Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-25
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
THE SENATORIAL CONVENTION
REVIEWED.


Cant. Falligant last week have clearly
defined the attitude Of the three counties
of which the district is composed. Chat
ham county has all along been pronounced
in support Of its nominee. Bryan county
fell into line on Saturday, and bingham,
although it failed to indOrse Capt. Falli-
CANT at the Springfield meeting yesterday,
vet the majority Of the county Is pro
nouneed in his favor. There rs hardly a
doubt from all that can
learned that the solid Democratic NOte
~ the district will he rolled up next
Wednesday for FalIigant and democracy
The differences between clt4 anu cOuh-
nv have been bridged over Tor the pres
crt and the men who have the courage Of
,ileir convictions stand ready to east
tbeir vote for the man whose ability and
integrity no one doubts, and VINO
Is admitted by everyone 10 be as capable
a. any man 10 represent the district
There have been changes IN the sltua-
tion within the past few days. Men VINO
Al first were inclined to withdraw their
supDOrt from Capt. Falligant have seen
that il will not do. Bryan saw II on satu:-
dav when it dropped into
the regular line. EInnshaIh "a" IL yes
to-day and while in view Of the apparent
inconsistency in ratiiying the action OF
It's delegates. and at the same time the
nominee Of the convention which II does
mot recognize, it failed 10 lndOrse capt
Falligant. vet the voice Of the meeting
was in his favor.
The day after the convention adjourned
in Savannah. last week, DR.. Mcdonnell
and Mr.. Bird. delegates from E.Iln gnani
county. addressed letter 10 COL blTd'
Chairman Of the bingham Democracy,
asking that a mass meeting Of the citizens
az the county be called at an early day
that they might s.render an account Of
their steyyartlship.'' II compliance with
the. request Col. Bird issued call Tor the
meetInr at Springfield yesterday, begging
the citizens 10 lay aside their business Tor
the dav and 10 meet en- HldSSe 70 near
the report Of their delegates and
take into consideration the best
means to secure their rights, which
mad teeu denied them as citizens OF the
First Senatorial district-the- right TO a
voice in the selection Of candidate for
Senator"
The meeting was held in the bingham
court house, and was organized with Or.
Il. q. Norton, Of Egypt, Chairman, ana
r. Trout, Of Hinely, Secretary. After
stating the purposes for which the
meeting had been called, the delegates
10 the Eden convention were invited 10
make their report. They ala so, review
fnr the convention from its organization
up to the time when tie Bryan and
Ef5ngham delegations withdrew. Both
gentlemen vigorously condemned the
course pursued BY the Chatham deleg2-
ton. and urged that the county
withhold from any convention ~
the future unless with Bryan
| il could carry an equal representation
with Chatham, and thus be on equal
ground to fight the issues which they
claimed 10 have been denied voice lr
deciding. After the report had beer
made Col. Morgan Rawls moved the
| amendment Of a committee of ten tC
/ frame an expression Of the county II
regard TO the attitude it would assume.
The committee. consisting OF Col
| Rawls. Jasper Davis, ID. G.. Morgan, }
| ID. Grower. +. 4. keebler, James Shear
house. Frank Berry, A. +. Rain. ;. ;. II
/ son and James Bird, submitted their re
| port By resolution rendering the thanks
/ Of the county to the delegates fol
their LOYALTY to the claims O
the country Democracy, and addine
that while they did not consider it essen
tiaI that the Senator should come from
/ any particular county in the district, ye
/ they considered there was sufficient intel
| Iigence and character among the cOuntr!
/ Democrats To furnish a competent anC
| useful candidate. The resolution set tOTtt
/ the claim that the country haf
| lust reason to complain Of the selnshnes'
] and want Of proper regard Of the savannah
/ Democracy for the cOuntrymen who haC
| ever been faithful to the party in supper
| Of its candidate from the city of Savannah
/ and they hoped and appealed to the city
/ for better and more friendly treatment II
/ the future.
Col. Rawls spoke in favor OF the resOlu
| ion. which was unanimously adopted.
| Capt. Falligant, who had remained out
/ side the court house, was then invited t,
/ address the meeting. He confessed his
| embarrassment in being placed in posi-
| ton which he had not sought. In takins
| charge OF the Democracy of the distric
/ in the Senatorial race it would have beer
| more acceptable TO have had perfec
/ unanimIty of action. He had never beer
| an aspirant for political hOnOrs Of an!
| kind. His friends rad used his name il
| the Senatorial contest because they be
| haved him 10 be the proper man to repre-
1 sent the district. He reviewed the posi-
/ ton he had taken in the matter from tbs
/ start, and his speech at the Chatham
! county mass meeting in reply TO the as
saults which had been made upon nm
/ and against his character. He defined
/ his attitude during the contest from tbs
/ time he had been approached by his friends
| asking him to enter the race up to the adj
| iOurnment Of the convention. He haC
| said 10 the Chatham delegation
while the ballOting was going on
| .'Geutlemen. don't consider my indI
! vidaality at all. Do what is best for the
Democracy, and whatever 1t Is, II viii bt
| satisfactory to me-" He believed the
county delegations did what they be
lieyed to be right in the course they pur
sued. Whether the adjournment from
| Eden TO Savannah was right or wrong the
| time to have raised the ISSUE
was then and not now. Ht
did not doubt the loyalty of a single mar
| in bingham county to the great princi
| pies Of Democracy. The delegations from
| the two counties he believed to be acting
| in what they believed to have been the right
when they withdrew from the convention
at Savannah. but that did not dissolve the
convention. Ii still existed. A majority OF
the delegates originally composing it weTt
still there. He had been their chO.ce and
was made the regular nominee OF the dis
trict. and as such was Justly entitled 10
its support. Unfortunately, he knew there
were men in the district who were opposed
to him. He referred to the Bryan county
meeting. where issues were INTERCEPT
ed which ought tn have no bearing
upOn the SenatOrship at all. He hOnOTed
the bingham delegation in doing what
they believed % be right. He hOnOred a
minority in any instance, and he believed
il "A dishOnOTable act for majority y cE-
force tyrannically upon a minority any
measure that was not right. But he thought
IL a little inyidiOus that the committed
IN its report should refer to Savannah in
stead Of Chatham county as the rock
upon which they were steering. He
wanted the Democracy to be united and
harmonious in its action. III he thought
his resignation or withdrawal from the
race could bring about any good he would
nIace it before the district within an hour
When he was notified Of his nomination
he accepted it in the spirit in which IL
was rendered him. and pledged his every
energy and ability 10 the good of the dis
trict and the State. Upon unity and haT-
m0ny OF action depended the reputation
of the district. Ii was not the First dis
trict alone that was at stake, but the
whole State Of Georgia, and unity and
harmony must be secured and maintained
lie deprecated tue cry OF country against
city and city against country. Ii was
not becoming as Democrats TO raise these
/ issues. He believed in harmOniZing the
differences that might exist in the spirit
of true Democracy. He was Democrat,
and was ready to stand by Democratic
principles and the flag OF the party
at any and all times. All be
wanted now was an end to dissensiOns
and a unity Of action that would lift the
old First district above a shadow Of doubt
and place it among the ranks Of the solid
Democracy.
At the conclusion Of his speech Col
1 Joshua Seckinger moved that Capt. Fal-
ligaut be Endorsed as the candidate oil
Efiugham county for the SenatOrshlp.
Capt. \. +. Rain said he had no per.
sonal feeling against Capt. Falligant, but