The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-26

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| yes positive wluzzs ana that tu-se four snal
Z select "a referee from among the demo-
Gratis 0I Chatham county.
/ e. Wa further request mat the seventh
rule De- amended 1y cnauEing the time
when tHe objections 90 the l-sr OF regis
] tered voters shall Is flel. from May ..
1ssi. 90 June =. 1885. that the objections
iu writing shall be filed with the COM
H-t.re ON p-t--5is tAe l-7t' inat JOS ls-
%-4- De- pufrel 1y ine committee ap-
pointed for thar purpose. and that said
committee shall furnish the managers or
tle election with the lists So purEe1, UNI
o o'clock D. M, june 9. lss6. and that
such seals be not broken until the time
for opening the polls
In conclusion. we submit that the e.
feet OF the rules. as al present framed,
admit OF unfair and unjust treatment 10
the wing OF democracy represented Dy us.
that We earnestly desire that the Wll OF
the whole party may be fairly ascertain
el and registered, ana we are assured thar
the notifications Of the rules requested by
us VIII render IL possible TO ascertain sucn
VII upon terms Of fairness and equality
between ali parties Interested and Injustice
10 none.
We respectfully request that whatever
your action upon these requests may be,
that You viii certify the same 70 US
through your proper officers.
eli, II. A. Wen, =. II. Estill. John Flan-
merry, u. w. Mellrim, committee from Lib
erai Club. The entire committee was pres
ent with the exception Of Maj Meldrim.
After reading this statement, Judge Mac
D0nell said 10 was not the purpose or lls
committee 10 90 more than present the
request from the Liberal Club. The DEM
ocratic executive committee, he said, was
intended 10 represent the best interests
Of the party. and a primary was intended
10 secure fair expression OF the Will Of
the party. Tt should not De controlled Tor
partisan purposes. The Liberal Club. he
said, desires no unfair advantage, neither
90 the members desire mat any unfair
OF fraudulent advantage should ue taken
OF them IN the primary. III these reQues p
are taken into consideration said he.
and the gentlemen of the executive COM
mittee VIII rise above the spirit OF partisan
advantage and make such changes in The
resolutions adopted for the government
Of the primary as viii insure a fair prI-
mary. the Liberal Club will enter into il.
ana We assure you that in this case The
members or the Liberal Club and We our
selves, SO far as our personal influence
Judge MacDonell stated that the com
mlttee, having made its desires known,
would retire which IL did.
DR.. Falligant followed Judge MacDonen
and said tnat II there were one element in
MS nature which he had sacredly guard
ed, IL is that of fairness. THE voice of
me people is the voice of Cod he said.
when ! read the first letter addressed
TO this committee 1 confess that ii was
refreshingly peremptory. I am not ac-
custOmed TO be addressed i'm that man
ner. The whole tone of that movement
has been 20 charge that whatever was
was done In the spirit OF unfairness and
partisan interest, while everything done
by the minority was in the spirit Of purl-
~ and honesty
Judge Reynolds, replying to Dr. Falli-
CANT said that he knew OF no record in
The state of Georgia where an executive
ers, and where a committee was so com
posed. ne thought IT proper that their
every action should be carefully watched.
Mr.. G. a. LamOtte offered the names Of
First 'District-w. w. starr.
Second DistriCt-J. Randolph Anderson
Third DisUict-John II. Young.
Fourth Distrlct-Henry kOlshorn.
Fifth Distrlct-M. j. Desvergers.
Sixth Dlstrict-ThOmas Bouruuin
Seventh District. L. Rain.
Eighth DISTRICT. w. Heidi.
These gentlemen, Mr.. LamOtte said, are
men to whom he did not believe any one
would impute anything dishonorable, and
he said that IL was the intention of the
executive committee to be thoroughly fair
ana just The Liberal people, he said,
have gone off on the Idea that the majority
of the committee is ready to do every
thing unfair and dishonest in order to
carry the election, and the Liberals seem
ed 10 have acted on that idea throughout.
Mr.. duBignon read the resolutions
adopted at the last meeting OF the ex-
ecutive committee and also read the
amendments suggested by the Liberal
club committee.
Mr.. Dixon inquired If It were not a
continuation business
Vious meeting and If Mr.. Lamotte's res
olution did not in effect ignore the request
of the Liberal club committee
Mr.. duBignon said the effect of the
adoption of Mr.. Lamotte's resolution
would be to vote down the recommended
ton Of the Liberals committee on that
point.
Mr.. LaRoche inquired If the gentlemen
named had been seen and had consented
to serve.
Mr.. Lamotte said he had not seen the
gentlemen named in person, but he be-
neVed they would serve.
Mr.. Starr announced that when he
agreed to serve as referee il was in the
hope of serving the best interests of the
party. He would not act in the interests
of any faction, and he wished this dis
tinctly understood. and, further, that he
had not been allied with either faction
Mr. Reynolds remarked that the propo-
sition did not originate with Mr. La
motto.
Mr. Dixon offered, as a substitute. the
recommendation of the Liberal Club COM
mittee that the referees be selected by
committee of four, composed Of two MEM
bers Of the executive committee from each
wing Of the party.
This was the first test vote taken, and
showed that the standing of the two
factions in the executive committee had
not changed since the last meeting.
On the viva voce vote, the Liberals
came out strongly, but when the division
was taken the vote was found to be - to
H. the members voting as follows:
citizens Club-Collins, Starr. Falligant,
Christian, Newton, Schwarz, Juchter, Nc
DermotL Willink, Mcguire, Alexander,
Wylly, Lamotte.
LiberaIs-Duncan, Dixon, We'll Geffc-
ken. Gleason Sullivan. Lubs, Power, La
Roche, Reynolds, Gibbons.
The second recommendation of the Lib
eral Club committee for a change in rule 3
as to the selection of managers so as to
give the two wings the absolute right to
select their own managers without power
of rejection by the executive committee
was then taken up
Mr.. Dixon moved that the recommen-
dalton of the committee be adopted. He
said as the rule stood IL gave the Citizens
club the right 10 reject the managers Of
fered by the Liberal Club. while the latter
had no power of rejecting managers offer
ed by the Citizens Club.
Mr.. Collins stated that the object of the
rule was TO prevent the serving of obiec-
tionable parties as managers and thus
save a great deal of trouble.
on the vote Mr.. DiNon's resolution was
lost by a vote of u to 10, Mr.. Geffcl1en
voting against the motion.
The recommendation of the Liberal Club
as TO purging the lists was read by the
chairman and MI Lamotte offered the fol-
lowing resolutions
Resolved That the following commit
tee from the executive committee be, and