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BRYAN COUNTY'S DEMOCRACY
IN MASS MEETING.

Bacon and Bradweu Delegates Chosen
TO the GubernatoriaI and Congress
siOnal Warren and Cobb
Counties Instruct for GOrdon-ThOmas
County Instructs for Mitchell for
Congress.
BRYAN COURT HOUSE, GA, June 10
At mass meeting here to-day delegates
were chosen TO the GubernatOral, Con-
gressionai and Senatorial Conventions.
A committee of three was appointed to
select delegates. The committee was
composed of the following gentlemen:
Thomas c. Morgan, William Lettord, H..
+. Smith, L. f. Cox and William Ken
nedy. The committee reported the fol-
lowing delegates:
For the Gubernatorial Convention
William Kennedy and John Fl. Heery.
For the Congressional Convention
William Letrord aud j. }. Hayman.
For the Senatorial Convention-T. q.
Morgan and R. f. G. Smith.
The report Of the committee was
adopted.
The following alternates were then
elected:
Gubernatorial Convention-W. H..
Strickland alternate for William Kennedy
and Henry +. Smith for John II. Heery.
Congressional ConventiOn-J. h. Brown
for William LettOrd and A. z. Smith for
John j. Hayman.
Senatorial COnventiOn-L. +. Cox for
r. f. G. Smith and A. q Smith for Thomas
G. Morgan.
The Gubernatorial delegates are for
Bacon. They were instructed to vote for
him as long as there was chance for his
nomination.
The Congressional delegates are for
Samuel d. Bradwell. The meeting was
unanimously for him. Strong resolutions
indorsing Bradwell were adopted, and the
delegation was instructed TO vote for him
as long as there was the least chance for
his nomination. A resolution was also
adopted authorizing any delegate, or al
ternate. TO east the vote Of the county.
The Senatorial delegates were in.
structed to support for Senator some gen-
tleman from either Effingham or Bryan
county.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the Chairman of the County Executive
Committee to consult with the chairmen
of the executive committees Of EfiDg-
ham and Chatham counties with the view
Of arranging for the holding Of the Seus-
road on Thursday, July 8.
ATLANTA HEARS THE NEWS.
ATLANTA, june 19.-Of the counties to
act to-day, Thomas and Wilcox postponed
the selection of Congressional delegates.
Wilcox postponed for a primary. In the
Cobb county districts primaries we're
held to elect delegates to the county con
Vention. No contest was made in the
county for Bacon, and the county is con-
ceded to Gordon. The main fight was on
the Congressional issue, and the friends
OF Fain and BlaDce combined against
Clements, and it is reported that they
were successful.
WARREN FOR GORDON.
WARREETON, GA, June 19.-Warren
county elected Gordon delegates to-day
in one of the largest and by far the most
turbulent mass meetings ever held in this
county. The Gordon men were deter
mined to have their way, and the Bacon
men submitted. The result Of the ballot
was: Gordon 56l, Bacon 3O4.
COBB FOR GORDON.
MARIETTA. GA, June l9.-Cobb county
went about ten to one for Gordon today.
The Clements delegates are thought TO be
elected for the Congressional Convention,
but the vote is close.
THOMAS COUNTY FOR MITCHELL.
THoMAsvILLE. June ia mass meet.
ing Of the citizens of Thomas county to-
day unanimously elected by acclamation
delegates to the Congressional ConVen-
tion instructed for Robert Mitchell, and
decided to elect delegates to the Guber-
Material Convention by primary on the
first Saturday in July.
BACON AT HAMILTON.
COLUMBUS, GA, June l9.-HOn. A. q.
Bacon addressed about 500 people in
Hamilton to-day. His speech was de-
clared by many a mastery effort and hard
to be refuted by Gen. Gordon. At the
conclusion OF his speech he was presented
with beautiful bouquet of flowers. Har-
ris county votes by primaries on Satur-
day, June 20. Each side is confident Of
victory.
MUsCOGEE LOOKS GoRDONIsH.
COLUMBUS, GA, June 19.-The mass
meeting held here to-day resulted in a
close fight for the permanent chairman
ship. EX-GOv. Smith was nominated bv
the Gordon faction and Capt. j. J. Slade
by the Bacon side. The ballOting result
ed in the election Of ex-GoY. Smith by
vote Of 232 10 2l9. After organizing, resO-
lutions were adopted declaring Thomas
w. Grimes the choice OF MuscOgee county
for the Fourth Congressional district
Hon. w. A. Little and T.J. Chappel we re
renOminated for the LEGISLATURE by accla-
nation. The meeting finally. after much
fighting, decided that the primary elec.
tiOn should be held Saturday, July 3.
This promises to he the most hotly CON
tested election held in a long time.