The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-23

your prior communication Respectfully.
Vice Chairman Democratic Executive
Committee
securing a meeting o. the executive com
m-tte- isl likely 90 be- prod uctlFe OF as
much CORES 'onleuce as 1 ne prell mares
10 an Atlanta duel Mr- wink u WIZ De-
Noticed. states plainly im his last c1mmuu-
l-4-l1u tlat the failure Of the Liberal club
committee 70 secure an earlier answer was
Que -o the d-sc1urtezy shown MIN in ITS
prior communications.
Ia speaking with "a Morning News re-
lli -li- p -ii-iih @t44 lltt az ledrL Two
members OF tne executive commit were
OUT of the city, and be knew OF others who
nan tnEaEemeurs Wllcn would Keep them
away from the meeting Under these cir
lun@ianc1 he did not deem 30 proper 90
can the committee together on such short
notice especially 49, the abseutees were all
Of tho Citizens Club faction. and the result
Would probably De 90 give the Liberal club
a majority ar the meeting. which in his
opinion. was the object Ot their anxiety 10
have the meeting called for to-day.
The committee OF 100 Of the Citizens Club
met last night al the Odd Fellows hall
and discussed the situation. What was
done az the meeting could not be- learned,
Dut one member stated that when the
committee OF five Of he Liberal club went
before the executive committee the Citi-
zens CLUB would also Doe represented by
committee OF nVe. who would state the p0-
sitiOn OF their club. This was c0ntradicted.
however, by others VINO We're present. who
SAID tndt the Citizens Club would have no
representation before the committee. as IL
was willing 70 leave the matter entirely
to the committee
one Incident of the meeting leaked out.
me meeting mad been i'm progress for some
time when the absence of Alderman Falli-
CANT was noticed and someone inquired If
inc doctor had deserted u.s." Alderman
Hudson arose and explained that the doc
tor had been ont with him in the afternoon
and the crowd accented this as sufficient
explanation Of his absence. Or. Falligant
arrived shortly after, however, and eX-
planned his absence by saying that on his
way nome after leaving Alderman Hud-
son. DE had stumbled against the curb
stone WHICH the public works commits
sloner had had placed across Barnard
street ana gotten tumble into the breast
work which he had erected beyond 10. He
proposed a resolution that the commission
er be notified to remove the curbstone
from the sidewalk. but the resolution was
ruled out by the chair.
Some Of those present, stated that the
tone OF the meeting was that concessions
should be made by the Citizens Club in
the matter Of the primary i'm order TO get
the Liberal Club 10 enter IT, al they were
certain or success In any fairly managed
primary, and by doing so a long and bit
ter campaign might be avoided. Many OF
those present EXPRESSED themselves
against making any concession whatever
70 the Liberal club but others urged that
the tactics of the Liberal club We're to
avoid primary, and that the best policy
Tor the Citizens Club was to make such
terms that the other people could not
avoid going into the primary.
The committee Of five of the Liberal Club
met and discussed the situation Ii will
meet again to-day to consider what fur
ther steps had best be taken to secure an
early nearing by the executive committee.