The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-18
POLITICIANS ARE PLEASED.
BOTH FACTIONS SATISFIED WITH
COMMITTEES ACTION.

4 General Concurrence of Opinion
That 1t Acted for the Best-PoIi-
ticians' Silence Evidence of Their
Satisfac tiOD-SoIieitOr General Os-
borne VIII Bring the Question or
Primary Managers Before County
Executive Committee--Both sides
Say They Want a Fair Deal and no
Favor, But Differ as to what This
Means.
on borh sides of the political fence In
Savannah there seems to be general salts
faction with the course pursued by the
State Democratic Executive Committee IN
ordering a primary for all officers for
whom the people are to vote, to be held
May Is.
So far as could be learned yesterday
from prominent leaders of both factions.
there is no disposition anywhere to find
fault with the action of the state commit
tee, but, on the contrary, a general con-
currence of opinion that it has acted for
the best and wisely. The factional leaders
are moi prone to discuss politics at this
time, but did they feel that
they had reason to be dis
satisfied with the primary ordered
by the committee there would have come
from the side that thought itself discltm-
mated against or injured a howl of pro-
test That they say nothing is as good ev-
, idence as anything else that they do not
feel themselves or their factions ag-
grieved
Col. J. H. Estll is the only one Of the
| committee from this city who re urned
home yesterday, Chairman f. G. duBig-
non and Mr. w. P. LaRoche remaining in
Atlanta. Both of these later gen lenen.
il is expected, viii return to Savannah to-
day or tomorrow.
1t remains with the County Executive
| Committee to make arrangements FIR he
holding of the primary election. A meet
| ing Of this committee has not been called,
though il IS generally expected that ore
shortly win be called and that the matt
of the primary will then be taken up. The
resolutions passed by the S tie Commi tee
recommend that the County Committee
shall as far as practicable. give repres n
tation TO contrasting candidates in the Sc
! lection of mana gers Of the primary.
Solicitor General Osborne, who VIII be
candidate to succeed himself at this pri-
mary, says Nat within a short time he
viii address a cOmmunicat on to airman
| W. G. Charlton of the County Executive
Committee, relating to the subject of the
primary and asking what arrangement
will be made TO give each side a fair rep
resentation in the selection of managers
and clerks of election.
Some time ago Mr.. Osborne addressed
a letter 10 Mr.. W. c. Hartridge, who will
be his opponent in the race for the So
licitor seneralshp, on the same subject
asking a conference for the purpose of
] civ ala t.
to the County Executive Committee for
its approval. Mr. Hartrdge replied that
he had no authority 20 represen: any fac
ton in such a conference, and that even
did he possess such authority he coud
not presume that the Executive Commit
| tee would make any plans for a primary
| that would not result in perfect justice
! being done all concerned.
! This answer Mr. Osborne mas said
makes it proper for him to carry his c, Sc
/ to the Executive Committee dire ,-,y Poth
! factions announce that all they want is
a fair deal AMI Q favors, but it Is likely
] that in interpreting just what is conveyed
in this there will be considerable fac
/ tional disagreements before the primary
! is held. D.sa gra ements of this character
; are predicted by those retired poitlcians
who, from a eoign of vantag on the
| fence, survey the political field with a
| blissful and serene impartiality
| Pending the primary no Il factions are
hard al work securing the registration Of
n heir adherents, or of those they think
the'r adherents. 1t is noticeable though
that o. late TIE r0gistratiou has not
reached the figures to VIII CHI it clung for
a long time. This is probably because
II ost Of the avowed partisans ara already
| qualified ard that those who are now
coni~g in are not so deeply interested in
the election of any one candidate or it
may he that those now being registered
by the ieprss MA es Cf the ia ous
have not tn ir accounts with the state
ard county in that perfect shane that
fcfaracterizes those of he old and steady
/ voter and a longer time is required to
( register each applicant.
the advantage IN abe matter of reg stra-
tion, as 10th ella IN 1t W tn he utmost
Vleor of defamation and rhe' oric and
STRENGTH Il 'tnrs. y tn des say that if
a primary W re held tomorrow they
would win hands down and without any
trouble a II at tire other de would not
come wi hin Falf nlie of the wire
Roth SIDES say that the other is relying
votes NJ on men who i0tsnd to dieap-
oint it. and that It has so grossly mis-
cacu1ated end overesiiuated its STRENGTH
1 trat the morning after the election viii
b. the r0ornirs Of it's political death and
bural-and that there viii be no chance
of resurrection.
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