The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-28

Denounces the Committees Action rs
an Attempted Theft

an Attempted Ihcft.
When the crowd went out of the court
room, after the adjournment of the Ex-
ecutive Committee II required but a short
time for the news of the committees ac-
ton to become spread abroad and less for
it to reach the ears of Mr.. Osborne and
his principal supporters.
Col. Merritt Dixon made several at
temps TO express his adherence of what
the committee had done, running almost
the entire gamut of abuse. Finding it i'm
possible to remember or to coin express
sions that measured up to his concessions
OF what ought to be said about the resolu-
lions, the Colonel sat down and thought
about them.
When Mr.. Osborne was seen about the
action of the committee he prepared and
gave out for publication the following
signed statement of mis- position and con-
tentions:
The scheme proposed is nothing moro
nor less than dishonest effort on the
part of Mr.. Hartridge's Advisory Commit
tee, several OF whom are members of the
Executive Committee, to prevent a fair
and honest expression of opinion from 800
white citizens of this county. The plan is
for the Purgfng Committee, a majority of
whom are confessedly my enemies 10 dis
Al etNillSe 6CNtAdl Huu0l&Q voters. me
management on election day can be relied
upon TO do the rest.
There are two things connected with
the entire matter that excited my surprise
The first is that Mr. Charlton, who has
his nephew running for office in the pri-
mary, should stand for such a bold, Rlar-
ing attempt to outrage the voting pub ic.
The second is that the little coterie Of back
number and discredited politicians who de-
vised the scheme, could lend themselves 10
the idea that the majority of white pso-
pie of this county would permit any such
high-handed and dishonest proceeding
The primary is not at all in the letter
or spirit of the cali. l have already taken
steps to correct the STAINLESS attempt 10
steal. / have wired a protest to Chair
man duBignon of the State Executive
Committee. | win probably get an an
swer from him tomorrow. You will ind
that the wrong will be rightel-that is,
provided we have any election at all.
w. w. Osborne.
The telegram sent by Mr. Osborne to
Chairman duBignon of the State Demo-
cratic Executive Committee, is as fol-
lows:
ITO Hon. F. G. duignon, Albermarle
Hotel, New York city. The Democratic
Executive Committee of Chatham county
have disregaerded the rules of the State
Committee in ordering primary for May
is, first, without allowing no representa-
ZION IN luS management second, Dy ap-
pointing a committee TO purge the lists
of registered voters; third, by allowing
me no representation upon the purgiug
committee; fourth, by appointing j. f.
Sullivan and Harry Willink, bitter parti-
sans of my opponent as the only two ac-
cepting members of the purging commitv
tee. / demand an appeal to the State Cen
trail Committee and respectfully request
that you call an immediate meeting of
the committee to consider my appeal.
Wv. w. Osborne"
The action of the committee has created
n storm of protest among the Citizens
Club people. 1t has the Endorsement of
the Liberal Club, who say II is not only
absurd, but unjust 10 make a protest
against the unfalrness of the committee
men as managers and burgers of the reg
istration lists before such unfairness has
had a chance to be exhibited. To this
the Citizens Club people say that unless
they protest now, their protests will avail
them nothing
1T is stated that the nine Citizens Club
members of the Executive Committee will
decline TO serve as managers of the pro-
posed primary or in any capacity with it.
Mr. LETTER has stated that he would not
accept the appointment a member of
the committee to purge the registration
list and no one of his companions can be
found to take his place.