The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-15
S0UTHSIDE CITIZENS RALLY.
nr. Norwood Had Some Things to
Say About the Union Club.

Say About the Union Club.
The South Side Administration Club
held a rally at Kizer's Hall at Bull
and Thirty-first streets. last night. The
size of the meeting showed clearly that
while the hall will do for business
meetings of the club it is not large
enough when a rally is held.
Before the speakers put in an appear
ance thirty-eight applications for mem-
bership in the club were read and it
was announced that the membership
a number to spare. During the even
ing the Superior Court judgeship was
discussed by two of the speakers.
L. NJ. Norwood. Esq, paid his re-
snects to the opposition in his char
acteristic style, and to the perfect sat
isfaction of those who had assembled.
He declared that if he attempted to
speak of the other side collectively he
would speak of nothing and that his
would be tiresome. Mr.. Norwood said
that while the Union Club wants to
win the coming primary the real fight
is for the municipal election in jan
uary. When we win on the 29th, we
win in January" he said.
THE good of the city demands that
VIC Jul ildJOiitN So ldtS6 lUdl
they will not have life enough to
raise their heads in January" he said.
II have heard the Union Club COM
pared to an ass. That poor beast of
burden has had the crown of humility
placed upon its head by this odious
comparison. Much has been said about
Aunt Sarah's room where the OPPOSE
ton has been holding forth and the
poor woman is now sorry that she rent
al 1t,
however, and are giving her every
thing that they have. They can't give
her intelligent companionship. The
Union Club hasn't got any candidates
yet. They have in their anxiety TO
get somebody to run called upon repre-
sentative citizens and begged them to
give the club the privilege of voting
for them. These representative gem
tlemen have promptly said Nay, Nay
Pauline. -
w. L. Boyd, Esq, followed Mr.. Nor
wood. He said that he has always be-
lieved that the Citizens Club is as its
name implies, and has always voted for
the candidates which it has nominat-
ed. He declared that it is a progress
sive, up-to-date, twentieth century club
composed of all classes and manner of
citizens. The speaker said that the
meetings are held at present only for
Tie pun pOSG VI hSSpliS up n,
and that there is nothing to say until
the Union Club has placed its candi-
dates in the field. He said that the
Citizens Clnb has nothing to fear from
the opposition, which is really the old
Liberal Club in new gown
]. Ferris Cam, Esq, president of the
Citizens Club. argued the situation in
a clear and concise manner and said
things about the opposition without
being even a trife harsh in his lam
guage. He told of what has been done
by the Citizens Club and what the
Union Club as the Liberal Club did
James Cumbea, the labor orator, de-
livered a characteristic address. He
predicted the defeat Of the opposition
and declared that the Citizens Club is
backed by nine presidents of different
labor unions. Mr.. Cumbea dwelt al
length on beef and other trusts and
of the suffering of the working classes.
He had great deal to say on these