The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-25
NO MEETING WILL BE CALLED.
EXECUTIVE CoMsITTEENES or
FosE ATIxINsoN'S REQUEST.


Five Out Of Seven Who Have Written
Chairman duBiRnOn Say They DO
Not Want Another Mecting-Com-
mittee's Vote on the Primary Plan
Was Unanimous and They DO Not
See Any Reason Why 1t should Be
ChanGed-Chaf3man duBignOn said
He Would Not Call the Meeting
Unless a Majority of the Committee
Requested II, and 1t VIII Not BE
Called.
There will not be another meeting OF the
state Democratic executive COMMITTEES as
requested by Judge Spencer r.. Atkinson in
a recent letter addressed to the members
of the committee, calling upon them to
! join in a request to Chairman T. G. du-
Bignon 10 call the committee together.
In this letter to the members of the COM
mittee Judge Atkinson bases his request
upon statement purporting to come from
Col. Allen D. Gambler to the effect that
Judge Atkinson and Hon. R. L. Berner
Were in a combination to defeat him. In
order to remove all grounds for the appre-
hension entertained, Judge Atkinson says
he has written TO Col GAMBLER suggesting
the advisability of changing the plans for
| the primary. In brief Judge Atl1inson's
suggestion is that each candidate before
the primary shall be given a vote from
each county proportional to the vote cast
| in that county for him, except In coun-
| Ties where a majority of the vote is cast
for any one candidate. The letter then
concluded with a request to the member
OF the committee so addressed to join in
a request TO Chairman duBignon to call
! another meeting of The committee for th,,
| purpose of changing the plans for the pri-
mary in. accordance with this suggestion.
Accompanying the letter TO each mem
Der was letter addressed to Mr.. duBg-
non, asking him to issue the call 1t was
! contemplated that these letters should be
sent to Mr.. duBignon by members of the
committee desiring the meeting called.
Chairman duBignon was seen yesterday
by q representative of the Morning News
and asked If he had heard from Judge
Atkinson or from any members of the
committee with regard TO this matter.
II have not received any letter from
Judge Atkinson" Chairman duBignon
said, but have had letters from seven
| members of the committee with regard 10
the matter. Five of them stated positiN
| ly that they were opposed to any further
meeting of the committee for the purpose
| for which Judge Atkinson wants it on
the ground that the action of the COM
mittee was unanimous and was consld-
cred the wisest plan, Mr., A. A. Lawrence
did write asking for another meeting. and
one other member of the committee, a
Mr. Luttrell of Harris county, in con-
Guiding letter about that and other mat
tiers asked me, if I did not think 1t advisa-
bic that another meeting be called.
II have sent the same reply 70 all OF
these gentlemen, stating that if a majority
of the committee requested another meet
ing, would call 1t, but not otherwise
The action of the committee with regard
4 to which Judge Atkinson complains wa;
| unanimous, and the five members of thu
committee from whom heard think there
is no reason, therefore, to call another
meeting"
Further than this, Chairman duBignor
would not discuss the matter. The presen
plan for the primary of voting directl.
for the candidates and having the dele
gates selected by the county executive
committee, in accordance with the vot
cast, as will be remembered, was advocat
l ed in the committee meeting by the friend
: of Judge Atkinson. 1t is said il never oc
{ Cured to any member of the commltte
that the plan would further any combina
ton against Col. Gambler.
This idea of the committee In having tn
: vote cast directly for candidates in IN
primary was, In the first place, to MAX
! it as nearly an election as possible. i
. many instances delegates are elected d
: account of their own popularity, an
. without regard to their stand for one can
didate or another.
=, In the next place this plan adopted by tn
: committee will prevent combinations in In
c convention. The delegates are 10 be select
ed by the county executive committee, an
- they will be men who are decidedly in ia
. vor OF the candidate receiving the pluralit
!, or the majority vote as the case may b.
= Not only that but if there should be a plu
= rality or majority in any county for. Co
= Mark Hardin for Secretary of State q
; against Col Phil Cook, or vice versa, tn
only Gambler or Atkinson or Berner me
as The case might be, but they would ais
| have to favor the candidate for Secretar
of State select ted by their county, and so /
any other case where there is a contes
= For instance, If Chathams Democrat
should give plurality vote for Candle
Hardin and Nesbitt. the delegates selecte
y favor all of these candidates.
re-. In response to inquiries with regard
, the matter the Atlanta Constitution he
received telegraphic replies from fourtee
of the members of the state executive con
90 mittee expressing themselves as oppose
{. to calling the committee together for Ii
purpose of changing the primary plan.
is well-known that five others also oppos
n the change which gives majority. Excl
sive of the chairman there are thirty-for
* members, and 1t appears from this thl
r nineteen are known 10 be against II
rs change Hon. w. II. Luttrell Of Harr
at county is the only member who telegraph
o. ed the Constitution favoring THE change,
&c 1t is apparent from these facts that thei
lie will be no meeting called. Chairman dl
r. Bignon, as stated said in his replies this
~ he would not call the meeting unless II ws
rs desired by majority of the committee, ar
le the majority being the other way, this Sc
I ties it,
TO SOLICIT THEATER TRAVEL.
Manager Wcis of the savannah The
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