The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-15
MARCHING CLUB
OPENS TONIGHT
FIRST MOVE IN CAMPAIGN.
ALL SUPPORTERS OF CITIZENS
CLUB INVITED.

Active Work i'm the Interests of the
Controlling Party Has Already
Started, But Things viii Get Live
lier Next Week-BiG Caucus of All
Party Leaders and Workers Has
Been Called for Thursday Night
at the Marching Club and After
That There Will BE Meetings Ga
lOre-PreparinE for Opposition
That is Not Like to show Up.
The Marching Club will open its
doors tonight after having been clos
ed for several months. This means
that municipal campaign is on and that
the Citizens Club is out after all the
voters that can be procured. All men,
bers of the party, and all favoring the
present administration are invited to
attend the opening of the Marching
Club tonight. The leaders of the
party assure everyone of a hearty well
come.
The Citizens Club, which now con-
trolls the political situation in Chatham
county, started work last week. Be
ginning Wednesday the organization
had member of the party present at
the registration books to watch every
name registered. This will be contin-
ued until the registration books are
closed, but more active work is to be
started next week.
want More Voters.
OF the $500 voters now enrolled on
the registration lists, the Citizens Club
has large majority of them, being
the only organization in the last two
years that has done any work in this
direction. With the present registra-
ton list the party could beat without
effort any opposition that might arise.
But to be on the safe side and to keep
interest in the party alive. the leaders
have decided that at least 1,5OO more
voters should be registered by the jan
uary election.
The man on duty at the registration
books will be continued. He is to get
the name of every man who registers,
and, if possible, his political inclina-
tions. But more important than this,
men will be started out next week to
many people who have moved to Sa-
vannah since the last political contest,
others who have lived here all their
lives and just come to voting age. All
of these will be worked upon by the
active members of the party and will
be registered, if possible
The Opening Tonight,
To the opening of the Marching
Club tonight, all who are affiliated in
any way with the party, or who are in
clined to join its forces are invited. The
club rooms are large and spacious, are
supplied with the current literature of
the day and afford a pleasant and pro-
fitable place in which to spend an
evening.
The Marching Club is simply the
social and display feature of the Citi-
zens Club. The members of the party
from the various sections of the city
there meet and learn to know one
another. Tonight all the prominent
members of the party will be on hand
for the opening and everyone is invit-
ed to call. From now on the club will
keep open doors.
Caucus Next Week.
Though the registration is now be-
ing watched and workers will be start
ed out the first of next week, the real
hard work will not begin until after
the big caucus, which has been called
for next Thursday night at the March,
ing Club rooms. From that time on
things will be lively.
Meetings in all the districts are to
be arranged and there will be speech
making galore. Though no opposi-
ton has yet appeared and the in
directions are that none will appear,
the party leaders are following the old
rule that has won them so many
victories in the past. of preparing for
the wort. There is now little likeli-
hood of opposition appearing at all,
but if it should, the Citizens Club will
not be caught mapping.