The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03
TRUE TO THE PARTY.
Liberty Lifts Her Voice for Cleveland
and Tariff Reform,


HINEsvILLE, GA, May 2.-Pursuant to a
call from Frank J. Chapman, Chairman of
the Executive Committee, the Democracy
of Liberty county assembled yesterday at
noon. Hon. H. c. Parker was elected
chairman and J. O. Davis, Jr., secretary.
Capt. S. D. Bradwell offered the follow
ing resolutions. which were unanimously
| adopted:
The Democratic party of Liberty county, in
mass meeting assembled for the purpose OF
selecting delegates TO the State Convention, to
be held in Atlanta May Q, for naming delegates
10 the national convention to nominate candl-
dates for President and Vice President, and to
formulate platform for the Democratic party
adopts the following resolutions;
RESOLVED, That we heartily indorse the wise,
conservative and patriotic course of President
Cleveland, and cordially approve Of his late
message.
Resolved That we adopt as our battle cry in
the pending Presidential campaign, Cleveland
and tariff reform"
Resolved That we hereby instruct our dele
gates to the State Convention TO vote only for
such delegates to represent Georgia in the
National Convention as are in full accord with
the foregoing resolution.
ResoIUed That we commend to the favorable
consideration of the State Convention Col. j.
II. EStil, of Chatham, for one of the delegates
for the State at large and Hon. John c. Dell, Of
Scriven, for one of the delegates from the First
District.
The meeting then proceeded to select
delegates to the State convention, which
resulted in the unanimous election of Hon.
II. c. Parker, j. O. Davis, Jr., and James
NJ. Caswell. The delegates were authorized,
in the event Of their inability to attend, to
appoint alternateS
II. c. PARKER, Chairman.
j. o. DAVIS, JR., Secretary.
sPALDING COUNTY.
GRIFFIN, GA May 2.-The Democrats Of
Spalding county held mass meeting at the
court house yesterday morning. Col j. j.
Hunt was made chairman, and Noah NJ.
Collins, secretary. The following commit
tee was appointed: r. I. Daniel, F. D. Dis
nuke, j. l. Hall, j. o. A. Miller, I. r.
Mills, H. r. Bishop and Clark Dickinson.
Judge John l. Hall, w. E. H. Searcy, j. H.
White, Sr., and j. Nj. Kell we're unani-
mously elected delegates to the State Con-
vention in Atlanta. On motion Demo
cratic mass meeting was ordered to be held
on July 5.
IN BURKE COUNTY.
WAYNEsBoRO GA, May Pursuant to
call, a number of representative Democrats
met here yesterday to select delegates to
the several conventions. Resolutions
indorsing President Cleveland, Senator
| Colquitt and Congressman Barnes were
passed without dissenting voice.
EMANUEL COONI1.
! SwAINsBoRo, GA, May 2.-The Demo
cratic Executive Committee of Emanuel
county met here yesterday.
Mr. Morris Dawson was elected perma-
nent chairman of the Democratic Executive
| Committee Of the county, to fill the unex-
pired term of Ephraim H Edenfeld, de-
ceased, and w. R. Kemp still remains secre-
| tary.
| The meeting then resolved into a citi-
zens' meeting to elect delegates to the At
| lanta convention
Alfred Harrington, Esq, and J. r. Roun-
tree were elected delegates, and Dr. E. W..
Lane and John L. McLemore, alternates.
Alfred Harrington offered the following
resolutions:
/. Resolved That whereas Col. j. II. Estill, of
the Savannah MORNING NEWS, having always
labored zealously for the success of the Demo
cratic party and the welfare of our people
that this meeting instruct their delegates "a
cast the vote of Emanuel county for him as O
delegate from the State at large to the National
| Convention to ne held at St. Louis, June 5.
2. Res0iUed. That the name of Col. r. j
| Williams, of Swainsboro be presented the
| choice of Emanuel county as member To
| the National Convention from the first Congress
sional District
The meeting adjourned to meet next
Monday to elect delegates to the Congress
sional Convention for the First District.