The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-26
PARTRIDGE TO SPEAK OUT.
HE WILL OUTLINE HIS PLATFORM
TO. FIRST DISTRICT VOTERS.

At the Meeting of the First District
Tonight He VIII Discuss His PO-
HticaI ana Administrative Differ
ences with Mr.. Osborne and VIII
state the Grounds Upon Which Tie
Asks Public support for the once
of solicitor GcRerni--GnmbIin Is
sue May BE Injected into the Cam
paign-BOth Factions Have Called
Meetings for Turner Hail and
There Mny he a Collision.
The campaign for the solicitor general
ship promises to be considerably enlivened
tonight. when MI Hartridge will ad-
dress the decentralization voters of the
First district and such other citizens as
care to attend the meeting at Turner Hall,
upon the subject of Political Platforms"
Mr. Hartridge stated to a Morning
News reporter last night that in his
speech he intended TO enter fully into this
question upon which he differs with Mr.
Osborne and TO give a plain exposition Of
the grounds upon which he bases his own
claims 10 political consideration. While
Mr.. Hartridge did not say SO. it is believed
that he will found his remarks upon
things said either to have been done or
TO have been left uudone in the admins
tration OF his opponent for the office Of so
licitor general.
Since the campaign began the constant
criticism of the Citizens Club orators of
Mr. Hartridge and his candidacy is that
the public has had presented to il no 9th
er issue than personal one between two
men. They point to the fact that Mr.. Os-
bornes administration of the office has
not been attacked and are wont to say
that they are willing to make the fight
SO far as the solicitor generals record is
concerned upon what has been said OF
1T by the Liberal Club members. They then
ask if the Liberal Club orators can find
nothing to criticise in the manner in
which crime has been prosecuted, upon
what Democratic principle is it sought
to eject from office a faithful public SER
want.
All this, II Mr. Hartrdge's announce
ment is to be taken literally, will be
changed after tonight. Issues are to be
Injected into the campaign that are not
personal, and it may be that the question
of the suppression of The policy shops will
be one Of them This has recently been
brought before the public in two widely
different lights. first, from the standpoint
OF the business man whose collections
are interfered with by the operation of
policy shops, set forth in a groceryman's
interview in the Morning News, and sec
ond, from the standpoint Of the public
morahst, IN Rev. Bascom AnthOny's SER
mon at Trinity on last Sunday evening
In other words Mr.. Hartridge's remarks
tonight will, it is said, meet the de-
mands of Mr.. Osborne and his supporters
for an issue. Whether 1t will be gam
bling or not remains to be seem but il is
reasonably certain to be some clean-cut
question, upon which there Is ground for
difference and upon which there is a differ
ence. From this time on the campaign
will probably be materially enlivened.
The campaign may be enliVened to-
night in another way. Both political fac
lions in the First district have called
meetings for tonight and both are called
to meet in Turner Hail. If this programme
is carried out, or attempted to be car
ried out, the vicinity Of Broughton and
Jefferson streets is likely to witness such
recurrence of old-time political excite
ment as has not been known here for a
number of years The waves of political
antagonism are accustomed to run high in
the First, at any rate, and when they are
agitated further by so decided a differ
ence of opinion as which faction shall
occupy particular han, Il is more than
probable that some of those who ride the
waves will be engulfed. II Will REQUIRE
the services of the greatest octopus of
them all to calm the troubled waters.
Neither side shows any disposition IN
give up. The officers of the First District
Liberal Club say that they have the KEY TO
the hall and the right to use il. and the
Citizens Club leaders are as firmly of the
opinion that they are emitted to hold their
meeting there. There may be some peace
able outcome and settlement of the matter
during the day, but present indications are
not promising.