Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-18
NORWOOD FOR CONGRESS.
THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TEICTS CHOICE.


Judre Msrshon's Friends II old cut I'm
iii the Last Aloment--AppipE' Dele
rate- Break the DeadloCH-4 he FINAL
RAilot-Nr. Norwouds Acceptance
lt. Views on the Tariff sud Labor
. ouestiops-Closing scenes of the Con-
venijoE.
After four days OF continuous oallotinx
the First District Congressional ConVen-
ton succeeded late yesterday afternoon
in making nomination. ON ths one
hundred and fity.df,h ballot Hon. T. NJ
Norwood received two-t6lrds vote oil the
convention aud was declared tue nominee
1t was the general impression early IN
the morning that the deadlock would be
broken and that nomination would
be reached SONS time during the da}.
The convention was getting ured OF
Sal,otiug. All sorts orrumors were hoal-
lug about, and tle air was fall otspecusa-
ton. just before the convention assem-
bled it was stated that Capt. BradWeiFs
name would be Withdrawn, and
that the issue would be left be-
tween Mr.. Norwood aud Judge McI7hoH'
THE BATTLING BEGINS.
Metropolitan Hall was well filed al
o'clock when the convention reassembled.
Hat an hour later it was packed and
every available bit Of standing room was
occupied.
Alter the roll of counties was called the
chair announced the convention ready Tor
business. Tne steady ballOung was be-
einuing to tell GA the secretaries,
aud Ar. Brannen, Of Emanuel, was
elected assistant secretary. Ihe conyen-
ton proceeded At Oace to ballot. The
one hundred aud first ballot was taken
and resulted Norwood %, Mersh0n IL,
Bradwell4. The result was the same RS
the last ballot on Friday. There
was no change up to the one
hundred and nineteenth ballot,
when Mr.. Graham, OF Appllng,
moved that the secretary reverse tue roll
of counties. The motion was voted down
and the roll was called for the one bum
bred and twentieth ballot.
THE VOTE UNCHANGED.
AS soon as it was announced Capt.
Hughes wanted to know how lonE the
deadlock was going to continue. 1--WE
have been here three days. he said, TRY
lug to reach a nomination. Are we,' he
asked. incompetent to bring about what
we were sent here for? Let us he APP
pealed, ''agree upon either one or the other
OF the candidates at once"
Mai. Letford again submitted the pro-
position that be made on Friday to cast
the BradweIl vote with either Of the other
two candidates provided they should de-
velOp sufficient strength TO secure the
nomination. He made the proposition,
he said, in good faith, and was ready u
stand by it, but, he added, the Bradweil
delegation viii never support a dark
horse. Tie urged a concentration upon
whichever candidate could command the
highest vote.
OPPOSED TO TOMFOOLERY.
A motion was then made to adjourn I'M
til 3 O'Clock. Capt. Hughes OF Liberty,
in one of his short, Characteristic speeches,
opposed q recess longer than thirty MN
utes. He deemed the proceedings "t0m-
f0Olery.' A twenty minutes recess was
taken, and during the intermssiOn there
was some lively buttonholing by the lieu
tenants.
The delegations got together in groups
Bnd for the hundTedth time discussed
gong over one way or the other. The
Chatham delegation and several 9th
ers disappeared from the hall.
The Norwood stock strengthened
considerably. Some of Judge Mer-
shon's delegates talked seriously about
going over, but they were held in hand by
Mr.. Sweat. Consequently nothing was
achieved by the recess, except perhaps
some Of the MeTshon men were persuaded
To hold out awhile longer and pTOtract the
struggle until afternoon.
BULLOCK CoUNTY's CHOICE.
Upon reassembling MIR. Potter, of Bull
loch, arose to explain why his delegation
voted so steadily for Mr. Norwood. Bull
loch county had no AK 10 grind, he said,
ana 1t perhaps seemed STRANGE that his
county had sent a delegation there which
vOled steadily for MIR. Norwood. Bulloch
had supported MchOls until Mr.. Nichols
own friends from beyond the Altamaha
had left him. Bull0ch county supported
Dir. Norwood because the people Of thpt
county believed in sending back man
who certainly Lad not done badly, and
they believed in giving toe present Rep
resenIatiYe an opportunity TO complete
his work. Mr.. Potter was loudly APP
plauded, and when he concluded Mr..
Sweat loosely remarked that the eXpla-
nation was satisfactory.
AT that point Mr.. Estes, of Pierce, Of
Iered the following:
Reso1oed That the chairman of this convea-
ton appO Mt an executive committee for the
First Congressional district, 10 be composed
OF such member from each county As may be
suggested by the various delegations.
The resolution was adopted and the
convention began balloting again.
THE BALLOTING RESUMED.
There was no change in the result.
From the one hundred and twentV-siXth
10 the one hundred and thirty-third the
ballotng went on without Interruption
and without change. Then melton was
made by MIR. Harris, OF Glynu, that the
convention ballot until O'Clock and that
then the body take a recess until 10
O'Clock Monday morning. Tue motion
was voted down and another ballot was
taken.
MIR. Way, of Liberty, then moved that
D recess be taken until o'clock. Mr..
Way declared that nomination
would be made during the day,
or something desperate would happen to
the convention. The motion was carried.
1t was then not much after IL O'Clock.
The recess was a long one. and il en-
abled the friends of the various candi-
dates to get in fresh work The county
delegations were anxious to get home.
Liberty's delegates strongly opposed COM
ing back on Monday. They did not want
20 be away during the Centennial in heir
county.
THE AFTERNOON CAUCUsES.
Cauouses were held after dinner, 1t was
believed, for the last time. The last vote
bad been: Norwood 20, Mershor rs aud
Bradwell 4. The Norwood delegation
having a plurality Of votes, de-
cided to stand by their candidate
as firmly as ever, Judge MershOn'a