The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-23
WILL NOT JOIN THE BOLT.
CITIZEN CLUB LEADERS To SUP
PORT TO-6AY,s NOMINEES.

Hons. II. G. duBignOn and Pope Bar
row Announce Positively That
They VIII stand by the Candidates
Selected at the Primary-Other
Prominent Leaders Known to
Have Taken n similar Position.
Solicitor General osborne Among
the Number-They Prefer Consis-
tency to Any other Course
Hon. f. @. duBignon left for New York
yesterday afternoon. lie was called North
by a telegram to attend a meeting of the
counsels of the Southern Express Company
on Friday. Mr.. duBignon endeavored to
arrange matters so that he might remain
over to-day, but found it impossible to
do so.
Before leaving Mr.. duBignon stated en-
phatlcally that he would support the leg
islative candidates nominated in to-day
primary election. The Liberal Club can
didates Of to-day, as Mr.. dut3lgnon consid-
ers 1t, viii then be the regular Democratic
party nominees, and as such will receive
his vote
Whether it were wise or unwise, Just
or unjust for the county executive com
mittee TO order legislative candidates nom
mated at this primary, 1 will not discuss"
said Mr.. duBignon. There may be a diff
ference of opinion on that question. But
there is no doubt in my mind Of the right
and authority of the executive committee,
at meeting, when a large majority of the
members were present, to order a primary
for the purpose set forth in the resolu-
lions then adopted. AS party Democrat,
as one who has pleaded for party organi-
cation, who has insisted here and else
where on the maintenance of the regular
organization and on complete reorganiza-
ton of those representing it, I can and
VIII do nothing else than support the nom
lnees Of the primary called by the party 3
recognized executive committee
This statement definitely decides the
status of the candidates selected AT to-
DAYS primary so far as the views of the
chairman of the state Democratic execu-
i've committee are concerned. Personally
ana officially Mr.. duBignon will unoi1es-
uonably recognize them as the regular
party nominees.
Other gentlemen who took a prominent
stand for the Citizens Club candidates in
past years on the ground thar they were
the party nominees, agree with Mr.. du-
Blgnon views and will like him vote
IN october for Messrs. McDonough, Nc
MILAN and LaRoche. One of the most
prominent of these is Mr. Pope Barrow
Mr.. Barrow says:
L am what is known as an organized
Democrat. This means that / hold nv
SELF bound by the action Of the regular
democratic organization The executive
committee of Chatham county has order
ed primary election to be held on June
g. shall vote for the nominees Of that
primary"
Subsequently Mr. Barrow added: Il could
not do otherwise and be consistent"
When making the argument he
fore the legislative committees on
behah of the commissions Mr.
barrow said that If the Lib
eral Club would go into a white prjnna-
ry Tor the settlement of this and all other
matters he would abide by the result. The
Chains made at that time that the Liberal
club was against party organization I'M
questionably greatly helped to defeat the
measures to repeal the commissions
1t is known that another of the most
prominent leaders of the old Citizens Club
mas privately stated that he will support
the nominees of to-day's primary The
impression is that others especially those
having any aspirations toward state poli-
tics, will take a similar stand when Octo-
Der comes. Solicitor General Osborne n
is understood, will also support the pri-
mary ticket.