Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27


ninety-fifth ballot was taken. and showed
Adams strength "a and Mershon 16.
On the one hundred and ninety-sixth
ballot the Appling. Camden, Charlton,
Clinch. Glynn, Pierce and Wayne delega-
tiOns voted solid for Meldrim, giving him
IA votes, Adams "a, and MershOn ,. The
one hundred and nfnety-seventh ballot
was: Meldrim IA, Adams -, MershOn 4,
Camden going back to Mershen.
COL. NORWOOD NOMINATED.
Col. Sweat arose and SAID that while
the Mershon delegation came into the
convention with sixteen solid votes, and
had presented Judge Mershon as the
proper man To be the nominee, yet he
wanted it understood that there was no
factiOus opposition among the delegation
to Obstruet the convention in its work.
He was about to propose to the conven-
ton a man who had illustrated not only
Georgia but the entire South in the eOun-
ellis OF the nation. He nominated Hon.
Thomas NJ. Norwood, of Chatham.
Maj. LetfOrd, Of Bryan, seconded the
nomination. He had been in the cOnven-
ton four days trying to agree upon a
candidate, and now, he said, let it be
Norwood or nobody. He was for Nor
wood first, last and forever. He was for
him because he had illustrated the great
1 South so ably in the Senate hall, and he
/ Congress a faithful representative of the
! people.
Mr.. Denmark, of the Chatham delega-
ton, asked five minutes time for the
| friends of Judge Adams to confer with
each other.
Dart-Not one second.
Sweat trust the request will be
granted.
Mr.. Denmark said that there was no
! man for whom he had higher regard
| than for Col. Norwood, but in behalf of
/ his colleagues he asked for five minutes,
and if granted he would assure the
/ convention that a nomination could be
made. It was evident that the time had
| come for break, and that Norwood would
! be the nominee. The Chatham delegation
/ returned from the caucus room at
4 the expiration of the five minutes,
/ and took their seats. Mr.. Denmark
said the friends Of Judge Adams agreed
! with the friends of Judge Mershon that it
/ was time that a nomination should be
made. His delegation had followed their
/ choice as long as it could in justice to
| him, and he was now authorized to with
draw Judge Adams name from the race.
The call of counties for the one hundred
and ninety-eighth ballot began and re-
suited in the unanimous nomination of
/ Col. Norwood.
/ Mcdonald, Of Ware, moved the APP
| pointmeut of a committee of five to ac-
| quaint Col. Norwood OF his nomination,
and request his reply in person. The
! chair appointed Mcdonald of Ware,
| Hughes of Liberty, Denmark of Chatham,
| Sweat of Clinch and Aiken of Builoch,
who retired to hunt up the conventions
! choice.
While awaiting their return speeches
were made by Dart of Glynn,
Way of Liberty, and Smith of
I Glynn, who was speaking when
! the committee returned escOrting
| Col. Norwood, the nominee, and Judge
MershOn, Capt. BradwelI and Mr.. RawIs.
COL. NORwOOD's ACCEPTANCE.
Col. Norwood was led to the platform
| and thanked the convention for the honor
| it had conferred upon him IN making him
/ its choice. The mountains had labored
and brought forth a mouse. He was not
| looking for such a birth. ["That's why
| you got It," said a voice. The old
maxim, BLESSED is he that specs
nothing, for then he gets it," he believed
| to be a true one. In accepting the nomi-
nation he pledged his efforts in the inter-
ests of the people. Upon the questions of
| finance he was not thorough protective
| tariff man and he was not an out and out
| free trader. He believed in the golden
mean. He considered there was a great
| difference between the principles of gov
| eminent and the policy of government.
| The principles of government he regarded
as the protection of life, liberty and
/ property, and when this was accomplish
| ed all else was policy. The policy of the
! government in years past he did not
| during the past six months, had increased
its manufacturing interests by the in
! vestment of over $70,00O,000. In view of
| this, it would not be policy to adopt free
trade principles.
The nomination, he said, had taken him
/ by surprise. He was sitting in his Office
when gentleman rushed in and called
him Representative. He didn't know
! what it meant until he was told that he
was the nominee of the convention as
Representative in Congress. In accept
! ing the nomination he would assume its
duties and responsibilities with a sense of
the high trust which had been given in
his care and keeping.
CLOSING SCENES.
Col. Norwood was followed by Judge
| Mershon, Capt. Bradwell and Mr.. Rawls,
who spoke in his behalf, and pledged him
the vote of the district by a majority
greater than it had ever given to any man
| before.
The convention adjourned after voting
a resolution of thanks to the Chairman
| for the able and courteous manner in
which he had presided over its delibera-
tions, and to the Secretaries, Hon. A. g..
| Smith and Messrs. A. B. Estes, Jr., and
/ John DeLettre for the efficient and at
! tentIve services they had rendered. The
| widest excitement prevailed, and the
| delegates left the hall with three cheers
and a tiger for Hon. Thomas NJ. Norwood,
and victory for the Democracy.
NoRwooD's CAREER.
Col. Norwood was born in Talbot county,
Ca, on April 26, 1890, and when years
of age his father moved to Monroe
county, when young Norwood entered an
academy and prepared for college under
/ the tuition of John Cotton Mather, who
now lives at No. on the Central Rail-
road. He graduated at Emory College,
/ Ca, in 1850, and taught school for one
year in Monroe county. He there read
/ law under ex-GOv. James NJ. Smith,
and was admitted to the bar
February, 1882, along with Hon.
| ClaudiUs Wilson and Gen. Clifford An
| derson. In March, 1852, MIR. Norwood
moved to Savannah, and entered upon the
| practice of his profession, and was elected
| to the Legislature without opposition in
| 1861 and served one term. At the out
/ break of the war he was member of the
| Chatham Artillery, and when the HOSTILE
the practice of his profession and was
very successful. In 1871. in a contest
with eight candidates. he was
| elected to the United States Senate.
and . after q contest for the
seat against Foster Blodgett, who had
! Heen elected to the Senate by the Bullock
\ Legislature in 1870, he was seated, though
the Senate was largely Republican. He
served his State with honor until March,
1877, in the meantime being defeated for
reelection by Hon. Ben Hill in
| January of that year. In 1880
/ the GubernatOrial convention failed to
nominate under the two-thirds rule, when
| he ran, as the candidate of the minority,
| against Alfred Fl. Colquitt, the candidate
/ of the majority, and was defeated. Since
that campaign Mr.. Norwood has taken no
active part in politics.