The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-01-22
BOTH SIDES SURE OF WINNING.
NEITHER LIBERALS NOR CITIZENS
LACK CONFIDENCE.

Lttfxens Club to Parade Tonight
Mayor Myers and His Aldermanic
Candidates VIII Make Speeches Mt
the Odd Fellows Hall After Which
the Club and Its COIOred Allies
VIII Parade-The Parade TO start
From the Odd Fellows Hall at 10
O'CIOck-The Germania Club En-
dorses the Ticket-LibernI Club
Leaders Putting in Effective Work
ON All Sides.
While there was good deal of political
talk yesterday, there was nothing new.
1t was the same old song on both sides.
Each claims to have sure thing, Of
course. Somebody is mistaken. but it will
take until next Tuesday night to prove it.
A number of precinct meetings of the
colored clubs were held last night. Both
sides have come right down TO it in their
work with the colored voters and white
speakers make the round of the meetings
each night and address them on the lis
sues of the campaign" Some good things
are gotten off by the colored orators at
these meetings at the expense of the two
factions.
The two tickets are now officially filed,
as required by law The Liberal Club
ticket, instead OF being fled by Messrs. J.
J. Sullivan aud Thomas Cooley, was filed
by Col. NJ. w. Dixon. vice president Of
the club and chairman of the meeting It
which the ticket was nominated. The
Citizens Club ticket was filed by Mr.. j. F.
Cam.
rr.e sfr,f mill lNa 1tn
TO the candidates by the Citizens Club at
Odd Fellows hall. Mayor Myers will for
mally accept the nomination for mayor,
and will outline his policy for the next
administration. Col. Garrard and Messrs.
Tiedoman. Leopold, Hun, Falligant, Juch-
ter and others whose names are on the
aldermanic ticket, are expected to make
short speeches, accepting the nomination
and expressing their views. The speeches
will be short, as II Is planned to have
demonstration after the meeting, winch
will take up considerable time.
In addition to the meeting in the hall,
It is proposed to have an overflow meet
ing in the square outside. All the color
ed precinct clubs will be rallied there and
will be addressed by their own speakers.
The meeting will be followed by torch
light parade. Several bands have been
engaged and a number of flags have been
purchased for the occasion. The inten-
ton of the leaders is to make the parade
an imposing one. The plans for the dem
onstrations will be completed to-day
A conference was held at the De Soto
last night between Mayor Myers and the
members of his aldermanic ticket and
some time was spent in talking over the
situation When the conference adjourn
ed the gentlemen appeared to be in
very pleasant frame of mind, and one OF
them gave IL out that they had informa-
tion from the inside which showed that
their opponents were weakening.
The Germania club met at the hall over
112 Bay street, West, and adopted the
following resolution indorsing the Cit
zens Club ticket:
Whereas, the ticket nominated by the
Citizens Club for mayor and aldermen, to
be voted on Tuesday next, to-wit: Hon.
Herman Myers, Col. William Garrard,
George w Tiedeman, W. T. Leopold, ia
cob Paulsen, Joseph Hull, Thomas Screyen,
George A Hudson, II. H. Bacon, Christie
pher p Gray l. a. Faligant, John Juch-
ter, and Adolph Letter. is so eminently
qualified to carry out the reforms institu-
ted by the present mayor and aldermen,
and insure to our people business-like,
progressive and economical administra-
tion of the affairs of our city.
Therefore be is resolved, That the Ger
mania Club of Savannah do hereby heart
lily indorse and commend to our members
and citizens generally, the above named
ticket, and urge them to iend their active
support to the same.
Be IL further resolved, That we heartily
pledge our votes and influence as members
of this organization and as citizens, and
do urge upon our people irrespective OF
party or faction, 10 rally at the polls on
Tuesday next, in support of the best mu-
nicipal ticket ever presented for their suf-
frages.
The committee of the club appointed to
meet with the committee of 100 of the Cit
liens Club, reported that two out of the
three names submitted by them had been
accepted for the aldermanic ticket, VIZ
AIessrs. Jacob Paulsen and John Juchter.
The president announced that he would
appoint two members of the club in eacn
precinct to work at the polls on election
day. The club will probably have another
meeting before the election.
A union meeting of the Negro Independ-
ent Good Club and the Good Government
Club will be held at Harris street hall TO-
might at $50 o'clock. Addresses will be
made by Drs. E. X. Love, T. N. VI.
Smith, Durham and Capt. L. M Pleasant.
and number of white gentlemen.
The Citizens League, the colored organ-
ization of the Citizens Club, held meetings
last night in seven precincts. The meet
ing of the Twelfth precinct was held at
East Broad and Bolton, of the Eighth ANA
Tenth at Harris street hail, of Third pre-.
cinct at Margaret and Lumber. of Thir-
teenth precinct at the Walters hall ut
Waldburg and Cuyler, of Fifteenth pre-
cinct at Waldburg and West Broad, and
of Nineteenth precinct on the Ogeechce
road. A feature of the Thirteenth dis
trict. one of the most enthusiastic, was
the singing by the Citizens League double
quartette of several parOdies on the Lib
eral Club. The quartette composed of
Mumfries Brown, Murray Smith. Bur
roughs. Gordon and Butler, has been a
feature of a number of Citizen League
meetings. There were claimed TO be over
800 registered colored voters, allied with
the Citizens Club. at the meetings
The league will parade with the Citizens
Club tonight with two brass bands and
twenty transparencies
Speeches at the meetings of the league
recently have been strong. and Citizens
Club leaders claim to be well pleased with
the condition of the organization. Meet
ings viii be held at league headquarters
in every precinct on Monday night.
The contr& { for erecting the booths for
the election mas been awarded to Mr.. p
Killorin, on the same terms on which he
did the work two wears ago. The CITY