The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-02
LEAGUERS IN LINE
LAW AND ORDER REPRESENTA-
TIvES LAYING THEIR COILS.
WERE BUSY LAST NIGHT,
BUT NO ARRESTS RESULTED FROM
THEIR EFFORTS.

Was Talk Aboat q Raid on "A Keno
Establishment Reported to BE
Again in OperatiOn-It Was Elk
peeted, But Was Not Realized.
Rev. BascOm Anthony Talks About
the Prospective Law and order
League Said Tint Applications
for Membership Are Coming in
Every DRy-WiH BE Organized
This WeeL-Nayor Too Busy TO Get
Into Controversy with Preach
ers-Thinks Law and Order Move
ment VIII De Short-Lived.
The new Law and Order League. which
IS one of the results Of the Jones-Stuart
meetings, will be put into working shape
this week, and will begin at once it's eff
forts toward the suppression of Sunday
liquor selling. policy shops and gambling.
Rev. Baseom Anthony, who was asked
about the matter yesterday said that so
far nothing looking toward organiza-
Tion had been done. but that steps in that
direction will be taken at once, and that
the proposed organization will be a strong
one, we'll equipped for the work in hand
with brains, finances, numbers and sym
pathetic interest
As was announced by Rev. Sam Jones,
the organization will consist of an Exec
utive Commute of twenty-five represent
ing all classes and parties, and a body
of such other persons as are in sympathy
with the objects of the association. The
members OF this committee, as well as of
Others interested in the movement. will
not be made public by the association.
MIR. Anthony was asked II he would as
sumo so prominent part in this or
ganization as he had in the other one,
formed some time ago He replied that
he did not expect to, much preferring TO
be a high private in the rear rank" Mr..
Anthony said further that applications
for membership in the organization are
coming in every day.
Messrs. ]. n. McGillLs and Harry Could
who are said 10 be prominent members of
the new league. had a brief conference
with Superintendent Reilly at police
headquarters last night, but refused to
say what subject they had discussed 1t
had been stated earlier in the evening
that the keno room on Broughton street.
near Bull. would be raided between II
o'clock and midnight, and it was be-
lieved that the two men had called to
discuss the proposed raid with the super
sntendent.
McGillis insisted on talking about the
weather and refused to discuss anything
in connection with the league or its prob
able work. Gould stated that there would
probably be some developments before
midnight, but at that hour those who
had been in the place, said to be used
as keno room, came out without being
molested. Superintendent Reilly stated
that the two men had only asked him to
state just how far his authority extends,
and that nothing further was discussed.
He told them that ne could not enter a
building unless armed with a warrant.
1t is generally believed that the men
behind the move are in earnest and are
not "four-fushing. A man who is in
sympathy with the movement, but who
IS not a member of the league, stated hast
night that IN his opinion keno and policy
Will be run out of Savannah. These are
recognized generally as the very worst
forms of gambling. Blank warrants may
be issued tomorrow or one day next
week, and may be used in making ar
rests. Those interested in the movement
are said to realize that this will be the
only way to catch the offenders in the
act, as, without warrants, the police will
not enter building
1t was stated hast night that negroes
Will be used to obtain evidence against
those corner shops whose patronage comes
from the colored race. AS far as could be
learned, the league. will devote it's atten-
ton first to policy. keno and Sunday
whisky selling. After these evils have
been stamped out the other forms of vice
and law-breaking will be taken up. 1t is
understood that the keno game last night
was not a very profitable one, and this
was probably due to the expected raid
on the place.
Mayor Myers was asked last night IL
he had any reply to make to the cards
published by Rev. Bascom Anthony pas
tor OF Trinity Church. and Rev. DR..
John D. Jordan, pastor of the First Bap-
list Church. in answer to the Mayors
expression relative to the failure OF the
ministers to take advantage of the OPP
portunity afforded by the Tabernacle
meetings TO raise money for charita bic
purposes. The Mayor replied in the neg
etive saying:
Those gentlemen cannot draw me into
a controversy over the matter. / simply
stated the case as 1t Appealed to me- and
maintain that for the sake of consis-
tency. some word for charity should have
been spoken. 1t was but a short time
ago that the ministers sought to enlist
my aid in the inauguration Of a plan for
the RELIEF or the needy. We held meet
iDgs. but Il seemed that nothing could be
done. Services at the Tabernacle offered
a great opportunity. but they did not
avail themselves of it. No. / am too
busy to get into a controversy over the
matter.
zone palpable mistake is made by Mr..
Anthony, however. ! made no reference
at all 90 Mr.. Jones. There was no rea-
son why his name should have been IN
troduced into Mr.. Anthonys article"
Mr.. Myers was asked what he thought
the Law and order League that is In
prospect He replied that he considers
that II will be Of little force. les efforts.
ne thinks, may be spasmodc and short
lived. The history OF all efforts OF min
listers, he said. TO take a hand in politics
and the correction Of public ills has
shown that little success attends them
Sometimes, like a strong gust OF wind,
they make themselves felt for the mo-
ment, but the fury OF the blast is soon
expended, and the usual calm is restored