The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-04
THE HARMONY COMMITTEE.
both SIDES HAVE SELECTED THE
NAMES TO BE VOTED FOR.

\ Little Lack of Harmony Developed
in the Ranks of the Citizens Club
COmmittee-A Tilt Between Friends
of Mr.. BViIIinIS and of Mr.. AIexan-
der and Others, Which Resulted in
"A Victory for the Former-AII Mo-
lions But That Made by Mr.. Metz
ger Voted Down-QuestiOn of a
Chairman the Next Interesting
Matter.
The Citizens Club. or primary executive
| committee. held a brief but rather inter-
esting session in the Superior Court room
| yesterday morning. The meeting develop
ed the fact that there are two factions
within the lines of that organization as
wen as in the local politics of the county.
1t has been known for some time that
the subcommittee appointed by Chair
man duBignon was having difficulty in Sc
Letting twelve representatives for the new
county executive committee growing
out of the fact of the existence of these
two factions. When the meeting was call
ed to order Chairman J. S. Collins of the
subcommittee made this report:
THE committee of five appointed by the
chairman, to whom was referred the mat
ter of selecting twelve names 10 serve as
committeeman for the ensuing two years
if elected, beg to report that after care
full consideration of the duties assigned
to them, they deem it advisable to refer
back to the committee of the whole the
matter of selecting the committee of
twelve.
This action on the part of your commit
tee is brought about by reason of the TACT
that the committee appointed does not
believe that, in the absence of a number
Of the executive committee. they could
make a selection of twelve without plac-
ing themselves upon the committed which
would give general satisfaction, and we
recommend that the whole committee
make their own selection at this meeting"
The report was signed by J. S. Collins,
chairman, John Schwarz, VIM. I. Leo
pold, Geo. w. Wylly, Jr., and a. L. Alex
ander.
After this report had been received Mr.
William d. Metzger reported twelve names
and moved that they be selected the
twelve to represent the Citizens Club fac
lion upon the new executive committee.
This started the discussion, what little
there was of it. Much discussion was
aNertcO ana Inc SITUATION was greatly Sliu~
phfied by the fact that the crowd which
carried The day was largely in the major
iiy, and simply had to vote upon the prop
ositions which 1t made, and that was the
end of 1t.
Mr. John I. Morissey thought a better
way would be TO vote upon the names
proposed one at a time, and moved that
this course be pursued but his motion was
lost after a very little discussion.
Mr. A. l.. Alexander then moved that
the names of Messrs John Schwarz, John
1. NIorissey and George W. Wylly, Jr.,
be added to the lists, making fifteen I'll
all, and that these names then be voted
upon singly. After some little discussion,
he substituted in place of this motion
motion to the effect that each member
of the committee present be given a list
of the entire executive committee, and that
each one select twelve names from that
list. The. twelve to be finally selected
would then be those from the twenty-foup
members who received the most votes.
After some little discussion that motion
was lost, and the situation went back to
Mr.. Mergers proposition. The twelve
names proposed by Mr.. Metzger were vot-
ed upon and they were selected to repre-
sent the Citizens Club upon the new execu-
tive committee The names of those who
will represent the two factions are given
herewith