The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-09
CHANGES DID NOT PLEASE.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES LABoRs
FAILED TO BRING PEACE.


Enter the PrImary-A Manager and
Clerk at Each Box to De Given
the Minority of Committee-Mr. IT..
Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., Made
Referee of Purging Committee ana
Election.
The political campaign in Savannah
gives every present and unpleasant indica-
ton of lasting through the summer. The
changes in the primary rules that were
made by the Executive Committee of the
county last night do not meet OF suit the
requirements of Mr.. Osbornes friends and
supporters, and 1t was announced In the
committee meeting that he and those on
his ticket would not enter the primary.
The amended primary rules provide for
the appointment of MIR. T. May
hew Cunningham, Jr.. as the
final and exclusive arbiter of
the right of any man on the reg
istration list to vote, all disputed ques-
tons of this character being referred TO
him by the members of the Purging Com
mittee previously appointed; for the crea-
ton of an additional box in the Fourth
district; for the selection by the friends
of AR. Osborne Of successors to these MEM
bers of the minority of the committee who
are unable or decline to serve as election
managers; for the selection by these man
ayers of the boxes at which they will
serve; for the repeal of Section IS of the
primary resolutions adopted April q.
The objections to these rules as amend
ed, as made by the friends of Mr.. Os-
borne, are that they do not provide for
equal representation on the Purging Com
mittee, leaving it still two TO one; that
they do not provide for equal representa-
ton at all of the boxes, but leave five of
them at which the majority of Mr.. Hart
ridges friends will still be apparent, where
he wsl be represented by two managers to
Mr.. Osbornes one; in short, that they do
not give the equal representation at every
box and at every stage of the election
which Mr.. Osborne and his friends have
announced as the least they will accept.
The meeting was called to order by Vice
Chairman Duncan at $3.50 O'Clock, in the
City Court room. DIR. Duncan stated he
was gratified to be able to announce to
the committee that Col. p. w. Medrim,
who had been elected chairman at its last
meeting, had found himself in a position
to accept the tender, and that Col Mel
drim was present and would provide over
Chairman Meldrim commenced the
transaction of the business of the meet
ing without Formally. Twenty-Five
members of the committee responded to
the call of their names.
The chairman stated that The meeting
was called for the purpose Of hearing fur
Their from the committee representing the
mass meeting of citizens at the Theater,
who had already preferred certain rec
concentrations and requests as to the rules
provided for the primary. The commit
tee was represented at the meeting by
Col. Merritt w. Dixon, its chairman, and
Capt. j. f. Cam. Mr.. X. NJ. Hitch, the
third member of the committee, was not
present.
Col Dixon stated, in response 10 n
question from the chair, that his commit
tee desired 10 be heard. but that he was
unable to say what time would be re-
CURED until he was informed what points
his committee would have to meet.
''The chair win adopt this plan, Col.
Dixon" said Col. NIeidrim. THE men,
bers of your committee VIII be permitted
whatever time they think will be neces-
sary to present TO this committee the OBJ
Jections to the primary rules you have 10
make You will be subjected to no in
terruptions. At the conclusion of your
remarks this committee viii, retire, and
take such action upon the matter pre-
Sented by your representa- tions as seems
to 1t just and proper"
There was discussion here for mo.
ment or two between Col. Dixon, and
the chairman as to the advisability and
propriety of the committees retiring, but
the chairman held to his point Col
Dixon stated that fifteen minutes would
suffice probably to state the position OF
the body of citizens he represented. He
wanted further time TO answer the argyll
ments of members of the Executive Com
the chair would not rule on this question
at the time.
Committeeman Collins objected to re-
firing at all Anything he had to say
ne said, he was willing to say in puo-
iic and he did not think he should be
forced to retire to a private committee
meeting.
'wer, SIR" retorted the chairman,
calmly and cody. 'there will be no neces-
sity of your retiring"
BY an unanimous vote the Conference
Committee was granted permission to
state its contentious. and Col. Dixon be-
gan 10 speak in its behalf. A straight
line had been drawn, he said, between
the opposing factions. Their respective
positions on the subject of the primary
had come TO be well understoo
I'VE ask to have managers represent
ing the interests of our candidates at each
box and we ask the privilege of naming
thVul OulHtlNeS. we are content thaf
both factions shall name It's managers,
and we are willing TO name those who are
TO represent our interests tonight. With
your permission, l will read you the list:
First district, box A. Henry E. Dree-
son and Robert L. Holland; box 3, Isa-
dore Silverberg and c. A. Lamotte; Sec
ond district, w. T. Leopold and Hal II.
Bacon; Third district, Box A. Robert L.
Colding and A. A. Lawrence; box II,
Adolph Letter and f. NJ. Oliver; Fourth
district. box A, James N. Dixon and
Thomas w. Hussey; box b. j. S. Col
Inns and Samuel Reynolds; Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Eighth districts, d. L. Chris
ton and J. L. Newton
IF YOU prefer 10 have but one mana
ger from each faction az each box, we
VIII sanction the selection of the name
first given for each box on the list have
just read. As 10 the clerks and list
keepers at the election, n matter that
seems to have been generally overlooked,
we win agree to hand in our list Of names
for these positions before II o'clock next
Saturday.
I'VE are willing that there shall be a
Conference Committee of the two factions