The Dawson journal., 1884-09-18
Something Of a Muddle.

formers claims as the nominee Of
the Democratic party for the Sen
atorship from this district. As
we understand, DR.. Baldwin now
claims that Col. Hoyl was not
nominated, but that he, himself, is
the true nominee of the conven-
ton which met in Cuthbert on
Wednesday OF last week.
According to the record kept by
the convention, Baldwin received
253 yotes-ss of q vote less than
was necessary to a choice. When
he found that he could not be
nominated, being in the conven-
ton himself as a delegate from
Randolph, he withdrew his name
and moved t. nominate Howl by
acclamation, which was done,
with possibly one or two dissent
ing votes, The chairman of the
convention then declared Hoyl the
nominee of the party and APP
pointed a committee OF three, con-
sisting Of Butler, of Fort Gaines,
Baldwin, of Cuthbert, and Stew
ems, of Dawson, to notify him.
The letter Of notification having
been prepared and signed by But
ler and Stevens, was presented to
DR.. Baldwin for signature, but
the Doctor refused to sign upon
the grounds that Hoyl was rot
the nominee Of the convention,
but, on the contrary, as has al
ready been stated, that he, him
self, was the rightful and legiti-
mate nominee. DR.. Baldwin
presents, i'll support of his posi-
ton, a certificate from member
of the Clay county delegation to
the effect that in the distribution
Of Clay's vote among the six dele
gates who remained, that, either
through a miscalculation or in
territorial fraud, the said member
from Clay did not cast his full
share of Clay's vote, or else Bald
win would have been nominated,
but that he was deceived by other
members of his delegation in
whom he had confidence and
therefore, did not cast his full pro
rata part Of Clay's thirteen votes.
Granting this to be true, the
question comes up, does a consid-
GRAFTON of that sort change the
FINAL action Of the convention?
Does the fact that a delegate
through misplaced confidence in
some other member Of his county
delegation alter or invalidate the
whole action Of convention COM
posed OF delegates from three
counties? We would rather think
that it was the delegates misfor-
tune in thus permitting himself
to be imposed upon.
But, if D1. Baldwin is entitled
to the nomination, or if it can be
shown to the convention that he
was defeated upon mere techni-
cality, then we believe that
sense OF justice and fairness will
dictate TO that body the proper
course to pursue. DIR. Baldwin
presented the matter to Col. Hoyl
on last Tuesday and as a fair
minded, honorable man, Col. Hoyl
suggested to DR.. Baldwin that it
might be proper to refer it back
to the convention to be settled. In
the meantime Col. Hoyl will stand
as the recognized nominee of the
convention unless this body shall
see fit to meet again and change
its final declarations. Neither
Col. Hoyl, nor Terrell county, de-
sires the nomination if it was not
fairly made. So far as DR.. Bald
win is concerned, he is a true blue
Democrat i'll the strictest sense of
that term, and under no circum-
stances do we believe that he
could be induced to give the least
countenance to independentism.
It should be said as matter of
simple justice to DR.. Baldwin that
he is not opposed to Col. Hoyl,
bat lie Is doubtless sincere in be-
lieving that he ought to have been
declared the nominee of the con-
vention. II there have been cleri-
cal errors committed, it is a mat
ter for the convention to decide
and not for us. We have only en-
to give the facts as we