The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-04
THE SOLID FOURTH.
1t Stands by the Caucus Ticket for
Committeeman at Large

It Stands by the Caucus Ticket for
Committeeman at Large.
The Fourth district meeting was in the
police court room. A few minutes before
O'Clock, there were very few persons pres
ent, and no indications of the exciting
scenes that were to follow. But at o'clock
precisely, the deluge came, and in a very
few minutes the meeting was organized
with Merritt W. Dixon as chairman. and
W. M. Bohan as secretary, who had been
picced out many hours before.
After the meeting was organized, many
citizens came trooping IN and were
delightfully."- surprised at the thought
foiness displayed tt.,,i by the early
organization. At Sis the room was
| damned and the overflow extended out into
| the street, the late oomers being virtually
| shut out from any active participation in
| the business OF eleoting delegates.
After the officers had taken their seats
Mr.. John J. Power moved that a commit
tee OF five be appointed by the chair to re-
tire and report district and general tickets
| MIR. Pat Houlihan wanted the meeting to
select the members without referring to any
| committee, but Mr. Powers motion pre-
vailed.
THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE.
The chair appointed John Power,
| John /. Morrissey, J. A. Herschbach,
Samuel B. Adams, Esq, and John
Willink. The committee was out half
an hour and reported the following for dis
triot members: Harry F. WilIink, Jeremiah
| F. Sullivan, Merritt W. Dixon, Samuel
| Reynolds and Edward A. Leonard.
The members at large were as follows:
Edward Mcintyre, w. W. Osborne, Esq,
| Col. George A Mercer, Capt Thomas
! Screven and Maj. John Schwarz.
The ticket was reported by the nominal
ing committee after an earnest discussion.
| Mr.. John Morrissey said IL was the selection
of the majority OF the nominating commit
tee. Immediately there were calls for the
minority report. Mr.. Adams said the mi
nority didn't care to make any report. Mr.
| NJ A. Morrissey asked to hear from the
gentlemen composing the minority, but there
was no response. They evidently felt
patent to everybody that the ticket reported
was several hours old, the outcome of
many conferences of the wirepullers of the
district.
Mr.. Walter T. Sullivan moved that the
name Of j. F. Sullivan be stricken out and
that of James l.. Gallagher be substituted
| The motion received several seconds.
SUBSTITUTE OFFERED.
Mr.. Patrick Daley offered the following
substitute ticket: NJ. w. Dixon, ]. J. Dale,
J. J. Power, James McGrath aud E. J.
Kennedy.
AS soon as IL was announced Mr.. John
whole this ticket: S. B. Adams, Edward A.
Leonard, P. H. Gearon, M. w. Dixon and
| William II. Bohan. There were numer-
Gus seconds, and when the vote was taken
the yells both for and against were so
similar that the chairman was In doubt.
| Then he ordered an "up hands" vote, and
the affirmative hand showed up remark
| ably small in comparison with the lung
vote Of a few minutes previous. When the
chair declared the substitute lost the opposi-
| ton cheered itself almost hoarse.
The vote required on Mr.. Sullivan's mo-
ton to change one name on the ticket, but
Mr.. Sullivan offered an entirely new
ticket as follows: M. w. Dixon, W. II. Ray,
James l.. Gallagher Samuel b. Adams and
Joe McGillicuddy. The ticket was promptly
| hoored.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT ADOPTED.
| MIR. Monahan moved that the original
ticket presented by the nominating COM
mittee be reelected by exclamation. When
| the vote was taken its supporters were so
clearly In the majority that tbs chairman
at once declared the ticket elected.
The chairman appointed a committee
consisting of Messrs. johnson, Dixon and
at large. The tellers reported 329 for, and
| % against.
There were a few disappointed parties In
the meeting, who had expected to
| be selected as committeeman, and
made kick on the outside after
everything was over on Chairman Dixon
declaring the ticket elected on the ambig-
uous motion of Mr.. Monahan. While they
admitted that the majority in attendance
was for the ''cut and dried" ticket, as the
| report of the nominating committee was
called, the disappointed ones thought the
chairman should have decided the motion
to elect by reclamation lost and then put
the original ticket before the meeting.
TYPICAL MASS MEETING.
The meeting was typical mass meeting.
Despite the great heat in the room the crowd
was in for fun. While the nominating
committee was struggling in the office
of the chief of police calls were
made for speeches from the Fourth's politi-
clans, but when any responded he was
guyed down. MIR. Daley was repeatedly
called for, but when he arose he was only
laughed at H. J. Wihkers wanted the
meeting to compel the committeeman elected
60 state their views on the primary Ques-
ton, whether they favor court house or
district balloting, but he was invited to sit
down-and he did SO. Some of the un-
terrified thought it reflection upon the
party to have a mass meeting in the police
barracks, and wanted an adjournment 80
Columbia or Greene squares. bus when told
the reason the barracks had been selected
was because OF its availability and that IL
was in no wise intended as a reflection or
threat, they withdrew their objections.
|
THUNDERBoLTs CHOICE.