The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-14
TO NAME TWELVE DELEGATES.
both FACTIONS AGAIN AFTER
REPRESENTATION.

Meeting at Catholic Library Hall.
The Citizens Club to Have a Pri-
mary Going on All Day-BOth sides
still Claiming They Represent the
Only Democratic Party in the
County-LibernIites Satisfied They
VIII Get Mt Least Half If Not All
of the Representation at the state
Convention.
Two sets of delegates from Chatham
county to the state convention for nomi-
mating justices Of the supreme court, will
be chosen to-day. The mass meeting dem
ocrats win meet at Catholic Library hall
at $50 O'Clock this afternoon to select dele
rates and the primary democrats will
elect delegates by primary.
The mass meeting was called by
Dr. William Duncan, chairman OF
the mass meeting democratic ex-
ecutive committee but it is not
known as yet whether he viii be here
to preside. A telegram was received from
Atlanta saying that If nothing interfered
such as the senatorial race-the entire
Chatham delegation would come down
this morning to take part in the meeting
In that case DR.. Duncan will preside a.
chairman of the meeting, but if he does
not come the meeting will be conducted
by Vice Chairman Merritt w. Dixon.
An urgent call has been made upon all
democrats to be present at this meeting.
AS both sides are going to send delegates
TO Atlanta, it is evident there is going
to be a contest for the seats in the con-
vention Mr.. NJ. A. O'Byrne, in his speech
before the Fourth District Liberal Club,
said he had reason to believe they would
be given the seats in the convention, or
at least their delegates would be re-
ceived on an equal footing with those OF
the Citizens Club, and the delegations
would then be divided.
The meeting is called at an early
hour this evening, so that all who de-
sire to do so will have an opportun-
ity to go to the circus tonight The
mass-meeting democrats expect to make
a good showing, and they are satisfied,
after their October victory, that they will
be given proper recognition at the com
ing convention.
The primary democrats viii also select
six delegates by primary to go
from Chatham county to the convention.
The Liberal Club people were busy yes
terday making plans to keep tabs
as they did at the June pri-
mary. They will have representatives at
each of the boxes to tick off on a regis
tering machine each voter as he deposits
his ballot at the polls. They expect in
this way to show that the primary demo-
Gratis do not get as large a turnout OF
settled that all of these figures will be
shown on both sides when the contest
comes off.
The polls for to-day's primary will be
located as follows:
First District - Guilmartin's stables,
West Broad and South Broad streets.
Second District Northwest corner
South Broad and Jefferson streets.
Third District - Northeast corner
South Broad and Whitaker streets.
Fourth Dlstrict-No. 46 South Broad
street, second door east of Habersham
street
Fifth District-Thunderbol = Winters
place.
Sixth District-ron gate. White Bluff
shell road.
Seventh District-Ogeechee road AT
Charleston and Savannah railroad cross
ing.
Eighth District-Omce of justice of
peace at Pooler.
The polls win be open from Z o'clock a.
m to o'clock p. m, Savannah city time.
The primary democrats still insist that
they are the only regular democrats in the
county and that they are the only ones
entitled to recognition on the part of the
state conventions. They believe that their
delegates will be seated as was the
case in all of the other democratic con-
ventions, and that all of them win be
1af ms 20, la
how the convention will view the claims
of both Sides but there have been some
few changes in the situation since the for
mer conventions were held
The democrats of the county
are divided into two factions,
and both factions have shown
that they are composed of democratic
members. The Citizens Club democrats
claim they will be the only ones recog-
niZed at the coming convention, because
they say they have been consistent
throughout and they were the only ones
recognized by the other conventions. The
Liberal Club democrats claim they will be
given recognition, because they have
shown they are entitled to it, and they
carried the last election in the county by
a good, large majority The fight is like
~ to be a repetition of those which were
seen last summer.
The probability is that all of the present
board Of registrars will tender their res
ignations to Judge Falligant within a day
or two. AS has been stated in the Morn.
ing News, they sent in a bill for $40 a day
each. for their services, amounting to $i5,
for the three of them. The county com
missioners very promptly and without
comment cut the bill down to 50 a day
each, or a total of s135. they having served
fifteen days. The registrars are not a
all satisfied with this treatment Of theil
bill by the commissioners, and one Of then
said yesterday they would probably al
tender their designations TO Judge Fall
giant at once. The board IS composed o
Messrs William Pease, A. S. Way anC
Robert ]. ~Warrick.
MAI. HARTRIDGE GIVES BOND.