Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-23
THE DISTRICT DEMOCRACY
GATHERING OF THE CONGRESS
IONAL DELEGATES.

The Convention to Meet To-day-The
Prospect for the First Ballot-MershOn
In the Lead-Adams' Friends at Work
"A Glimpse OF the Situation
The Marshall House corridors and re-
ception rooms were filed last night with
tie delegates to the Congressional Con-
vention. and the friends Of the four can
didates were quietly discussing the situs-
ton. The delegates began arriving during
the DAY, and the night trains brought
many from the lower counties Inc ma
jOrity. however, viii arrive BY this morn
fng's trains. The candidates are All on
the ground: Judge VI. L Mershon, o.
Rruns1ick- Hon. :. ID. Bradwell. Of Hines
vile. Hon. Morgan Rawls. q Glyt9h; anu
Judge Adams. Of Savannah. hon joan y
/ NichoUs arrived. and registered al the
prlasEf House. Several meetings were
held last night, and the friends q
the candidates were actively al Work.
| The majority Of the delegates were ap-
nareutlT in favor Of the adoption OF the
| two-thirds rule. should il be adopted,
which. from the indications last night,
there appeared 70 be hardly doubt, the
convention viii probably be in for two
or three davs' session. The comparatively
few delegates arrived did not give an
| opportunity tor an estimate OF the vote
/ Close figuring, however, indicates that
the first ballot VIII be about as follo"s;
Mershou ----- -
| Adams -------- ------- -----
Bradweu .----------- ---.- ------
Nichols ---------- ------- =
Mershon's friends were hard at work
last night. Hon. J. +. Dart said the
JIIire would carry at least 10 votes on the
i first ballot, with an increase on the next
baTfot
Hon. Caleb Smith. Of Reidsville, is al
I the head OF the Tattnall delegation. and
| is booming Bradwell. Judge Smith said
| last night that Bradwell would carry
| three counties and a half delegation OF
/ a fourth county into the convention.
He was sure Of seven votes on the
I first ballot. with an increasing strength
| on the second and succeeding ballots.
Judge Adams friends, with the dele
/ gates from Chatham, were WOrklne IKE
| beavers. Major RIVALS and Col. Warren
/ are both men Of influence in the county.
| Judge Adams viii 20 into the convention,
1 Il is understood, with IL votes. and posi-
/ bly, u. RawIs' friends claim votes for
/ their candidate. and Nichols, it Is under
/ stood. will receive the vote Of Pierce
\ county.
! The convention will meet at y O'Clock
! in the Superior Court room, and viii be
/ called TO order BY Wn. Clifton, Esq,
/ Chairman Of the District Executive Com
/ mittee. and after organization VIII at once
/ proceed 10 the business before II.
/ The following delegates Will compose
/ the convention:
/ Appling-Paul Carter. y. j. HOlton.
| Bryan-A. G. smith, VIM. Letford, James
I G.. Moore. jos. Haymans-
] BuIlOch-Edmund Kennedy, Joseph Llt-
I trouer.
/ Camden-Rufus :. Lang, Joseph H. schlott.
I Chat am-B. a. Denmark ID. Q. Bacon,
/ Charles kOlshorn, J L. Warren, K. ID. 30
| CART. q. NJ. Ryals.
Charlton-James B. Crabtree, William r.
! keeue.
/ CIiuch-J. /. sweat. NJ. NJ. CasweIl, et al.
/ EGiugham-S. :. Pitman, Edward BIRD, j.
| i. Hodges. q. II Morgan.
Emanuel-George W. Mcleod, j. ). KOun-
I tree
Giynn-J. W. Lamb. ]. f. Dart, J. F. Nell
I son. Ira +. NTH, jos. L. Lam bright, court
I land SImms.
Iiberty-WIIiam Hughes. A. 5. Way, Wal
I ter o. Cassels, L. r. Miller, james Clarke
/ and ?. J. Dix.
McIntosh-Robert W. Gignilliatt ard Rob
Pierre-Simon W. Hitch. Allan \. Smith
| and others.
! scrIven-John c. Dell. DR.. John W. John
| stOn. W. l.. Matthews. J. 4. HUMPHREYS, Dr.
| Douglass and L. P. " AIDE.
| TattnalI-Caleb ". smith and Mllas NJ.
I Moody.
waTe-John c. Macdonald and II. P.
/ Brewer.
| Wayne-S. r. Harris and Godfrey Odorm.
As a matter of reference, the list OF
| counties and the number Of votes TO which
/ each is entitled is given as follows: