The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-10-21
AT CITIZENS
CLUBS CAUCUS
RESOLUTIONS WERE ADOPTED
CALLING ON STATE CHAIRMAN TO
RAISE MONEY FOR ELECTION.

and Representatives of Chatham
Democracy Pledge to DO Their
Shnre-UtmOSt Harmony Through
out Meeting Last Night-Mr. w. w.
Osborne Referred to Rev. A. VI.
Williams without Using His
Name, as "the One Discordant
Note in the Last Election.
At the caucus of the Citizens Club
at the Marching Club rooms last
night, which was one of the largest
! and the most enthusiastic the club
has ever held resolutions were adopt
ed calling upon the Democrats of Geor-
gia to raise a fund to aid national
| Democracy in the closing days of the
! campaign.
Mr.. A. A. Lawrence, the president
of the Marching Club, presided at
the meeting and Mr. w. w. Osborne,
the leader of the party, was the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening. The
utmost harmony prevailed throughout
the meeting and at times the great
est enthusiasm was displayed.
| The resolutions adopted in regard to
raising a national campaign fund in
| Georgia, which were introduced by
| Gordon Harvey, are as follows:
Whereas, the national Democracy
is now in the closing stage of a great
political battle, requiring for legitimate
purposes the expenditure of large
| sums of money, and
| Whereas, the South is vitality in
| terested in the outcome of the cam
| paign and in the election of the Dem
ocratic candidates for President and
| Vice President, and should to the ex-
| tent of dts ability assist the National
Democratic Campaign Committee with
funds; therefore. be it.
Will Do Their Share.
Resolved, by the representatives of
the Democratic party of Chatham
county here assembled, that the state
chairman be urged to adopt means at
once for the collection of funds in
Georgia for this purpose, and that the
Democratic party of this county pledge
| itself to do it's share toward the rails
ing of money to assist in the election
| of Parker and Davis"
When the resolution was read by
| J. c. c. Bernhard. who had been
| chosen secretary of the caucus, there
| was prolonged cheering, and it was
| passed unanimously. copy of the
| resolution will be forwarded to the
| state Democratic chairman, and meas
ures will at once be taken here to
| raise funds here. j. Robert Dreamer,
| who together with one or two others of
| the city officials, got up the plan, yes
| terday wired the state chairman in re-
| gard to the matter, but nothing had
| been heard from him at q late hour
last night.
Opposition n Pipe Dream.
! Chairman Lawrence in calling the
| meeting to order, called attention to
! large assemblage of party workers
| With so many there need be no fear
| of opposition he said He stated that
| he had heard something of opposition
recently, but was of the opinion that
| whoever talked of opposition was SIM
| ply having a pipe dream. With the
| present loyal workers that the party
has, any crowd could be beatened, he
| stated.
Mr.. Lawrence said that while the
registration was we'll up this year, that
more work should be done on it. 1t was
| the main thing to provide for, he said.
the getting of people allied with the
| party registered.
Immediately following Mr.. Law
! rence's remarks, Mr.. ]. Robert Creamer
| introduced a resolution for the chair
man to appoint a committee of fifty
| to work on registration. This was
| adopted and the chairman said he
would appoint the committee Eater.
Best I'm Country.
Mr.. Osborne was called for by the
crowd and went forward, laughingly
remarking that he came to the meeting
to make speech, and would not be
bashful about it. Gatherings of the
| party workers had been customary
| from the very beginning of the organi-
cation, he said, and they were good
things, as they showed who was with
| and who was against them. 1t was
good for those who from long associa-
ton had come to feel a love and pride
in the organizations that such gather
ings are held, he said.
This organization" he said. sis
pointed to throughout the state as a
political organization second to none
in the country, not even Tammany
Hall excepted. And it can be contin-
ued indefinitely, provided we keep close
to the masses, and true and honest"
One DiscOrdnnt Note.
Continuing, Mr.. Osborne said just
so long as the people were given what
they wanted, as the party worked for
the upbuilding of the municipality for
| Il progressive administration, WIN CITY
going ahead in bounds as is now the
case, just so long would the party be
continued in power He referred to
the aggressive manner in which the
municipality had taken up the freight
rate fight. He said Atlanta is progress
sive and he admired her for II, but
he was glad to see that when Atlanta
tried TO steal something from Savan-
nah this city let the people know that
Savannah is not asleep.
| Hard, aggressive work and the fact
that the majority ruled accounted for
the unbroken line of the party's sue
cesses. he said. 1t is not luck, but
constant struggle, the keeping of the
organization intact, that wins the vic
tories.
He referred TO the recent election,
stating that $500 good Democrats had
voted for Democrats with only lone
discordant note" He hoped there
would be $500. instead of $500, at the
next election. he said, and hoped there
would be only the one objection, as in
this case.
The Art of Politics.
The very art of politics, Mr.. Osborne
said, was I'm finding out what the peo-
pie wanted and giving it to them. one
can not shape a policy and make the
people follow II, any more than one
can shape a flood. But one can look
over the country at the confguration
| oF tho land and fry IN cot In a head