The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-03-02
DID NOT INDORSE
UNITED POLITICAL CLUB IS ACTING
WITH CAUTION.
OFFICERS WERE NAMED.
MCMILLAN WILL APPOINT COMMIT
TEE OF 100.

Week-EfOrt Made to Have In
dorsements Made at Once-Presi-
dent Mcmillan Presided and Five
Organization Meeting Largely At
tended-Mr. Collins Strengthened
Matters with short Talk.
Speeches by President Mcmillan
and n. VI. Lester.
Metropolitan Hail could not hold the
followers of the United Club last night,
and many were unable to take part in
the business that was transacted. The
meeting was called to order shortly be-
fore o clock by Chairman Slater, and an
hour later President Mcmillan was directed
to appoint committee of 100 to look into
the advisa Dlity of putting candidates in
the field for all offices that may be va
| cant now or in the very near future.
This committee is to be named imme-
diately. with instruction to report to the
club at a meeting to be held next week,
probably Tuesday night. Upon the re-
port of this committee, will depend the
attitude of the club during the present
campaign for county officers. There was
| considerable discussion before it was de-
cided to name a committee sentiment
existing to indorse somebody at once.
In making his report as Chairman of
the Executive Commute of Twenty-Five,
Captain w. N. Clark said that after due
consideration the committee had selected
a man in whom the people have the Ut
most confidence and who would lead the
club to victory. 1t was his duty and
| pleasure, to say that Mr.. T. H. Mcmillan
| had been chosen as president of the Uni
ted Club. This announcement was great
ed with cheers. Chairman Clark said
| that Mr. John r. Diekel was a young
man who had not been very prominent in
local politics, but he was one in every
way qualified to fill the office of secre-
tary. The following list of additional Of
fcers was submitted to the members of
the club by Secretary C. ]. Whalen, and
was unanimously elected:
First Vice President-W. f. Slater.
Second Vice President-E. C. Gleason.
Third Vice President-Jhon F; Glatigny.
Fourth Vice President-Charles Ho-
| hensteia.
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These officers We're also unanimously
accepted.
! Messrs. Clark Power, Hollowell, Nc
! Kenna and Desverges We're appointed
committee to notify Mr.. Mcmillan of his
election and escort him to the hall. A
/ recess of five minutes was taken and
| at the end of that time the new presi-
| dent was brought in amid applause He
was introduced by Chairman Slater, and
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that it gave him great pleasure to meet
| so many familiar faces, and at the same
time assume the presidency of the club
| He thought it proper to say a few words
| before taking charge of affairs and at
| the same time TO thank the
members of the club for the
honor they had bestowed upon him Mr.
| Mcmillan said he had been informed by
| the clubs Executive Committee that the
purpose of the organization was to bring
about better condition of affairs. politi-
| cally, in Chatham county. He thought
| that such move was needed and he had
accepted with reluctance the duty of lead
! ing such a necessary movement. The new
presiding officer said that it was his I'M
! Outstanding that the club had not been
! organized in the interest OF any man or
! to make a fight on any particular person.
| He was with it because it was a club that
would insist on good government and an
right men holding public office. He said
! that. if at any time the members of the
! club should decide to change their plans
! they could look somewhere else for pres
! ident
| Mr.. Richard NJ Lester was called on,
| He said that his presence might surprise
| some of his friends, but several months
ago he fought for what he thought was
| right and he was a member of the new
club because he thought it a step in the
right direction Just as he was victorious
! then so he expected to be with the vic
! tors in the coming fight. Every good citi-
| zen, he thought should be member of
the United Club. If the club were for
! any one man he would fight it just as
! hard as he intended to fight for it, know
/ ing as he did its object and purposes
Mr.. Lester remarked that Savannah is
on the verge of a hot political contest
| and he trusted most sincerely that the
club would indorse clean, upright, fear
less, firm and capable man for ordinary.
He did not think it necessary to elect a
! lawyer to the Office and, in fact, thought
| it might be wise not to. He had the
highest respect for the man the club had
! honored with the presidency and who in
turn honored the club by his acceptance
Mr. Mcmillan he said, is the man to lead
the people out of the land of bondage
! and into the land of milk and honey and
such burden could have fallen on no
ADLER shoulders.
Mr. Gordon Saussy thought the election
was not one of measures, but of men, and
at this point Mr.. Slater moved that the
chair appoint committee of 100 from
the membership of the club, or those IN
sympathy with it, to look into the advisa-
bility of putting candidates in the field
for ordinary and tax collector. The mo-
ton was that the committee report to the
club at meeting to be called by the
president. 1t was at this point that the
discussion began.
Mr. r. l.. Hill thought the time ripe
for an Endorsement. and urged that the
club is losing by delay. He moved that
an Endorsement be made at once NJ.
Slater said that his heart and soul are
with the CLUB, and he was for no man or
faction. He said a mistake would be
made In hasty nomination. Such action
would not be good politics to say the least.
Mr.. Glatigny took a similar stand Mr..
Saussy thought it quite likely that there
would be more than two offices vacant.
ana said that this would be known posi-.
lively by the middle of next week He
thought If there was to be a vacancy IN
the representatives column, The club
should be prepared to put candidate IN
the field, and announced that he was op-
posed to any snap judgment.
Desverges was not in favor of any long
dpl1N and gnwoastad that a ,o,,-,t.t..