The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-17
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lions came together, he said, to serve the.
people, and not one side
a. for one, win not indorse that resohl-
tion," he said, land I don't suppose IN
stand by It, either"
MIR. Wen then took the floor In defense
OF his resolution. He did not see why
they would not be just as fair for one fac
ton as for another The precedent had
been established and he considered 1t just
as well to follow 1t now. The nomination
of all these candidates at one primary
was nothing new and the people were used
to il by this time, he said. He could not
see where one faction would have any ad-
vantage over the other One member Of
the committee had said he would bolt If
things did not go his way. 1t is pretty
come to pass whep member takes that
position. ls
Mr.. Collins stated very warmly that he
had been mlsquoted. He did, not say he
would bolt If things did not SO his way, but
that he would withdraw from the meeting
if the resolution offered We're insisted on.
If ii has come to the stage where a man
says If things don't 80 his way ne u go
home, l for one, am willing Tor MIN TO
go home" said MIR. John Power, some
what emphaticaliy.
At this point Chairman Charlton called
the members to order, and prohibited per-
sonal cOlloQuies. qG. ee,I,
Mr.. Lamotte said he did not make his
motion on any idea of advantage TO one
side or the other, but he thought the cleo
ton was called too quick. The people
should be given more time for considera
ton.
Mr.. Guckenheimer then went into a dis
cusslon of the registration list to be used.
1t should be the registration list OF 1896 he
said, because that. was the only registra-
ton list which could be SECURED in d. COM
nj
list on which the present executive com
mittee was elected In the next place. he
said the people did not want four prima-
ries. The precedent had been established,
and there was no reason why all of the
officers named should not be chosen at
the primary next week,
MIR. Collins insisted that there was never
any such election.
Chairman Charlton then appointed the
committee. as follows: Messrs. John
Power. John Juchter, A. N Manucy, r. c.
Gleason and Warning Russell, II. There
being nothing further TO do the committee
adjourned, .n iA-
The general opinlonl Is that, this meeting
Of the committee will stir things up worse
than they have been stirred up before in
some time
MIR. Collins. when seen after the meet
ing was indignant over the action of the
committee.
SIMPLY uiO not propose 10 SUBMIT 10
any such unfair treatment" he said, land
that is why 1 withdrewlo pashaAe resign
from the committee. as did not propose
to have anything further to do with 1t af-
ter what has transplred. OF course, / can
not speak for the members Of our party
and do not know what they will do
But l do know that ] do not propose to
have anything to do with the matter TAX
ing that view of It, consider my course
in withdrawing from the meeting the
proper one. What will be the result / do
not know, but one thing is certain, and
that is itswill not conduce 10 harmony"
Il think this action will simply result
In split" said Mr.. c. a Lamotte after
the meeting. mo, 1 do not think 1 viii
Withdraw from the committee and do
not know that the others will But 1
mean to say it will result i'm worse dis
cord than could possibly have been the
case under any other circumstances. l
considered the action hasty. and l do not
see the necessity for it. What the result
will be, 1t is impossible to say now"
Members of the other faction said lit
tie more than they stated in the meeting
They considered that the resolutions pass
ed simply followed precedents in other
primaries, and they did not see how they
would give one side any advantage. over
the other. Both have the same time IN
which to conduct their campaign and
both have the same advantage under the
resolutions.
The fact that members of the general as
sembiy will have to be nominated next
Thursday win set everybody who thinks
about politics to bordering over the mat
ter. There will no doubt be caucus after
caucus, and some lively times are ex.
pected before next Thursday comes.