The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-08
BY ONE HUNDRED CITIZENS.
aHE IdBERAL CLUBS TICKET WILL
BE SELECTED.


No One for Any Omce-sOme of the
Speakers Discuss senator Geiger
and Refer to the \. u. A. Question.
The naming of ticket for mayor ana
aldermen to be supported by the Liberal
Club and the friends OF that movement
will be entrusted to a committee of 100,
whose selections will, of course, be SUP
ject 10 the approval of the club. The
committee OF 100 will be selected by a
committee of thirty-one, which was pro-
vided for at meeting of the club held
last night at Masonic hail
The hail was crowded long before the
meeting was called to order. Every seat
was taken, and there were pretty near
as many standing as there were sitting
down. The gallery was reserved for the
colored voters. and they hIled it easily,
with a good many on the outside.
1t was about $50 o'clock when President
Meldrim called the meeting to order, stat
ing that it had been called for the pIr-
pose of taking some action with regard
TO the city election on Jan 26. He stated
that the Liberal Club had never at any
time been pledged to any man for any
Office whatsoever and was now perfectly
free and Independent to take such action
as it might see fit.
Maj. Meldrim said he would be unable
to vote in the city election, matter that
had been spoken of, because he had not
registered. He was prevented from doing
so, he said, by reason of the fact that he
!,
ty, and his presence was required contn-
ually in Atlanta. He spoke of the impor-
tant measures that We're being considered
on the last day of the legislative session
which was also the last day Of the city
registration. and it was his duty, he said,
to remain there and discharge those obli-
cations as pest he could.
Maj. Meldrim also referred to the work
of the representatives in securing the pas
sage of certain important measures, and
gave three reasons why the commissioner
of public works bill was defeated. First,
it was opposed by the senator from this
district; second, it was opposed by the
mayor and council of the city and third
the committee or some of the members of
It, were poisoned with the idea that one
of his colleagues and he himself were
members of the Roman Catholic church
In point OF fact he said, he was not a
member of that good church. Mai Mel
drim contradicted the impression that he
had made the remark that all the mem
bers of the commissions were unworthy
TO hold their positions as such. He did not
believe he had made any such statement
and if so Il was unlntentional and did not
express his sentiments
There were three questions to be asked
by the club he said; first, can the man
nominated by it win; second, will he be
in sympathy with the Liberal Club. and
third. will his personal integrity be a
voucher for fearless. brave and BUSH
ness-like administration.
At the conclusion of Maj. Medrim's re-
marks. DR.. William Duncan offered the
following resolution:
THAT the chairman of this meeting is
hereby requested to appoint Col A. r. |
Lawton, Mr.. William Kehoe, Mr.. w. c. |
Charlton, Mr.. e. A. We'll and Mr.. w. b.
Stillwell a committee TO select 100 citizens !
who shall be charged with the duty of Sc
lecting candidates for a mayor and |
twelve aldermen, to be supported at the |
ensuing municipal election by the Liberal |
Club and those citizens who desire to |
unite with them, said committee of 100 |
TO submit their report at a subsequent |
meeting of the Liberal Club.
Mr. GuckenheimeT's motion that DR.. |
Duncan also be made a member of that |
was carried.
Mr.. .Waring Russell objected to having |
so small committee. and moved that the |
chairman appoint committee of twenty
five in addition to the gentlemen already
named. and that the duty of selecting the !
of 100 DE entrusted TO this |
larger committee. This, with DIR. Dun
cans name added made a committee of
thirty-one.
There were several motions of one kind
and another before this one of Mr.. Rus
sells was finally adopted. One man
wanted twenty-five men selected
by the chairman of the Lib
erai Club in each militia district
Another moved that the committee of 100
be made up of five men from each election
precinct. Mr.. Russelrs motion was final
~ carried by a large vote, though there
were few votes against it.
A motion was then made that the COM
mittee of thirty-one be instructed TO make !
up its committee OF 100 by naming five cit |
liens from each of the city election pre-
cincts. When the ayes and noes were /
called the vote seemed about even, and |
division was called. On a rising vote |
the motion was voted down. and the COM |
mittee can name the 100 as it sees NJ.
Speeches were made then by Mr. A. s. |
Way, Col. Merritt w. Dixon, Mr. Walter !
G. Hartridge and Mr.. Il. A. We'll. Mr.. |
Way spoke of the democracy Of the Lib /
eral Club, referred 70 the A. p. A. issue, /
and said the issue before the people now is /
TO put good men IN office who are not 60
ing in there for the spoils.
Col. Dixon discussed some recent polit- I
ical history in his usual interesting man |
ner, speaking Of the split In the Citizens |
Club at the time of Mayor Myers norni-
nation, and intimating that several of the |
3issenters returned to the fold because of |
the promise Of clerkships and other posi- |
tions. Both he ana Mr.. Way lad a word /
for Senator Geiger, as did also Mr.. Hart |
ridge. who took the position that the sem |
ator, from the first, had violated an in- /
Dortaht democratic principle in voting as |
be did, that Of home rule. II he had |
known Senator Geiger intended to act as |
he did, he said. he would have scra tched /
his name from the ticket he voted. He |
ST oke also Of the disappearance from view |
Of the a. =. A, saying the Citizens club |
found out its mistake and had 10 get rid |
Of it,
Mr., Wen said he was not a political |
speaker but he was with the Liberu. Club |
In the last election. and would be with Il |
ana work with II in That which ls to come. |
Maj. Meldrim was asked at the conclu- |