The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-04
THE sENAToRsHrP QUESTION.
Reasons Why Bryan County Should
Name the Candidate.


Editor Morning Ne,os: Allow me short
space in your paper TO give the reason why
the citizens of Bryan county will present
the name OF one of her soos at the senatorial
convention soon to assemble, and urge his
nomination as the candidate from tae First
senatorial district There have been seven
senator's elected from the First district since
the district has been formed: during Il
operations of the constitution of 1868
the senator was, if L mistake not,
elected for four years, aed during that time
Col Lester was generally returned. No
other senator, except the Hon. T. w. Mel
drlm, was ever reelected. | learn from
some OF tfe citizens of Eflingham, that the
complimentary resolutions passed at the
meeting in their county, was only intended
as an Endorsement of the services of Col.
Wright, and not as a recommendation for
his reelection. All the counties in the dis
trict have been at some time honored with
the candidate for the senate except
Bryan, and as Chatham county tried
countryman, in the person of the late sena-
tor, and Chatham county, not even the
city OF Savannah, lost nothing in this cleo
tlon, aud Etiingham having been given tho
candidate twice, why not try one from
Bryan now! 1t is not because we have
never claimed what we considered to be our
rights; four years ago our county presented
and offered the name Of ono of her citizens
whom they considered fully competent to
represe 1t the district. Cha ham county sent
solid delegation for her candidate, the
two country counties were solid for
their candidate from the country,
and after over twelve hundred bal
lots the country delegates, seeing that Chat
ham county had the power and intended to
use it, withdrew from the convention when
the Chatham delegation nominated by their
own votes the candidate. The citizens of
both Bryan and Bingham were very
much dissatisfied at the way they had been
treated, but at mass meeting of the citi-
zens of Bryan county which met few
days after for The purpose of nominating
candidate for representative, and to receive
the report of the senatorial delegates,
adopted the following resolution, which
was passed without dissenting voice:
Res lred, We will not recognize the nomina-
ton OF Capt. Failigant as the nominee of the
First senatorial district of Georgia. We feel
sore and feel that great injustice mas been done
us by the people Of Chatham county, yet for
the sake of harmony, good will and the cause
of democracy, we forget all ald promise to give
Capt Falligant as man and democrat our
undivided support
To snow tnat we we're true to our word,
we gave him larger vote than both of the
candidates for representative received, and
larger vote than he received in Etfing-
boihs W. ~ SbtOuibi County,
nominated Col. Wright, though a majority
of the country were Tor anotner candidate.
AT the election we gave him a larger vote
than he received in his own county.
The county of Bryan has always been
loyal to Chatham's candidates, and has
always supported her candidates for gov
ernor or congress. Then why be so selfish
The name of him whom our delegates will
offer is known by many OF your people,
that he is competent we feel sure, otherwise
we would not offer him; upon the better
ment question he is all right, as all sensible
men should be opposed TO the sale of the
state road. My. friend, Judge Adams, is
fully cognizant of the fact that he has some
as warm friends in Bryan as in his own
city, and none more so than him who will
be offered, and who would WELD as great in
huence with the county members as any
other member
And now, Mr.. Editor is there no man
amongst You that will espouse our just
right. The district has been in existence
nearly thirty years, and every county in
the district, except Bryan, has been honored
with senator; nay, | say more, and assert,
without fear of contradiction, Bryan county
is the only county in the whole state-out
of 13S-that has been entirely ignored of
her rights and has never been honored with
a senator. Can you blame us, when we
think of all this treatment, for complaining
and asking at your hands our rightss Surely
not speak for myself, and | know it ex-
presses the sentiments of the entire county,
and with all these giarinR rights in our be-
half, we ought to receive recognition.
That the man who will set himself up as a
candidate against what we consider to be
just rights Is a man whom we are unwilling
to vote for, and appealing to your intelh-
gent manhood too, on Monday night next,
elect delegation that will do our county
justice in the selection of a senator, for
VIII CHI we will thank you, aud promise no
harm will befall you. / am yours, ETC.,
BRYAN.
August 2, 1888.