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years ago. Capt, Juchter agreed with

years ago. Capt. Juchter agreed with
Mr.. Sullivan.
HE WANTED TO KNOW.
as the chairman lord Of this COM
mittee The excl aimed. Has the COM
mittee no power of its own What is the
committee Tor anyhow
A vote on the appeal from the decision
of the char was about to be taken when
Mr. Rockwell proposed to amend the
resolution so as 70 request the chairman
TO call the mass meetings on
the date nam ed. Mr. Dixon said
he would Consid ar such a resolution in
order. Mr. Willin ks resolution was with
sullivan withdrew his appeal. Mr.. Young
offered an amendm ent to Mr.. ROCKWELL
resolution to insert after the date named,
June g, the words. ''or as soon thereafter
as possible" The amendment was lost,
Nlessrs. Young. VI Greer. Ganahl, Des
vergers, and LeOnar voting for it. After
some slight amendu ents, the resolution
was adopted as folio US:
THE DATE FIXED.
Res 0lved by the extcutive committee OF
Chatham county. That the chairman OF the
Democratic Parry is hereby requested TO call
the mass meetings In the several districts for
the election OF the new executive committee
on Wednesday. June 6, at O'Clock. and that
due notice of such meetings be given in the
daily papers
AAtHOAN Gu lux tutl lldL tAAG Chill lIhL III Sc
lecting the places for holding said mass
meetings In the districts, consult the mem
tiers OF the executive committee of the differ
eut districts.
Col. Mercer said that he had resolu-
ton TO introduce, which he did not eX-
pect to receive the support OF the COM
mittee, but which he proposed TO intro
duce for the purpose Of placing himself on
record. The resolution was as follows:
Whereas the act Of the general assembly
approved Oct. p. 1891, to protect prim airy
elections in the state of Georgia. requires
that every primary election shall be he'd at
the time and place and under the regulations
prescribed by tue rules Of the party; and,
Whereas the democratic party OF Chat
ham county has never prescribed any regula-
tons for the government OF primaries; and
Whereas the last primary election in the
county was conducted in a manner that was
not acceptable to large portion OF the party;
therefore be it
Resolved, That the chairman Of the party
be requested to call mass meeting Of the
democratic voters OF Chatham county at an
early day, for the purpose of adopting such
Just and fair regulations for the government
and control of all future primaries as shall
seem right and proper.
NOT A LEGAL PRIMARY.
Col. Mercer said that a primary con-
Quoted without rules and regulations
adopted by the party is not legal, and for
his part he would not consider the results
of an election so conducted as binding
He said that it is the duty of the party to
pro Idle at once such rules and regulations
us Will insure the proper conduct of pri-
mary elections hereafter.
This brought Maj. Schwarz to his feet
with protest against any intimation of
boiling the parry nomination. Mai
Schwarz declared that several years ago,
when MIR. Morgan Rawls was legally and
fairly nominated as the party's candidate
for senator, a large element had deliber-
ately bOlted the nomination and supported
an independent, who was elected.
Mr. Osborne said that Col. Mercer was
mistaken in surprising that the executive
committee had not the power to provide
rules and regulations for the conduct of
the party primaries. MIR Osborne held
that Col MERGERS resolution was a re-
Election upon the committee, inasmuch as
the last primary, which was criticised by
Col. Mercer IN his resolution, was man
aged by the members of the committee.
THE RESOLUTION VOTED DOWN.
The resolution was put to vote. Col.
Mercer Is the only member of the com
mittee, so far as known, who voted in the
Affirmative.
The committee then adjourned
Unless Mr.. Charlton returns from
Darien before the end of the week it is
not likely that the request of the commit
tee that the mass meetings be called for
next Wednesday night will be acceded to,
as there would hardly be time to
give sufficient notice of the meetings Those
opposed to the holding of the meetings
next week will bring to MIR. Charlton at
tention the fact that the registration
lists are not yet complete, and will hardly
be completed before the middle of June,
and that consequently there will be no
way of judging who is entitled to vote at
the meetings, as none but registered
voters are entitled to vote at Democratic
mass meetings and primaries.