Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-06
THE COMING CONVENTION
Why the Majority Rule shonld prerai1

why the Majority Rule Should Prevail
Editor Horniig Ne,cS: 1t seems to be
conceded now that Governor Boynton win
certainly be able to secure a majority vote
in the Gubernatorial Convention soon to
assemble. Immediately upon this dis
covery begins the discussion of what is
called ''the time-honored two-thirds rule. y
How ''time-h0nored" it Is was very eff
fectually shown by our late distinguished
Governor, whose unexpired term is now
to be filled. 1t wonld appear that the sim
famed editors" who are or were the real
backbone of the anti-Boynton campaign
were holding their principles somewhat
in reserve and We're waiting to see how
the primaries panned out before the
better and fairer.rule for effecting nomi-
nation should be discussed. There Spec
tacles were to be adjusted to suit the eXi-
gencies of the occasion.
As supporter of Gov. Boynton am
willing, and think it right, that the dele
CATION from our county shall 90 unin-
structed both as to candidates and the
rule for nomination. The discussion of
such rule should have occurred, il to be
considered by the counties, during the
campaign, and not for the first time when
the editors on the minority side shall dis
cover how 1t VIII work for them. 10 not
being discussed our delegates should be
left III this matter to exercise as large a
discretion as they desire.
The Governor to be nominated is to fill
out an uneXpired term of him whom
majority nomination placed in the field,
ana 1t lll-becomes a supporter of MAJOR
Bacon, who has been so much lauded by
his friends for gracefully Welding and
promising his ''cOrdial support to a ma
JorIty rule candidate, to thus early assert
that he Will do less than his chief. 1t
VIII be no special precedent if the nOmi-
nation is made at this time by the ma
iority rule, because the question has not
been considered in the primaries, and the
people are simply seeking to fill out
hiatus, and this candidate should be
nominated as was he who was elected for
the full term.
This rule has not been discussed by our
people here, and for principals to instruct
their agents in matter of which they
have not conferred among themselves, is
not in accord with the intelligent action
we are supposed to take. This campaign
has had enough of bitterness, vituperation
and violence injected into it already, and
most unnecessarily, too. What guar
anty have we if the twO-thirds rule
is adopted, that the scenes of the Colquitt
convention-thes several days crimination
and recriminatiOn of its members and the
precipitation of the fiercest campaign
since recOnstruction-wiIln not be repeated?
Who in Chatham county is so violently
opposed to Governor BoyntOn's nomina-
tion in favor of a ''dark horse" as
to be willing to hazard such
risk? And who is prepared to
say that If our delegates are not deprived
of discretion in this regard, that they may
better contribute to the peace and har-
mOny we desire. There is as much rea-
son for no instructions as to this rule as
to the candidate, and it is to be hoped
that our delegates will have the same dis
cretiOn in the one matter as to the other.
CTTOXEN