The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-09-08
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET.
Only Fifteen Members Attended and
Rules Were Not Acted Upon.

Only Fifteen Members Attended and
Rules Were Not Acted Upon.
Only fifteen members of the County
Democratic Executive Committee at
tended the meeting at the Court House
last night and no business was trans
acted. A constitutional majority ds
seventeen, and it requires that num-
Der to change the rules of the COM
mittee governing elections.
The meeting was not called until the
last minute. 1t had been the inten-
ton to meet tomorrow night. Chair
man Alexander will leave for Chicago
at midnight Monday, and decided to
call the committee together two days
in advance of his departure. AT the
suggestion of Mr.. Lawrence the COM
mittee adjourned until Monday, al
though the rules agreed upon by the
special committee were read. NO ac-
ton could be taken, and the matter
was not discussed, although Col. Juch-
ter was anxious to have something
done. He argued that the members of
the board knew that the meeting was
going to be called, and 1t was his opin-
ion that they should abide by the cir
cunstances when they absent them
selves.
Mr.. Walter P. LaRoche, Capt Nc
Alpin's law partner, was not present.
He was on the special committee, and
agreed to the rules that were proposed
to the committee. 1t may be that there
will be no constitutional majority pres
ent tomorrow night. and the meeting
will again have to be declared on. In
that event another one can not be held
in ten days for the reason that Chair
man Alexander will be absent from the
city for that length of time. In the
event that no rules are adopted by the
committee those governing state cleo
tons will be used. Mr.. Collins, Mr.
Hartridge and Mr.. Keilbach were pres
ent at the meeting.
THE rules settled upon by the sub
committee, and those that viii proba-
bly, govern the primary are as follows:
First. All candidates desiring to en-
ter the primary election ordered by the
Democratic Executive Committee, TO
he held on the 10th days of October,
1901. for the selection of Democratic
candidate for ordinary, shall notify
the chairman, or In his absence, the
acting chairman, in writing, OF their
intention to do so by IL O'Clock on
Tuesday, Sept. "a, and shall, with the
Same notice, file with the chairman
an agreement to abide by the result
of the primary. and support the noni-
nee of said primary election at the reg
Mar election TO be held on Oct. "a, and
an agreement to bear prorata with
the other candidates, all the expenses
of holding the election.
Second. The said primary election
shall be held at the Court House OF
Chatham county. and there shall be
eleven ballot boxes, distributed as
follows: Three for the First district,
two for the Second, two for the Third.
three for the Fourth, and one for the
Fifth. Sixth, Seventh and Eighth dis
tricts. The chairman Of the Executive
Committee shall locate the boxes, ar
ranging them so that as far as practi-
cable there will be an equal division
of the voters of Chatham county re-
siding within each of the militia, dis
tricts. which have more than one box
without dividing the names commence
ing with particular letter OF the al
phabet between two lists.
Third. Each candidate shall have the
right to name manager and clerk to
represent him at each of the ballot
boxes, but no manager or clerk shall
act for more than one candidate. Each
candidate shall file with the chairman
of the Executive Committee a list of
his managers and clerks by ~ o'clock
on Monday, preceding the date fixed
for the primary. The chairman, or in
his absence, the acting chairman, shall
be superintendent OF the election and
decide all disputes between the mana
gers. II the chairman and acting chair
man are both absent such person or