The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1903-12-08
FOUR ALDERMEN
TO Be ELECTED
+
Both Sides Closed Short
Campaign With Meet
ings Last Night
HARD FOUGHT BATTEE
is LOOKED FOR TO-DAY
Citizens Club Held Big Meeting at City
Hall, While Good Government
Club Forces Gathered at
the Court House.
CITIZENS CLUB TICKET.
c. Downing
Duncan Wright
Geo. r. Krauss.
j. Basil Davis


occur today, and from all indications
it will be closely contested and hard
fought one from start to finish.
Both the political factions have been
hard at work during the past few
days, and it is expected that full
vote will be polled.
1t is acknowledged fact that the Citi-
zens club ticket has gained ground
since it was nominated last Wednesday
night, and many Of those citizens who
participated in the Good Government
club primary, openly state that they
will vote the opposing ticket for the
simple reason that they were led to
vote in the primary under false state
ments made by strong supporters of
the Good Government club. 1t will
be remembered that only few over a
majority OF the white voters voted in
this primary. Included in the number
also was that class Of white citizens
who vote in any election, and who
cast their ballot in the primary for
the simple reason of making it ap-
pear that they were in sympathy with
the GOOD Government club.
And then many citizens, as previous
ly stated in these columns, voted in
the primary for the reason that they
were informed by Good Government
club leaders that there would be 1t
other ticket in the field at the gener-
al election, and were persuaded to
vote in the primary.
These citizens, indignant at the false
statement made them, are now sup
porting the Citizens club ticket and
will cast their vote for them in the
election today.
Meeting Last Night.
The meeting at the city hall last
night, held under the auspices Of the
Citizens club, was the largest and
most enthusiastic held by either fact
ion during the short campaign, The
hail was comfortably crowded with
citizens, and among the addresses was
some good political oratory.
The present administrator was
scored in good fashion by the speakers
and it was pointed out that the city,
under the control of the Good Govern
ment club, has been dominated by one
man, who has had at his dictatlon, the
policy OF the city, has named at his
otNn pleasure the different city OIL
ces. who seeked him and not the al
dermen for places. Each of the speak
ers were greeted with liberal applause
and mucn enthusiasm prevailed.
The meeting lasted for two or three
hours, and adjourned mid cheers 1or
the Citizens club ticket, which its
supporters declared would be victor
ions in the election today.
Good Government Meeting
The .Yiends and supporters OF the
Good ernment cub met at inc
courthouse anu lllC oAiiS~iA OON
accun.nodc ed tue crowd, which was
as lar!o as was expected. There were
nrohaa4y l50 OF 175 present.
1Al -Ye2kers, which included >. u
Atkinson, J. T. Co4sGn, who has Deeh
doiua 20 iA..vl political writing OF la'e'
G. i. 4nnrnto.. and Others.
The speakers --A .-eened 10 InlnA
that the negroes of Pfv..-"lc" snoulu
he disfranchised, at the same time say
ing q kind word to catch tneif Wv"
one of the speakers, ESQ it is saia pS
one presently claimed that the Dee'e'
class of negroes Of Brunswick were
in favor of being disfranchised' we
would like to find this better class
After the meeting upstairs, the DoSS
~ - Good Government club ana
few u uls rlsAs---.ld |1I@eFS' -