Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-04-05
TUESDAYS PRIMARIES.
Further Returns from the Counties
BoyntOn Reckoned Sure of Majority
in the Convention.


i'm the Convention.
ATLANTA, April 4.-One count, and
accurate at that, gives Boynton $50 votes,
with AZ vet to be learned. He is the
second choice of % delegates that will
come to him. He can safely rely on 1s2
votes at the finish, giving all the rest to
Bacon.
Bullock has letter in the Star in which
he denies that he ever rewarded Demo-
Gratis who betrayed their party, and that
he never saw Governor BOyntOn's letters
applying for office and never knew him
until recently. lie also says that Mr.. Ba-
con served simply as an attorney for the
State. No political significance can be
attached to either case.
Specials to the Constitution to-day give
Gov. BOyntOn Johnson, Jasper, Gilmer,
Baker and Worth counties, and Bacon
HaralsOn and Franklin. The ChattahOo-
chee delegates are both for Gov. BoyntOn.
His election is now considered practically
certain. 1t is rumored here among Mr..
McDaniel's friends that he will not be in
the race. seeing that Gov. BoyntOn is so
heavily in the lead. A careful count here
gives Gov. BOytOn, with the known sec
votes to hear from. The McDufie con-
ventiOn, called to rescind the former in
structiOns for Gov. BoyntOn, again sus-
tanned him by adjourning without action.
LIBERTY COUNTY.
HINESVILLE. April Am accordance
with the call of the Chairman of the EX-
ecutive Committee, a mass meeting of the
Democratic party was held yesterday.
Capt. William Hughes was called to
the chair and A. S. Way, Esq, requested
to act as Secretary.
The following gentlemen were selected
as delegates to the Gubernatorial Con-
ventiOn: Messrs. II. A. Parker. f. p.
Miller and Jesse Brewer, with A. S. WAY.
James b. Fraser and ID. F. Sheppard, al
ternates.
The following resolutions were offered
by A. 5. Way, Esq, and passed:
WHEREAS, We the Democratic party of
Liberty county, assembled here for the
purpose of selecting delegates to repre-
sent us in the Gubernatorial Convention
to assemble in the city of Atlanta, on the
tenth day of April, 1888, to nominate a
successor to the late lamented Alexander
H. Stephens, deceased, Governor of GeOr-
gia; and,
Whereas, OF the candidates for that
high office whose names are before the
people, we have no especial preference so
far as regards their individual character,
ability and craftsmanship, but the Hon.
Augustus 0. Bacon, of Bibb county,
being one of the candidates for the Gov
ernOrship, who is a native and former
resident of our county;
And whereas, The people of our county
have before expressed themselves unani-
mously for him as being their first choice
for Governor of Georgia; therefore. be it
ReSOtced, That our delegates to the said
convention go uninstructed, but because
of the relationship existing between the
people of this county and the Hon. A. o.
Bacon on account of his nativity, and
because having been reared and educated
among us, he stands as a fit and able
representative of the character and prin-
ciples of our people, and of whose ability
and patriotism we can but feel Justly
proud; therefore, we recommend and re-
quest that our delegates to said conven-
ton, if consistent with their Judgment,
cast their votes for the Hon. A. o. Bacon
as our first choice for Governor.
The meeting then adjourned.
BRYAN COUNTY.
BRYAN COURT HOUSE, GA, April A.
The citizens of Bryan county Yesterday.
in response to the call of the Chairman of
the Democratic Executive. Committee,
met at Bryan Court House for the pur-
pose of selecting delegates to represent
them i'll the coming GubernatOrial con-
vention, and organized by the election of
Mr.. A. Thompson as Chairman and Mr..
j. Hartridge Smith as Secretary, where
upon the Chairman reported the meeting
ready for the transaction of business.
On motion of Mr.. j. Hartridge Smith,
Mr.. A. Thompson and Mr.. III. Z. Smith
were elected by acclamation as delegates
to attend said convention.
Mr.. Thompson stated that it would be
impossible for him to attend, whereupOn,
on motion of Mr.. L. +. Cox, it was re-
solved that Mr. II. E. Smith be empow-
cred to cast the full vote of the county.
On motion of Mr.. VIM. II. Strickland,
Mr.. Jas. b. Brown was appointed alter
nate.
There being no further business, on
motion of Mr.. Il. f. c. Smith the meeting
then adjourned.
CHARLTON COUNTY.
TRADERS HILL, April 4.-Charlton
county sends two delegates to the con-
ventiOn at Atlanta uninstructed. They
stand in preference, one for Bacon and the
other for BOyntOn.