The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-08-04
governor GORDON.
STATE CONVENTION E0EII
MATES J. B. GORD9E-FoR GOV
ERNGE.
Extracts from the Proceedings to(
The Georgia Nominating Conrcn-
tinn.

Extracts from the, Proceedings tofI
The Georgia Nominating COnrcn-
tiOn.
lhugwSta CHroniclc.]
MAI. BACON NOMINATED.
Col. AIaddox-"I rise to nominate distin-
! ruiShcd citizen of Gcorgia-a man who is ca
pablo and who is honest. HIS history lsa lnirt
of the history Of Georgia; / nominate the
Hon. y. O.. Bacon, of Ribh. ,,,,
| Mr. r. l.. Pierce, OF RichmOnd seconded the
! nomination in eloquent terms saying 'il lncir
candidate went down his followers went down
with him. and, though defeated like the spar,
tuns of ord, they would bear INN home alolt
on their unstaincd shield
GEN. GonDoS's NOMINATIONS.
Hon. Milton Gambler Of DcIlalb, after re-
view of Gen. GOrdOu's record TOT the past
quarter of Il century, placed him in nomlna-
/ ton amid cheers.
Col Dupont Query, in ringing speech. sec
ondcd the nomination, and Kept The CohFeh-
| ton i'm enthusiastic applause.
| Gov. Smith seconded the NOMINATION, refer
ring to Gordon as the Chevalier llaSard OF the
South, q knight without fear anu without re-
Mr. Clark Howell, of Fulton, certainly the
Youngest member Of the convention taking
aclive part in its deliberations, If not the
| Youngest upon tic iloOr rose ana also Seconu-
ell the nomination of Gen. Gordon.
The vote then proceeded and resulted: Cor
don, 80; Bacon, y.
TIE MOTION TO MAKE UNANIMOUS.
Mr.. Walsh: Wo Of the minority have per-
formed our whole duty 10 our candidate. We
now have Il duty to perform rs Democrats, rs
that duty is to submit gracefully and acpulcscc
with the majority o. the Democratic party Oh
| Georgia.
Spc?Iiing for myself, l desire in this pres
cncc to express my esteem, res pcct ana c9niii
dcncl for the man who will bear the standard
of the party To victory and who Will be our
Governor for the next two years.
Asa Democrat feel that It Is the duty OF
the minority to acuuicScc in the Will OF the
majority when fairly expressed. This Is true
Jciirrsonian Democracy.
This has been Il bitter campaign. For my
self and those ! represent, desire that al Ill
! feeling should be buried ana peace and har-
mony should prevail in our ranks. lap
pAusc.
Therefore, in pursuance with the custom and
the uSagcS Of ullr State and National Convcn-
! tions, move TO make the nomination Of Gen
cra Gordon unanimous by accianIatiun.
! Great "pplauSr
tn" remarks Of Mr.. Walsh, and seconded the
motion 10 make unanimous.
LOST BY ONE VOTE.
Tho motion was lost BY two votes, which
were greeted with iccrS ana lisscs. The conn
ties then began changing to Gordon. Pres
entity tie motion TO make unanimous was
again introduced: A single voice yfs, vote, no no,
|
cries of "put him put, ""whO Is hep
Mr. S. w. Roberts, of Inc liancork dclcga-
ton, stood in his chair and repeated that Ham
cock voted mo" The changes in the conn
! tics then continued. ard when the vote was
announced It stood Gordon, 222, and bacon 10.
! The counties not changing To- Gordon being
! llancock, / votes; Derricn, :: lar'lson' =
! Quitinan,
NOTIFYING THE NoMrNEE
\ committee Of one from each ConSrcssion-
nj District was then appointed by the chair,
as follows, to notify Gen. Gordon OF his nomi-
nation:
First district, U. Dart; Second W. 4. u liar r
! Wilkinson; FINN. T.. NJ. Oliryan sixth, II.
| K. Harris Seventh, II. ID. CaprrS: Eighth, Il.
! l.. McWhortcr, Ninth, J. II. Nichols: Tenth,
When Gen. Gordon entered the Convention
on the arm OF Mr.. Walsh the delegates rose,
Threw up their hats and shouted themselves
hoaIsc Al!Hr sisPr" @ W"S rrHrcM II GSmGTa iGn m
lowing ringing words oi statesmanlikc adj
vice:
This occurrence is to me one for very serious
thought az well as Of G:rat personal %ra'i!ic:l-
! ton. prnfnundiy grateful for This nominal
lion, am nevertheless, deeply Impressed
With Il sense OF the responsibility which IT, I'M
poses. IL means election to the Office OF Chicf
Executive Of this state. The great majority
| uf the circumstances under which IL has been
given have not only touched and filled my
hcnrt To lis inmnst core, but have placed me
nudcr The *uprrulcSt obligation to this conf
lin" pcoplr. The presence OF this, perhaps
the l;lrgcSt body Of representative men ever
assembled in Georgia. renders Il few practical
Suggest ions not inappropriate.
At no time has il been more Important TO
| impress on our people tho lesson Of wisdom,
justice and moderation.
i'm a fee country the free press ought to ho
q most potential factor, but II, too. must be
controlled by wisdom, juStIc: ana modcr;,-
ton. Tic press occupies the pulpit OF poll
Tics, and must he characterized by elevation
ycctitudc and purify.
But should there bc n misuse OF this great
agency then the great corrective lies in the
wise ;;sc OF the free ballot aud TINS, TOO, must
be controlled By wisdom, justice and modcEl'
ton.
Perhaps no grcatcrS Service could he done By
the press than to urGc the people to vote I,. IN
! the selection of candidates Just as GlliSSnllF
as in tho election Of officers.
| In Il popu!urgovcTnmcnt, dan@.rlieS in pop
ular arathy; safety IN popular Vigilance. nc
therefore is tic best friend Of liberty. vino
best cXcileS popu lar Interest ana best per-
SuadcS the people to protect their liberty at
the polls.
himself seeks counsel by communion with
! the people. ] ct liz in all things affecting the
people appeal to the people.
| IartieS arc the guardians of onr principles,
which prot cCt and conserve the liberty 0i The
people We cannot dispense with parties, and
\ the first law OF party efficacy Is party orgnhi-
ZatiGn.
disposition 10 niac'iistruc, misinlrrErrt AMI
miSrcprCsVnt poll .ical opponents. This IS
/. great and CROWN" evil in American politics.
1t is IL war with temperate, fair, IudiciouS dis
cuSSiOn OF platforms and principles. 1t wari'S
The Judgment and lniSlCadS The voters, on
! whose ballots depend the Justice OF our laws
and the safety of our government
| Let us, therefore, my cOunlrymcn, FOR the
sake Of our country cultivate mutual iorDcar-
! ancc and mutual confidence. Lei Us settle our
disputes and differences with wisdom, justice
and moderation. Let us turn our faces unit
! ttllp and faithfully I'm tirDrui:lS advancement
/ and iuturc glory. Let our aim hc TO make
! Georgia. progress, GrorH:a'S prosperity, ti'ur-
! "iaS credit and commanding position Il help
and an inspiration iO all h"rS!StcrSintrS. l,l
! uS tu:n tn ;lil oHr pitic TASKS, ana resolve t1
! strive br:tvrly, huprIull% AMI ui!lCdiE, that
| GcOr- il shall continue TO deserve the criiE"t
| Of Empire StaIe-SO generously accorded her
and make her cnr ct the brncnn lights of
! the Sont!, guiding this matrhlcsS Scciion l"
! the position Of pDwcr. wealth anu inHHriiI"
to whicl the Almighty has called her, as Sig
niiird hy Ills hnuiitrous providence i'll TIE
wealth OF her soil, The attractive beauty Of
courage and ability vi her gifted and loyal
SONS.
/ lnyui;in" from cac. anl all of YOU my fell
I ilnw-Cuun,ryncn the aid and guidance you
know 50 well now 10 give, accept The nulnl-
nation You have so generously accorded me.
At the cUnrlu sion of Gen. Gordon ) speech
iiClrgHlrS crowded about him, shaking h;lliS,
ANA for u time ali business was uSpundcu
Sherif's Sale.
Monroe Bros. II Go. and others vs.. John y.