The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-15
WILLING TO GO 1T ALONE.


sension."
Mr.. duBignon suggested that if it were
intended to make any change it would be
proper for some one to move TO reconsider
already adopted, providing for a
district primary and subsutut-
ing therefor a resolution in IA
. vOr OF a central primary. Mr.. Reynolds
. moved this amendment, apparently under
the impression that no one else would do
SO. Capt. John Juchter spoke on the reso-
I luton in favor of district primaries. He
said it was very peculiar that district
/ primary could be held at the court house.
He didn't believe that such primary was
] legal and that 80 might be Overthrown on
I some techuicality.
If 1 understand the English language,
and / think 1 do said Capt Juchter,
/ how can you hold district primary out
side the districts? 1 presided at the dis
/ rict primary IN 1892 al the polling place in
/ Che second district at Justice Sheftalls
Office, and L can assure you that i never
| saw an election SO fairly and squarely
/ conducted. If there was anything wrong
/ ] would have seen it,
Capt. Juchter was loaded for bear, and
made the ralters ring with his eloquence.
Justice Reynolds remarked that the last
time he saw Capt. Juchter at that pri-
mary somebody had pulled him half way
through the window. Capt. Juchter re-
through a window or could do 1t, either.
The question was put TO a vote, ana Il
was very evident that it was lost. Mr..
Dixon called for a division, however, and
the chair requested those in favor Of Mr..
Reynolds motion stand up. Messrs. Dix
on, Reynolds, Lubs and Newton stood UP.
When the negative was put there were
thirteen votes against the resolution. AS
there We're nineteen members present,
besides the chairman, this left two mem-
bers not voting, but this fact was not
noticed until after the meeting.
Mr.. Charlton thanked the chair
man and the committee for
hearing. Your committee having deciin-
ed to give an opportunity for a fair ana
honest expression by the party, ! regret
to say that / must now appeal from the
democratic executive committee to tho
Democratic party" said Mr.. Charlton.
Mr.. Kellogg, in answer TO a question by
Mr.. duBignon stated that he declined to
name any managers for Mr. 4ravis, as
the latter would not enter the primary
ordered by the committee
Mr.. Mcguire inquired if the representa-
tives Of Messrs. Hartridge and Travis Ge-
clined 10 abide by the ac,.on Of the DEM
ocratic party
Mr.. Dixon replied that he did not con-
slider that the majority of the executive
committee represented the Democratic
party any longer.
Mr.. Mcguire remarked that four mem
bers of the committee should not attempt
to dictate to all the rest.
Mr.. Kellogg made some remarks, saying
that there had ben "a bolt of democrats
from the action OF the executive commit
tee several years ago, which bolt was sue
cessful and that some prominent demo-
Gratis now We're among the boilers then.
A lively colloquy ensued between Messrs.
Ile11l.
ject Of the bolt referred to by the latter,
each seeming 10 have a different idea on
its merits. 1t was some time before the
chairman could restore order. When Mr..
duBignon had succeeded IN doing so, ne
said: what this committee does Is by
law the act OF the Democratic party and
what is done against its actions is done
outside the party"
Justice Reynolds remarked that as he
had taken issue with the committee he
had no right to vote on any further ques-
lions and he therefore withdrew. The
secretary threw him a sheet of paper and
requested him to write out his resignation,
but he went out without paying any at
tention to the remark.
Mr.. Newton said that while he had voted
for the resolution he saw that he had been
in bad company and wished to announce
that he would remain with the party.
Mr.. Dixon remarked that he had no in
request to be excused from taking any
further part in the proceedings.
As Mr.. duBignon stated his intention OF
leaving town the primary committee was
authorized to act for him IN naming mana
gers for the election
Mr.. Charlton, who had gone out of the
room, returned before the meeting ad-
journed and announced in reply to some
remark made by some member
of the committee that he had al
ways been a democrat, would always be
one, and the action Of no body of men
could ever make him anything else.
The committee seemed inclined to pro-
long the discussion indefinitely, but the
chairman succeeded in securing an adj
Journement.
The affair was generally discussed on
the streets. The Citizens Club men con-
demned the others as boilers, but the sup
porters of Hartridge and Travis did not
seem to mind being placed in this cate
CORY. The Hartridge men especially,
seemed determined to go in for hot
fight
A member of the executive committee
informed a Morning News reporter last
night that if Messrs. Hartridge and Ira
Wis had consented to go into the district
primary the committee would not have
consented TO allow more than four man
ayers at each precinct.
How would you have managed it?'' he
was asked.
I'VE would have given two to Willink
and two to Hartridge and Travis to-
gether," he replied. "Hartridge and Ira
Wis are pulling together. We saw through
! their scheme. Travis would have been a
figure head and Hartridge would have
had four managers TO Willink's two at
! each precinct. We We're not to be caught
in anything like that"
Suppose they had refused to accept
| that?'
! we might have agreed to let each
/ candidate appoint one man to act with
| one member of the executive committee
! in each district" was the reply. 1--WE
certainly would not have allowed two can
| didates to each manager"
Mr.. Travis candidacy has developed the
/ fact that there is a strong feeling in ia
vor of an Independent candidate. At least
it appears that he has a large number of
supporters among business men, as well
as among those who nominated him. Mr.
Travis, as has already been stated in the
/ Morning News. is a printer He has been
living in this city for p years, during fif-
/ teen years of which he was a compositor
in the Morning News office He left its
employ about six years ago. He is a we'll
! informed man, temperate and conserN-a-