Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-28
AN ADDRESS
To the Democratic Party of Chat
ham County

We give below correspondence, which
explains itself. With this we leave the mat
ter referred to, feeling convinced that we
have done everything that could reasonably
be expected Of US. You are familiar with the
proceedings at Eden on. the 18th inst. A
fair presentation Of the question is found
In the clear and able communication
from Walter G. Charlton, Esq, published
in to-day's NEWS. We believe that you
would indorse our course as consistent and
proper were you given the opportunity.
We do not understand that any one has ques-
toned the rectitude Of our motives. With
out reference to this Senatorial matter, we
must be allowed to say that, in our opinion,
public meeting of the party ought to be
called, in some way, at once.
1t is perhaps proper for us to notice GER
tain portions Of the report Of the Savannah
Recorder Of the 9th inst, touching a meet
ing in the st. Andrews Han Of the night
before. One R. F. G. Smith, Of Bryan
county, is reported as saying at this meet
ing "that it was intimated Monday
night that the Theatre delegates, who were
already at Eden, wanted to hold the con-
vention yesterday morning before the st.
Andrews Hall delegation could arrive, but
the delegations both from Bryan and EfiDg
ham counties would not tolerate such an
evident attempt at fraud"
With reference to this, we wish, in justice
to you and to ourselves, to state, each for
himself, that this intimatiOn, If made, was
entirely without foundation; that we did not
desire, nor attempt, nor propose TO hold
convention before the arrival Of the train
which brought the st. Andrews Hall party
and two of our own delegation. We
have no idea that this Mr.. Smith,
or any one else, can give
the name of single person
who ever heard any one OF US suggest or
encourage anything Of the sort. II he can
we hope he will do so. Had all the dele
gates-our delegates and those from Bryan
and Efingham-been present at the usual
time for converting the convention we GER
tainly would not have delayed its calling on
account of the absence of representatives
from the st. Andrews Hall meeting, regard
ing as we did then and do now their claim
to seats as the elimination OF etroRterY and
sudacitY.
Ia Tue same report Mr.. j. J. Abrams is
put down as saying that "Major Ryals stated
bat 1t was the intention of the Theatre
delegates to hold the convention yesterday
before the st. Andrews Hall delegates
could arrive, but fortunately the attempted,
or contemplated, fraud was frustrated"
AS matter Of fact, Major Ryals did not
state that this was the intention OF the
Theatre delegates; he did not state from
whom the proposition came; he believed
then and now that no one of US desired, as
suggested, the holding OF convention be-
fore the usual time-the arrival OF the
morning train. If an earlier holding was
desired or contemplated by any OF the dele
gates, no one of us ever knew 1t. And we
dare say that this lack of information is
charged to every one.
Your fellow citizens,
G. M. RYALs.
SAM'L B. ADAMS.
JOSEPH HULL.
LUKE CARSON.
P. J. O'CONNoR.
Savannah, September %, 1881.
SAVANNAH, GA, September IS, 1882.
Hon. Rufus E Lester, Chairman Democratic
Party Chatham County:
DEAR SIR-As is known to you we were
present on the 26lh inst. in bingham
county for the purpose Of participating as
representatives of the Democratic party OF
this county in Democratic convention OF
this Senatorial district. AS soon as we as
certained that our delegation would not be
admitted In its entirety, but would be de-
MED three OF our six votes, we
retired from a preliminary meeting, tnen
being held, with the aYOWed and expressed
purpose of reporting back to our party.
We learn with regret that the Executive
Committee do not propose to give us this
opportunity. With Difference to the mem
bers of that committee, we beg to say that,
10 our opinion, you, as the head OF that
party, have the authority to call meeting
Of the party for the purpose of hearing our
report, and we request that you DO this.
We were sent by the Democratic party OF
this county, in mass meeting assembled, to
perform a certain duty. That duty has not
been performed. The party has the right
to know and we have the right to give the
reasons for it's non-performance. The bust
ness of this mass meeting has not been
finished, and it ought not to be left In this
unfinished state. Inaction places US in an
awkward and unpleasant position, and pre-
vents the doing Of what we stated we would
do when we withdrew from the preliminary
meeting mentioned. Condemnation OF our
course is preferable to the present status OF
affairs. Very respectfully,
G.. NJ. RIVALS.
SAMUEL B. ADAMS.
JOSEPH HULL.
P. j. O'CoNNOR.
LUKE CARSON.