Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-03
PoIjffcs in the STATE.

Homerville Ca correspondence Of the
| N0RS1NG NEWS, July /: \ large mass
meeting Of the Democratic party Of Clinch
county was held here to-day.
Hon. c. A. smith, Chairman for said county,
called the meeting TO order and explained its
objects. Isham Patterson, Esq, was chosen
Chairman of The meeting, and b. A. Whit
tingtOn ESQ. Secretary. On motion the
chair appointed the following committee to
prepare business for the meeting. viz: j. L.
sweat. ID. 81. RIberOu, }. l.. SWearingen, H.
A. O'Quin, J. T. Register. Z. NJ. Lee, W. z.
y. Crews. r. Moore, and p. White.
said committee through their Chairman,
Hon. J. J.. sweat, reported the following
resolutions. which were briefly explained by
him and unanimously adopted by the meet
Resorcsd. That J. l. Sweat, B. J. sirmans.
g. A. Smith, T.. W. Curry and NJ. NJ. CasWell
be and they are hereby appointed delegates 10
represent the county Of Clinch in the State
convention. to be held IN Atlanta August l3.
Res0Irsd further, That 1t Is the sense OF this
meeting that Hon. Henry ID. Mcdaniel, for
his able. faithful and conscientious DISCHARGE
of duty, should be renOmlnated and elected
Governor: that the present State House Off
GERS, with Robert L. Hardeman for Treasurer,
should be nominated and elected; that we IA
vOr Spencer L. Atkinson. Esq, of Brunswick,
for Presidential elector for the First district.
and Hon. Fleming q. DuBignOn, OF Savannah.
as one Of the electors -at-large.
RssO}red. That N. NJ. CasWeli, G.. g. Fore
man, G.. A. smith, W. B. y. Crews, Il. A.
Wilmington, J. 5. Lightsey, James p. Mat
[ tON, ID ii. johnson. j. J.. sweat and ii. i.
| MattOX be appointed delegates to the Con-
| gresslOnal convention, 10 be held ia Savannah
on the Z3d instant, and that in the nomination
Of Hon. NJ. i. MeTshon, OF Glynn, we would
recognize the selection OF an able, eloquent
and worthy standard bearer for the DemOc-
racy OF the First district.
kesOiUed, That in case the counties of Ware
and Coffee will cooperate with us by select
ing twenty citizens from each Of SAID counties
to meet at Waycr0ss on the first Saturday IN
August, for the purpose Of harmOniZing ouI
district upon the Senatorial question, in the
selection of a candidate to represent US in the
next Senate, that the following named citi-
zens be and they are hereby appointed tC
represent our county in such meeting, VIZ: Z.
| VI. jackson, a. j. Caswell. Jonathan L. Nor
| gan, j. J. Drawdy, j. T.. Humphreys. James
L. MattOX, NJ. 5. COrbitt, ]. +. McLendon. w
/ a. kcOrd, Isham Patterson, II. a. O'Quin, W.
| B. y. Crews, Simon z. White, S. w. Register,
| Il. 4. Wilmington, ID. NJ. RiberOn, X. Il.
johnson, Ivy Davis, }. 4. Bass and j. Il
| DickersOn.
ResoIUed, That in each and all Of said con-
ventiOns the unit rule prevail, the vote OF
| the county upon all questions being cast in
accordanse with the wish Of majority Of the
/ delegates.
BesolUed. That the Secretary Of this meeting
| furnish the press with copy Of these resolu-
| tiOns for publication.
Springfield CORES spondence &ORNING NEWS
| July j: The Democracy OF Etlingham county
convened AT this place TODAY for the purpose
tiOns-GuberDatOrial, Senatorial and Con-
| gressiOnal-and the following are the dele
| gates elected:
GubeTnatOrial-A. f. RAIN and 5. A. Will
son; alternates, 5. r. Keller and f. L. FOy
| SenatOrial-A. +. Bird and w. 4. Mcconnell
| alternates, George FetZer and ). A. Wilson
The following resolutions were offered 81
s. :. PItman, Esq, and unanimously adODtf&
| Res0frsd, That the Democracy of Ef1ingha
/ county, ,deeming il to be their duty to pay jus
recognition to the efficient and useful service,
/ in war and peace of our hOnOred and es-
/ Hon. Morgan Rawls, do hereby most earnestl,
present him to the Democracy OF the Firs
| Congressional district of Georgia as being il
/ every way a suitable and proper person t,
/ represent the district in Congress, and We
| appeal TO the Democracy throughout tho
/ district to extend to him that appreciativC
/ acknowledgment that has been usual to Other
| in a denomination and reelection to Con.
/ gress. And that it is the sense of tins meet
| ing that he was once legally and fairly elected
| 10 Congress, but defrauded of his position
| and should now receive an unanimous nomina-
/ tiOn at the hands of the Democratic COnven
/ tiOn which meets at Savannah on the 23d inst
| The following are the delegates elected t.
/ the Congressional Convention: Col. Edward
/ Bird, 5. S. Pitman, W. z. Hodges and g. II
! Morgan,
Res0lred, That the Democracy Of this cOun-
/ " meet at Springfield on the first "Wednesday
l in September to nominate representative t
/ the Legislature.
! a. W. Fite and DR.. FELTON, are Legislative
| candidates in Barlow county.