The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-12
WILL GO INTO THE PRIMARY.
PARTRIDGE PEOPLE. ASSENT TO
THE PROPOSITION OF THE Ex-
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE.


ECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
With Certain Reservations, How
ever, which They VIII Make
Known 10 the subcommittee To-
day-They VIII Demand a Court
House Primary, IL Is said-The Har-
fridge People VIII Hold "A Mass
Meeting Monday Night-LabOr Peo-
pie May Enter "A Candidate.
The democratic executive committee
meets tonight to receive the report Of
/ the subcommittee appointed to confer with
I the candidate on the plan for a primary
/ as outlined by the committee in the reso-
luton adopted at the meeting Monday
/ night. 1t will probably require further ac-
! ton by the committee and some slight al
terations in the resolution before the pri-
mary can be proceeded with.
The subcommittee, of which Mr.. j. s.
Collins is chairman, held a conference in
the Office Of Mr. W. G. Charlton yesterday
afternoon with the representatives Of the
two candidates, Mr.. Charlton represent
ing Mr.. HartrIdge and President W. W
Osborne OF the Citizens Club representing
Mr. willink. Mr.. Osborne stated that the
resolution adopted by the executive com.
mittee was satisfactory to Mr.. Willink,
and that he was willing 10 enter into
primary under it.
Mr. Osborne suggested for the govern
ment of the primary the rules and regu-
lations used at the last primary for leg
islative candidates, which rules and regu-
lations were prepared by Mr.. Charlton
from the laws governing primaries and
the agreement which had been made be-
tween the two factions. Mr.. Charlton,
stated. so he informed a Morning News
reporter, that he was not authorized to
act in the matter and could not bind any
one by what he night do or say. but that
he was willing TO discuss the subject and
report the results to a conference of
an informal committee of Mr.. Hartridge's
supporters, which would oe.called together
for the purpose at night The rules and
regulations governing the last primary
would doubtless be satisfactory to Mr..
Hartridge and his supporters, he said. Mr..
Charlton agreed to meet the sub-eommit-
tee at his office at noon to-day and report
the result of the conference of Mr.. Hart
ridges friends.
Mr.. Charlton was seen by a Morning
News reporter and asked for the result
of the conference.
You can state" he said, that Mr..
Hartridge is willing to enter into a
primary under the rules and regulations
governing the last primary for the Sc
lection Of legislative candidate. The res
olution adopted by the executive commit
tee is acceptable to us or will be with a
few slight alterations. The proposition
to appoint two managers at each box for
each side we consider perfectly fair. AS
to the time of holding the primary we did
not come to any conclusion, but will
discuss that point tomorrow with the
committee of which Mr.. Collins is chair
man."
Mr.. Charlton was asked what the slight
alterations were to which he referred,
but declined to say. 1t has been reported
that Mr.. Hartridge's friends win demand
a primary at the court house instead of
one in the districts as provided for by
the committees resolutions. Mr.. Charlton
was asked about this, but would not say
that such was the case. Other support
ers of Mr.. Hartridge have intimated as
much, however.
Mr. Charlton said a general caucus of
Mr. Hartridges friends would be held at
the armory hall Friday night for the pur-
pose of arranging for a general mass
meeting to be held probably
on Monday night and to debate
other matters with regard to the
campaign, which of necessity must be
short and vigorous.
Judging from what Mr.. Charlton and
others Of Mr.. Hartridges supporters said
the mass meeting will be red hot, and Mr..
Willink will be raked fore and aft. The
A. p. A. issue will be given prominence in
the discussion and Mr.. Willink will be
called upon to define his. position.
You can say that thea. p A issue
which my opponents have been using
against me-" said Mr. Hartridge to a
Morning News reporter yesterday, has
proved a boomerang and is bringing me
/ supporters instead of driving them away
am willing to enter into public discus
sion of this and other matters with Mr.
/ Willink at any place a1h time previous to
the election which he nay NAME"
The Hartridge men claim to have had
| great additions to their ranks by defee-
/ tons from the Citizens Club and have ap-
4 parently grown much more confident in
| the last few days There may be a dele
/ cation of labor representatives before the
/ executive committee tonight. Some of
! the labor men are very anxious to have
candidate and if they do they want rep
resentation at the primary. They have
held several conferences lately Mr.. W.
c. Travis is their favorite, and it is not at
all unlikely that he will be named to go
before the primary.