Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-10
THE STATE CONVENTION
of April, for the Nomination of a De-
mOcratie Candidate for Governor.

Called to Meet in Atlanta on the 10th
of April, for the Nomination of De-
mOcratie Candidate for Governor.
AHantd Constitution, 9TH.
The Democratic Executive Committee
met last night in the reading room of the
kimball House, in answer to a call issued
by Captain Harry Jackson, Chairman of
the committee. Captain Jackson presided,
aud Dir. Robert a. Bacon, the Secretary
Of the committee, was in his place. Mr..
Bacon called the roll and found the fol-
lowing gentlemen present, constituting a
quorum:
From the State-at Large-Gen. p. VI B.
} Oung, of Barlow. and Hon. f. +. Law
son. Of Burke
First District. l.. Sweat. of Clinch, by
Capt, John Alilledge, of Fulton.
Third District-D. NJ. Roberts, Of Dodge.
Fourth District-JOhn King, of Musco-
gee, represented by Thomas W. Grimes,
and Henry II. Harris, represented by ii,
Il. Revell.
Fifth District-Hon. John /. Hail. of
Spalding, and W. ID. Nottingham, of
Houston.
Sixth District-Hon. Washington Des-
sau. Of Bibb.
Seventh d strict-H0n Arthur II Gray,
of CatOOsa, and J. w. Akin, of Barlow,
by VI. Dwinell.
Eighth District Daniel, of
Richmond, and Frank IL. COlley, of
Wilkes, by Hon. Milton Reese.
Ninth District-T. c. Tate, of Pickens,
by Hon. Tyler NJ. Peoples, of Gwinnett.
Mr.. Peoples introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
BE Il reSOlred, That n convention Of the
Democratic party be called to assemble
IN the capitol in the city of Atlanta at u
o'clock moon on the second Tuesday, the
10th day of April next, 10 nominate a can
didate for Governor TO iill the uneXpired
term Of Hon. Alexander IL, Stephens, de-
ceased.
The following resolution was Introduces
by Mr.. Reese, of the Eighth district, and
elected some discussion, but was finally
adopted:
ReSolred, That each county shall select
u, delegates to the GubernatOrial COnyen-
tiOn in ssch manner as the respective
Executive Committees of the various
counties may direct, aGG III an event the
EXecutiye Committee Of the State recon-
mends that the various counties in the
state select their delegates on the same
day-tO Wit. the first Tuesday in April
neXt-that day being April 3d.
Mr.. Dessau offered the following reso.
lutiOn. which was adopted:
ResOlCed. That each county i'm the state
in the GubernatOrial Convention be en-
titled to double the number of votes that
the county has Representatives in the
lower house of the General Assembly.
Mr.. Peoples introduced the following.
which was adopted:
ReSOlred, That each county be request
szl 20 select as alternates the same num-
ber OF pea SONS at the same time and in the
same MANNER az il selects delegates, and
that this committee recommends that
sach county, at the time of its election of
said delegates, pass resolutions request
ing the StaIe convention not to admit any
delegate unless he be regularly selected
either az a delegate OF an alternate, and
that no person not a citizen of the county
he allowed to represent said county as
delegate 10y proxy.
The resolution provoked a spirited dis
cussi0n, but was finally passed.
Chairman Jackson offered the follow
ing:
ResOlred. That this committee I'm behalf
of the Democratic party of the state OF
georgia hereby expresses its profound re-
asret at tic death of the Honorable Alex
ander II. Stepuess-. That the universal
sorrow throughout tnS entire state,
through the full delegations attending his
obsequies. eYinees the profound respect
entertained for the great statesman during
his life and the deep sorrow at MS de-
cease.
The resolution was adopted unanimous
lg ~ ? rising vote.
ResClisfi6Es of thanks to the proprletOrs
Of the KimbaI, and requesting the Demo
cratic papers OF the stale 20 puDllsh the
proceedings, were passed.
The committee adjourned 10 meet az
u. m. on the 9th of April in the reading
room Of the kimball House.