The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-04-11
PRIMARY FOR JUNE 5
10Th FACTIONS ABOUT AGREED
ON THAT DATE.
TO NAME COUNTY OFFICERS
CANDIDATES NOT LIKELY TO BE
ANNOUNCED BEFORE MAY Is.

President LaRoche Says the Union
Club Candidates for the LegisIa-
ture VIII BE Surprise-COI. Juch-
ter's and Alderman Schroder's PO-
sitiOns with Reference to the Ex-
ecutive COmmittee-AId. Schroeder
Says He Has "a Right to Talk to
His Friends ms He PIeases.
Leaders of the two local political
factions seem to agree in the opinion
that the primary for county officers
should be held on June 5. the date that
has been fixed by the State Executive
Committee for the primary election of
state officers. Thus far no other views
have been expressed by those who
want a county primary. The desire
for such primary seems general, and
one will doubtless be held. Only few
have been heard to say that they do
not care whether a primary is held.
Mr.. w. p. LaRoche, president of the
Union Club, favors June 5, as the date
for the county primary. While he
holds that he is not superstitious, he
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fiuence that, he believes, will influence
voters. This is the fact that every
faction that has had the Savannah
Theater for a political rally the night
before an election has been victorious
the next day. That is one reason why
he would like to have the primary on
June 5, the Union Club having the
Theater for the night of June 4.
Candidates, Mr.. LaRoche said, will
hardly be announced earlier than two
weeks before the election. He says
that the announcement of the Union
Club candidates for the Legislature
will be a surprise, because of the
strength of the men who will run.
They will be men, he said, who will
give up much to represent the county
III the Legislature.
The statements of Col. John Juchter
and Alderman e. A. M Schroeder to
the effect that they will not resign
their places on the County Executive
Committee do not cause leaders of
the Citizens Club any uneasiness.
Those leaders say that it is not a ques-
ton of the gentlemen resigning, as
they are no longer on the committee
their support of the Union Club hav-
ing, ipse facto, according to the rules
of the committee, forfeited their places.
It is held that the Citizens Clubs re-
naming ten members of the committee
have the right to choose Col. .Juchter's
and Alderman Schroders successors
now.
Alderman Schroeder said yesterday
that it seems that the plea raised
against him is that he has been talk
ing to his friends against the Citizens
Club. He says he has a perfect right
to talk to his friends, but he would
not say whether or not that he was
with the Citizens Club. He only said
that he was one of the original few
who had organized the Citizens Club.
He holds that he is still a member of
the committee.
Both Col. Juchter and Alderman
Schroeder seem to believe that they
were elected to their positions on the
Executive Committee by the people
They declare that they were so elected,
but Citizens Club leaders say they
have been bit muddled in their politi-
cal history.
The members of the Executive Com
mittce were not elected by the peo-
pie, said one of these leaders "The
last Executive Committee went out of
office after primary, and there was
no provision made for another commit
tee. The question was referred to the
State Executive Committee by which
authority was given for the formation
of new county committee, which
should be made up as the two factions
might agree. Accordingly representa-
tives of the factions decided that each
should name twelve men to serve on
the committee and that the twenty
four should elect a chairman. This
was done. There never was any cleo
ton. The positions of Col. Juchter and
Alderman Schroeder have been sacri-
fed by their desertion of the Citizens
Club. 1t is not a question of their
allegiance 10 the faction that placed
them on the committee to represent it."