The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-09
TO NOMINATE BY COMMITTEE.
CITIZENS CLUB TO HAVE 4 COM
MITTEE OF ONE HUNDRED.

men to BE Made by It-Pungcnt
Speeches by Members of the Club
at Last Nights Neutrality-suspicious.
Cam, w. Il. Leopold, A. \. Manucy,
DIR. FalItgant and Joseph NJ.
Dreyer the Chief Takers.
The Citizens Club was enthusiastic last
night. President Cam opened its meet
ind at Odd Fellows hall with a short adj
dress. The election is less than three
weeks off, he said The question con-
fronting the people, he announced, is
whether an administration which has been
economical, and the first in years TO re-
duce the tax rate, be continued in power
or class Of Office seekers be put in power
Mr. Cam reiterated his intention not
10 allow vituperation to become promi-
nent in the campaign. He would not be
unkind enough to intimate, he said, that
the reason one of the most prominent
members of the Liberal Club. its most
prominent member, in fact, did not reg
lister, was not because he was too busy
attending TO his legislative duties
in Atlanta, but because he was disqualified
and could not register.
Mr.. Cam commented on the preten-
sions of the other side to uplift and pur-
ify politics.
1T has been said" he added, that on
Jan. % the American flag Will be dragged
IN the dust OF defeat This is not true
The American flag has never been dragged
in the dust of defeat" The ticket
which would be put out by the
Citizens Club, he said, would be
representative ticket and one which would
command the respect of every citizen.
DR. Faligant was the next speaker and
delivered a carefully prepared address,
filled with poetical quotations which nit
off the situation very neatly. DR.. Falli-
giants address was highly eulogistic OF the
Georgia Boy" and attacked those who
would deny to the natives of the soil, the
descendants of patriotic forefathers, the
right TO participate in the government of
this city. His remarks were frequently
applauded.
There were cries for hot stuff" when
DIR. Falligant concluded The band play
ed the Bonnie Blue Flag" Mr. Manucy
responded and was given hot reception.
His speech was likewise hot He mme-
diately proceeded TO go for Mai Meldrim
and to ridicule his speech the night before.
He also criticized Mai Meldrims state
ment that he was too busy attending to
his duties in Atlanta TO register. Maj.
Meldrim, he said, addressed a Liberal
Club meeting at the theater on the night
before the opening of the registration and
yet could not remain away from his i'm
portant duties in the legislature long
enough to register.
MIR. Manucy spoke of the business record
of this administration and compared it
with that of previous administrations. The
tax returns had fallen off steadily year
NV ba sad Ia hoard "a
assessors took charge. A system Of faV-
oritism had prevailed, and men of wealth
were allowed to make small returns or
none at all One man alone, who had re-
turned nothing before, was required to re-
turn $l50,00O by the board of tax assessors.
AS the result of the work of the board of
assessors, he said, there had been re-
duction in taxation, and two years hence.
with an equally conservative and bust
ness-like administration, there would be
another reduction of at least 10 per cent.
The old Tammany crowd, he said, had
been sucking the life blood out of the city.
The Citizens Club he said, would put out
a ticket for mayor and aldermen that
would be certain of election.
I'VE are not high plane people" re-
marked Mr.. Manucy. 1--WE are common,
everyday people. Very few of us have
our names in the society columns of the
papers. We are the people,"
Mr.. Mauncy commented on the repre-
sentatives and the style they assumed in
Atlanta. 1t soon dawned on the members
of the legislature, he said, that these
gentlemen represented a little clique and
not the people of Chatham. Mr.. Manucys
criticism of the representatives was Sc
we're, and the crowd approved il. Ile
closed with a compliment to the
colored voters enlisted with the Citl-
zens Club, saying that they are the best
element of their race and not the riff-raCf.
Ia TammanV alias fha
Liberal Club, would be taught a lesson
Jan. 70.
Mr.. w. It. Leopold responded to call
and took the stage. He criticised the rep
resentatives as high plane representa-
tives of the Liberal Club, not of Chatham
county" They endeavored TO legislate in
the interest of a faction he said He
charged Mai Meidrim with endoavoring
60 stir up discord by dragging in religion,
and charging that legislation had been in
fiuenced because it was thought that GER
tain representatives were members of a
certain church.
Mr. Leopold offered a resolution that
the president of the club appoint a com
mittee of 100, of which the president
should be chairman, TO suggest suitable
names for nomination as mayor and al
dermen, and that the committee report
its action TO a meeting of the club to be
called for the purpose of making nomina-
tions. The resolution was adopted and
the president announced that he would
appoint the committee as soon as pos
eible.
Mr.. ]. Nj. Dreyer made a short speech,
He said that Col. Garrards splendid pre-
sentation OF the work Of the present city
administration was not even alluded to
by the speakers at the Liberal Club meet
ing. The people of Savannah had noticed
it and would remember it. he said.
Mr.. Dreyer made "A very neat answer TO
the statement of the Liberal Club leader
that the flag of the Citizens Club would be
, dragged in defeat on Jan. %, and that the
star of the Liberal Club would be in the
ascendency. On the close of that day he
said, the members of the Liberal Club
would be singing that little song;
Twinkle. twinkle, little star,
How ] wonder where you are"
President Cam announced that the
meeting next Friday night would be a
very important one. Prominent speakers
would address the meeting ana he would
make q few remarks himself.
DR.. Falligaut called at the Morning