The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-12

] places they were selected by this commit
J tee before and there is no reason why they
/ should not be in the same places
/ IN spite Of the statements made" Mr..
/ Collins said, Ill is fact nevertheless that
! We do represent factions These resolu-
/ tons provide for polling places in the
! --2rt EerE "a IN the southern part OF the
ana referee IS provided for 70 settle cues
| ttons on which they cannot agree. The
/ country polling places should be open until
/ 3 clock In POOler for instance many OF
/ the voters come 10 the city and DO not re-
| turn 10 their homes until after O'Clock in
] the evening. The Trainer OF the resolutions
] did not have in his mind the disqualified
/ tiOns OF any man who voted for Hartridge
/ IN last years election"
| IF that is the case Mr.. duBignOu said.
| referring TO AIR. Collins last statement,
| then the sixth clause should be amended.
! Maj. Juchter at this point seized the
fiOOr to make an explanation with regard
| 10 a statement from Justice Reynolds The
/ latter had risen TO explain TO him that the
polling places mentioned in the substitute
| were the same as those selected by the
committee the year before. Maj. Juchter
/ wanted il understood that he had nothing
/ 10 do with the selection Of those polling
/ places. lie had always desired 20 nave
/ them in the center OF the districts. he said,
| 50 thar everybody could have an equal
/ showing.
4 want it understood" he said that
1 have nothing to do with any faction. 1
! am man who stands on his own bot
tom. ] am here to represent the party,
and l viii stand or fall with 1t.
In the meantime Mr.. We'll had drawn
up an amendment to section SIX Of the
original resolution, so as to make the
election Tor governor and state house Of
| ficers
Mr.. Collins explained why the resolu-
| ton had not left the matter of purging
/ the lists TO the registrars. The board, he
said, was composed of one Citizens Club
member, one Liberal cub member and
member of the republican party. In the
| case of difference between the two. re
| said, the matter would be left to the
IN IN Aa fnrs fnrfN raaIF
| tics to make that statement he said, bur
/ it's true, nevertheless. Then he said the
! substitute omitted many details, for in
! stance, that about exhibiting the ballot
boxes before the election. Justice Rey-
nolds said that was an accepted custom.
and that it was always done at every
election.
Mr. Dixon said he did not think that
Mr.. Collins wanted to have absolute con-
| troll of the primary, but that this reso-
| Citizens Club. He did not think il right
| for the Citizens Club to name referees
| who should decide points of difference
| between the managers. He said ne sim
/ ply desired to put both factions on the
| same footing, so there would be no wran-
| gle. he also thought county officers
/ should be nominated at the same primary
| as there have been too much politics he
| said, and as the county officers are elect
| ca at the same election there was TO
! reason why they should not be nominate
| ed at the same time He made a propo-
sltion that the chair appoint a COMMITTEES
II.
a set of resolutions, and that this COM
mittee leave to some impartial person as
! Judge OF one of the courts any questions
| or dl1erence that might arise.
| Mr.. Collins explained why II had been
considered necessary to have the mana
gers approved by the committee and why
| the referees should be appointed. Jus
tice Reynolds said such a thing as a ref
cree IN an election had never been heard
Of before
The law gives ample remedy he said.
You can contest the election. This Is no
| prize fight"
| When the question came IN as 10 Mr.
| Wells amendment. Mr.. Willink wanted to
know whether under the amendment a
! man who voted against Atkinsone and vet
| VINO voted Tor the party nominee in the
! eiecuon last year for a representative to
| MI the vacancy could vote in the primary
Mr.. duBignon said, in his opinion such
party, could not vote in the primary
Some members then wanted to stop the
amendment and leave the resolution as
| II stood originally. MIR. du3ignon said he
thought in its original shape 1t would dis
qualify those who voted for Hartridge in
the last election.
The vote on Mr.. Wells amendment was
then taken and 1t was carried only one
or two members voting in the negative.
The question was then taken up on Mr..
Dixon's substitute. After some little talk,
the vote was taken on call of the roll
as follows; Ayes-Dr. William Duncan,
A. l.. Well, p. G. Gleason, John +. Lubs,
w; P. LaRoche, NJ. w. Dixon, w M.
Gibbons, John Power Samuel Reynolds.
J; F: Sullivan and E. Geffcken. Noes-J. S.
Collins, Dr. Ia L. A. FaIllganti D. /. Chris
Maj. John Juchter c. A. Lamotte H. M.
| Conner, Jr.t A. l.. Alexander, Frank Nc
DgyeEmott. Harry Willink, George w.
Wylly and John E. Mcguire
On the call, Mr. Geffcken first voted no,
but this was under a misrepresentation
and he changed his vote before the result
| was announced. The vote was announced
| II to Is against the substitute which was
| declared lost.
/
luton came up there were some more
| protests against 1T, on the ground that II
was unjust and unfair. DR.. Duncan's mo-
ton to leave the matter of resolution to
| a committee Of six to be appointed by the
chair was declared out of order.
Mr.. Dixon moved that the section which
| leaves to the committee the right of APP
prevail of the managers appoint
ed, be- stricken out. SO that
managers without the approval of the
committee. This amendment was lost by
| the same vote of II to 13.
Mr.. Well moved that the fourth clause.
| with reference to the appointment of a
| referee in each district, be stricken out
This amendment was also lost by the same
DR.. Duncan moved the striking out of the
| section which leaves to the executive COM
mittee the matter. of purging the lists.
| Mr. Dixon said again that it was not right
! for a partisan committee to purge these
lists, especially as some of them are now
Mr. Collins then made the remark that
| the same objection might be made with
| reference to the registrars as one of them
was an ex-office holder, and was now an
! Office seeker.
How do you expect to hold a large fol-
| lowing Of the democratic party and the
| Liberal Club has a large following, Mr.
| Dixon said, when you don't give them
just and fair representation.
! Then followed protracted colloquy on
the subject of the registration without re-
! suits for when the question came to a
vote the amendment was lost by the same
| old 10 to II.
The question then came up on the pass
age of the original resolutions, as intro
duced by Alderman Lamotte. Further
| protest was useless. The question was
| called and the vote in favor of these
| resolutions was the same-13 to IL The
! resolutions were declared passed, where
| upon Col M. w. Dixon presented the fol-
lowing protest, which he asked to be filed
| as a record of the committee:
| Whereas, The resolutions this day adopt-
| ed by majority of the democratic exec
| utive committee are, in our opinion. un-
just and unfair to large number Of the
| party;
And. whereas, absolute fairness and i'm
Partially should characterize primary
| elections for wit bOuf these mo If+fo- -, ~.