The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-25
UNITED CLUBS RALLY
LIVELY TALK ny CANDIDATES AND
OTHERS.
ORGANIZATION POSTPONED.
COMMITTEE NOT READY TO MAKE
ITS REPORT.

MIR. j. 8. Collins Announced His POSI-
ton in the Contest for Ordinary.
Wants Mai. ScreVen to Resign as
superintendent of Police Before
Going Further Into the FiEht-Is
willing TO support Amy Candidate
Whom the People WRnt-Ex-Ald.
KrOuskon'S Good Government"
Speech-Mr. W. \. Clark Explained
the Clubs Purpose.
About one hundred and thirty-five peo-
pie attended the meeting of the United
Club in Lyons Hall last night and there
was some lively and interesting talk. Mr..
j. e. Collins suggested that Superintend-
ent of Police Screven tender the Mayor
his resignation before making the race Cor
ordinary
1t was nearly o'clock when Chairman
Slater called the meeting to order and
requested Chairman w. n Clark of the
committee of twelve, appointed to select
permanent officers, and a name for the
organlzat tor. to make his report. The
political complexion of the meeting was
rather doubtful. The former followers
of both factions appeared to be present
in about eqaal numbers, with a fair
sprinkling of conservative and labor peo-
Pile.
Mr.. Clark said that his committee mad
attempted to hold two meetings without
success and it was his desire to defer the
report until a full attendance of the com
mittee could be secured. The chairman
considered the selection of permanent Of
ficers an important matter and did not
think that action should be taken by
part of the committee named even
though a majority were present. MIR.
Clark said that the committee could only
report progress and asked that 1t be
given further time. He also moved that
the committee be increased to twenty and
thar the chairman name the additional
teP members. Mr.. Frank w. Dreamer
moved that an executive committee of
twenty-five be named by the chair. Mr..
Clrk amended the motion by moving
1h3lt the persons named should be referred
TO and approved by the club before they
we re vested with the authority of ex-
e(utive body. The substitute was ac-
cepted.
Chairman Slater said that he intended
10 call upon several persons present with
out having asked their permission, and
with a pleasant prelude, asked for ex-Al-
derman s. Krouskoff Mr.. Krouskoff re-
ceived liberal applause and his speech was
peppered with cheers. He said that ne
attended the meeting to listen to others,
and not to talk, and he was surprised at
being requested TO talk. He declared that
where there is so much to be said it IS
hard to say it" As he understood it, the
club had been oIsesnized only for the pur-
pose of obtaining good government,
and like all good and true citizens, he
,..1l..
that all citizens should take an active part
in politics. and endeavor to secure a gov
eminent, that would eliminate factions
and bitter craftsmanship He said if the
club is laying the foundation stone fol
this commendable sort of government, and
is sincere in its avowals, and he be-
iieved that il is, he would do all in his
power to make ii a success.
IF l had the remotest idea or even the
slightest suspicion that this club had been
organized for the purpose of taking part
in certain election and with the inten-
ton of fostering the ambition of any
particular man, I would not be here
said Mr.. Krouskoff. IL its intent is as
/ have reason to believe 1t is, then my
humble support and aid are at its com
mand. l desire stable municipality. II
might please you more for me to speak
otherwise, but l am here to express my
feelings the subject in an open and
straightforward manner"
MIR. w. N. Clark declared himself as
in favor of a better form of governm ent
in Chatham. He declared that he was
ready to assist, by word or deed, to bring
about different condition of affairs ard
that the club has his hearty support. He
dill not believe that abe club had been or
gan;zed for the purpose of fighting the
bat'lc OF any man. but its sole objec- is
TO secure better government in this coun
I'll a.
acteo at the polls in Chatham and
thought that such rowdyism should oe
st9mped out by the better element in the
community
Mr.. j. S. Collins was called for and
made a warm speech. He did not Ininca
his words.
1T is always my misfortune to follow
some e.oquent speaker" said Mr. Collins,
and this occasion has been no exception
] am only an ordinary mani don't mean
in the sense of being a candidate for Or
binary. ] have been very active In poll
ti,s IN Chatham county and as YOU all
know. ives an ardent supporter of the Cit
izeus Club. There were things in bo,h
the Cl,.Zens and Liberal Clubs that were
disIasi. tul to me AND these are the things
TINT Should be put down. When man
who is employed in the sewer is attacked
because he was not ardent enough in his
supper of a party, it is time to call a
halt When i take a position, there is no
man liN ng who is stronger partisan,
bus don't carry the thing so
far. / am not here to attack she
Citizens Club, for there are as good
men in il as there are in the Liberal
Club. 1t has been said on the streets
that this organization is for the purpose
OF supporting me, but l tell you that the
success of this club stands far above my
ambitions. ! want to see all this feeling
a nd flYa Tvsa
tryman together and not al loggerheads
If you work together you can control the
politics in Chatham. Things have gone
TOO far and 1 don't believe that the gen
tlemen now in control of the political
machinery are the proper persons to II n
a government. The taxpayer, as the mat
ter now stands, has no voice in the con-
troll of the municipality. and the ward
heller does 1t all. / desire to say here
that 1t has been reported on the street
that favored paying the laboring man
only 81 a day, and some reports placed
the amount at 80 cents. / wish again.
publicly, to deny this statement. made
for the purpose of injuring me with that
class OF citizen. / am a laboring man my
self and started in Savannah 81 years ago
at a salary of p cents a day, and paid
my own board, too.
ttMr Alexander &c a frtard 81 r,,tno