The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-23
LIBERALS INDoRSE TICKET.
Continued from Eighth Page,>

talent says the 1896 registration will make
the primary Illegal. Any lawyer who gave
such advice should be ashamed Of him
self. Certainly they should not be afraid
of registration in which they sometimes
registered as many as thirty or more from
one house. 1t was impossible, he said, to
sustain any charge of unfarness in any
particular.
In answer to the claim that the primary
was too early in the season, he called at
tention to the fact that the primary in 1885
was called for June 10, and the people
were required to vote for everything at
that time. The primary to-day is ordered
by the state Democratic executive commit
tee, for June g. and here are twelve men
who claim to be Democrats advising Dem
ocrats to stay away from an election that
the state organization has ordered. The
1896 registration is the most recent one that
can he secured, he said. This years regis
tration is incomplete, and that of 1887 new
CT was completed or published.
After urging a full turnout Of the voters
at the primary to-day, Mr.. 'Byrne pre-
secuted to the meeting the ticket, which he
felt would be Endorsed by everyone who
favors harmony and good government. The
local ticket to be voted for to-day was pre-
sented as follows:
For Delegates to the Congressional
Convention:
HENRY c. CUNNINGHAM.
j. H. ESTILL.
EDWARD KAROW.
b. A. DENMARK.
4. ]. DAVIS.
A. l.. ALEXANDER.
For Delegates to the Senatorial
Convention:
JOHN FLANNERY.
K. M. HULL.
e A. WE'LL.
DIR. WILLIAM DUNCAN.
c. D. BALDWIN.
w. 3. STILLWELL.
For Members of the Legislature:
j. J. McDONOUGH.
THOMAS H. MCMILLAN.
WALTER p. I4AROCHE.
Chairman O'Byrne moved that the re-
port of the committee be adopted unani-
mously.
Col. Merritt w Dixon said he was pres
ent to say that he stood right where he
did two years ago. He was glad to know,
he said, that he had friends on both sides,
so to speak, though his name was used in
the papers during his absence from the
city and unknown to him. He was a
compromiser, he said. The people are
tired of discussion and strife.
why people in the upper part of the
state didn't know anything about Chat
ham county. They would ask, are you
from Citizens Club county, or from Liber-
al Club county?'
Col. Dixon then spoke of the efforts
toward harmony brought about by the
union of the voters in the gubernatorial
race He spoke of Hon. Walter G.
Charlton, and would venture TO say that
he would never, while chairman, attend a
political meeting about which there was
the least craftsmanship.
It gave him great pleasure, he
said, to second the nomination
of the candidates presented. In doing so
he spoke of each of the legislative candi-
dates in complimentary manner. He
considered that this ticket was a compro-
mise ticket, in that it came about as the
result of the selection of a compromise
executive committee.
The motion was then put, and with a
unanimous rising vote, and a ringing cheer
the ticket was Endorsed.
Mr.. Walter p. LaRoche, one of the can
didates, who was on the stage, responded
to calls. and made a brief address, thank
ing the Liberal Club for the honor con-
ferred upon him. and for leaving him
wholly untranmeled and unbound by any
pledges. If elected he would go to the
legislature, he said, with the full deter
mination 10 do the best that he could for
the interests of Chatham county and her
people.
A motion to adjourn followed, and the
crowd went out of the hall talking of
what is TO be done to-day.