The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-02
WILL HEAR FROM CHATHAM.
STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
CALLED TO MEET MAY IL.

Majority of the Members Had Re-
quested That a Meeting Be Called.
Mr. Osborne Gave the News TO His
Friends at the Theater Last Night.
Chairman Charlton Notified by
Vice Chairman Brown and Replies
Say 1t Is Their Time to Smile Now.
Chatham County's Political Linen
VIII Doubtless BE Given "A
Thorough Airing.
The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee will meet In Atlanta May Y to
consider the complaint made by Hon. w
W. Osborne that the arrangements made
by the County Executive Committee for
the state primary are unfair to him apd
not in compliance with the spirit of the
state committees resolutions IN calling
the primary.
The committee Is called together at the
request of a majority of its members,
Chairman duBignon and Vice Chairman
Brown having announced that they would
follow the precedent already established
by them to this effect. That a majority
of the members have made this request is
evident from the fact that leaders of both
sides were notified here yesterday by the
vice chairman that a meeting of the COM
mittee had been called. These requests
are undoubtedly due to the active corre-
spondence which has been carried on by
Mr.. Osborne and his friends during the
last few days.
The announcement made in yesterday 3
Morning News that Chairman duBignon
and Vice Chairman Brown had declined
TO accede to Mr.. Osbornes request, to call
a meeting of the committee, except upon
the conditions stated, caused the faces
of the Liberals 10 be wreathed in smiles.
The Citizens leaders must have gotten
information of the turn in their favor
early in the day At least by noon they
were smiling among themselves, and
knowingly predicting that their opponents
would smile on the other side of their
faces after last nights meeting. The
news. it was stated, would be held for
the meeting.
Hon. Walter G. Charlton, chairman Of
the County Committee, was officially noti-
| fed by Vice Chairman Brown of the pro-
posed action by the following telegram
received early last night: Am in receipt
of request by majority of State Commit
tee, calling for special meeting TO hear
protest from Chatham county. Telegraph
| II Saturday, May II, will suit your COM
mittee."
To this Mr. Charlton made the follow
ing reply Your telegram received. The
date viii suit. Had written you before
receiving your telegram"
Mr.. Charlton said that he had briefly set
forth his view of the committees action
in his letter to Mr.. Brown, a copy of which
he had also sent to each member of the
committee.
1t is ten days before the date set for
the hearing which is only three days be-
fore the date of the primary. This win
give the gentlemen principally interested
and the leaders of the two factions ample
time in which to set their views before
the members of the committee and this
Will undoubtedly be done. 1t would be
rather short notice to the County Com
mittee in which to make a change in Kts
programme should this be decided upon
and the result in this case is likely to be
a postponement of the Chatham county
primary to a later date.
The hearing before the State Commit
tee will undoubtedly be an interesting one
The County Committee will, of course be
represented. Mr.. Osborne and Mr.. Hart
ridge will both doubtless be on hand
backed up by delegations of their friends
With the bitterness which has been In
Jected into the campaign since the action
of the County Committee and which is
being added to almost daily by the per-
sonal attacks of the speakers at the DO
litical meetings, there is a very fair pros.
pect thai the entire contents of Chatham
county's political wardrobe will be drag
ged out for the inspection of the State
Committee and the edihcation of the pub
lie at large. The undesirable prominence
given Chatham countys local politics be-
fore the state at large during the las,
several years seems destined to continue.