The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-08
Mass MEETING AND PRIMARY.
Two sets of Delegates Win Go to
Each of the Conventions.

Two Sets of Delegates VIII Go to
Each of the Conventions.
This viii be an interesting week in local
politics. With a big mass meeting on the
boards tomorrow night, and a primary
on Wednesday, at both of which candi-
dates Will be nominated, there is enough
to keep street corner chat going twenty
four hours in the day.
One of the most interesting features will
be the mass meeting Tuesday night at
the theater. The object of this meeting
according to the request for the can,
which was addressed to the eleven MEM
bers Of the county executive committee,
VINO are opposed TO the Citizens Club, Is
Ito give fair expression to the democrats
of The county who are not controlled by
facuonal rule, and TO select at such meet
ing new executive committee and dele
gates to the several conventions"
Information was sought yesterday as
to what line the meeting would adopt.
Those interested in calling the meeting,
however, stated that the call fully ex-
pressed the object in view, ana that the
meeting itself would determine upon what
course it would pursue.
at VIII not be a meeting Of the Liberal
Club one of them said, but as the call
states, of all the democrats of the county
who are opposed to faCtlOGal rule. There
VIII De nothing cut and dried about il.
Those present will enter into the con-
sheraton of matters in connection with
selecting new executive committee and
delegates to the several democratic con-
NeuLOnS. Nothing viii be said or done
with regard to candidates for the leglsla-
ture, unless the meeting desires to brns
up the matter for preliminary action, hut
nothing Of that nature is contemplated in
the call.
claim 10 recognition by the democratic
conventions. The majority of the execu-
tive committee has acted as faction and
not IN the interests of the party, and there
is no reason why proper protest against
such a course should not be sustained
We feel confident that the prOpriety of our
course win be conceded, and we are not
al an worried about the results"
The views. as stated above are some
what at variance with those Of the OppO-
sition, in fact it may be said they are
iametricaly opposed to each other
1T is folly for them re nope to seal
amy of the delegations nominated in sucl
a manner" prominent Citizens Clul
member said. A convention is the meet
ing of all meetings i'm which the duly ana
thOriZed party machinery is given. full
recognition and when it lis known TO tn,
conventions 10 which delegates viii D,
sent that The executive committee of TIN,
county made provision for a primary tn,
delegates named by that primary VIII un
Questionably be seated.
1.-THE state convention for instanc,
would probably ask which set of dele
gates was nominated i'm accordance VIII
the directions of the executive commit
tee, or the properly authorized D7r+,
machinery. When it is made known tha'
q primary was provided for by the eXecu
1--WE committee, the delegates named a
such a primary viii. of course. be seated
We do not apprehend any trouble what
ever, from these contesung delegations
anu we 90 not believe one of them vii
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