The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-10-25
TO SELECT SIX DELEGATES.
LIBERAL CLUB DEMOCRATS TO
HOLD A MASS MEETING.

and Called "a Meeting for Nov. IA.
A Committee Appointed 10 DRAFT
Resolutions on the Death of Judge
Crisp-The Resolutions to BE
Adopted Later-The Primary Dem
Ocrats to Select Delegates by Pri-
mary at an Early Date-The Same
Old Fight Between the Local Fac
lions to BE Repented-Maj. Mel
drim Talked of in Connection
with the SenntOrship.
The Liberal Club democrats will hold
a mass meeting at some place yet to be
named, on the night Of Nov. IA, for the
purpose of selecting six delegates to the
democratic state convention, which meets
in Atlanta Nov. IS to nominate four can
didates for judges of the supreme court
This was decided at a mass meeting
of the democratic executive com
mittee, held in the city court room at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. The meet
ing was called to order by the chair
man, Dr. William Duncan, who explain
ed its object The following members of
the committee attended, DR.. William
Duncan. chairman; J. f. Sullivan, secre-
tary; Col. NJ. w. Dixon, e. c. Gleason,
John W. Smith, Samuel Reynolds, A. S.
Guckenheimer, Charles Seller, Warning
Russell. Jr, e. a. Leonard, w. I. La
Roche. NJ. J. Barrett, W. s. Harris, II. c.
Harden, B. S. Wells, William Gibbons, T.
]. Davis.
Dr. Duncan announced that in order to
perfect the organization of the commit
tee the election of a vice-chairman was
necessary. DR.. Duncan said that it might
be necessary to call meetings of the COM
mittee while he was absent from the city,
and, in order to save any trouble or in
convenience on that score, there should
be d vice-chairman with authority to call
the committee together.
Col NJ. w. Dixon was nominated for
vice-chairman by Mr.. A. S. Guckenheimer,
and was at once unanimously elected
Col Dixon offered a motion that nine
members of the committee should consti-
tute a working qourum, and the motion
was adopted.
DR.. Duncan called attention to the call
of Chairman Steve Clay, of the state dem
ocratc executive committee, for a conven-
ton of the democratic party to be
held in Atlanta, Nov. is, to select candi-
dates for judges of the supreme court.
IL duncan SdlQ lildL IL was liINH0Seily "
take some steps for the selection of dele
gates to this convention, either by pri-
mary or mass meeting. Col. Dixon NOV
ed that the chair be authorized to call
meeting for the night of Nov. IA, at a
place to be specified in the call. The mo-
ton was adopted without discussion.
Justice Samuel Reynolds offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was at once
adopted: Resolved, that committee of
three be appointed by the chair to prepare
and submit to a future meeting of this
body resolutions expressing the regret of
this committee at the death of the Hon.
Charles f. Crisp.
The chair appointed Messrs. Reynolds
LaRoche and Wells committee to draft
the resolutions. There being no further
business the meeting adjourned.
The above named committee met i'm
mediately afterwards and prepared the
following resolutions, copy of which was
furnished for publication:
Whereas, The supreme ruler of the
universe has seen fit to remove from the
services Of our state, the late Hon.
Charles F. Crisp, we deem it but meet
that we give some expression Of our sor-
row at his death; and,
Whereas, AS a public officer and priv
ate citizen he has rendered great services
TO the people of his state, ever striving
to act honestly and fearlessly with all
men; administering the affairs Of his pub
lie trust with firmness, impartiality and
distinguished ability; therefore be it
Resolved, By the executive committee
of the democratic party of Chatham coun-
ty, in meeting assembled, that in his
death not only the people of this state
but Of all this country, have been de-
prived of one, the loss of whom win be
keenly felt.
Resolved, further, That we tender to his
bereaved family our sincere sympathy.
Resolved, further, That copy Of these
resolutions be transmitted to the family
Samuel Reynolds,
b. S. Wells,
W. p. LaRoche
Committee.
Savannah, Ca, Oct "a, 1896.
The resolutions will be formally adopted
at the next meeting Of the committee.
There is no doubt that Chatham's old
local fight on delegations will be repeated
before the state democratic convention,
which is to nominate candidates for asso-
ciate justices Of the supreme court.
The mass meeting democrats, as stated,
had decided to name their delegation in
the same way by mass meeting, and now
q is announced that the primary democrats
will elect a delegation by primary at an
early day. The primary executive COM
mittee has not yet decided upon a time
for the primary but it is expected Mr.. du-
Blgnon Will come down for a day as soon
as he gets an opportunity and call the
committee together for the purpose of ar
ranging for a primary for this purpose
This, of course, means that Chatham
will send contesting delegations to that
convention, and the same old process
viii be gone through with, but with what
results remains to be seen. The primary
democrats claim they are the regular DEM
ocratic party of the county and that the
convention must, threfore necessarily seat
their delegates as was done by the other
democratic conventions. The mass meet
ing democrats claim also that they are
the regular democratic party of the coun-
~ and in support Of their claim they
point to the recent election in which they
say their claim was fully substantiated
by the voice Of the people expressed at the
polls.
The one has back of 1t the action Of
other democratic conventions. the other
the victory It gained at the polls. These
claims, however. viii undoubtedly be hot
ly contested on both sides.
Among those who discussed the death
of Judge Crisp yesterday there was mucn
talk as to probable candidates for the