The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-17


| assigning managers at the ballot boxes
| must give equal representation to ;he
| two dominant factions of the Democratic
| party of the county.
| Resolved further, that as soon as pos
| sible after the counting of the ballots cast
al the primary, the managers shall make
| returns thereof TO the chairman Of the
| Democratic party of Chatham county,
] who, as soon as the returns are COM
! plete. shall make official announcement
! of the result.
! Mr. Juchter objected seriously to the
! proposition in the resolutions TO use the
! registration of 1886. This is an election
| in 1898, he said, and the 1898 registration
/ should be used. He could not see any
| reason why the committee should go back
! several years to get registration for the
! primary.
sir. w, p. LaRoche explained that the
only complete registration that could be
/ secured was that of 1886. Moreover, he
| seated that the 1896 registration was used
! In the last primary at which the members
| Of the executive committee were elected.
That resolution is wrong" Mr.. j. S.
! Collins said, and If it is insisted on l. for
one, propose to leave this meeting. do
| not propose to submit to any such cut and
dried arrangement as this"
when a member of this committee says
| he will bolt the meeting" said Mr.. A. S.
/ Guckenheimer, Il regard 1t as the first
attempt to disorganize what might be
harmony. These resolutions simply follow
! the precedents which have been set here
! tofore by every executive committee, and
the reasons for such action in the election
held in Chatham county. Unless the gem
tlemen interested in that resolution had
their ticket made up. they would not have
time to select one, he said AS to the cost
or a primary, that amounts TO nothing,
when its Importance is considered
1t may be that some Of the members
would like 10 see mesoff the committee"
he said, land If that resolution is insisted
on, repeat that cannot serve on it."
Mr.. Guckenheimer said that what he
stated with reference to precedents was
true. The same delegates and representa-
tives were nominated in 1894, he said the
primary being held in June or July.
majority of the members of the present
committee were members of the commit
tee then. and they ordered that election.
Mr. Harry Willink then took the floor.
and amidst a flood of questions poured
upon him from both sides, he managed to
fnish his remarks. II may have been that
primary had been ordered in the past
within a short time, nevertheless he said
nun time had been given for the consid-
Grafton of candidates, for the people knew
II was coming. It had never happened be-
fore that people were given only six days
IN which to name candidates and hold an
election. He had no objection to voting for
an Inc candidates named in the resolutions
az one time, but he did object emphatical-
" 70 the shortness Of the time. He did not
mink such an arrangement fair or lust
Ihen there followed discussion between
Messrs. Willink and Guckeuheinler as TO
precedents for such an election. Mr. Guck-
enheimer Insisted that similar elections had
been held both in 1894 and in 1896.
Just here Mr.. Juchter arose to a point
Of order. No rules had been adopted for
Of he
wanted TO know if any action taken would
not be void
Chairman Charlton ruled that such
would not be the case, as the COMMITTEES
would proceed under regular parliament
airy rules until special rules had been
adopted.
Mr.. Juchter appealed from the decision of
me chair. but finally Withdrew his point
OF order and the discussion proceeded.
There then followed a general discussion
with regard to precedents for such an
election, during which MIR. Willink had the
moor, but all sorts of questions were fired
&C him with regard to previous elections
he was satisfied that more notice than one
week mad been given the people In 1885
though other members thought to the con-
trary.
After some more dicusslon about the reg
islration list, and the question of expenses
all OF which proceeded in an eight to
Twelve ratio, the question was called. The
vote was first taken on Mr. Iamotte's
| amendment which was to strike out all OF
the resolutions except the part referring 10
| oupreme Court Justices and delegates 10
the congressional convention
Just as the two first names were called
and Mr.. Collins saw how things were go
ing he quietly put on his hat and walked
out of the court room. He went out so
quietly I'M fact that his absence was not
noticed until his name was called and he
tn
lows:
10 favor of Mr.. Lamotte's amendment.
Messrs. Willink, Drury, Petronevich, Leo
poid' Lamotte, Juchter, Schroeder and Left
fer.
Against Mr.. Lamotte's amendment.
Messrs. Gleason, Russell, Sullivan, Dun
| can, Teynac, Guckenheimer, I.aRoche
We'll, Power Smith, Gibbons and Wells.
The vote on the original resolution was
| then taken and it stood the same way
| eight TO twelve, and the resolution was
| declared passed Strangely enough no
one suggested that the vote be made unani-
nous.
Col. Juchter demanded that the aye and
nay vote be spread on the minutes. Chair
man Charlton told him that was not nee
| essary as the secretary would have to do
that any how. Col. Juchter said he sim
ply wanted TO be certain that it would be
done.
Chairman Charlton wanted to know
whether the committee of five provided
for In the resolutions TO arrange for the
| primary should be appointed at once.
Members of both factions considered that
IL should be done right away owing to the
shortness OF the time stated in the pream-
| bic.
Mr.. Guckenheimer insisted further that
the registration of 1886 is the only one that
| 1t Is possible to get In complete shape.
Mr.. Collins insisted that the other side
| had no right to come into the meeting
and say that 1t was going to nominate
| candidates for the legislature within a
weeks time. The people are not looking
! for 1t, he said, and the election does not
take place until October they should have
some time to think about it,
Mr.. Guckenhemer responded by saving
| that four years ago all of these officers
were voted for at the same time. ana
that then the time of the primary was
no further distant from the election than
1t would be on this occasion Representa-
uYes' he said, had already been chosen in
| many counties.
Mr.. c. A. Lamotte said ne could see no
objection to the first part of the resolu-
ton, but he seriously objected to the nom
nation of delegates to the senatorial con