Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-26

The impression appears to be growing
thatthe State convention will fail to nomi-
nate ticket. This impression grows
out of the belief that the faction that is de-
feated I'm the bitter contest between Gen.
Gordon and Maj. Bacon for the Gu5erna-
toral nomination will bolt.
1t is doubtful if the impression rests
upon very firm foundation. 1t is true
that the feeling between the two factions
is very hostile. This hostility is more
marked in the rural districts than in the
/ larger towns. 1t is said that there is no
difficulty in finding in every county in
the State men of the Bacon faction who
boldly assert that they will not vote tor
/ Gen. Gordon il be is nominated, and also
men of the Gordon faction who say that
they Will not vote for Maj. Bacon if he is
the party's candidate.
When the struggle for the delegates is
over, however, there will be time enough
before the meeting OF the convention tor
passions to cool and for the sober second
thought to exercise a controlling influ-
ence.
lfGen. Gordon doesn't get majority
of the delegates he will doubtless an
nounce that he has been defeated and
retire gracefully from the contest, and if
Maj. Bacon finds that his delegates are in
the minority his good sense Will prevent
him from continuing the struggle on the
floor Of the convention.
There is a chance, of course, that
neither Gen. Gordon nor Mai. Bacon will
have a majority. There may be enough
delegates lot instructed for either of them
TO control the convention. In that case
it is about certain that neither of them
will be nominated. If either of them has
a clear majority, however, it Will hardly
be possible to adopt the twO-thrds rule,
and in that way prOlOng the contest and
perhaps provoke bolt.
1t is possible. OF course, that the two
thirds rule Will be adopted, and in that
case the nomination of either Gen. Gordon
or Maj. Bacon would doubtless be pre-
vented, but the possibility is 80 remote
that it is hardly worth considering.
The jackson News calls attention to the
bitter feeling between the followers of
Gen. Gordon and Maj. Bacon, and in con-
siderIng the probability Of the withdrawal
of the defeated faction from the conven-
ton says: "In the event of a split in the
convention and two factional candidates
before the people, it would be well for the
conservative element, which represents
the true Democracy of Georgia, TO hold a
convention and nominate a Democratic
candidate for Governor, as representa-
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Georgia, and leave the two faction of the
ring Democracy to devOur each other,
and thus rid the party and the State OF a
nuisance"
Ii the convention should fail to make a
nomination, aud Gen. Gordon and Mai.
Bacon should be the candid ates of their
respective factions, it would not be sur
prislng If there should be a movement
such as Is suggested by the jackson
News. The people are certainly tired of
personal politics. By the time the Gordon
Bacon campaign for the Gubernatorial
nomination is ended they will have had
all personalities and Islander they can
we'll stand. Ii the contest between Gen.
Gordon and Maj. Bacon doesn't end with
tHe OOhNShIiOh ~ wan HOs, pei udPSs De d
difficult matter to arouse feeling in the
party that Will defeat their political as
piratiOns and force them to retire to pri-
vate life. There are men among the sup
porters of both OF them who have a much
higher regard for their party and its prin-
ciples than they have for any man, and
when it becomes evident that the har
mony OF their party is in danger they will
be found earnestly working for the party i.
However, there is not much reason for
thinking that the convention will not
make a ticket. Every true Democra
should do what he can to have it make
one.