The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-01
COL. GAMBLER WILL NOT COME
HAD 4 MORE IMPORTANT ENGAGE
AEST IN HARALsON COUNTY.

His Friends in savannah Therefore
Excused Him From Speaking Here.
subcommittee at Work on the
Details for the Primnry-They VIII
Report to the Executive Commit
tees on Friday-RumOrs of Little
Friction in Connection with the
Executive Committeeman to Rep
resent the Citizens Club.
Col. Allen D. Gambler will not speak In
Savannah on Friday night IN accordance
with the programme heretofore reported.
Col. Gamblers friends here had hoped that
he would be able to give them a day to-
ward the end of the campaign, and he
would have come if they had insisted on
it, but there were circumstances which
made it important that he should go else
where
Hon. e G. duBignon has just returned
from Atlanta, and while there he learned
that Col. Gambler desired to speak in Har-
alison county on Friday that being one
Of the close counties, and it being the be-
lief of his friends that he would carry il
If he would go there and speak Accord
ingiy Mr.. duBignOn wrote to Chairman w.
2. Bailey of the Gambler executive commit
tee here stating the facts, and under these
circumstances, Col. Gamblers friends re
leased him from his engagement here.
savannah it appears, is being given the
go-by by all the candidates. but that is
due to the fact, no doubt, that the county
appears 20 be conceded Gambler strong
nave done no work here to amount 10 anv-
thlng' and the Candler,peopIe are the only
ones VINO nave organized and taken pains
date. e'iioi
In spite Of all these facts. II was renort-
cd on the streets yesterday that there was
an Atkinson man around who wanted To
bet 500 that Gambler wouIe, not carry
ohdtham county. Several of the Gambler
men heard the report and they were ex-
eeedlngly anxious to find the party In
70 Iate hour last night he had not been
roea'eu' ana the chances are the Gambler
men say, that he viii escape.
~ Is somewhat strange that there has
Deen no betting to speak Of on the result
OF the primary. There are plenty az $3.50
VINO are willing to risk a wager on tba
puesuol as 10 whether Cervera's fleet is in
the maroon of Santiago de Cuba. but when
!, caihe 10 the primary they have not The
talIle 70 lHlk about it.
ne primary is only a few days off and
9oilpe ming Wlll have TO be done toward
completing the arrangements for II ,,er,,
soon. Ihe first steps have already been
tahen by the Gambler Club. The ohm
asIeed TO supply Liberty. Bryan and E,f-
HHshdn counties with tickets and tbeea
are now being printed. They will he shin
~ u tnr respective county seats TO
morrow. These tickets are headed bv the
names OF all the other candidates for stato
house ofilces except where there IS q CON
Jest. IN case of contest a blank line is LEFT
so that the voter may insert whatever
name he pleases.
ne Two executive committees OF Chat
I'm county VIII be called together by their
chairman at o'clock on FRIDAY a afternoon
Tor the purpose of receiving the ra ,-',
from the subcommittee appointed NV
them some time ago and for making oil
a IdHBeInehts in connection with the nri
mary Mr.. John Power. chairman Of the
committee appointed by Dr. William
DuHcah, stated yesterday that his corr
- ~ Iau selected the twelve members
oI the new executive committee to roT,a
sent the Liberal Club faction. bnt oI.ir,
70 me Iact that two of them had not hae1
seen with regard to the matter he a.
cnned to give out their names A rorar+
WIZ be made to the committee on Eri5o1,
that time Al shape AT
INT, ar. J. s. Collins chairman of the com
hlltlee appointed from the other execTti,lo
committee by Chairman f. q duRiSno,,
sald Yesterday that his committee had no,
yet selected the twelve who would ranro.
sent the Citizens Club faction on the M.
e@e l.iti committee, but will probably do
so Withn The next day or two.
IL IS said that there has been y 1,t.1o
friction among some of the Citizens CIR
SAecuiiVe committeeman, owing n tbo
Iact mat in the effort TO name tg,at,,a
members one was left off who ba6
strong desire to go on the new Commit
zee. Inc subcommittee il IS saId baa
We've members in view, but left tbe mar
uouiar aforesaid gentleman off The Iist
an or which has created the uttIe sir
chairman Collins gave no indication -
any such situation of affairs. nor ,ro,,15
ne say anything of it, The probahiIiIaS
are that his committee viii bovo IT,
Twelve names selected by to-morro,y go
WIN report at the meeting tomorrow arr i'.,1
noon. ~" after
ANOTHER HORSE THIEF CAUcu,