The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-01
WANTS A CHANGE
UNITED CLUB STANDS FOR A NEW
ORDER OF THINGS.
GOOD GOVERNMENT ITS CRY.
w. n. STUBS SPEECH IN BEHALF
OF CONSERVATISM

Chairman Slater Again Announced
That the Club Is Organized in be-
half. of No Candidate, but for the
Purpose of Securing Good Govern
ment in County and Municipal At
fairs-Advised Mai. Screven Not TO
Resign From Police DEPARTING I
Because He May Need the Office
After the Election for Ordinary.
The United Club has not yet decided
upon permanent officers, and the matter
has been referred to the Executive COM
mittee of twenty-five named at the meet
ing held last night in Lyons Hall. The
committee Of twenty named at a previous
meeting to select officers, reported that
it had agreed to call the new organization
of the United Cub, but that a president
and secretary had not been decided upon.
Chairman Clark said that the members
OF his committee had come to the con-
clusion that the Executive CaRmittee
would be in close touch with the president,
and they thought it wise to let the new
committee name the officers. The sug
gestion was received favorably, and the
matter was left with the new committee.
Mr.. w. B. Stubs made a conservative
talk. He announced to his audience OF
eighty-fve that it was The first political
speech that he had ever made, and ne
spoke in the interest of good government.
He declared that he was not present TO
praise or speak in behalf of any man
who wished to be elected to the Office of
ordinary. He was present as a citizen
favoring good government, and wished TO
seq change in the affairs in Chatham
county. He desired the most available
man made ordinary, irrespective of person.
al friendship or feelings. The incumbent
of the office should stand high above his
fellowman, and there should not be the
slightest question as to his honesty Mr.
Stubs declared that the office is too high
a one, and there is too much RESPONSE
bility attached to it to permit its being
handed out as a political plum. The man
hcnored with the Office should possess
name that would be a guarantee thar
the duties would be administered fairy
and imDartiatly. Such a man could not
and should not be a partisan.
Mr. Stubs said that the members of the
new club should find good, true and
pure man, and then suggest him to the
people of the county. Not a man, he
declared, who was seeking the Office but
one who could FL it with honor and
grace. He said that he had no words OF
bitterness fur any one; as far as he know
he had no enemy and he was an enemy
70 no man,
Il beg you in the name of the women
and Chi. dren, and of the striving work ING
me not this community" sa i Mr. Stubbs
to suggest good man for this ONCE
For this service yUu will receive the bless
ing of the paople, l believe that l will
say, that l am opposed on general prin-
ciples, 10 a man ho.d.ng two offices oil
trying to hold Two. 1t is the man who is
NOT seeking the office that you must place
your hand upon and support. Let him be
a man above, politics; a man who cannot
be traded with.
would like to join club whose mem
bers would pledge themselves to see that
every person who sold vote or purchas-
ed one would be prosecuted to the fullest
extent of the law. l would like to be a
member. of a cub wheI each m n would
register a VOW TO p. osecute sucn offenders
whether they be high or low rich OF
poor This is my first political speech il
Chatham county, and some of them wit
no doubt say that l am green and don
know anything about politics, but I te.
you what l mean and what l want tC
see"
Chairman Slater spoke briefly and r.
iterated that the United Club is for nc
man, that it had been organized for the
purpose of fighting ior good government
He said that the club had not been or
ganized for the contest for the Ordinary
although it will take part in that fight
and the municipal campaign in 1902 a,
Well The chairman said that he doubt ed
tho prediction of prominent pc It'll lar
that he would kill the new club in -four
months The same gentleman, Mr.. Slatcl
said, has been trying to Lol tica ly
strebgle certain members of the club for
years without any marked success. He
said that the cub had been gln'ze1
for the purpose of putt ng better men in
Office and throwing those out whose la
Dor Is the signing of p yroll and TAXI G
money from the city treasury. Mr.. Slater
said that he would not advise Mai
Screven to resign the Office OF superi :
tendent OF police because he would mead
it after the election for ordinary.
Friends of nearly al of the probab'e
candidates attended the meeting. II
would seem from the speeches made d
from the general EXPIRE 7s'cn of op n on
heard ttat within the club TIE feeling /.
''the field aga INST Scr ven.''
NEGRO BROKE BOYS LEG.