The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-02-28
SCREVEN'S FRIENDS
HAVE LAUNCHED HIM IN THE RACE
FOR ORDINARY.
CLUB OFFICERS ELECTED.
PUBLIC MEETING TO BE HELD AT
MASONIC HALL NEXT WEEK.

w. II. Wade Made Temporary Chair
man and Thomas HaIIigan Secre-
try of the Organization Confer
ence-SheIby Myrick and henry
DreesOn Spoke-COmmittees to BE
Appointed Today-United Club win
Meet TO-nfght-May BE Some Sur
prises-Capt. McAIpin Endorsed by
| COIOred Voters in First Ward and
! His Friends Active-Ainy BE Only
One in Race for Tax Collector and
No Combinations Have Been Made
Yet.
About 200 friends of Maj. Thomas
! Screven gathered I'm Masonic Hall last
night for the purpose of organizing a
| club to back him in the race for ordin-
airy. Those present were there by invi-
tation, and it was decided TO hold a pub
lie meeting in the same hall next Tues
day night
The meeting was called to order by j.
]. Stafford of the Fourth district shortly
before 8 o'clock, and adjourned half an
hour later. Mr.. Stafford said that few
of Maj Screven's friends had gathered
TO form club, so that his contest for
ordinary would be won by larger ma
jority than If he should enter the field
without any organized backing. Justice
Richard Wickham nominated MIR. W. H.
Wade as temporary chairman. and he
was unanimously elected j. Robert
| Dreamer placed Thomas Halligan in NOM
ination for secretary, and he, too, was
| elected without a dissenting vote.
Chairman Wade said that those in the
hall had met in the interest of the win
ner in the fight for ordinary, and that
by the winner he meant Tom Screven.
He had been Maj Screven's roommate
in college, and said he was in a position
to know the many good traits of the cam
didate in whose interest he spoke. Mr.
I Wade said that no matter how popular
a man. candidate for public office, is, he
musa have some system in the work in
| his behalf. He thought that the most
| popular man on earth would go down in
defeat unless he had persistent workers.
The time before the election is short, he
said, and that there is plenty of work
TO be done. There are plenty of men to
do it. he added, and they should not
| cease until the last ballot has been count
| ed and Screven declared the winner.
The following resolution was offered by
Mr.. Dreamer and was adopted:
| Whereas, we, the friends of Maj.
Thomas Screven, in meeting assembled,
recognize his sterling worth as a man.
mis- unimpeachab,o integrity of character,
his devotion to duty and his ability. and
Whereas. in the post on of Ordinary
| Of Chatham County such qualities are
| needed in the incumbent, whose official
| responsibilities are of most important
character. bringing him into close rela-
tions with large number of our people
and involving the settlement of estates
| and the proper care of the interests of
| widows and orphans, and
Whereas, we feel that in Maj. Thomas
Screven the people of Chatham county
would have an ordinary in every way
| suited for the position, and one in whose
| hands the interests of the humblest would
| be as thoroughly prote~ ted a those of
the most influential; therefore be it
Resolved. That this meeting heartily
! indorses the cand dacy of Maj. Screven
| for ordinary and pledges itself TO use ev-
! cry legitimate effort In his behalf.
H. Oliver moved that the chair appoint
a finance committee of ten at his leisure
and this Will be done to-day. On motion
| of Felix Mendel the chair will also APP
| point campaign committee OF 100 Both
committees will he announced at the
meeting on Tuesday night.
| MIR. Shelby Myrick was called for and
spoke of Maj. Screven's good qualities.
He said that the friends of the candidates
for ordinary had assembled quietly and
unostent tiously and that IL the campaign
! continued as it had started the other can
ddates for the Office would be swept from
the field. Mr.. Henry Dreeson made
| brief talk, after which the meeting ad-
journed
A meeting of the colored voters of the
| First Ward was held last night, and after
| some discussion, Capt. Henry McAlpm
was indorsed for the Office of ordinary.
| Several of those present were in favor
| of Mr.. Frank Keibach, nut the majority
! ruled 1t was decided not to iudorse i
candidate for tax collector until some III.
ture meeting. Capt. McAlpin stated last
night that he will be in the race for or
binary until the polls close on the evening
of Feb. To- The Morning News stated
| several days ago that he was an avowed
candidate for the office. and his friends
are hard at work in his interest.
The meeting of the United Club in Met
| ropoiitan Hall tonight promises to be
| largely attended, and at the same time
| interesting. Several speakers of promi-
nence are promised to those who attend,
and the meeting promised, will no doubt,
be lively one. Mr.. Thomas II. McMil-
Ian will be announced as tho president of
the organization, and candida ties for both
ordinary aud tax collector will most likely
| be Endorsed. Mr.. j. 5. Collins has stated
that he will not be a candidate for tax
! collector against Mr.. David Wells, ana II
looks as If there will be no combinations