Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-04
B0YNT0N IN THE LEAD.
SPECIAL REPORTS FROM THE
PRIMARIES.
The Demoeratie voters Abroad in Eorce

Ihe Democratic Voters Abroad in Force
Several Counties UncOmmitted -
Others Instructed for Various Candi-
dates-The Governor Given Good
Start.
ATLANTA. April 3.-Boynton's friends
are i'm high spirits. The returns thus far
show that he has not lost ground. and that
his nomination is an assured fact. The
returns thus far stand-for Boynton 1O6:
otherwise 50.
Rockdale, Hart, Butts, Floyd, Barlow,
Campbell, Cherokee, Carroll. Habersham.
: 'Lumpkln, Elbert and Polk are for BOyn-
ton.
Hall, TrOup and Decatur are divided.
Dekalb and Richmond are uninstructed.
LATER.-FrOm specials received by the
Constitution the following counties are
for BOynton: Barlow, Berrien, Brooks,
Butts, Calhoun. Campbell, Carroll, Chat
ton, Cobb, Columbus, Colquitt,
Coweta,. Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb,
Douglass, Elbert, Fannin, Fay
ette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gilmer, Cor
don, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall. Hart,
Henry, Jefferson, Jones, LOwndes. Lump
Kin, McDuffie, Meriwether. Milton, Mitch
ell, Murray, Newton, Oconee, OglethOrDe.
Paulding, Pickens. Pierce. Pike. Polk.
ROckdale, Spalding, Thomas, Towns, I'm
ION, Epson, Warren, White and Whitfield.
Making 145 for BoyntOn.
Bacon has 93 votes, and thirty-five
counties that have not been heard from,
except few who have instructed for
other candidates.
AUGUSTA, April 3.-Specials to the
Chronicle show that Jefferson, Jones, Lin
coin and ROckdale counties elected BOyn-
ton delegates; Burke, Bacon delegates;
Green, McDaniels, and Wilkes unin-
structed. Richmond sends uninstructed
delegates.
MACON, April 3.-There was an enthu-
siastic convention of the Bibb county
Democrats to-day. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted endorsing Bacon.
The delegates were instructed for him,
twenty-three in number.
The following returns have been re-
celVed from other counties:
For BOyntOn-Mitchell, OglethOrpe, Up
son, Pike.
For BacOn-Pulaski, Twiggs, Monroe,
Appling, Burke, Washington, Miller and
Cook.
Sumter, Schley, Webster, Talbot ana
Taylor 90 for Crawford. Houston is for
j. j. Simmons. Uninstructed-JOnes
Wilkinson and TrOup.
CHATTAHOOCHEE COUNTY.
. COLUMBUS, GA, April 3.-ChattahOO-
chez county sends an uninstructed dele
CATION composed of LeOnidas Nc
Lester and j. E. d. Shipp. The
MuscOgee County Convention to-day
passed resolutions that its delega-
tiOn go uninstructed. The following men
were selected to represent the county i'm the
State Convention: Ex-Governor James
NJ. Smith, I. J. Chappell, E. f. Young,
III. II. Epping, Jr. The MuscOgee delega-
tiOn do not favor BOyntOn. The Chatta-
hOOchee delegation is supposed TO be for
Cook, but not for BoyntOn.
HARRIS COUNTY.
Harris county sends an uninstructed
delegation, viz: L. j. Brewster. T. j. |
Neal, Nat Hutchinson and c. j. Flour
nOy. They do not favor BoyntOn.
DECATUR COUNTY.
BAINBRIDGE, April 3.-Decatur sends
uniDstructed delegates, but they favor
Bacon in preference to BOyntOn.
TALBOT COUNTY.
TALBOTTON, March 3.-Talbot county
sends the following delegates to the State
Convention, and they are instructed to
vote for Gen. Phil. Cook: w. Z. Num- |
ford, w. Z. Ragland, j. II. Martin, r. G. |
Fryer, r. Leonard and j. w. Hall. Their |
second choice is unknown.
SUMTER COUNTY.
delegation consists of c. +. Crisp, Dupont !
Guerry, A. 5. Cults and b. p. Hollis. |
They are instructed to vote for Cook, and |
use all honorable endeavOrs to promote |
his nomination.
MACON COUNTY.
Macon county elects Cook delegates, |
and favOrs Bacon for second choice.
LEE COUNTY.
Lee county is for Cook, and the dele |
gates are instructed not to vote for BOyn- |
ton under any circumstances.
WEBSTER COUNTY.
Webster county sends uninstructed |
delegates, but they are Cook men.
sCHLEY COUNTY.
Schley county is said to be for Cook.
DoUGHERTY COUNTY.
DOugherty county sends uninstructed |
delegates, but prefers Bacon to BOynton.
WARE COUNTY.
WAYCROss, April 3.-Ware county |
sends delegates uninstructed. They |
favor 4. o. Bacon.
BURKE COUNTY.
WAYNEsBORO, April 3.-The county
met here to-day and selected |
delegates. They are instructed for Col.
J. J. Jones first and Bacon second.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
SANDERsVILLE, April Washington
by an overwhelming majority,
sends Bacon delegates.
CLARKE, GREENE AND OCONEE.
ATHENS, March 3.-Clark sends Me-
Daniel delegates, as also Greene. OcO-
nee's are uninstructed, but favor Boynton.
FLOYD COUNTY.
ROME, March 3.-Floyd sends six dele
gates and six alternates uninstructed. 4
resolution to instruct failed. The delega-
tiOn is for BoyntOn.