Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-03
GEORGIA RADICALS.
POTASH FARROW LEADS BOLT.
Pledgsr Breaks Into the Syndicaee1s
Caucus and Lands In the station
HOuse-HIs Following IndOrse Ar
thur-Bfyant Solid for GartreII-
The Boilers POw-WOw-A Conn
promise Sought-NothIng Accom-
plished Vet.

ATLANTA, August q - The Republican
Convention met at IL O'Clock in the hall of
the House of Representatives, with open
doors, on account Of bolt by the opposing
faction. About two hundred delegates
were present, including Bryant, Wood,
Buck, BigbY, Locke, Wimberly, DarneI,
Brown, OF the Macon post office, and other
white Republicans; ard Pledger, Long,
Hurd, Watson, White, Wright, Tunis G.
Campbell, Jones, Sykes and other leading
colored politicians.
Pledger called the convention to order,
and said he had waited an hour to allow the
boilers to come in, but he did not think
half dozen hangers-on to the party could
hurt It by bolting.
JEFF Long, OF BIB, was made temporary
Chairman.
Bryant offered a resolution, indorsing
Arthur's administration, and declaring any
delegate not approving the resolution as
not In harmony with the Republican party.
Bryant eulogized Blaine, Arthur, Grant
and Conkling, and indorsed Gartrell for
| Governor.
Sims, Campbell and Sykes, of Chatham,
followed, also indorsing Gartrell, and the
resolution was unanimously adopted bv
rising vote.
Hurd also spoke in favor of GartrelI.
whose name always created great applause.
j. A. Sykes and others favored a commit
| tee OF five to received Overtures from the
boilers, and he was put on that committee
and also on the Committee on Permanent
Organization.
s. D. ScroggIns, of the First district was
put on the Committee on Credentials. A
| committee was also appointed to keen the
boilers from taking possession of the hall
during the recess for dinner.
The morning session was somewhat lively
! but harmonious. Wright, Locke and Ackers
| favored the return of the boilers, but ex-
pressed their determination to stand bv
Pledger and the regularly organized con-
vention If they refused to come in. Locke
said he saw Farrow this NJ orning and sought
to effect compromise, but Farrow replied
that he would be id If he would compro-
mise with such set. Hurd and Brown de-
| nounced the circulars sent out this morning
by Farrow as OulY Infamous lies, and denied
that they and Pledger were drunk last night
| when they went into the L0ngstreet, Farrow
81 Company's private caucus. Still thew
favored committee OF conference to bring
| the boilers into the convention.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Bryant moved Committee on Resolutions.
| Wade was appointed from the First district.
Judge Bigby made speech, and Bishop
| Turner spoke but only for harmony, not
making political speech. Wade, Dlrnell
| and Sykes slso made speeches.
| Bryant repeated his old story, "Republi-
| cans killed in cold blood" and closed by
saying: 81 go for Gartrell as against the
| BcurbOns, although he is a Democrat"
! Tne Committee on Credentials reported.
| White, of Richmond, and one or two other
members of the contesting delegations, were
invited to seats. A resolution was adopted
vindicating Pledger and denying that he
| caused disturbance last night, and was
| telegraphed to the Secretary of the Treasury
| to prevent injury to him from Farrow's
| course in the matter.
| A motion for night session was voted
| down, and the convention adjourned till
| nine o'clock tomorrow.
THE BoLTERs' CONVENTION.
Longstreet, ConleY, T. F. andW. II. john
son, Wilson, Holden, Wessilosky, Holtz-
| claw, Hsrgraves, Jack Brown and others,
with Belcher, Deveaux, Davis, Peasants
and other leading colored politicians, held
4 caucus last night to put Walter johnson
| in Pledger's place as Chairman of the State
Central Committee. Pledger, Brown and
| jeff Long were refused admittance, but,
| backed by a crowd of colored delegates,
they forced their way in, and a row
ensued. Longstreet had Pledger and
| Brown arrested and taken to the police
| station. Farrow announced a convention
| in the United States Court room at noon to-
| day, and Locke another at the Representa-
| tives Hall.
This was at the close of another caucus
| this morning, at which Pledger was deposed,
and John H. Deveaux, Chairman Of the
caucus, was authorized to appoint the place
for holding the convention.
Farrow called the convention to order at
| twelve O'Clock and explained the cause of
the procedure.
| Belcher nominated Peasants for tempo
rary President, and he was elected. A Com
mittee on Credentials was appointed (De-
veauX from the First district). An ad-
| journment was then had.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Farrow addressed the convention and
| offered a resolution setting forth the man
ner In which the convention was called,
and the cause of the division, and styling
| Pledger's convention as the real bolt
ers. He called for a committee of
| conference to meet a similar committee
from Pledger's convention. A. N. Wilson
ana L. 4. johnson were appointed on said
| committee.
| An adjournment was then had till nine
| O'Clock tomorrow.
The feeling is quite bitter between the
leaders OF the two factions. The Farrow
| crowd is small, but composed of representa-
| tive men, while the mass OF colored dele
| gates are with Pledger. The Farrow wing
viii have a mass meeting tonight
at the court room. Postmaster Conley is to
preside. The conference committee may
secure harmony by tomorrow, as neither
convention has permanent officers, nor has
any important business been transacted.
| Sykes is the only Chatham delegate in
| Pledger's convention. Cantwell is Secre-