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primary ilat Is not [nErE4y I2lf. KNOW
he doesn't; I don't think that Mr., Hart
ridge wants TO be nominated by a primary
that is not entirely fair; know he doesn't.
This. therefore, is TO time for partisan
ship"
Capt. Cam suggested that any Impair
tial person be named a ) referee at the
election, TO whom all disputed questions
should be referred. He suggested The
chairman of the party. He closed what
he had 10 say with an appeal for perfect
fairness and for party harmony.
At this point Commit teeman IaRoche
moved that the committee retire TO the
grand jury room of the City Court, for
the purpose of elaboration. Mr.. Collins
reiterated his statement that he had nOtn-
ing to say that ne wished concealed. and
10 this Mr.. LaRoche retorted that nei Their
had he. Ii was suggested by the chair
man that representatives. of the newspa-
pers be not excluded from the committee s
session. and in this form the motion was
put and carried.
Whatever had been the motives that
inspired the suggestion that the commit
tee retire to deliberate, it's good effects
were Immediately seen. The session held
In the jury room lacked entirely the ele-
nent of personal vituperation, and the in
tensely partisan speeches that have char
acterized the preceding two meetings of
the committee. Evidently the absence of
the crowd, the inability to secure applause
or other manifestations of approval, and
a more concentrated ability to realize that
the committee had been convened for the
transaction of business operated to expe-
dite the consideration of every question
that was presented. The members of the
committee sat down and discussed these
questions, and while they were not able
10 agree they could and did disagree
pleasantly.
Chairman Meldrim stated that he had
favored the retirement OF the committee
with the belief that Ii would conduce TO
the transaction of the business. Person.
ally, he had come only IN the hoDe that
he might do some good. There was no ne
cessty for ill-feeling, and each member
of the committee ought 10 concede that
every other member was trying to do night
and to reach a right conclusion. so far as
the lights before him would permit.
After some cursory discussion of the
best way TO proceed. 1t was finally agreed
by the minority that any method that
would serve to reach the ends they advo-
Gated would suffice. 1t was then that Mr.,
LaRoche, who had offered the first reso-
luton regarding and regulating the pri-
mary, offered the resolution amending
them. In the resolution the chairman was
appointed referee of the primary, but this
clause was subsequently, modified by the
insertion Of the name Of Mr.. Cunning
ham, upon Col. MeldrIm's declining to
serve The amending resolution was as
follows:
Whereas, at meeting of The Demo-
cratic Executive Committee of Chatham
county, on the 9th day of April. 1900 GER
tain resolutions were passed arranging for
the Democratic primary 90 be held in
Chatham county on May Is 1900;
And Whereas, certain candidates for
Offices to be voted for at said primary,
and their friends have charge of the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee of Chatham
county, with unfainess in connection with
the details for said primary as provided
for in said resolutions.
And Whereas the criticisms and obiec-
tions TO said resolutions have been for
mally presented to the Democratic Exec
utive Committee in the shape of a set OF
resolutions. passed at a mass meeting of
citizens held at the Savannah Theater,
on Mey 2 1900.
And Whereas. ii is now and always has
been the special aim and desire OF this
committee to give 20 the Democratic vot-
ers of Chatham county as fair a primary
as possible having that end in view when
the resolution of April q We're passed, and
desiring now to accentuate this purpose,
and to meet the criticisms and objections
already referred to. and TO the end that
no Democrat who Is a candidate for Of
flee will have any reasonable excuse for
declining to enter said primary.
Therefore. be It Resolved, That Sec
+ien %, of the resolutions of April q, 1900
be amended by adding thereto TO the
following words:
First. That when said Purging Com
mittee rueets to discharge its duty should
any differences arise between the mem
bers thereof, all s1ch differences shall be
referred 90 T. NJ. Cunningham, Jr., ESQ,
as a referee, and his decision on ell mat
tiers under consideration by the COMMITTEES
shah be final"
Second. That Section IS Of the resolu-
ton of April q, be, and the same is en-
tirely repealed.
Third. That Section 10, of the resolu-
tons of April q. be amended by striking
out the words two ballot boxes for the
Fourth district" and inserting in lieu
thereof three ballot boxes for the Fourth
district"
Fourth. Resolved that Section IA. OF
said resolutions be amended by adding
thereto the following words:
In assigning managers to the several
boxes. said subcommittee shall give at
least one manager at each box, and a
clerk to the opposing factions. II during
the progress of the primary, there should
be any disputes between the managers
81 any of the boxes concerning the man
agement of said election, whether there
be two or three managers at the box or
boxes, where disputes arise 7. Mayhem
Cunningham. Jr.. Esq, shall be instanter,
called upon as referee to pass upon such
disputes, and his decision I'm every case
shall be final and binding on all parties
Fifth BE IT further resolved, That
the resolutions adopted by the Executive
Committee of Chatham county, on April
n, be, and they are further amended, by
adding to the same the following:
That the tax collector of Chatham coun-
" is hereby requested to furnish ths
Purging Committee, provided for I'm the
said resolutions, and the amendments, a
Hist of the voters of sold county, who have
registered for the year 1900, on his books,
up to and including May 8, last.
The said list to be furnished as soon as
possible.
The sections of these resolutions were
taken up ssriatim. This motion was made
by Mr.. LETTER and seconded by Mr.. La
Roche and was the first exhibition OF
members Of the committee from opposing
factions getting together On even the
most immaterial point.
The section OF the resolutions providing
for the addition of Mr.. Cunningham to
the Purging Committee and making him
absolute, sole and final arbiter of any
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