Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21

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| date, or in some other way to seek redress
for what they claimed to be an overriding
of their rights.
Events which occurred yesterday have
/ changed the situation of affairs, and the
opposition which existed to Capt. Falli-
Z CANT is now replaced by vigorous senti-
ment in his favor. Chatham, as soon as
| the nomination was made, ayoWed its
| support of Capt. Falligant as the nominee
| of the convention, and so far as Bryan
/ county is concerned, it will follow Chat
, ham, bingham remains to be heard
from.
The Democracy of Bryan met yesterday
! at BRYAN county court house in mass
meeting for the purpose of nominating a
Representative to the lower house of the
/ General Assembly, and for hearing the
/ report of the delegates to the Senatorial
/ Convention. Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood,
/ candidate for the National House OF
| Representatives, was announced to speak
! upon the issues between the two great
/ national parties. Between 200 and 800 of
/ the representative citizens Of the county
had assembled, and were scattered about
in the vicinity of the court house discuss
! ing, chiefly the Senatorial situa-
ton. A number of gentlemen from Sa-
yannah were present, including Mr.. Nor
wood, Capt. Falligant, the Senatorial
| nominee, William Clifton, Esq, the can
/ didate for Solicitor, and others. The chief
| question which involved the interest Of
| the people was the SenatOrship. The
I nomination of a Representative and other
matters were side issues.
The meeting was called to order in the
1 court house by Thomas G. Morgan, Chair
man Of the Bryan Democratic Executive
/ Committee. A temporary organization
was effected by the selection of p. W..
Williams Temporary Chairman.
Mr.. Williams thanked the convention
for the honor it had seen fit to confer
upon him in selecting him to preside
/ over its Deliberations. He cOunselled
harmony in all things, and unity, if
/ possible, in the selection Of candidates.
| In concluding, he introduced Mr.. Nor
! wood, who made an able re-
| view of the national political field
and the great questions of policy
and principle involved in the campaign
/ of Democracy and Republicanism. He
came before the people of Bryan county
/ as a candidate for national honCrs. He
| was in the hands of the people of the First
/ Congressional district for their indOrse-
ment. He did not regard his personality
TO be involved in any contest. 1t was
/ principles, not men, that he believed the
I people to be called upon to sustain. 1t
was with them that the issues were to rest.
/ He encouraged them to 60 to the
] polls and vote, not for him as
Thomas NJ. Norwood, for there was no
obligation owing to him, but for the cOun-
try and the great principles OF DemOc-
/ racy. He reviewed the history of De-
[ mOcracy from its birth up to where it now
] stands frmer and stronger than it ever
stood before. Democracy, he said, can
never die, because of its great foundation
I principles of justice and right. The peO-
pie he regarded as the custOdians OF these
! principles.
The Republican party-the representa-
/ tive body of RepublicOnism-he charged
/ with violation of every cardinal princi-
/ pie of good government. 1t set out by the
/ destruction of property, and now, he SAID,
I il was seeking to destroy the liber-
/ ty of the people. Republicanism. in
/ twenty-four years had given rise to
/ more corruption in public office and
/ high station than all other parties
/ IN the country, and had produced a
/ bigger crop Of thieves than had ever
/ grown outside Of penitentiary. Forty
/ five millions Of dollars, he said, had been
f stolen from the public treasury by men to
whom the great public trusts had been
confided. They were Republicans. He
referred to the great political frauds
which had been committed, and the ele-
ments Of thieyery and crime existing in
the Republican party.
He took up the two candidates repre-
sentng the two great parties and CON-
pared their lives, the work they had ac-
complished and their capacity, ability and
fitness as men to be cOnfided with the
trusts Of the people. Mr.. Cleveland he
knew to be man of nerve and tirmness
and pure principle, able to carry out the
polite views and principles OF the great
party.
In the Congressional race he was
aware that it lay between him and
the Republican candidate, L. NJ. Pleasant.
He was unable to account for the action
OF the Republican party in placing a col
Ored man at the head of its ticket. He
had theory, however, as TO the motive,
which was, he believed, necessity. The
Atlanta Convention had drawn the color
line, and cOlOred men were ruled out.
Now they had asserted their
rights. He cOunseled the people that
there was necessity fer action, and APP
pealed TO them to be alive to the interests
of the party, to organize and work harmo-
niOusly together for its success-not
for men, but for the great principles of
Democracy, keeping in view all the time
its sOlidity and power.
As Mr.. Norwood concluded he was
greeted with applause, and three cheers
were given for him as the Congressional
nominee OF the district.
The meeting then adjourned for dinner
Upon reassembling a permanent Organi-
zatIOn was effected by the election of Mai.
William LetfOrd Chairman and A. p.
Smith Secretary. Upon taking the chair
Maj. Letford announced that the report
Of the delegates to the Senatorial Conven-
ton was in order.
r. +. c. Smith. Chairman of the
Bryan delegation then submitted his re-
port reviewing the convention from its
assembling at Eden on Monday until it
adjourned on Thursday.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Smiths report /
Capt. Falligant was invited to address /
the meeting. Upon being introduced I
Capt Falllgant said that he was placed I
IN position Of unsOught prominence.
de was called the ''cut and dried candid 4
ate Of Chatham county," He had not /
come before the people of Bryan to in /
trude himself upon their deliberations.
but as Georgian he had come to exhibit I
that interest which every Georgian feels. /
He did not consider that the interest of /
one man or set of men or a single Office 4
was involved in the contest in which he 1
had figured. He did not want the first 4
element OF disuniOn to enter the party
de wanted to see the Democracy all over
the country triumphant, and the way to
accomplish this was to be united on prin-
clples, leaving men out of the question,
de had never sought Office. He had said
it before and he reiterated it again. The
personalities, bitterness and estrange-
ments. which political contests involved
were unsuited to him. He reviewed
the Senatorial contest, and quoted his
position in the words that he had used to
the delegates who had supported him in
the convention. Don't consider me, but
consider the district. Whatever is suit
able TO you is suitable TO me-"
W hateYer had been said he considered
himself the regular candidate of the dis
trict. SO far as the issue which had been
raised between city and country wss con-
it had no force with him. ANY
man, he said, who had Georgia grit in
him was alike to him. whether born in n
hut or a palace. There was no truth
In the petty political 6emagogism,
be said. which attempted 10 array city
against country. The only thing that he I'M
1erstOOd had been urged against him was
me TACT that he was a citizen OF SaYan-
lah and Chatham county. While the
sity and country issue had been made, he
lldn't think that man in the court house.
u within his hearing, believed
nat that was the real issue. {