The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-09
THERE MAY BE AFIeHT OVER IT
TWO VIEWS or MIR. !. b. TIEDE-
MANS POSITION.

Both of Them Come From Members
of the Primary Executive Com
-nitsee, by which Body the IA
mons Resolutions Were Pnssed-At
Least Four Members Of the Com
1nittee Who VIII Oppose Any Fur
ther Action BeInE Taken With
Regard 10 the Mntter-TvvO OF
Them strongly Opposed the Pass
age of the RcsoIutiOns-tnother
Member says the Committee l. the
Supreme Power and VIII Likely
Declare a Vacancy
The interest in local politics just now
centers on what AR. /. b. I1eaeman Is
going 10 CO az to his candidacy Tor the
legislature He has thrown down the
gauntlet TO the executive committee. or
at least TO a majority OF that body. as
their resolution practically requested him
20 indorse the national democratic ticket
or renounce his candidacy
II is known that he will not do the
former and fl is believed now that he
viii do neither one There is strong in
dorsement OF his position. not only by
representative citizens on the outside but
also by members of the executive com
mittee. The concensus OF opinion appears
TO be that Air. Tiedeman could not have
written a stronger card on the subject
than that which appeared in the Morning
News.
1T was clear cut and to the point" one
member of the executive committee said.
and his position was quickly indorsed
by another member Of the committee.
who was standing near him, but he did
not, however, participate in the meeting
at which the resolutions In question were
adopted.
i admire Mr.. Tiedemans pluck" he
went on to say, land 1 do not see that
the executive committee can do anything
further in the matter. opposed the res
olutions and considered that they were
entirely out Of place under the circum-
stances. The best thing would have
been to let the matter alone. No real
good can be accomplished by the passage
OF such resolutions, and I do not think
they should have been introduced. Per-
sonally, though In favor OF sound money
i shall support the democratic nominees,
but i recognize the fact that Mr. Tieqe-
man was nominated by the Citizens Club
on a sound money platform and he agreed
TO represent the people TO the best Of his
ability in accordance herewith.
''Those are my views exactly" the other
member of the committee said, land II
] had been there 1 would strongly have
opposed any such resolutions. think
Nr. Tiedeman is exactly right, consld-
ering the position he has taken, and the
less the executive committee says about
the matter the better II Will be for every
body concerned"
Such are the expressions from two of
the strongest members or the primary
executive committee, and there are az
least two, and perhaps several other
members of that body who are OF the
same opinion. From these expressions It
appears that somewhat of "a fight Will be
made If the committee attempts to take
any strenuous action with reference TO
Mr. Tiedemans position. Several we'll
known Liberal Club leaders have express
ed similar views. and Mr.. Tiedeman has
undoubtedly won, unsought by any per-
sonal efforts on his part, a large folloY-
ting among the independent voters.
There is, of course, another side to the
question, so far as the executive COM
mittee is concerned, for Il is a fact UNI
doubtedly that a majority Of the COM
mittce favOrs action along the line OF the
resolutions adopted.
II do not see anything In Mr. Tiede-
mans card another prominent member
of the committee said, Under the cir
cumstances DO not see how the commit
tee can take any other action than TO
ask that Mr.. Tledeman withdraw from
the race and put out another candidate"
But can the committee take such ac-
ton after Mr.. Tiedeman has been nomi-
mated by democratic primary?" was
asked.
why of course it can" was the reply.
THE executive committee Is the SUI
preme power of the party and in my opin-
lon has the power to name a candidate 10
MI vacancy. In case Mr.. Iiedeman
does not withdraw from the ticket the
lion
the power to declare a vacancy should It
consider IL necessary to do so. and then
name a candidate to I'LL 1t. Under the cir
cumstanees this course should, and
think, VIII be pursued"
These are the two views that have been
presented with regard 10 Mr.. Iiedeman's
letter, and the quotations are all from
members of the executive committee
Those who will oppose any further action
on the part of the committee say they do
not see how that body has any power to
act in the matter, now that Mr.. Tiodeman
has been made the candidate of the coun-
~ democracy. As he accepted the posi-
ton under certain conditions ana has full
nlied those conditions to the letter, they
say they do not see that there is any
thing fol the committee TO do.
The subcommittee that was appointed
at the meeting or the executive commit
tee under the resolutions of Mr. John L.
Archer to wait upon each of the legisla-
tive candidates, received a reply from
capt henry kolshorn yesterday, but like
that from Mr.. Tiedeman It has not vet
been opened, and has not been submitted
10 the committee. Mr.. Gordon is stil out
of the city, and the subcommittee ain
await his reply before it opens the letters
or tOrmuiateS its report to the executive
committee. It is considered beyond a
doubt that the other candidates will fully
and freely indorse the national democratic
nominees and platform.
HusRAND. THEY NIFE CALLED