to do his whole duty
President Cam called the meeting to
order with some gratulatory remarks
upon the size and character Of the meet
ing. 1t was a representative meeting OF
the citizens of Savannah, he said, gath
cred in support of an administration, the
like of which Savannah has never before
seen, and will never see again, unless its
ticket should be elected in the coming
election The mass Of the voters Of the
club, he said, were laboring men, not skill
ed in the niceties of state craft but who
had been taught in the principles OF truth
honesty and patriotism. They were men
who wanted a business administration by
business men, not by court house lawyers.
Experience had proved, he said, that
court house lawyers and pleaders rarely
made successful business men. The peo-
pie have had taste of business admin
istration, he said, and they wanted more
of it.
personally l esteem him. politically ]
cannot admire him." said Mr.. Cam,
speaking of the prospective candidate of
the Liberal Club for the mayorality, Nal.
Aieldrim.
Mr.. Cam discussed the attitude of the
Liberal Club towards the commissions,
and the acts Of its representatives in At
lanta, who spent their entire
time, he said in endeaVorlng TO
repeal bills which had been passed for the
city. The truth was stated by Senator
Golightly, he said when he stated in
recent interview, that it soon became evil
dent that the legislation introduced by
Chatham's representatives was for polit-
ical purposes. The representatives, Mr.
Cam said, forgot every principle of their
platform and the only legislation sought
by them was that by which some spoils
could be obtained. They forgot to intro
duce any amendment to the constitution
by which Savannah could be benefited by
the introduction of new industries.
There is absolutely nothing in the Lib
eral Club" Mr.. Cam said, except opposi-
ton to reform and good government, OPP
position by spois seekers"
The accessions of the Liberal Club, he
said, have been those who failed to get
positions under this administration be-
cause they were unfit for them
Mr.. Cam said that the members Of the
commissions appointed by the admins
tration, need no defense. He closed by
predicting that the flag of the Citizens
Club will wave IN victory on the night of
Jan. 26.
The band played the Star Spangled
Banner, and when it was done Vice Pres
ident Hitch was introduced. He was given
a warm reception. Mr.. Hitch
said the hall seemed to be
about as full of good citizens as the adj
ministration was of good works. In de-
Gliding to make his home in Savannah, he
said he did not seek a municipal ceme-
terry, a city which had nothing but its
past. He instanced Mayor Myers rise
from an humble citizen to wealth and po-
Sition as an example of the oppOrtuni-
ties offered to young men in Savannah.
He reviewed the reasons which impelled
him to cast his first vote in Savannah
for Mr.. Myers. He wanted always to
be with the class of people, who build
up and increase the city's wealth and
population, he said. He reviewed the
work of the administration, and said it
had re-arranged the city's work eX-
actly as any good business man would
have done. Mr.. Willink, he said, had
conducted the several departments which
had been placed under his charge, at a
saving of $4,000 to the city for the first
year. The various improvements put
in effect by the administration, street
numbering. paving, street opening, park
improvements and other matters were
discussed.
1--WE once occupied the position of being
the foremost city between Baltimore and
New Orleans" said Mr. Hitch. I'VE do
not occupy this position now because the
city fell into the hands of men who were
unprogressive and who were willing to
ell Il rd Of ha CT md
main there" Mr. Hitch said that an ad-
ministration which had reflected so much
credit on the city and carried on its bust
ness so successfully would not be defeated
Quite a commotion was caused at this
point when President Cam announced
that the Citizens Club was always glad to
have it's meetings correctly reported and
that for this reason the Liberal Club stem
ographer" was invited to come forward
and take his seat on the stage with the
other reporters. 1t had been noised about
the hall that a stenOgrapher in the em-
ploy of Maj. Meldrim was present for the
purpose of taking a report of the meeting
and this announcement set the crowd wild
Some demanded that the stenograpner be
put out, but the majority took the presi-
dents view of it and insisted that he take
the stage. The whole attention of the
crowd was directed to a young man i'm the
hallway leading to the gallery who was
evidently taxing Stenographlc notes. The
clamor made by the crowd was enough to
frighten bold man and the stenographer
discreetly declined to face the music and
retired.
The president stated that Mai Ryals
was suffering from an attack Of the grip
and rheumatism. but had sent word that
he would be on hand before the election.
Mr.. A. ". Manucy is evidently the favo-
rite of the Citizens Club or that portion
of it which attends the meetings at least.
The crowd demanded him and gave him
an ovation when he appeared Mr. Ma
nucy was particularly severe in his com
ments on Maj. Meldrim on account of his
denial, published in an Atlanta paper. of
the published reports of his address at the
recent Liberal Club meeting as given Wv
both the local papers. 1t was strange. ne
said, ts"t Maj Neldrlm, with fun oppor-
tunity 10 40 Sc, had not denied these re-
ports in Savannah. He did not do so he
said, because several hundred people who
heard the speech knew that the published
reports were correct.
Mr. Manucy detained strongly against
the continuance of strife on religious ana
racial grounds In the city. and made n
strong appeal for the union of all classes
for the city's welfare and advancement
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