The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-05
READY FOR THE PRIMARY.
ATKINSON PEOPLE NOT so INACT-
I'VE As SOME SUPPOSED.

Holding quiet CRucuses and W III
Try to Spring Surprise in the
Way of VOtes-Candler Men Say
They Are Not Only Ready for Them
But VIII Have "a WalkoVer-BOxes
Located and Some of the Manage
SeIected-Reports Tint Executive
Committeeman Might BE subs titut-
ed Vigorously DeDied-The Ticket
TO BE Voted.
Practically all arrarg ements for the pri-
mary tomorrow have been made with
the exception only Of selecting the mana
gers and clerks 70 represent the interests
Of Judge Spencer r. Atkinson. That will
probably be done to-day and everything
will be in readiness then to let the voting
go on.
The executive committee of the Gambler
Club held a meeting at the court house
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock for the
purpose Of discussing the situation. There
was very little business of Importance,
however, and a number of the workers
who were present simply stated that ev-
erything was IN readiness for tomorrow.
1t has been learned that the Atkinson
people have not been as inactive as some
people have thought. They held quiet
little caucus on Thursday night at which
Il is understood they came to the conclu-
sion that they might be able to steal a
march on the Gambler people by reason of
tho fact that the county has been consid-
cred such a sure thing for Gambler This
it was thought might cause many Of the
| Gambler men to overlook the matter Of vot-
ing in which event, If the Atkinson men
turned out in any considerable numbers,
they might make a good showing.
They can't do It," was the sentiment of
Of every man present at the meeting of
the Gambler Club executive committee
/ They are satisfied that the supporters Of
/ Col Gambler are as enthusiastic as they
are numerous. and hat they will give
/ him a big vote on Monday. They did not
think It possible for the Atkinson crowd
/ here to do them any harm.
one of the questions discussed was as to
/ whether Hon. II. L. Berner would have
any representation among the mana gers
/ No one has come forward as his repre-
sentative up to the present time In Chat
/ ham county, and there are no evidences
/ of the fact that they viii, except that
/ James Lane of the Fourth district said
he would look out for that matter. and
/ If need be he would have Berner repre-
/ sentatives on hand. 1t appears. however
that The managers will be divided equally
| between the Gambler and the Atkinson
| factions.
The registration lists of 1896 will be used
| with the addition that any white Democrat
] who IS registered this year, and swears
| to that fact, viii be allowed to vote. even
| though his name is not on the 1896 list
| Copies OF the 1895 list have been secured
! They are arranged according to districts
and the voting boxes will be arranged in
| like manner
/ The voting platforms were put up yes
/ terday ana arrangements for locating all
! the boxes were made There will be only
/ i've boxes, one for each Of the four city
districts ana one for the four country
districts. The First district box VIII b
located in the Office of the tax receiver on
President street. The Second district box
Will be located in the Office Of the tax col
/ lector, Capt J. J. MCGOWAN, and will
face on Bull street. The Third district
| box viii be In the office.of County Treasu-
/ rer Warng Russell and Will front on YORK.
street. The Fourth district box will be in
the once of Clerk J. X, p. Carr of the
/ Superior Court ana will face on York
street The box for the Fifth Sixth Sew
enth and Eighth districts will also be IN
county treasurer Russelfs office facing
/ on York street.
The managers selected by the executive
committee Of the Gambler Club. nearly an.
of whom have consented 10 serve. are as
follows; First district Dan Kiley. mana
| ger; James Deignan clerk; Second district
Chafies Garfunkel, manager; L. T. Mas
ters, clerk; Third district Justine NJ
Naughtin, manager and Robert Hymes
clerk; Fourth district, James Mcbride,
| manager, and Thomas l.. Hill clerk: the
four country districts, w J. Cleary, man
ager, and William j. Bryan, clerk The
managers to represent Judge Atkinson viii
probably be selected tonight
There are several tickets already out
making different combinations of the
candidates between whom there are con-
tests. The candidates to be voted for IN
Chatham county are as follows:
For Governor
Allen D. Gambler
Spencer r. Atkinson,
Robert L. Berner.
For Secretary of State
Mark A. Hardin,
PHI Cook
For Controller General
William A. Wright
For Commissioner of Agriculture
r T. Nesbitt,
O. b. Stevens
For State School Commissioner
George r. Glenn.
For Attorney General,
Joseph Nj. Terrell.
For Prison Commissioner,
Joseph S. Turner
J. w. Renfroe.
For State Treasurer
w. J. Speer.
For Executive Committee
Chatham County
William Duncan, w. T. Leopold.
J. F. Sullivan, A. Ehrich,
Warbng Russell, Jr., John Juchter,
w. p IaRoche, James Drury.
a. S. Guckenheimer,l Harry Wiuink,
John w. Smith. J. S. Collins.
John Power, George Petrinovitch
f W. NJ. Gibbons, A. n. Manucy,
II. T. TeynaC, A. NJ Letter,
Arthur l.. Wen, lC. A, Lamottc
B. S. Wells, e. A. NJ. Schroeder,
T. c. Gleason George w. Parish
There was report circulated yesterday
that the charge had been made by some Of
the Citizens club faction that members of
the other faction intended to cut OF some
Of the names on the Citizens Club side
Of the executive committee and substitute
others. notably among them John l. Nor