The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-23
PRIMARY TOBE OCT.IO
COMMITTEE TO FRAME RULES
GOVERNING 1T.
WILL BE NAMED TO-DAY.
TO REPORT TO THE COUNTY Ex-
ECUTIVE COMMITTEE.


Fixing Rules to Govern It-COl.
Juchter's Characteristic TaIk-The
Present Primary Rules Urged as
sufIicicnt-COmmitte of Six to Be
Appointed To-day TO Frame New
Rules and Report 10 the Executive
COMMUNICATIONS Candidates for
Ordinary Mt the Meeting.
A primary election for ordinary will
be held Oct. TO- fourteen days before
the date fixed by the County Commits
sioners for the regular election.
This was decided by vote of s to
6 by the Democratic Executive Com
mittee last night. The resolution offer
ed by w. T. Hussey named Oct. 10 as
the date. There was considerable dis
cussion before the question was put.
Whenever a vote was taken the count
was the same, and it was realized that
nothing could be done in the way of
arranging rules to govern the election.
Mr.. A. A. Lawrence took in the situa-
ton after the first vote, and tackled on
an amendment to Mr.. Hussey's resolu-
ton.
The amendment was to the effect that
the chair appoint committee of five
TO draw up rules to govern the pri-
mary. This committee will report to
a meeting TO be called by the chairman
of the committee. Mr.. Alexander stated
that he would not appoint the commit
tee at once. The question of arrang-
ing a set of rules is an important one,
and he desires to take time in selecting
the special committee. This will be
done during to-day, and the commit
tee will be requested to get together at
once. Until the rules are agreed upon
it cannot be stated what the candi-
dates propose doing, or at least what
some of them propose to do.
Was "a Lively Meeting.
The meeting was held in the Superior
Court room and lasted less than an
hour, but was interesting enough
while it did last. Quite bunch of pol
iticians gathered in the court room,
and Committeeman John Juchter liven-
ed things with one of his usual out
bursts of eloquence. Only once or twice
did the Colonel pause, and then only
long enough to see if the newspaper
men were noting what he had to say
on the subject of primaries and rules
for elections. The committeeman did
not forget the Good Government
League, and paid that organization for
the suppression of crime a glowing
tribute, but that's another story
A minute after the meeting was CALI
Of he
mittee had become engaged in an ar
gument, and the chairman had to sound
the gaVel a second, and a third time
Mr.. Alexander stated that a temporary
secretary would have to be elected.
and announced that nominations were
in order. John l. Morrisey, who is sup
porting Mr.. Collins, nominated Edward
]. Whalen, who is backing Capt. Nc
Alpln. secretary is kept busy at a
meeting of the committee, and does not
have any time to get in the game of
talk. With sort of Tibet there
every-time-you-s ay-anything look in
his eye, Mr.. Whalen said, II respect
1ully decline the nomination" Commit
teeman Charles A. LaMotte was mem
toned, and after some little hesitancy
he agreed to fill the bill. Then the
game began and went merrily on for
some time.
nc Hahses OF george Nj. PetrOnO-
witch, IL. f. Teynac, John l. Morrisev
Charles A. LaMotte William r. Hus,
sey, A. A. Lawrence, Richard Wick
nam, Arthur B. Cummings, John w.
smith, Walter p. LaRoche, Edward J.
Whalen, John Juchter, w. T. Leopold
ana Harry Willink were answered. The
nrst eight voted together and the re-
naming six We're as a unit Chairman
Alexander stated that the number
present a a l.
OF the members of the committee in
the city, and he would hold that there
was quorum. He could find no rules
that slgnlfied what a quorum should
be, and no question was raised on that
point. II was, however, the only mat
Ter that went by without a protest
from somebody.
Resolution Fixing Primary.
Mr.. Hussey read his resolution nam
Ing Oct. 10 as the date for the nri-
mary. Mr.. LaRoche gave notice that
ne would move for a reconsideration
OF the suggestion to hold a primary.
Inc chair said that as he understood
the committee appointed to learn
from the County Commissioners the
date of the regular election should be
heard from. Mr.. Lawrence officially
notified the committee upon the dav
agreed upon by the commissioners
Mr.. Hussey's resolution was again
read, and. seconded by Mr.. Morrisey.
This started the political ball rolling
ard II kept moving faster and faster
until Col. Juchter took hold of II and
stopped it for several minutes.
Mr.. LaRoche said that he was most
emphatically opposed to such a plan
IL was too much like placing the cart
before the horse. The candidates
should know something about the rules
that would govern the election and
some safeguard should be thrown
about them. They should be assured
that II vote were cast for any one
of them it would be counted as II had
gone in the ballot box. Rules should
be agreed upon and approved by the
various candidates in the interest Of
fairness. certainly before the ordering
of an election.
Mr.. Hussey declared that there were
not enough members present to pass
new rules, and that the time for NAM
ing a date for the holding of a pri-
mary, already agreed upon at a former
meeting, was ripe. He had been reIi-
ably Informed that the rules governing
state primaries would be in force in
the event that the committee could
not agree upon special rules. He
thought the state rules perfectly fair
and could see no reason for delaying
the question of time.
Rules for Primary.
Mr.. Lawrence considered the entire
proceeding rather queer The commit
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