The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-24
TO RE0RGANlZE THE PARTY.
LIVELY TINE AMONG THE RErUn-
LICANs Al sISTEH's HALL.

The PIay of Julius Caesar Re-rend-
cred Win u. \. HutIedgc and John
-. Campbell ia the rifle Roles.
sir. Leakcn Criticised for His Ref
erence 90 Negro Domination In
the south" aud "a Committee APP
pointed go Wait tpon Him for an
ExpInnntion-Cnpt. Doyle Elected
Chairman Of the Party aud In
structed go Appoint New Com
mittec.
40 nttempt was made 90 reorganize tha
Republican party ~ Chatham county a.
q mass meeting held lt the Sisters Hall
On Russell street last night The osten
svo motive for tae meeting was the o.
legged failure ~ the chairman ~ the party
1 tc call for district mass meetings on Oct
I Ic. 20 elect delegates 40 q county eouveu-
+ ton 70 choose jbo new committee. this
having been the rule ia the past it wa
stated
Capt NJ. J Doyle was elected county
chairman. r. n Ruucdge. vice chairman.
and J. G Hamilton. secretary. There wero
net exceeding thirty voters To- the hall az
o O'Clock. when a Morning News reporter
s no had been invited TO the me ting left
the scene. though q, was claimed shat a
number came lu afierward IL was eharg-
"a by those not 10 sympathy with the
movement that the promoters were asraid
ID make public announcement ~ their
Intentions and That they shifted the place
81 meeting about from place 90 place in
order that they might not be- swomped by
+ their opponents
H. y Ruuedce was chairman a. che
meeting. ana b. Ferrehet. secretary.
while sam Black Rev. r. y ~ Smith.
j. u. Campbell Rcv. G. Max Manning
and J. r kimbau played leading parts
Ir some respects the meeting bore a re-
semb.ancc to the recent presentation %
tae play Of Julius Ceasar' az The The
ator. by colored company IN which
/ Butledge took che pare 81 Brutus A.
Hrutus, Rutle1ge took the leading part
ana denounced the mlsdceds Of the Hepu3-
I licau leaders OF the county IN language
which favored OF rs Shakespearen train
ug Sam Black. a. the lean and hungry
Caeius. proved an able second 60 HUT
/ ledge and sow that the pay was carried
ou' according to programme. while Bob
hourke. another postofiice emp.oye oc-
eupied a seat among the senators. and
regarded with approval the work Of The
! conspirators
The role Of Mark Antony was ably
/ taken by John - Campbell who de-
/ nouncet the proceedings 81 tae meetings
in unqualified terms ana charged the
chairman with being a traitor &c his par
I ty. who had sold out for so much cash.
81 being the sum named by Campbell
/ j. T.. kimhali. "a porter at the city dis
I pensary. was another friend of Caesar.
+ while j. II Toomer. another city en-
/ pioye was aligned with the opposite fac
\ ton. The mob vas well up o. its pare.
| and demonstrative at the approved peri
obs. Al times 1t looked as q the meeting
would break up IN "a free fight. with the
oids IN favor Of the conspiratop. but
I the minority wisely decided not TO push
matters 20 extremes
Rutledge called the meeting TO order and
/ attempted 10 state its objects hut was
1 Interrupted 10y Campbell, who denounced
/ tho meeting ana les objects and especially
/ the chairman. There was a choice ex-
4 change Of epitheiis between the two. but
Rutledge was elected temporary chair
man on motion of Richard Butler. and
/ Joseph G. Hamilton. temporary secretary.
i The meeting then proceeded 70 get down
20 business. but with frequent tnterrup-
7 lions from Campbell
] plan 81 procedure" had hccn pre-
/ viously arranged which had been iu-
I trusted TO Black and which the chairman
Z tfArtntNtA NlA ANtAhfff aiAA if tAANh va 20
NE plan was the Endorsement Of the ma
4 tonal Republican ticket. which was put
/ through tn good style. This was followed
4 by an iudorscmetn OF Postmaster boyle's
I administration as postmaster. the chair
man declaring that Postmaster Doyle had
I appointed TO ONCE more than twenty me-
grocs Of the hackest hue" while others,
holding higher positions, had appointed
none. evidently referring 20 Collector De
vcaux
The chairman then announced as the
next business on the programme the con-
sideration OF clipping from The savannah
/ Press of recent date in which Mr. Leaken
was reported as referring 20 his ineNre-
/ Renee" and TO the question Of negro
domniilon In the South" Tho latter
phrase seems 70 stick in the craw OF the
chairman and mis- sympathizers and was
1 commented upon uufaVorahly from vari-
GUS standpoints. Rutledge referred TO the
/ Republican candidate Tor Congress as
1 Nominated by a faction OF the Republican
/ party" and declared that there was no
/ such thing as negro domination In the
/ south, that there never had been, and
never would be any such domination, and
that the use Of the phrase was uncailed
for
This discussion was temporarily dropped
| while Capt NJ. j Doyle was elected
/ chairman OF tho county and authorized TO
I appoint an executive committee of twenty
ave to act with him. James f. Fefreobe
was eletced secretary OF the committee.
Rev r. ~ NJ Smith. W II Morel and
r. C. Johnson were appointed a commit
tee TO notify the officers named Of their
/ election
The discussion Of Mr. Leaken's use Of
the phrase referred 20 was then resumed
and "A resolution was adopted appointing
John H. Toomer, y. C. johnson and Rich
ard Butler a committee Ito call upon Hon.
". II. Leaken and to beg Tor an explain
alton Of what he meant by his fear Of
negro domination IN the South"
Speeches were made by Rev T. ". NJ.
smith. Rev. c. Max Manning and John
fl Toomer after which the meeting adj
journed.
While the attendance upon the meeting
was small there were several leaders pres
eut Of some prominence among their peo-
ple and II the movement Is one in favor
of Congressman Lester. as seems TO be
plainly indicated. It Is not unlikely that
Il may mean a considerable detection tn
the Republican ranks In tbs county The
Doyle people are stu sore over their de-
feat In the summer primaries and the
participation OF postofice employees and
particularly the election OF Cant DOYLE
AZ county chairman would appear TO be
significant. II Capt Doyle accepts the
Office there Is likely 20 be a decided breach
IN the Republican ranks. ana Mr. Leak