The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-30
The COMMITTEES REPORT.
II VildiCateS Mr.. WaTing Russell Of
All the Charges Made.

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/ Said He Did Not Attempt to Barter
/ the Nomination of the Club, and
That He Was Not Guilty of Any I'm
proper Conduct-Mr. Guerard Also
| Vindicated-The Report Adopted by
! the Club-The Amount Mentioned
Stated to Be Merely for Election Ex-
penses.
The Citizens Club held a largely at
tended meeting last night at Turner's
hall. The meeting was of more than
ordinary interest, for the principal busl-
ness on hand was the report of the com
mittee appointed to investigate the
charges against Mr.. Waring Russell that
he had offered to barter the nomination
of the club for the state senatorship for
s.. 900.
The meeting was not public one, It's
doors being closed to all except members
of the club. The report eff the committee
was read by Col. John Screven, chair
man Of the committee, and he introduced
it in brief speech In which he stated
that the report was not to have any refer
ence to any personal differences between
any of the parties concerned. He spoke
also of Mr.. Russells history in public life
IN Chatham county.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT.
THE committee said one of its men,
bers, was appointed and requested to
act by MIR. Osborne, president of the
Citizens Club, and he, in his request,
stated the charges, which were to the
effect that Mr.. Russell had attempted to
barter the nomination of the Citizens
Club for the senatorship of this district
for money; and, second, as to TO whether
Mr.. Russell or Mr. Il. d. Guerard had
been guilty Of any improper conduct. The
charges were stated in an interrogatory
form.
The committee proceeded with the in
vestigation on any points on which its
members decided TO make an examina-
ton, and in all eight witnesses were ex-
amined and their testimony was taken
down verbatim.
The testimony went clearly to show
that Mr.. Russell could not be proven
guilty Of any of the charges alleged, and
that neither he nor Mr.. Guerard had
been guilty of any improper conduct in
the transactions under reconsideration and
further, that the Citizens Club had
no cognizance Of nor any connection what
ever, directly or indirectly, with these
transactions. The report of the
that Mr. Guerard was DESTROYS of obtain
ing the nomination to the senatorship of
this district, but that upon consultation
with Mr. Russell as to the expenses re
quired to secure his nomination and cleo
tiOn, found that they were larger than he
deemed necessary, and although he de-
sired TO be liberal, he preferred to aban-
don the campaign.
Mr.. GUERARD INDICATED TOO,
show that either Mr.. Russell or MIR.
Guerard intended to do anything in the
premises that would be either improper
or Illegal
The testimony was submitted without
being read, AND the above is simply the
substance and tenor Of the report as made
by the committee. Together with
the testimony all the statements
with regard TO the matter that have ap-
peared in the newspapers were submitted
to the club. The report was adopted
unanimously and Mr.. Russell was con-
sidered fully indicated of all charges
made against him.
Besides Col. Screyen, who spoke in in
Producing the report speeches were
made by Messrs. T. d. Rockwell, w. w.
Chisholm, w. w. Osborns, DIR. r. G. Nor
ton and DR.. L. A. Falhgant All the
speakers alluded to the position of the
club in connection with the matter and
all were very complimentary to Mr.
Russell.
The evidence, it is understood, went to
show that the amount of 50, 600 was men
toned by Mr.. Russell TO Mr. Guerard as
the amount which would be re-
quired to elect him. This, accord
ing to the report, simply meant
election expenses, such as register
ing voters, printing tickets and other sim
liar expenses incidental to all elections
| This, it was said, was named as probably
the highest amount which it would cost
for election expenses.
Mr.. Guerrard's resignation was not
brought before the club.