The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-16
Must ATTEND IN PERSON.
The Democratic Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee Call.

| G. j. Nlat-ey. Esq, chairman OF the
/ democratic executive committee OF the
| First congressional district. has sent out
calls 10 the members Of the committees
70 meet at his Office tomorrow al noon
20 consider the p0stp0ning OF the con-
g-ess-oual convention which had been
called for Friday. Letters were mailed %
each member % the committee last nlght.
and VIII be received to-day OF tonight.
This will not give the committee much
time 70 consider the question OF attend
ing The meeting, but as Chairman What
ley stated 20 a Morning News reporter.
be could not call the committee together
at later date, as the convention had al
ready been called FOR Friday. He might
nave called the meeting one day later,
DE- said, but that would place the meeting
or the committee just the Gay before the
meeting OF the convention. and rnere
would not be sufficient time Left iu which
20 notify the members of the convention
OF the action Of the committee before the
time set for the convention the next day.
Inc following letter. addressed VesIer-
day % Hon. Alfred Harrington, VINO is
opposing Col. Lester for nomination by
the democratic party in this district,
states Mr.. MharleE position 1n the mat
ter fully. The letter is in reply % one
from Mr.. Harrington TO Chairman What
ley. published in Sundays Morning News.
saw amman, Ca, une D. les1--Iton Al
fred Harrington. SWaiusDor0. Ga.-Dear
Sri received your letter late Saturday
night, containing Enclosures, and request
Ing that ] call another meeting or the
executive committee OF the First congress
s.0nal district.
In reply. permit me 10 say that my
opinion is still unchanged a g 10 the posi-
ton you have taken. namely. that the ac-
lion Of the committee held in this city on
May p last was Illegal and void, from
tae fact the majority q the counties in
me district voted by proxy.
Such a position Is untenable. and
is suoVersiNe OF the purposes Tor which
this committee was created. The effect
OF this rule. III strictly enforced. would
be 10 practically prevent meeting Of the
committee altogether.
Two leading obstacles in the way Of a
full meeting Of the committee are first,
the expense Of railroad and hotel fare,
and second, and probably more important,
the Inconvenience and difficulty OF leaV-
ing their farming interests In most Of the
counties Of the district at this busy sea-
son of the year. Upon Inquiry, find that
there has not been a quorum present Of
the members Of this committee al any Of
JUS meetings, for many years, the major
lty OF the counties being represented by
proxy. However, in Difference 10 your
personal request. and that of your friends
or Emanuel county IN mass meeting as
sembled, and impelled by a desire to do
justice TO all parties concerned as com
pletely lies In my official capacity to do
so, j have called another meeting Of the
executive committee TO convene al my
office in this city at Y o'clock on We'd
nesday. June II, to take such action as
may be deemed eXpedient and proper in
the premises
AS you object to the proxy system. it
VIII be necessary that quorum of the
actual members of the committee be pres
ent, otherwise the action Of the meeting
OF May % last shall stand confirmed and
each member of the committee has been
so notified. Yours very respectfully,
@. b. Whatley, Chairman.
The call mailed last night by Mr.. What
ley. to the members Of the committee
reads as follows.
"A the request Of Hon. Alfred Herring
ton and his friends, I have called another
meeting Of the executive committee to
assemble at my office on the 18th inst.
at noon, for the purpose Of postponing the
coming congressional convention, ana pro-
viding for a primary, and for other pur-
poses. As Mr.. Harrington objects TO the
use Of proxies, IL Is requested that you at
tend IN person, otherwise your absence
VIII be presumed to be a ratification Of
the action of the committee of May 18th
last, calling the congressional convention
to meet here on the 18th inst"
1t is hardly likely that there Will be a
quorum of the committee present in per-
son, In which case, it is not likely that
any change viii be made in the date
already fixed for the assembling of the
convention