The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-10

great moral headlight" inquired Judge
| Twiggs. When and where did ne ever
earn his title of st. Peter? At the Col
ored Industrial College, perhaps" He pro-
| ceeded TO deal with Col. Meldrim on this
line at some length. 1t takes a heap OF
people to make a world he said. There
are great many immoral men who pre-
tend to be moral and some immoral men
| VINO are far more to be trusted than some
men who prate of their morality. He re-
terred 10 morality, he said, in that high
er grander, broader sense which the gen
| tleman whom he was discussing did not
| understand, the morality which distin-
| guishes all good men from the bad
| Judge Twiggs Endorsed Mr.. Osborne's po-
sition on the gambling question, and dis
| cussed Mr.. Hartridge's plan of breaking
| up the evil. Mr.. Hartrdge should under
stand, he said, that it is not the
| duty of the solicitor general to
! impose the punishment This is The duty of
| the judge upon the bench, and there is no
solicitor general who Will have the audac-
| ity TO say to the court what fine 1t shall
| or punishment it shall impose In this
| connection he told an anecdote of an ex-
! perience Of his with the late Gov Her
| schel V. johnson, one of Georgia's intel
| iectual giants. After the war the former
| governor became judge of the Supreme
| Court. He was holding court at SWANS
Doro' and one night changed his boarding
| mousse without the fact being generally
known. A number of young LAWYERS
| spent most of the night Paying poker in
a room adjoining that of the Judge There
| was only al thin board partition between
| and the old Governor heard everything
| that went on. The next morning on the
| bench, he called Judge Twiggs to him
| ana told him with apparent harshness of
| MS knowledge of what had taken place
and of his intention to present the entire
crowd TO the grand jury There was great
CONSERVATION among the players when
| they heard this. However though the
| Judge charged severely against gambling
| ne said nothing about the escapade of
the young men. Later in the day, when
| asked why he did not carry out his threat
| ne exclaimed, with much indignation, DO
| you take me for an infamous spy?' 1t is
| lhe duty OF the judge to uphold the law
but this does not require him to be a spy,
nor an informer, said judge Twiggs. In
! like manner, he said, it is the duty of the
! solicitor general to fully discharge the du-
| Ties imposed upon him by law, but these
duties do not require him to play the part
| OF the spy. He did not believe that Mr.
| Hartridge was sincere in his announce
ment that he would go outside of his legal
duties 10 take measures against a single
| class of Offenders, and regarded it as a
! bid for votes.
There is much criticism of members of
| the legal profession, Judge Twiggs said.
! This is one, he said, to the presidential
| brood of lawyers who group around the
pedestal of the law" and who are response
| Bile for the practices which bring oppro-
| bllum upon the profession. He appealed
| for the maintenance of a high standard
| in the profession. In conclusion he de-
| clared that Osborne would be elected in
| spite of the Vaccinations of his oppon-
| ents.
Col. Dixon told the meeting that all
knew that Mr. Osborne's supporters were
| not going TO bolt out of the Democratic
| party They would submit to the newt
able. As the primary resolution required
| that candidates must be named to the
| Executive Committee by Saturday noon
provision must be made to this emery
| ency.
Mr.. J. Ferris Cam then introduced the
| following resolutions:
Whereas, owing to the action of the
| Executive Committee.we have been unable
| TO determine until this evening whether
| all candidates for Office should enter the
primary on May Is, 1900, and, because of
! such delay, no nominations have been
! made up to the present time,
| And whereas it is impossible to obtain
| any suitable meeting place before Monday
night next, and the names of all nomi-
| nees are required to be filed with the Elk
ecutive Committee Saturday be it
| Resolved, That a committee of 200 be ap-
| pointed by the chairman of this meeting 10
| represent the Democratic voters of this
| county, with power in said committee to
nominate a candidate for each office to be
voted for at the primary. and hand in the
names to the Executive Committee, which
! nominations will be ratified at meeting
to be held on Monday, May II, at Savan-
| nah Theater
| The resolution was adopted unanimous
! ly without discussion. Mr.. Cam then
! offered another resolution to the effect
| that though considering the primary ar
/ ct
| in the interests of party harmony and
| 90 avoid a long summer strife to go into
| the primary under the understanding
| which now exists. This resolution was
| likewise adopted and the meeting then
| adjourned.
Col. Dixon is expected to have the
| Committee of Two Hundred ready to an
nounce this morning. The committee
will be called together tonight or to-
| morrow, and will make up its ticket 1t
is probable that the ticket has been
agreed upon already and that all that is
required is the necessary confirmation
| by the committee. with the ratification
by the mass meeting, which will follow
! as a matter of course.
1t is stated on good authority that Mr..
J. Ferris Cam will be the candidate for
the state Senate on the Citizens ticket
| He is a genial and popular young lawyer
| who has a good record in more ways
| than one. lie is popular with the rank
and file and has a host of friends out
| side, to whom his election would be pleas
| ing. There has been very little talk so
far of candidates. but they will be
brought out to-day and within the next
| day or Two both tickets will probably be
| announced
| Some Partisan Toys.
From the Saturday Review
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