Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-09-08
FOURTEENTH BALLOT.
Nichols. Warren. Black

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Clinch ..................
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Effingham ..............
Emanuel. .-..-........-.
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Liberty .................
mcintosh .....-..--....
Pierce. .......-----..--.
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wayne -...............
The balloting proceeded rapidly as fol-
lows:
Fifteenth Ballot-Black IA, Warren 70,
Nichols 20.
Sixteenth Ballot-Black 13, Warren 10,
Nichols 20.
Seventeenth Ballot-Black z, Warren II,
Nichols %.
Eighteenth Ballot-Black IL, Warren Is,
Nichols 20.
Nineteenth Ballot-Black 10, Warren IS,
Nichols Is.
Twentieth Ballot-Black Is, Warren II,
Nichols IA.
Twenty-frst Ballot-Black 10, Warren Is,
Nichols Is.
Twenty second Ballot-Black ID, Warren
IA, Nichols 10.
Twenty-third Ballot-BIack Il, Warren
10, Nichols 10.
Twenty-fourth Ballot-Black 9, Warren
10, Nichols IS.
Twenty-6fth Ballot-Black IA, Warren ~,
Nichols 90
Twenty-sixth Ballot-Black 9, Warren 81,
Nichols 10.
Twenty-seventh Ballot-Black 9, Warren
10, Nichols Is.
Twenty Ballot-Black 9, Warren
IS Nichols 10.
Twenty ninth Ballot-Black IL, Warren
l3, Nichols %.
Thirtieth Ballot-Black Is, Warren IA,
Nichols IL.
Thirty-frst BalIot-Black 70, Warren -,
Nichols o.
Thirty-second Ballot-Black 9, Warren II,
Nichols 20.
Thirty third Ballot-Black 16, Warren 10,
Nichols II.
Thiriy-fourth BallOt-Black 9, Warren ~,
Nichols IS.
At this point Captain Hughes, of Liberty,
arose and stated that there seemed to be no
prospect OF arriving at any satisfactory re-
suit: that they had taken thirty-four bal
lots and the convention was no nearer the
end of their labors than when they com
menced. He would, therefore, propose d
recess of half an hour for conference. The
motion was seconded, but on being put to
q vote was lost by large majority, and the
balloung was proceeded with as follows:
Thirty-fifth Ballot-Black z, Warren %,
Nichols IA.
GETTING THIRSTY.
On the announcement of the thirty-fifth
ballot, another motion to adjourn was
made, the delegate proposing it suggesting
that the members of the convention would
probably feel better after taking a glass of
'fee water" and would be in a humor to
confer, with the view of ascertaining II the
differences could not be reconciled. He,
therefore, moved that the convention take
a recess until eleven O'Clock, and they could
all get some water. The motion received a
second from Mr.. A n. Smith, of Pierce, but
was voted down with great vigOr.
ThiTty-sixth Ballot-Blaek 9, Warren 10,
Nichols is.
Thirty-seventh Ballot-Black 5, Warren
q, Nichols 20
Thirty eighth Ballot-Black II, Warren
81, Nichols IA.
THIRSTY AGAIN.
There was another effort to force a recess
for the purpose of hunting up that water,
and It was intimated that half an hmur
would be sufficient time to enable the dele
gates to quench their thirst and interchange
views to some urpose. The effort was,
however, defeated on q call of counties, by
& vote OF 80 to IA, and the convention again
FLIRTING WITH THE FAvoRITEs.
number of the counties came to the
convention uninstructed, and several that
had expressed their preference had given
their delegates authority to act according
to their discretion, and hence there was
considerable coquetting without any i'm
pOrtant result Occasionally the vote for
Colonel Nichols would run up the scale,
al 10
Colonel Warren would be in the lead by a
good majority, and the announcement was
followed by a demonstration. Then there
would be a general advance to Col. Blacks
column, which excited considerable enthu-
siasm. But all this indicated nothing,
except determination on the part of the
delegates not to entirely abandon their
special favorites, or change front to such
degree as to endanger their chances. This
is apparent from the ballots given above and
which follow:
Thirty ninth Ballot-Black Is, Warren 10,
Nichols Is.
After this ballot another attempt to Sc
cure a recess was made, but proved a fall
ure, and the monotonous roll was resumed,
the ballots being taken rapidly.
Fortieth Bsllot-Blsck 9, Warren q,
Nichols IS
Fortv-first Ballot-Black IA, Warren Is,
Forty-secOnd Ballot-Black 10, Warren Is,
Nichols q.
Forty third Ballot-Black 10, Warren 10,
Nichols %.
Forty-fourth Ballot-Black 5, Warren %,
Nichols 10.
ICE WATER AT LAST.
There was an evident determination to
have a recess, and after this ballot, which
was closed at five minutes to ten O'Clock,
another motion for a recess of half an hour
was presented and was adopted, and the
delegates hurried out after that "ice water"
one of the member jocularly asking the
Chair II it was in order to introduce any
thing in the "ice water" which query Oc-
casiOned considerable merriment.
At twenty-five minutes past eleven, the
recess having expired, the convention was
again called to order, and the call of the
resumed, with the following result
FOrty-tifth BallOt-Black 8, Warren 49,
Nichols %.
FOrty-sixth Ballot-Black 10, Warren 20,
Nichols 10.
Fortv-seventh Ballot-Black 5, Warren %,
Nichols 10.
Forty-eighth Ballot-Black 8, Warren IS,
Nichols 20.
Forty-ninth Bsllot-Black 9, Warren Is,
Nichols %.
Fiftieth Ballot-Black 9, Warren ID.
Nichols "a.
Fifty-frst Ballot-Black 5, Warren II,
Nichols "a.
Fifty-second Ballot-Black 8, Warren IA,
Nichols %.
Fiftv-third Ballot-Black z, Warren 10,
Nichols 20.
Fifty-fourth Ballot-Black z, Warren II,
Nichols %.
Fiftv-ffth Ballot-Black 8, Warren IS,
Nichols 20.
Fifty-siXth Ballot-Black ID, Warren Is,
Jcholls IS.
FiftY-seVenth Bsllot-Black 10, Warren
3, Nichols 1S
FIfty-eighth Ballot-BIsck 20, Warren IA,
Ticholls IL.
FiftY-ninth Ballot-Blaek 10, Warren IA,
Iicholls 10.
sixtieih Ballot-Black II, Warren IS,
Iicholls TO.
sixty. first Ballot-Black 9. Warren IS,
Iicholls 10.
sixty-eecond Ballot-Black 9, Warren II,
IichOlls 20
slxty-third Ballot-Black Is, Warren II,
JichOlls IA
Sixty-fourth Ballot-Black ID, Warren Is,
IichOlls Is
Sixty fifth Ballot-Black Is, Warren Is,
IichOlls TO-
Sixty sixth Ballot-Black ID, Warren ID,
IichOlls 20.
sixty-seventh Ballot-Black 9. Warren II,
IichOlls 90
sIxty-eighth Ballot-Black 9, Warren Is.
Iicholls %.
NOVEL PROPOSITION.
On the announcement OF this ballot mo
on was made that on the next call the can
idate receiving the smallest vote be