The Savannah morning news., 1904-04-12
WILL PROTEST
TO EFFINGHAM
SELECTION OF A SENATOR
MUST BE MADE WITH CHATHAM
COUNTY IN MIND.

At Citizens Club Caucus 1t Was
Agreed to Present and Pass Such
Resolution TO-night-NO Names
VIII BE Called, but Chatham win
Insist That It's Interests Not BE
FOrgotten-Five New Members OF
County Executive Committee TO De
Named.
At the meeting Of the Citizens Club,
to be held tonight in the quarters of
the Savannah Athletic Club, a reso-
luton touching the SENSATIONAL con-
test in the First district will be offer
ed and passed.
The voters Of Efingham county will
be put on notice. in language polite,
but firm, that Chatham county will not
agree to the election of a senator from
this district who is not in harmony
with the people of this county.
There will be five new members of
the County Executive Committee to
be elected at the primary next Tues
day, and these will be Endorsed with
the other candidates at the meeting to-
night.
The new members will be: Henry
E. Dreeson, T. C. Dickson, j. F.
c. Bernhard, ]. j. Clarity and j..
A. Woods. Chairman A. A. Law
renee, Secretary r. M. Martin and
John Juchter will retire, James E.
Cumbea has left the city, and Will
liam T. Leopold is dead.
AS has already been announced in
the Morning News: Messrs. j. Ran
| dolph Anderson and A. A. Lawrence
will take the places of Messrs. j.
Ferris Cam and William Harden on
the Legislative ticket. Mr.. P. A.
Stovall will be the only member of
| the Legislature who will be returned.
These will be the only changes made.
VIII Give Formal Notice.
There was a caucus last night of
clubs, and the changes on the Execu-
tive Committee were agreed upon. 1t
was also determined to pass a resolu-
tion on the senatorial contest at the
regular meeting. 1t is not intended to
call any names in the resolution, but
simply to formally put bingham
county on notice that Chatham will
insist upon a man agreeable to it be-
| ing named.
At the meeting at which the nomi-
nations win be formally made all of
| the present county officers will be
named These nominations will be
ratified at the mass meeting to be held
| at the theater on next Tuesday night,
and the candidates will be elected
without opposition at the primary on
the day following.
Contest in Three Cases.
In only three cases will the voters in
| Chatham county be required to select
| one of two men to vote for. One Will
be in the congressional contest, and the
| others will be with the state house Of
| ficers Joseph S. Turner and Judson M.
| Strickland are the candidates for Pris-
on Commissioner, and Thomas j. Sim
mons and Richard B. Russell for chief
| justice of the Supreme Court. Turner
| and Simmons will get the Chatham
| county vote.
The official ballot will be quite a
! long one. 1t must contain the name of
! every candidate and there are TWEEN
ty-four members of the County BXecu-
tive Committee alone to be chosen.
Savannahians will have to vote for
| Governor, Secretary of State, Controll-
er General, State Treasurer, Attorney
| General, State School Commissioner,
| Commissioner of Agriculture, Prison
Commissioner, chief justice Supreme
| Cburt, three associate justices
! of Supreme Court, congressman
judge Superior Court. solicitor
general, three representatives, Or
binary, clerk Superior Court
sheriff, tax receiver, tax collector
county treasurer, county surveyor, cor
oner, County Commissioners, clerk City
| Court, sheriff City Court, and members
of Executive Committee.