The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-03
MASS MEETINGS JUNE II.
The Date for the Election Of the New
Executive Committee Fixed.

NLOA u LAAG 414ENAANANG ADAAAA-A-LAN ~
and Names the Date for the District
Mass Meetings-Ee win Endeavor
to Serve the Best Interests of the
Whole Party and Not Those Of ANY
Particular Faction-He Expresses
Himself Plainly with Regard to the
Action of the Executive Committee.
The district mass meetings for the
selection of tile new democratic eXecu-
tive committee viii probably be held on
Tuesday night, June -. Hon. Walter G..
Charlton, chairman of the party, so an
nounced yesterday.
The resOl ution passed at the meeting of
the executive committee last Tuesday
night, requesting the chairman to call
the mass meeting for next Wednesday
night, will have no weight with the chair
man.
Mr. Charlton is indignant at his treat
ment by the executive committee, and he
does not hesitate TO say 50 in the most de-
cided terms.
81 want it to be definitely understood, "
he said yesterday, $50 far as all personal
criticisms on my conduct at the meeting
of the executive committee are concerned
that they invite and have my absolute
contempt. The facts are these: On last
Saturday afternoon, about 3 o'clock, Mr..
w. w, Osborne called on me at my office,
and asked if I had received a communica-
ton from him and other members of the
executive committee, to which l replied
that had not. He then stated that the
communication requested me to call
Cf hn a,.a.aTrff ira foe for
the follow ing Monday night at s o'clock,
the purpose of the meeting being to fix
date for holding the primaries.
WANTED PRIMARIES.
"Did Mr. Osborne say that IL was de-
sired to hold a meeting for the purpose of
fixing date for the primaries or for the
mass meetings."
HE specified the primaries" Mr.
Charlton replied. 1t will be remem-
bered that Mr.. Osborne and others who
signed the call for the meeting, declared
at the meeting that they had no intention
or idea of undertaking to fix the date for
the primaries, and that their sole object
was to fix the date for the election of
their successors"
Il suggested, " continued Mr. Charlton
"that saw no reason for precipitation in
political matters just at that time, and
that in addition my professional duties
called me to Darien on Monday morning
but so soon as I returned l would give the
matter my immediate attention. l also
suggested to him that the present eXecu-
tive committee had nothing at all to do
with either the primaries or with the
mass meetings, which would be called to
elect a new executive committee. This
ended our conversation. Either during
the time he was present or Immediately
after his departure, my partner handed
he afai 20 ion, to ~l,s ssF, T..
Osborne had referred. 1t was simply
a request that a meeting of the com
mittee be called Monday night and
was signed by w. w. Osborne, Samuel
Reynolds, John Juchter, John Schwarz,
j. r. Sullivan, Frank McDermott and T.
d. Rockwell. ! might make the techni-
cal point that the request was signed by
only seven members while, according to
their own construction, a request from
nine members of the committee is neces-
sary to secure the call of a meeting. Had
some valid reason been given. however,
would have called the meeting had it
been requested by only one member. at
once dictated response embodying sub
stantally what had said in my verbal
reply to Mr.. Osborne. The reply was
mailed at once.
THE REQUEST FOR A MEETING.
MIR. Charlton was indignant when he
learned that Mr.. Osborne had intimated
at the meeting of the committee that he
had pufpOsely delayed sending his reply
In order that it might not reach MIR Os-
borne until after Mr.. Charlton had left
the city.
Il never intimated to Mr.. Osborne that
would reply to the communication at
all, said Mr. Charlton He stated TO
me verbally what were the contents of
the communication and Igave him a YER
bal reply. This was all that was neces-
sary, and my letter was an afterthought.
Mr. Osborne already had my verbal re-
Ply ana had no reason to expect any
other reply from me.
whilst in Darien on Tuesday morning
my attention was called to an advertise
ment in the MORNING News to the effect
that a meeting of the executive commit
tee had been called for that night. ! at
once telegraphed Mr. Merritt w. Dixon to
demand my letter OF Mr. Osborne and to
read the resolution under which the party
was acting. What resulted from this has
already been published in the MORNING
NEWS, and with no other infor-
nation before me l desire to say
that after six years. service as
chairman of the party, elected not through
my own solicitation, but by the unani-
nous vote Of the party itself l do not
feel called upon TO trouble the public or
myself with any defense Of my course.
TO SEE JUSTICE DONE.
ut is matter of absolute indifference
TO me when the mass meetings are called,
except that as representing the party at
large and no faction of il, l propose to see
that full justice is done to all. My rela-
lions with the present executive commit
tee, as whole, have been Of the pleasant
est character. Taken altogether, [ CON
slider now, as ! have previously ex-
pressed, that it is the most valuable com
mittee this county has ever had but as I
read between the lines Of the resolution a
disposition is manifest on the part Of
some of them to dictate to the chairman
line of conduct which the party itself
has left to his discretion. 1t is my pur-
pose to consider the wishes of the Demo
cratic party rather than those of the
factions into which it is divided. NV
present Judgment is to call the mass meet
lngs for June u at such places as Will
best insure full and free expression of
democratic opinion, and / would be glad
to receive any suggestions from any dem
ocrat or organized body of democrats
upon this point
In speaking of the calling of the meet
ing OF the executive committee by Vice
Chairman Dixon, Mr.. Charlton said that
Mr.. Dixon was perfectly right in calling
meeting Of the committee upon peJi-
ton of a majority of its members. and
that had he been in Mr.. Dixon's position