The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23
THEIR REQUEST NOT NEEDED.
THE DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
Committee MILL NOT MEET
TODAY.

Acting chairman " mink Declined
20 Issue the Call on the Grounds
TIat Several Member Of the Lpm-
mittee Are Absent Fram the city.
The Meeting 40 BE Held Early Next
Meck-The Acting Chairman Re-
I.eved the Liberal Club Commit
tee EndeavOred tn Ignore Him by
the Manner in Which IL Proceeded
TO secure "a Call, and Refused 60
Recognize the Request Until
Formal Communication signed by
the Members of the Committee
Was Received by Him.
The democratic executive committee
will not meet to-day az noon. despite the
written request TO that effect of seven
members of the committee. and the COM
mittee Of five appointed by President Mel
drim OF the Liberal Club in accordance
with the recent action az a meeting OF that
club and its friends.
Acting Chairman Wulink declined to call
the meeting on the ground that
some OF the members of the committee
were absent from the city and others had
previous engagements, which would pre-
vent their attendance. He informed The
parties making the request, however, that
a meeting would be called at an early
date as soon as he could communicate
with the members Of the committee and
ascertain what time would be most con-
venient for them.
The circular letter addressed to the
members Of the executive committee by
the committee representing the Liberal
Club was published in yesterdays Morn
ing News. The letter was typewritten
and only differed from an ordinary com
munication in that the names of the mem
bers of the committee were attached to
the letter in typewriter. The letter re-
quested that a meeting of the executive
committee be called Immediately, and THAI
the slgners Of the letter be allowed TO APP
pear before the committee for the purpose
OF urging modification Of the rules re-
Gently adopted for the government of the
approaching democratic primary 1t
stated that effort had been made TO
communicate with the chairman, Mr.. du-
Bignon, by wire, but without success, aud
urged that meeting Of the committee be
called not later than to-day at noon.
Copies Of the letter addressed to them
We're received by members Of the executive
committee in their mornings mail Act
ing Chairman Willink received the copy
addressed 10 him at his office i'm the city
exchange. Mr. Wlliuk received another
copy Of the same letter later I'm the morn
ing, addressed to him as acting chairman
OF the executive committee.
Mr.. Wnlnk took Offense at the manner
in which the committee Of the Liberal
Club mad proceeded in its efforts TO secure
meeting Of the executive committee. He
considered that a studied attempt had
peen made by this committee to ignore him
as the mead OF the party In the absence of
Inc chairman, and that its manner of
appealing to the members Of the executive
committee by means Of a circular letter,
after failing to reach the chairman, in
stead of appealing directly to him as act
lng CHAIRMAN was deliberate amrOnt.
La InaaNnH a.F hi s.H..
cular letter. having already received one
as member Of the committee, addressed
70 him as acting chairman, he regarded
II as an added insult.
To Morning News reporter he stated
that he should take no action whatever
in the matter. Il do not consider that I
have been officially notified of the desires
of the Liberal Club committee" said he
and shall ignore the circular letters al
together. The committee might have had
the qecency TO address me formal COM
municatlon as the acting chairman, stat
ing their desires and afiiXing their sigma
lures TO the letter. 1t viii be necessary to
call meeting of the committee to arrange
unfinished details for the primary at an
early date and one will probably be called
for Tuesday or Wednesday,"
Mr. Willink also received the following
request from members Of the executive
committee:
Savannah, Ca. May %. 1S96.-Harrv VII
link, ESD Acting Chairman Democratic
Executive Committee, City: Dear Sir The
undersigned members of the executive
committee hereby request you in the alb
sence Of the chairman, you being the vice
chairman and acting chairman, to call a
meeting OF the democratic executive com
mlttee Tor saturday, May %, at u o'clock
m, IN the superior court room of Chatham
county, Ga Very respectfully. Signed. g.
Z. Gleason, Samuel Reynolds A l.. We'll
john Power, J. f. Sullivan, William Glib
bons.
To this communication Mr.. Wfllink made
the following reply in the afternoon:
savannah, Ga, May p, 1896. Iessrs. e.
Z. Gleason and Others, Members Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, Chatham
County: Gentlemen-I beg to herewith ac-
knoWledge receipt of your communication
OF this date requesting me, as vice chair
man or the democratic executive commit
Zee TO call a meeting of the said commit
zee. IN reply desire TO state that, reaiz-
Ing that you are no doubt DESTROYS of
having full attendance of the executive
committee 1 have placed myself in COM
munlcation with the members Of the exec
ullVe committee not now in the city to
ascertain when it viii be convenient for
Ihem TO attend the meeting. As soon
as l near from them / Will take pleasure
IN doing as you request, and call the meet
ing or the committee at as early a date
az a5,I possible. Very respectfully, Harry
utlYe Committee, Chatham County.
The members of the Liberal Club COM
mlttee. haying been Informed Of the dis
pleasure OF Mr.. Willink at the manner
OF their procedure, addressed him the
following communications to the courte-
BUSINESS and Formally of which he could
certainly take no exception:
Garrard, Meldrim q Newman, Law Of
nees, savannah, Ga, May p, lS96-Harry
Willink Esq, Vive Chairman and Act.
ing Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee of Chatham County. CITY
Dear Sir-As you are aware we were
appointed committee to request that The
democratic executive committee be con
Vened Immediately and that we should bs
permitted to appear before you We tele
graphed twice yesterday to your chair
man, Mr.. duBignon, but both telegram,
tailed TO reach him. Yesterday after
noon we sent a request to each membei
OF your committee, asking that the com
mlttee be convened on Saturday next, a
IL O'Clock noon, and that we be per
United 10 be present. This morning a
10 O'Clock we delivered TO you and you
secretary respectively, a courteous an,
respectful request to convene your com
mittee, addressing you as the actinj
chairman of the committee, and Mr. Sui
Ivan as the secretary. We beg TO assur
you that we would have made the reQues
to you in the FIRST instance, but as tn
last meeting of your committee has bee
called by telegram from Mr.. duBignor
we deemed 1T proper to make an effort L
communicate with him. and failing t
reach him we then pursued the metho
just stated.
Va to