The herald., 1898-11-12

of the members who threw the state ticket
down is only increased by the new factional
fight, and it is a certainty that the present
organization does not meet with the views
Of a majority of the members.
CITY REGISTRATION
Another matter considered informally last
night was the question of the registration of
unregistered voters for the coming city cleo
ton. The time limit for registration for the
city election expires next Saturday, the
| 10th inst.
| There has been some confusion as to the
time limit for registration. A recent decision
of Judge Allen fixed the time at twenty
seven days before the date of election, and
that would place the expiration of the time
for registration for the city election on Mon
day last 1t is held, however, and by the
law committees of the various parties it is
understood, that the limitation fixed by
Judge Allen referred to the state and coun-
| ty elections only and not to the city cleo
ton, and it was announced last night that
men entitled to vote in the city could regis
ter as late as Saturday next, but that they
must be on the register by that time.
The Democratic city central committee
asks as favor that all persons knowing of
voters unregistered to send the names of the
latter to Secretary O'Brien of the Demo
cratic city committee, room ll9, Wilson
block, at once.
PRESIDENT ROGERS TALKS
Earl Rogers, president of the club, said
last night: ''This club will be straight
Democratic club, and support the Demo-
cratic city ticket all in all, or am out of it,
l will stand for no Independent movement
| in tho Hiolyaru club opI will stand for M
underhand work in the club. We were
organized for one purpose, and for one pur.
pose only, that of promoting the best in
terests of the Democratic party. If certain
of our members failed to be true, you must
understand that the action of few mem.
bers does not bind the whole membership of
the Hickory club.
IF there are any members of this club
who are now contemplating treachery to
any candidate on the Democratic city ticket
do not know it, but this will say, that if
such is the case, the Hickory club must let
the people know that these men do not rep
resent, in the smallest degree, the senti-
ments of that organization"
NO EXPLANATIONS
John E. Yoakum, who Is credited with
leading the independent movement, was
expected at the club last night, and had he
attended the meeting he would have been
asked his intents and purposes in urging
the change in the clubs declaration of prin-
ciples. In his absence the question was not
brought up, Earl Rogers and A. M. Bragg
addressing the club briefly, urging the mem
bers to stand fast to their colors.
Sooner or later the true inwardness OF
the Hickory club troubles must be fully
ventilated. While majority of the mem
bers will not consider for moment an in
dependent movement, there are many mem
bers who are not in sympathy by any means
with another crowd of Hickoryites, who, at
the Democratic state, county and city con-
ventions, trained with the railroad push
in all their battles. The recent sweeping
defeat of the Democratic state ticket, and
the open, undisguised work done in this
city by some of the members of the Hickory
club for candidates on the Republican state
ticket, are too recent to be overlooked or
forgiven by real Democrats in or outside
the Hickory club, and this class of voters
will have to be furnished with more than
the mere assurance that the Hickoryites who
fought Mcguire openly, who fought Bar
low openly, and who fought Toland openly,
as well as men on the county ticket, have
repented and reformed, all within a week
Old line Democrats will not forget the work
done in certain wards in this city last Tues
day by men who are now posing as the only
real, Simon pure, Andrew Jackson Demo
Gratis in the city. A midwinter house
cleaning would do the Hickory club lot
of good.
THE FIRST WARD
There was a meeting last night of the
Democrats who are making Louis P. Col
lette's fight for council in the First ward. 1t
was reported that Mr.. Riley, the Populist
nominee, had withdrawn from the race, and
thus all friction in the ward will be averted
Mr.. Collette is strong candidate, and now
| that he has clear field against the Republi.