, 1880-08-19
GEORGIA..
q EHJIEC71ILs
riIE DEMOCRATS DIVIDED AND TIE re


rilE DEMOCRATS DIVIDED AND THE RE-
TCnL1CASs HOPEFUL
Special Dt,natea to 1As chieapo Tribune.
ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. lB.-Tha organized
Democracy Of Georgia, TINT four years since
rolled M n handsome majority of $4,000 yntes
for ridden, IL to-day In fragments. Person.
alis1n III tho party Is the cnuse TINT led 1t to
destruction. Thirst for Office, altl the detor-
ninatlon of one illnn TO rulo tho party, Is the
reason willy this condition Of things now cx-
lists iii this State. Up to the present tlme
under NJ consideration could Georgia have
bcen given to tho Republicans, but now tho
Slate is In sucl. n condition that the Repub-
licuns can by g0od management adh the
Electoral y0to to thu Garfield column, III tho
event that two sets of Democratic ELECTORS
are placed III the fluid, which Is possible.
The State Convention called for the purpose
Of nominating q Governor llas Just adjourned
without making nomlnatione; hence the
party Is In confusion, mitch to tho delight Of
tho Republicans, who aro HOW jubf!nnt over
sunsions that now exist In Georgia, there
will be two or more candidates for Governor
In the field, md the lection Of 4 Republican
Governor comparatively made easy by con-
solidutfon If the Republican vote upon uny
man that can rally around lin n fair support
Of Democrats, The breaking up Of tho party
Is 'S~."is :
ATTRIBUTABLE TO ALFRED II. CoIqu11T,
tho present Chief Executive Of the State. IIo
with two or three others Wcre candidates be-
fore tho Convention. His strength being II.
the minority, tho organization Ut tho body
was controlled by him. Tho two-thirls rule
was adopted upon motion Of one OF his sup
portcrs, who believed TINT n two-tlIfrtls v0to
could be procured and C0lguttt nominated,
C6Tiuitt. III aeeoriaitsa viii. Ills wishes, i
rule WIS n.tnpted restricting tho body to tho
candidates before them nlid shutting out NIL
dark horses. After several bnlluts It wns
vote. One luleg.1te, n bulheAtled Irlshman,
) editor OF tho Augusta Ghr0f;tclc, jumped up
~ ll!s scat aud stated to the CoMypnt!Un that
the Cn!lultt ,nen Wonjd nominate Co!1uitt
Or break lip the Convention.
THIS nULLDoz1Na
cllssIOn was hot. Tho COlquItt men claimed
HAT rs they ,lia!l the 'n!jority tho minority
soul4 CONE, to them, w'!lie the minority held
nSt @ consistently 70 OYER; tiat theI I IsntI.Coi-
1nitt men ind cpll,o to tho CouveMtloM for the
parpase Of mnking nomination, md stliat as
Il was evident TINT none of the candItlateslm-
vote, tllat NIL outside man should By brought
into tllr ilrrna, They stated TINT their oppo-
sltion "a ,Cnlsa'itt wns upon tMo E1nIHia that
aas Aaa.i.3alntG!t ti!.l qcG!I MeeM! y tiok gut
dissatisfaction IN various portions Of tho
2aalo wv ,iAsH .n eu.Gt y! ol'uhhi9 oHlh
"inhs s .mneH,tuSt ,tt .'s ittVseiiasi,t;,
~ ~. Guut.t a!E,l ueHc.'Iiaeu Mpu! accept-
nE ttu liz. tm.e n " l.tn locs, Mt. upl n'iuills
,e, ~ .ns LEY s ~. IN, ~, t!l W. s'
sscu ,,.,'o .i.ain ~ nr tlu
soM u.''! sot!nH tc!s a"sutas ~ nelu!n ttie
M'G nPo't ~ s'Ha " " = ,GSoM'stnt!on. nn,'!n';.
@ mtis ID H. tiIS irn t'.a 70 W M, cSaaaR MocM-
,tH.t. .f liz ts .a.oims ~ ~ s III ~ w IT,
tu!1 theiE ssats ~ Io -, '' "lta tsu tesnIas
y H. nislr sitoFts e!tsa ny nio,s hnnnE ueiote
ano peope% % OF %tieorgia M ] sannis'.n M LOT dGy-
Enrxn1,l. via serv"i s5x v..ara in tho ifnttn.i
States Senate. aid after making Il fnuitluss
recnrd was Ic;tHr fur tho Scnute by tic Hon.
u, II. Ilill by threu yot0R,
This state of affairs in Gcorxln fs most,
f''@oo'S' AZ 1,n rno "1to"1'eaS 4'''!AA
.,.,, 1!a'
AithnuYn Lol99ttt s9ca i0rtn WIN tlle acton
o. !nnlurlty oI Lne Lenveh!l2n to buck llllll
Ill !he race, ms ohfl. II not his corrupt. rec
Oru az Governor Will erlng ul"n thu stump IN
1Rpnsltloh t1 lin sllcfl nen III S1AatoE u. Il.
l!lll, tien. Inb lohmbs. the llol!, 4. II.
Stephens, congressman W; III. Fcl-
ION, eS-tiog. JaAleS ~. ohlltA, C011-
Efcss,nan 'E1nnry opeef, anu ox'Gov.
Ehnfles y. Jenkins, Wlo nave n!reni!y
btated lne!f nSltlon Ihe Rr0s1hH o. th0lr
0pposltlon 20 tol4ultt arc lint ho IL !neoM-
Huteit anu tlnt 70 nas by hla actlon IN
tne convention nroksn , ulo solIu nnn
During tho holding nf tile Convention Tie.
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