The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-11
THERE WILL BE A PRIMARY.
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING ron 1T
PASSED by THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE.

A subcommittee Appointed to Con-
fer with the Candidates as to Man
ayers, Time and Place of Holding
Election fn Each District-The
Committee to Report Back at n
Meeting 20 he Held Tomorrow
Sight-The Date of the Election
VIII Then BE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Reynolds the Only Dtssenter.
The County Democratic Executive Com
znittee at its meeting last night decided
TO order a primary TO choose a candidate
for the vacancy caused by the death Of
the late J. J. Doolan and appointed
committee to arrange for the details of
the primary. The primary Is to be by
districts as required by the law regu-
lating party primaries and each candidate
IS to have the naming Of two managers
for each district.
The committee met in the city court
room at $50 O'Clock, with the following
members present: Hon. +. G. du Bignon,
chairman; ]. 5. Collins. E. c. Gleason, J.
F. Sullivan. Samuel Reynolds. j. J.
Power, ]. E. Mcguire. ]. l. Aorissey,
Frank McDermott d. l.. Christian, Or.
l.. A. Fallgant, William Gibbons. Maj.
John sehwarz. J. L. Lubs. c. A. Lamotte
AMI John Juchter.
After the chairman had called the
meeting to order and announced its OBJ
ject Mr.. Collins offered the following
resolution:
Whereas, an election has been ordered
in Chatham county to fill the vacancy In
the lower house of the General Assembly
of Georgia, oecasioned by the death of the
Hon. J. J. Doolan.
Be 1t, therefore, resolved. by the execu-
tive committee of the Democratic party of
Chatham county first. that primary cleo
ton be, and the same Is hereby, ordered
for the purpose of naming nominee Of
said Democratic party to MI said vacancy
SO occasioned;
Second. Resolved. that said primary
election shall be held in each Of the militia
districts of said county OF Chatham;
Third Resolved, that said election so
held in said districts shah be conducted
by four 90 managers. two to be named by
each Of the candidates submitting their
claims to said primary election and agree
ing to abide the result thereof;
Fourth. Resolved. that a subcommittee
Of FIVE 90 be appointed by the chairman OF
this committee with authority to confer
with the candidates, and, II possible, to
agree upon the time and places in each
of said districts for holding said primary
election, and, II it be impossible. to agree
upon said time and places, then said sub
committee shall fix the time and places
thereof. and shall frame all necessary
rules for the government Of said primary
election;
Fifth. Resolved. that said subcommittee
shall report the result of their conference
and action. as well as the rules formulated
by them to a meeting Of this committee to
be held on Thursday evening next, Sept
Il. 1895. at $50 p. m.
Mr. Reynolds raised the point that the
resolution provided for there being only
two candidates in the field and sugges-
ted that provision should be made for
three or any number Of candidates who
might enter the race He also remarked
that there was a possibility Of one Of the
candidates already named not going into
the primary.
Mr.. Collins said In reply that he had pro-
posed the resolution as a member of the
executive committee and without refer
ence to any candidate.
MIR. Reynolds in discussing the resolu-
ton made a remark implying his doubts
as to Mr.. Collins disinterestedness, to
which Mr.. Collins replied that his actions
as a member Of the executive committee
were In the interest of the party and with
out reference to his favor towards any
candidate.
Mr.. Reynolds moved to amend the reso-
luton by increasing the subcommittee to
eight members. The motion was lost only
Mr.. Reynolds voting in favor of it.
The resolution was then put to vote
and carried, Mr.. Reynolds voting in the
negative. The chair appointed the fol-
lowing committee on primary under the
resolutions: ]. S. Collins, chairman; }.
F. Sullivan, ]. j. Power, w. W. Starr, c.
A. LamOtte. The chair called the atten-
ton of the committee 70 the section Of
the resolution, making 1t the duty OF the
committee to formulate rules and regu-
latons for the government of the pri-
mary, the law on primaries providing
that the primaries shall be conducted &C
cording to the rules and regulations of
the party holding the primary. Mr.. duBig-
non also called the attention of the COM
mittee to the necessity for prompt ac-
ton, only two days being allowed II IN
which to perform the work assigned 1t.
There being no further business the COM
mittee adjourned. The primary viii doubt
less be ordered after the meeting to- NOR
row night. If any third candidate should
appear in the field by that time the COM
mttee will consider his request for rep
lesentation among the managers Of the
primary.
Since this action of the executive COM
mittee it will be necessary for the man.
ayers of Mr.. Hartrdge's campaign to
say at once whether they Will enter into
a primary. The primary will be ordered
anyway, as provided by the resolution,
and the date set for Some time next
week.
THE resolution is absolutely fair in ev-
cry particular" said MI duBignon, in
speaking with a Morning News reporter
after the meeting. 1T not only provides
for equal representation for each candi-
date on the board Of managers, but con-
suits their wishes as to time and places
of holding the primary. 1 do not see
how 1t is possible for anyone to object TO
it,"
GARRITY FINED $40.