The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-26
NOTHING FOR THE LIBERALS.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES RE-
FUSES ALL THEIR REG UEsTs.

Fair Primary All Voted Down,
The City Polling Places 10 BE on
south BROAD street-Judge Nor
wood Named as Arhiter of the
Registration with Two Members
of the Committee From Each Fac
tion-The Referees Named-ur.
duDignon Denounccs Certain
Statements Credited 10 Mai. Mel
drIm a. unjust, UncaIIed-for and
Untrue"
VIII the Liberal Club go into a primary
politically now.
The action of the majority Of the demo-
cratic executive committee at the meeting
yesterday afternoon was unsatisfactory TO
the representatives of the Liberal club ana
the indications are that they viii not
abide by 90. The Liberal side was voted
down throughout and the Citizens Club
element had everything its own way
The committee was called 10 order short
" after o'clock 10y the chairman, Hon.
r. G.. duBignon. on the roll call by the
secretary the following members We're
found TO be present: r. G. duBignon,
chairman Harry WNink. vice chairman;
J. F. Sullivan, secretary; william Dun
can, L. a Falligant John Power 4. C.
Gleason, John Juchter. Z. Geffecken. Sam
uel Reynolds, j. F. Lubs. j. S. Collins,
John schwarz. W. W. Starr, Frank Nc
Dermott. John Z. Mcguire, c. A. Lamotte,
J. b. Newton, d. I. Christian, c. W.
Wyly, Jr., A. L. Well, w. p. LaRoche, NJ.
W Dixon, William Gibbons. A. L. Alexan-
der. The only absentee was Mr.. II. n.
Conner, Jr., who is in Florida.
AR duBignon. in calling the committee
10 order, explained the circumstances un-
der which 1t was done and referred to the
previous meeting of the committee held on
May II. in this connection he read from
the Morning News Of last Thursday what
President Meldrim Of the Liberal Club was
reported to have said of the last meeting
Of the committee, and stated that so far as
the insinuations were intended TO refer TO
his action in calling the committee, they
were uncalled for, unjust and untrue. lie
then read the communication addressed to
Vice Chairman Willink by the committee
from the Liberal Club urging q speedy
meeting Of the executive committee and
stated that the executive committee was
now ready to receive the committee from
the Liberal Club and TO hear and consider
any suggestions that they might desire
10 present
committee of five Of the Liberal Club, APP
pointed to state the opposition of that club
as regards the rules for the government
of the primary adopted at the previous
meeting, was invited 10 appear before the
Mr.. W. G. Cam entered the room at
this moment and requested the privilege
Of making a statement There being no
objection he proceeded.
Il appear here TO represent a man who
IS not present to represent himself said
Mr.. Cam. he then read the following tel
egram from Maj Meldrim at Darien:
Just advised Of meeuiug of executive
committee called for this afternoon. No
train from here TN tonight. EndeavOr to
have meeting held tomorrow at time fix
ed. " not postponed act in my place on
AIr. Cam said that after receiving this
telegram at 1915 o'clock he called on the
CHAIRMAN Of the party and urged upon
MN a poslponement OF the meeting TO the
next day at noon as originally called,
reading Maj. Meldrim telegram to him.
Mr.. duBign0n Informed him, he said, that
1t was impossible for him 10 postpone the
meeting because of his other engagements.
lie further informed him that he wished
70 preside al the meeting because Of GER
tam insinu3tlons Whlch he was informed
had been made at the theater Friday night
rejecting upon his conduct in calling the
previous meeting OF the executive com
mlttee 70 which he proposed TO make an
swer.
After this conversation with the chair
man, Mr.. Cam stated, he wired Mai Mel
drm Of II, and received a telegram in the
AFTERNOON containing the following reply:
NOT one word Of criticism or insinua-
ton ever uttered by me at theater or else
OF the eleventh"
Mr.. Cam said he made this statement
simply IN justice to Maj Medium. who
was unable 10 be present and speak for
himself He was satisfied that If Mai
Aleldrim were present, he said. that he
would be able 10 give a satisfactory ex-
planauon OF any remarks made by him
al the theater meeting or at any other
time, and that If he were present he
he a nd will limo frtrr
good account Of himself
Mr.. duBignon said his information of
what MAJ. Meldrim said, was taken from
the pubic prints, and he saw no reason
10 doubt the correctness of the reports
contained therein. The statement made
by him was, after fun and careful con-
slderaton, he said, and he was willing to
abide by It,
This incident was of such nature as
TO rival in interest the hard fought con-
test which followed between the two fac
tons in the committee. That this is only
the beginning, and not the end of the
matter, was the opinion of all present
The Liberal Club committee having ar
rived, Judge A. II. MacDonell, the chair
man OF the committee was recognized,
and read the following statement:
10 the Honorable, the Chairman, the
Vice Chairman and the Executive Com
mittee OF the Democratic Party of the
County Of Chatham;
Gentemen-We respectfully represent
10 you that on May p, 1896, at a large
meeting of citizens held in the theater,
sent for your consideration certain OBJ
Jections to the rules laid down for govern
ing Of the proposed primary.
We are directed to say that the DEM
ocratic citizens represented by us desire
primary, but that it should be such a
primary as viii be absolutely fair to both
wings of the democratic party.
we assume that the purpose of your
honorable body is to provide for such a
primary and it is in this spirit that we
now address you. We represent that the
rules for the proposed primary are unfair
and Objectionable, that it is fully within
the power of your committee to so modify
them as to make them satisfactory TO all
the people, and we earnestly request that
the following notifications be adopted
First. That while two polling places in
each Of the city districts are deemed I'M
necessary yet we abide by your determi-
nation; TO have them; provided they be
selected by committee fairly constituted.
50 thar no advantage may be taken in
the location of the boxes and the ar
rangements are so made as to prevent
az far as possible the repeating by voters.
and 10 insure this we request that the list
of voters be divided alphabet-
ically in each OF the city
districts so that one-half approximately
Of the voters be cOniened to VOTE