Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-27
CTDrNrs1N GEORGIA HISTORY
r~o,ting EIectiOn-Dooly and Petit
- Jurors.

r~c,ting EIection-DoOIy and Petit
Jurors.
q r,.o ,rriter has heard his father tell Of
lection of Gov. Troup by the Legis-
..,re Of 1923, and what an excitement it
go 81 the time. Hon. Matthew Tai
- Of wilkes county, was his opponent.
~, Troup had taken decided position
w.. the Indians should be removed from
81 @.a-gia without delay as per contract be-
- the State and the Federal govern
m+ Troup was decided on that point;
I,ILot a little more conservative.
1,So celebrated Jesse Mercer, the great
,I,ti.t minister of the State, was an ar
9 9at Troup man. So was Daniel Duffie,
ue-n-os+ decided Methodist. and an especial
~ og the Baptist church and all Bap-
a s "He said he was willing to lay
s.i5e his ecclesiastical prejudices and go
J, heaven with Jesse Mercer, because he
was TrOup man."
The av of election came. Hon. Thomas
socks OF Greene, was President Of the
senate. The Senate and House were in
.,int session and there were l66 members
,rsseut. Eighty-four votes were neces-
isry 10 elect. The scene, as described by
o
-0Wheu 100 members had voted, each
candidate had so, and at this point the
vehement was 80 painfully intense that
he President suspended the count, and
rined the perspiration from his face pro-
mood bv intense mental excitement,
Aoueh it was cold day. Some one in
bs gallery sung out, The darkest time
N night is Just before day.
"The count began, and 'Troup' was
called out. then Talbot then there was
nomenJary suspension. Then again,
Troup-'TalbOt.' 'Eighty-twO-89 was
vhispered through the House. Then
TreGD' A tie said more than 100vOices.
There remained but one ballot, the Presi-
TENT turned the hat upside down and the
ballot fell upon the table. Group called
out The President"
The scene that followed was indescrib-
able. The Troup men rose simultaneously
from their seats, and with a wild shout
shook the house. The lobby and gallery
Joined. Members Rugged and kissed each
other, some wept, some shouted for Joy.
There could be no order. In time, when
exhaustion had produced comparative
silence, Duffie sang out, "Oh, Lord, we
thank Thee! The State is redeemed from
the rule Of the devil and John Clark"
'
glory, gloryw Gen. Blackshear, staid
and grave old gentleman, rose from his
seat with tears streaming from his eyes,
exclaimed: "NOw, Lord, [ am ready to
die" Order was finally restored, and the
ballot stated-Troup -, Talbot 81, when
President Stocks proclaimed: George Nj.
rr0up is elected Governor of the State of
Georgia for the next two years.
JUDGE DOOLY AND THE PETIT JURIEs.
Judge DOoly had a contempt for petit
uries. On one occasion, after charging
a petit jury as TO certain points of law,
making the charge so clear that there
could be no doubt as to the verdict. the
Jury brought in verdict just the opposite
IF what he expected.
''Well," said Judge Dooly, ''if there is
anything not known to the presence of the
Almighty, it is what the verdict OF a petit
ury will be when they leave the jury
)Ox."
GOV. TROUP AND YAZOO.
Gov. George Nj. Troup was young
nan just stepping into political life when
he azOO act was passed. He had for all
nose who were in any way concerned in
t, deep and bitter hatred, and when
iver he spoke Of it he gave his mouth a
peculiar expression in prOnouncing
fazoo. 1t was or certain occa-
sion, when GOV. Troup was de-
louncing the Yazoo fraud, Judge
Dolly being present, he said /:
'Troup's mouth was formed by nature
o pronounce the word Yazoo."
NINETEEN OUT OF TwENTY-oNE.
Gov. G. NJ. Troup when bow was sent
% Flatbush, L. l., to school. The teacher
lad peculiar talent for inspiring a high
rider Ofambition in his pupils. Said Gov
lr0up in talking with Hon. W. II. Sparks:
There was q of us at his school fitting
0r college, ard in after life 10 of us met
n Congress, the representatives of IA
States"
4 GREAT BASE BALL SCHEME.