The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-13
THE PuRGING COMMITTEE.
It's Meeting Yesterday Attended
with Small Results,

The Purging Committee put in a day
yesterday which was attended with but
small results. One young man. William
Rogers, was dropped as being under age.
He claimed to be q, but as his father tes-
tilted that he was only 81 himself the COM
nnittee concluded that ii was impossible
that The son should have reached his ma
jorlty. The greater number of those who
had been summoned appeared before the
committee and their cases were investisa-
ted. In several cases the charges were
dropped. In other cases the parties were
able to establish their right TO vote or the
evidence against them was insufficient to
cause their removal.
AS the committee has but one more day
in which to work il has been suggested
and will probably be agreed that in a spirit
of fairness each side shall present the
names of those on the opposing side
against whom it is believed that there is
conclusive evidence of ineligibinty. The
committee will meet again tomorrow
morning and PIT in an entire day purging
the list. If the plan suggested is adopted
something may be accomplished.
Mr.. Robert Creamer. makes a sugges-
ton in this connection. Mr.. Creamer hal
charge of the registration for the Citizen
side, and is thoroughly posted on this sub
ject. LAS at present conducted, the purg-
ing of the registration is a farce" SAID
Mr.. Dreamer. Il am willing, if the people
on the other side will agree to do the
same thing, to name the men ON our
side, who should be removed from the reg
istratton list. l watched the registration
very closely, and am satisfied that there
are about twenty men on the two sides
who should he removed. This is moro
than the Purging Committee viii accom-
plish at the rate 1t is going. I know the
men on the other side as well as those on
my own who should be removed. / am sat
isfied that Capt MCGOWAN and Registrar
Sullivan win bear me out in whatever as
sertions 1 may make in regard to the reg
istration, and that they will cheerfuly
give their assistance to clearing the list
If this suggestion should be adopted.
As manager of the registration for the
Citizens, Mr.. Dreamer naturally has some
views as to how MISREPRESENTATION stands
There are $500 native American votes -
he said, 100 Irish, 600 Jews 325 Ger
mans, and 10 Greeks and others. If Os-
borne gets So per cent. of the American
vote he win be elected. My estimate rs
TO the vote by districts, Is as follows
First district. Osborne's majority, 200 to
24O; Second district, Osborne's majority,
250; Third district very close; Fourth dis
trict. nearly even. with possibly major
ity for Hartridge."
1.-THE real fight" said MIR. Dreamer, will
be In the Third district. Taking the First
and fourth districts together we shall at
least split even. The Second Is our ban
ner district. We win get nearly o-thrds
OF the vote there. This will leave It to the
Third district 10 say whether Osborne or
Hartridge will be the next solicitor gem
eral We shall do our best TO carry it for
Osborne.
'As to the tickets" said Mr. Dreamer,
IF either candidate wins by 500 votes he
will carry his ticket with him. If the ma
jority for the solicitor general Is less than
800, there Will be men from both tickets
among the winners"