The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-27
WANT HIM TO REMAIN IN.
.,.x~INGHAM NEEDED AT HEAD OF
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.

pesignation as Chairman on Ac-
,,nt of Ill Henlth-An Effort BE-
Made to Induce Him to With
.,1, His Letter-A Meeting of the
l,,ittee to Consider the Mat
rbe Executive Committee as
Il Now Is
mi. o4fort will be made to induce Mr..
- 1favhew Cunningham, Jr.. chairman
10 democratic Executive Commit
% If the county, to withdraw the
NATION he has placed in the hands
of the secretary.
,rha effort comes from the ranks of
.sa committee, where it is generally
ND indeed universally felt that Mr..
monaghan is the right man in the
hi Mace and that his loss could not
he supplied The members of the
l7,,,rittee feel that while a man could
-, occurred who could and would per-
.-r,, the duties with the impartiality
I'D ability which Mr.. Cunningham
80 his election to the Craftsmanship,
~ consistently displayed, it would
scarcelv be possible to find a man who
boids the confidence of the politicians
Of all parties and factions and of the
neople of the county in anything like
me degree in which it is given to him.
In his letter of resignation, Mr.. Cum
,,ingham states that ill-health will
prevent his giving attention to the du
tias of the office he holds during the
SIMMER months and that Dis soon as
he is able TO do So he expects to leave
the city for the mountains, to be alb
sent. probably, until October Because
nj the contest for ordinary that is now
in progress, he feels 1T is proper for
him to withdraw, SO that some one else
NAV be chosen chairman of the party
in this county, while the campaign is
going on and until the election has
been held.
The chairman requests the secretary
of the committee to call a meeting and
place the resignation before it, and this
will be done some time next week.
The secretary had not decided yester-
day just when the meeting will be held.
but will make up his mind after con-
ferring with some of it's representative
members, as to the time and place that
will best serve their convenience. The
probability is that the meeting will be
held at the county court house.
1t is practically certain that at this
meeting the resignation will not be ac-
oepted, but that an effort will be made
to induce Mr.. Cunningham to withdraw
it. Even if he declines to withdraw
the resignation, it is not at all certain
that the committee will accept it, as
its members are a unit in desiring that
he should remain at its head.
Il don't see any reason" said a mem
Der of the committee, Mr.. A. A. Law
should be accepted. We all want Mr..
Cunningham to continue as chairman,
and the fact that a primary is to be
held does not make his presence in the
city absolutely essential The rules
for the government of primary cleo
tons in this county, that were framed
by representatives of both factions af-
ter the last primary was held and rat
flied by the unanimous vote of the
committee, provide definitely for their
management and leave little or moth
ing for either the committee or it's
chairman to construe.
The chairman has only to preside
over the meetings of the committee and
to cast a vote like any other member.
1t seems to me that these functions
can be as we'll performed by the secre-
tdTy. / don't see why, under the rules
as at present OF force, a primary can
not be held in the absence of Mr.. Cum
nlngham, without fear of injury to the
party or danger to any of the candi-
dates. The rules of the party for the
management of primary elections in
sure fairness to ALL"
II is probable that when the meet
ing OF the Executive Committee is held
an effort will be made by the friends
OF those candidates who favor an early
primary to have the committee call
one within a month, for the purpose of
determining who shall be the nominee
OF me party for the office of ordinary
The Executive Committee is consti-
tuted now as follows: T. NJ. Cunning
man, Jr., chairman; A. L. Alexander,
secretary; G. NJ. Petrinovitch, Harry
wink E. c. Gleason, r. S. Wells. H
r Teynac, William Gibbons, John
Power, John w Smith, w. P. La
Roche Edward ]. Whelan, John I. Nor
rissey, Thomas Ballantyne, Jr., Mer-
Tltt w. Dixon, John j. Horrigan, John
Juchter, Charles A. Lamotte. William
!. Hussey, A. A. Lawrence Richard
Wlckham. Adolph NJ. LETTER, Arthur B.
cummings, William T. Leopold and E.
A. NJ, Schroeder.
"hen the committee was. organized
II was intended that there should be
Twelve members from. each faction,
with Mr.. Cunningham as chairman,
SSonsututing the balance of power.
since the formation of the committee
factional lines have largely disappear
60 and there are so many candidates
IN the field that nobody can tell lust
no" the committee. as a whole. will
sldHd on any question, except that of
me retention of Mr.. Cunningham as
chairman.