Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-02

1888 -
The Senatorial situstion in this dis
trict-thanks to the Eden convention-is
decidedly mixed. Mr. Ravls has ac-
cepted the nomination of that conven-
ton, and Mr.. Meldrim has accepted the
nomination rendered him by the Demo
cratic mass meeting at the Theatre Fri
day evening, and these two gentlemen,
both of whom are thorough-going Demo
Gratis, are pitted against each other. The
whole matter has resolved itself to this:
There is no regular nominee in the field.
Mr.. Meldrim represents five votes of
Chatham county, and Mr. Rawls repre-
sents one vote of Chatham and four of
Effingham and Bryan counties. Each
are therefore equally Endorsed by the
Democracy of the district, and the con-
test between them is in the nature of a
scrub race.
1t is very unfortunate that this state
of affairs should be existing, and yet,
under the peculiar circumstances of the
case, it could not well have been other
wise. The Democracy of Chatham
have no quarrel with the Democracy of
Bryan and bingham, neither have they
any objections to Mr.. Rawls, individu
ally, as the Senator from this district.
He would receive the hearty and sincere
support of the party in our county had
he been regularly nominated. But it Is
impossible for the Democracy of this
county to concur in the action of the
Eden convention. To do so
would be to recognize the
faction which has so causelessly rebelled
against the will of the party and now
seeks the defeat of that party as Demo
Gratis. This cannot be done. The bolt
ers are fighting the Democracy of this
county as persistently and earnestly as
if they were outspoken Radicals, and
have, of their own accord, and from
purely personal and selfish ends, placed
themselves outside the pale of the Demo
cratic organization.
We wish our friends in bingham and
Bryan to fully understand this matter
We believe that Chatham county is per
fectly willing to recognize the claims of
tue country upon the Senatorship from
this Senatorial district at this time. We
are satisfied that there is no objection
felt to Mr.. Rawls either as man or as
Democrat, and we wish it distinctly
understood that Mr.. Meldrim was not
placed in nomination from any motive
of factious opposition to either Mr.
Rawls or the Democracy of our sister
counties. His being in the field at all is
solely due to the Eden convention having
recognized the boilers as Democrats, and
having given them seats in that conven-
ton and a voice in its deliberations equal
to that of the Democratic delegates, al
though the credentials of the latter were
signed by the Chairman and Secretary of
the Executive Committee, while those of
the former bore no signature of any au-
thOrity whatever.
This is the whole story in nutshell,
and this is the cause of the present IN
fortunate condition of affairs. 1t is a
great pity that the matter cannot be ad-
iusted. No true Democrat can feel any
thing but sincere regret that these two
gentlemen, whose fidelity to the party
cannot be questioned, should be in the
field as opponents. We fear, however,
that it is too late now for the mischief
to be remedied. But there is one fact
upon which the Democracy can reflect
cOnsOlIngly. Either Mr. Rswls or Mr..
Meldrim must be elected, and so the dis
trict will certainly be represented in the
State Senate by a Democrat, and the in
terests of the people will be well and
faithfully guarded.