The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24
TO MEET TUESDAY AT NOON.
A MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEES CALLED FOR
THAT TINE.

range the Details Of the Primary
and "a Transact other Business.
The Citizens Club 10 Meet Friday
Night.
The executive committee Of the demo-
cratic party OF Chatham county VIII meet
FL the superior court room in the court
house Tuesday. May IS at p o'clock, noon.
for the purpose of perfecting arrangements
for the primary election ordered for June
lo. and for the transaction of such other
business as may come before it,
The above is the wording of a notice
signed by Vice Chairman Harry Wlllink OF
the executive committee. which appears in
to-day's Morning News. This means that
the question whether OF not the Liberal
Club will go into the primary VIII be de-
cided Tuesday or shortly thereafter.
The committee of five appointed by the
Liberal Club TO appear before the eNecu-
tive committee and present the views of
that organization on the subject Of the pri-
mary win be given hearing Whether
the committee will consent 10 make any
change in the rules adopted for the gov
eminent of the primary is another ques-
ton So far as known none Of the mem
bers Of the executive committee Of the
Citizens Club faction have expressed any
disposition to alter the rules to satisfy the
Liberal Club people, although prominent
members Of that club have expressed
themselves in favor Of giving such proof
that the primary will be absolutely fair,
that the Liberal Club cannot with any
show Of reason decline TO enter IT,
President Osborne of the Citizens Club,
when spoke 10 on the subject. said he
thought the rules for the government of
the primary already agreed upon by the
executive committee were absolutely fair
and he saw no reason why any change
should be made. "The other people sim
ply want some excuse for kicking out OF
the primary. That's ALL" he said.
The following communication was re-
ceived yesterday morning by Acting Chair
man Wmink from the committee of five
OF the Liberal Club:
Savannah, Ca, May %, 1S96.-NIr. Har-
~ Winink. Vice Chairman Democratic
Executive Committee, City: Dear Sir
Your note of May p was received last
evening. We regret that you should feel
that any discourtesy had been shown you.
We assure you that we had no such IN
tention In the discharge Of the duty as
signed TO us IL will be our pleasure, as
ii is our duty, to treat you and all others
with proper courtesy ana respect we
were not aware that you could not pro-
cure a fun attendance of your committee
by u m this day or that II was necessary
for you to communicate with the mem
bers with a view of ascertainlng When
they could attend a meeting. You write
US that you will endeaVor 10 convene the
committee at the earliest possible mo
ment.' This reply, in the preseht eiheI-
gencv is not satisfactory. Therefore we
beg again to impress upon you the lhi-
portance of a speedy termination OF ms
matter and TO request that you VIII give
ms dine notice of the time and place of said
meeting and that we be informed of your
determination without further delay.
The communication was signed by the
members of the committee, MeSsrs. A. H.
MacDOnell, John Flannery, Il. W. Mel
drim j. ii. Estill and r. A. Well. Late
in the afternoon Mr.. Willink sent the fol-
lowing reply, addressed to the members
of the committee:
Il have notified the secretary to call a
meeting Of the executive committee on
Tuesday next, May %, at u o'clock noon,
al the superior court room OF Chatham
Mr.. WiHink then prepared the call for
the meeting, and sent 1t TO Secretary J.
+. Sullivan, with the request that he IN
sert the notice in the Morning News To-
day, tomorrow and Tuesday morning
He also addressed a letter to MeSsrs
Gleason, Reynolds, Power Sullivan, Well
and Gibbons, the six members or the exec
utive committee who made the written
request that the meeting be called, stat
ing that in pursuance of their request lie
Mr.. Willink said last night to a Morn
ing News reporter that he did not state
IN mis- reply 10 the Liberal CLUB commit
tee that that committee would be at lib
erty to appear before the meeting Of the
executive committee, because he did not
feel that he had any right to do so.
THAT will be for the committee to de-
eide" he said. Il have no doubt that
they will be given hearing. l have no
idea what action the committee will take.
In my opinion the rules already adopted
by the executive committee are fair and
just to both parties, and l see no reason
why any change should be made. We,
that is the members of the Citizens Club.
want an absolutely fair primary. We do
not propose to have any other kind. We
have always acted fairly with the other
people, and they cannot point to a single
instance Of unfairness on our part since
we have been in control of the committee.
We can afford to be fair because we be-
1ieve we have the majority of the white
voters of the county with us. If the other
people have the majority they are welcome
to win in the primary. and should win.
The referees to be selected as provided
by the executive committee should be
men absolutely above suspicion, and whose
honesty will be unquesuoned by either
side. The Liberal Club is offered one
half the management of the primary
what more does II want. In 30 per cent
of the counties of this state the primaries
are managed by the executive commit
tees and we have the right TO do II here
If we wish. The first primary conducted
here after the primary system was adopt
ed was managed by the executive com
Mr.. Willlnk was asked if he thought
there would be a fun meeting Of the eX-
ecutlNe committee TUESDAY ana ne re-
piled that he believed there would be.
The Citizen Club leaders We're in FIRE.
quent consultation during the day, ant
the probability is that the advsablity Of
some modification of the rules for The
government of the primary adopted by
the executive committee is under con
sideraton There was a noticeable senti
ment on all sides that il would be mucl
better to decide the issues between th'
two factions at the primary on June 10
than to have the fight carried on al
summer, with the result of increased bit
terness and strife.
If the primary is to be gone into by boil
sides there will have to be some Quicl
work done In the way Of putting ticket
into the field, neither side having express
ed its preference as yet. The manager
for the primary for the two clubs vii
also have to be named There win not b
much time for purging the registration
list.
meeting at Odd Fellows hall Frida.
night. 1t has been some time since tn
club has had a meeting, and it is predict
ed that this will be a rousing one.
good many things have been said an
a ypu Mare since the last ppafin