The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-23
PRIMARY TO BE OCT. 10.
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would be most deplorable If the party
should be forced out in the mire with
the republican rank with all its cor
ruptlon and scandal. The community
had experienced enough of this sort of
polltlcs, and the chair felt that the
Democrats should get into one camp,
and under one tent, and fight their diff
ferences out on party lines. He want
ed to see the Democrats of the county
get under one blanket. He thought
that date should be agreed upon. at
once, and that then it would be proper
to appoint committee to arrange rules
that would be satisfactory to each can
didate. He apprehended that there
would be no great difficulty on that
line.
Col. Juchter's Talk.
1t was after Chairman Alexander's
talk, in which he scolded his political
relations, that Col. Juchter got in his
body blows. The Colonel objected to
fixing a date until rules had been
agreed upon. He wanted to know what
sort of rules the committee has at
present They are fractional rules, and
this is fractional committee" said the
committeeman with much force. IF
you read the rules you've got right
here now, not as a representative of a
faction, but as a representative of the
Democratic party. 1 won't submit to
that resolution of Mr.. Hussey's, unless
we've got rules and laws. We want
rules to avoid this thing of purchasing
votes. You say it can't be done. Then,
I'm sorry for this Democratic party, if
1T can't stop it. The Law and Order
League hasn't got any head. 1t hasn't
got any chairman or secretary. All it's
got is an attorney and a few spies who
are not known. But just look what it's
done, even if it amt any organiza-
ton. 1t certainly has accomplished
something. Here we are legally organ
lied with chairman and a secretary,
and then you say we can't do anything
about this matter 1 tell you, then,
that this Executive Committee will go
down in disgrace. Don't let us have
that said. The Law and Order amt
known, but it's done something. We
are a lawful body, and we must do
something. We've got something to
work on" Col. Juchter's remarks were
punctured with applause and laughter.
Mr.. Whalen asked the chair how it
would be possible with so many can
didates in the field to hold a primary
under the present rules. Mr.. Alex
ander expressed the belief that there
to assure the candidates that fair rules
will be made, even though it is done
after the naming of a date. Personally
the chairman thought it would be per-
feCtly fair to hold an election under
the present rules. He thought that
there are enough impartial and up
right men in the community to act as
managers, without danger of chican-
cry, but he realized, he said, that eV
a I-a wi
opinion. At any rate a slight altera-
ton of the present rules would un-
questionably be fair and satisfactory
Committee on Rules Decided On.
Mr.. LaRoche moved that Mr.. Hus-
sey's motion be tabled. Mr.. Smith sec
onded the suggestion, and as a substi-
tute offered a resolution calling upon
the chair to appoint a committee of
six, to agree upon rules, and have the
date named after the framing of the
rules. 1t was at this point
that Mr.. Lawrence amended Mr.
Hussey's motion, and the maker agreed
to let the amendment go in. AT this
juncture matters became hopelessly
tangled, and remained in that condi-
ton for several minutes Mr.. La
Roche's motion to put Mr.. Hussey's
resolution on the table was lost by
vote of to 6. Parliamentary law was
sprung on the question of putting a
substitute before a regular motion. Mr..
LaRoche took the stand that it was the
same as an amendment. except that it
knocked out all the subject matter in
the resolution that went before it. The
chair held that the substitute must at
least relate to the same subject matter
and the language of the resolution Of
fered by Mr.. Smith was slightly chang
ed. 1t was put to the committee and
lost by the same vote. Mr.. Husseys
resolution, amended by Mr.. Lawrence,
was put next, and was passed with the
division already noted. .
The meeting was adjourned subject
to the call of the chair and the inter
ested politicians left the court room to
gather on the street corners and go
over the situation again. Gen. r. F.
Harmon and Capt. Henry McAlpin were
the only candidates for Ordinary who
were not present at the meeting. Capt.
McAlpins managers were present in
force, and his law partner, Mr. La
Roche, is a member of the committee.
1t is not yet an assured fact by any
means that Capt. McAlpin will enter a
primary. His partner stated last night
that the question of rules would be
material incident in deciding the ques-
ton.
Candidates w. c. Hartridge and ].
s. Collins, who are heartily in favor of
the primary scheme, sat side by side
and talked in a friendly way. Mr.. w.
P. Bailey sat with one of his support
ers, and Mr.. Frank E. Keilbach occu-
pied a seat alone. Mr.. S. L. Lazaron
was also present Mr.. w. B. Stubs,
who has been mentioned as a possible
candidate, was in the court room alone,
and seemed interested in the proceed
ing. He was noticed by the politicians,
and the several candidates, and those
present were put to guessing. To rep
resentative of the Morning News Mr..
Stubs stated that he is not a candi-
date for the office. but would not say
that he will not be in the field. Mr.
Stubs is interested in the situation,
but has not yet determined what
course he will persue.
IN POLICE COURT