The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-08
CAMPAIGN READY TO OPEN UP.
BOTH POLITICAL FACTIONS WILL
HOLD MEETINGS THIS WEEK.


Tuesday Night Selected for Launch
ing the Political BOoms-Osborn @
Supporters viii Rally ut Turner
Hall and the Fourth District Lib
erals VIII Meet at the Harris
street U-ReGistratiOn Will Pass
the 5000 Mark This Weck-SOIici-
torship Fight the Only Event in
Prospect Now for the Primary.
legislative Candidates Seem some
what Shy.
The political bonfires will begin TO blaze
this week. The fires have been smolder-
ing for some time, but this week they
viii begin to burn in earne L. tuesday
night appears to have been selected by
both sides as an acceptable time for be-
ginning the pyrotechnics. CLUBS allied
with both factions win held rallies that
night and it is expected that the rival
candidates for the solicitor generalship
will formally announce themselves.
The Osborne Club of the First district
has announced a rally at Turner Hall.
Although nominally a First district rally,
Osborne supporters from other districts
win not be excluded. 1t is part OF the
programme that the Souths.de contingent
of the First district club shall rally In
that section and march down TO the hall
headed by brass hand. Torch lights and
transparencies are on the programme.
Solicitor General Osborne IS expected to
be one of the speakers, and it is likely
will be on hand,
While the citizenites are ralying at Tur-
ner Hall the Fourth District Liberal Clup
will hold its first session of The campaign
at the Harris street hall. While the meet
ing is announced to be for the purpose OF
reorganization, it is expected that there
viii be considerable oratorical fireworks.
The Fourth district has always been the
stronghold of the Liberals and the lead
ers are banking upon making stronger
showing there than ever this year. Mr..
Walter c. Hartridge, who is scheduled TO
oppose Mr.. Osborne for the solicitor gen
eralship will doubtless be on hand. 1t is
expected that he will formally announce
his entry into the race. To offset the Lid
eral strength in the Fourth district 1t is
understood that the Citizens club people
propose forming club In that district
this week.
The campaign promises to be a warm
one from now on For some time past
the leaders on both sides have been en-
gagged in quiet but effective work. The
time has now arrived for the orators and
the torchlights. Both sides have PAID very
close attention to the registration, with the
result that there are now 492i registered
voters on the list, the highest figure the
registration has ever reached so early in
the wear 1t is predicted that 1t will reach
5000 by the time of the primary
As matters stand now the primary on
May Is. which date was selected by the
State Convention, will be only for dec
gates to the State Convention. AS there
is but little interest in the state cam
paign this year, the interest in the selec-
tion of delegates centers chiefly upon the
sollcitorship fight. Both judges and solic-
itors general will be nominated upon the
state ticket, the delegates from each cir
cult to be allowed to name the candidates
from their respective circuits. Chatham
being a circuit to itself, the primary win
decide the occupants Of these offices for
the ensuing four years. Judge Falligant
has no opposition, however.
Unless the County Executive Committee
decides differently, the only contests win
be for the solicitor generalship. There
was some talk some time ago Of having
ing the selection of candidates for sena-
tor and representa- But little has
been heard on this line recently. The
County Executive Committee, which will
have to be called together some time soon
to arrange for the primary, may decide
in favor of this arrangement but this is
somewhat doubtful. 1t is less than six
weeks now TO the primary, and neither
side has announced its candidates for SEN
ator and representatives, and there has
been very little discussion as to candi-
dates for these places. However, there
is plenty of time for this, should the En-
ecutive Committee so decide.
If a later primary for the legislative
candidates is dec ded upon, as will doubt
less be done, the old idea of having all
the county officers nominated at the pri-
mary will probably be revived Although
this is the practice in many of the other
counties of the state ii has never met
with favor in Chatham. The gentlemen
who fill the county offices have for the
most part performed the difficult feat OF
giving satisfaction to both parties, and
the politicians have realized that to at
tempt to force them to ally themselves
with either party might be attended with
unsatisfactory results