The Dawson journal., 1883-04-19

men, preferred Boynton after Bacon, over
any other candidate
Fhe Meeting of the Committee.
THE TACTICS OF TIE BALLors-rnE sKIRM-
IsHlNG AND THE REsULT--MR GUERRY
AND TIE LAST BALLOT
The session of the committee opened
with the usual skirmishing It was dacii-
ed to vote viva voce, and the Bacon men
were put first on the list.
Judge Irwin WAS made chairman and
Mr.. Parham secretary.
The first ballot stood s, 6, and @ After
awhile Mcdaniel went up to 8 votes
When the balloting had progressed some
further without change, the Boynton men
stated they would prepare a list of new
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Mr. George T. Barnes, of Richmond.
Mr.. Dorsey said that in presenting Mr..
Barnes's name the Boynton men were in
earnest and would give him the solid
Boynton vote if the Bacon men would vote
for him, and rs the Bacon men came first
on the list this could be determined Mr..
Barnes received only or Z votes, the Ba-
con men voting solidly against him. Mr..
Dorsey then rendered t. J. Simmons, r
Z. Lester, c. d. McCutchen, George Hill
lyer, Henry R. jackson, A. r. Lawton,
G. f. Crisp, I. G. Lawson, Henry R. Har
ris, J. II. Blount, H. G.. Turner and one or
two others, and offered to elect either if
the Bacon men would vote for him.
General Young then nominated the Hon.
w. Z. Smith and the Boynton men voted
solidly for him, with perhaps, one other
vote.
Mr.. NJ c. Fulton then presented the
name of Hon. William Reese, but it is
said his name was withdrawn without
ba'l lot.
Ballots were then had on Massrs. Cook.
simmons, Lawton, GrisD, Lawson, and
W. E. Smith, the Boynton men voting
5 'lidly for them, and Mr. Query OCCASION
ally voting with them. The six Bacon
nen had voted steadily for Bacon the
four Mcdaniel men for Mcdaniel, and NJ.
Willis, of the Cook committee, for either
Cook or Bacon.
The other gentlemen rendered by the
Boynton men were not supported by the
solid BoyntOn vote, because the Bacon men
who were first on the list never split their
votes, and there was consequently no
chance to elect them.
AT length Judge Irwin, who represented
Mcdaniel, was sent for by that gentleman
for consultation. At this time the excl e -
ment in the lobby was intense. A rumor
was ahoat that Governor Brown and Ba-
can was in consultation in room in the
capitol building, and on this rumor, either
correct or incorrect, all sorts of theories
were builed.
Major Mcdaniel met Judge Irwin in the
ante-room of the senate chamber and after
few words of earnest conversation hand
ed him letter. This was his formal with
1 given
his to Judge Irwin he had a moments
conversation with two Constitution men
and left the capitol for his hotel.
When Judge Irwin read to the commit
tee the letter announcing Mr.. McDaniers
withdrawal it was evident that the crisis
had come. Two of his supporters, Messrs.
Erwin and Wingfeld were for Bacon af
ter Mcdaniel, and the other two, Dunlap
and Livingston, were for Boynton. This
made the vote and 8 between Boynton
and Bacon. OF the Cook men, Mr.. Willis
was for Bacon, and Mr.. Query was known
to prefer Boynton. Had the vote been
cast thus, it would have stood and 8.
Mr.. Guerry's name was the last on the
list.
The ballot was called and every man
had voted save Mr.. Query, and the vote
stood Bacon nine, Boynton 8. Mr.. Guer-
ry arose deliberately, and putting his