The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-06-15
The THIRD TO DECIDE IT.
Everything in Readiness for To-
Nights Meeting at the IhedteT.

Precautions to Be Taken to Prevent
the Presence of Any but Residents of
the Third District-The Meeting Win
Decide whether 1t viii Elect Com
mittee or Call for a Primary-A
Primary Asked for, but the Confer
ence Has Not Succeeded in Reaching
a observation-disclosures Club Men
Threaten to Organize Their Own
Committee Unless They are Given a
Primary.
The democrats Of the Third district will
meet at the theater tonight to elect mem
bers of the executive committee. The
meeting viii show positively whether the
Citizens Club or the Democratic Club, the
Russell or the anti-Russell faction is in
the majority in the district. None but
bona tide residents of the Third district
will be admitted, and residents of other
districts will not be able to break up the
meeting as they did in the parade ground
Tuesday night.
MIR. J. r. Anderson, temporary chair
man of the meeting, said yesterday that
every precaution will be taken to pre-
vent the admission of non-residents of the
districts and to insure an orderly meet
ing. He communicated with Mr.. w. w.
Starr and Mr.. +. A. We'll, representing
the Citizens Club, and Mr. w. G. Cam
and Mr. w. c. Hartridge representing
the Democratic Club, request
ing them to meet him at his Of
fee at noon to-day for the purpose of
presenting to him the names of four
doorkeepers from each side to be sta
toned at the door to prevent the admis-
sion of any partisan on either side not
resident of the district These doorkeep-
ers will be armed with city directories,
and will see to it that no doubtful party
enters without a strict investigation as
to his right to do so.
TO GIVE PLENTY OF TIME.
The door of the theater will open at
7:l5 o'clock, and the meeting will begin
promptly at O'Clock. After the voting
begins, the door viii be closed against all
Corners. This makes it necessary for all
who desire to attend the meeting to be on
hand early. There are about / 900 regis
tered white voters in the Third
district, which is just about the capacity
Of the theater There will be at
least 500 of these at the meeting The
Citizens Club people viii not pretend to
regard the meeting at the confederate
monument after the majority of Third
district voters had left the grounds, and
will be at the theater in force tonight to
support the candidates. The two tickets
are as follows:
Democratic Club-George w Owens,
J. X. Andersen, w. c. Hartridge, c. w.
Parish ana John r. Young
Citizens Club-Arthur We'll, w. w.
Fraser, w S. Tison, John Lyons and H.
M. Conner Jr
FIR. DUBIGNoN ABSENT.
Mr. duBignon. the nominee of the Cit
liens Club for chairman, left yesterday
at noon for New York. lie was called
there on account of his daughter sailing
for Europe Monday. Mr.. duBignon's alb
sence is regretted, as he had taken
prominent part in the effort to reach
solution of the middle. His absence
makes it necessary for the Citizens
Club to name some one else as it's
candidate for permanent chairman of the
meeting. 1t was reported yesterday that
Mr. George A. Hudson might be the nom
inee Mr.. +. A. We'll is also mentioned
The Democratic Club people are satisfied
that they have a majority in the district,
and that they will elect Mr. Cam as per-
manent chairman without trouble.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.
After the election of the permanent
chairman the question willobe discussed
whether to proceed to the election of
members of the executive committee or
10 waive this right and indorse the pro
posal for general primary of the
four city districts to be held
under the recently completed regis
tratiOn and under the supervision of
an equal number Of managers from each
side. This win be the most important
question before the meeting and its
decision will practically decide what
course will be pursued to settle the
claims of the two factions as to the
control Of the executive committee. The
meeting may decide TO elect its commit
teemen asst has apertect right 10 do, and
then indorse primaries for the other
districts.
Chairman Anderson has requested
Mayor McDonough to have a force of 20
lice on hand TO preserve order ANY OBJ
streperous parties who attempt to force
their way into the meeting without hav-
lug the right to do so are likely to be
hauled of in the patrol wagon without
ceremony.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES WORK.
The conference committee of the leaders
OF the two sides met at the Office of Den
mark Il Adams again yesterday after
noon. The conference was in session only
short while, ana adjourned without
having reached any conclusion 1t will
meet again this afternoon at o'clock.
The resolution requesting general pri.
mary, which was drawn up at the preyi-
GUS meeting, was discussed This resolu.
ton was strongly urged by the repre-
sentatives of the Citizens Club. The
representatives of the anti-Russell
faction stated their willingness Ia
agree to a primary in the three
contested city districts, but said that the
Third district will have to decide for it.
self at the meeting tonight whether il
desires to enter into primary or whether
IL prefers to go ahead and finish its mass
meeting, as 1t was entitled to do under the
cali of the chairman of the party AS
for the country districts, they said
there is no question OF the
legal election of the committee
in all these districts, and that it was pre-
posterous TO attempt to force them to
hold their elections over again. Some
agreement may be reached at the confer.
ence this afternoon, but it is not likely
that anything will be done until after the
Third district has taken action.
THE RAILWAY CLUB.
Three delegates from the Railway Pro-
tective Association appeared at the con.
ference by invitation Of Mr.. w. w. Os.
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