The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-04
'sGORDON FOR CONGRESS.
CHATHAM CoUNTY'S CHOICE FOR
REPRESENTATIVES.


vention Instructed to Support Solici-
tor General DuBignon rs Delegate at
Large to ST. Louis-The Movement
to Stave Off the Election of Congress
sional Delegates Defeated - The
WorkinEmen take q Hand in the
Meeting and Name the Delegates to
Atlanta-The New Executive Com
rnittee-W. G. Charlton Elected,Chair-
man.
The Democracy Of Chatham county last
night elected Gordon delegates to the First
District Congressional Convention Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration was in
dorsed, and delegates were elected TO the
State convention instructed 70 support
Hon. F. q. duBignon as one
of the four delegates from the
state at large to st. Louis. An effort was
made to elect delegates to the Senatorial
Convention, but it fell through
The mass meeting was called for
7:SO o'clock, but half an hour before
that the parQuet Of the theater
was filed. The party that went early got
the vantage ground. The dress circle was
not long in filing up, and when $50 O'Clock
came there was not much room left in the
house, except in the galleries. The meeting
was representative of all the political inter
ests i'll the county. The workingmen were
out III force.
Hon. r. Z. Lester, chairman of the County
Executive Committee, called the meeting to
order, and g. A. Gregory acted as secretary
The chairman stated that the meeting was
for the purpose of selecting delegates to the
Presidential and Gubernatorial convention,
TO be held in Atlanta, May 8, and for the
selection of delegates to such other conven-
tions as the meeting might determine, and
for the consideration of such other matters
as might come before it,
W. W. GORDON FOR CONGRESS.
Col George A Mercer presented the name
of Capt. w. w Gordon for Congress, and
he offered the following resolutions and
moved their adoption:
Be it resolved by the Democratic party of
Chatham county, in regular mass meeting
assem- bled
l. That Capt, William W Gordon is the choice
of the party for Representative in Congress of
the First Congressional district of Georgia, and
that he is by this meeting recommended to the
nominating Congressional convention for said
position.
2 That the following gentlemen are appointed
as Delegates from Chatham County to said Con
vention, and are requested TO use their influence
and to cast their votes of the County for Capt
Gordon:
CoI VIM Garrard Major Jobn sobuar,
J. J. McDonough Herman Myers
George Blake, j. p Williams,
II. z. Smart, James Ftz Henry.
J. \ Garnett' g. NJ Ryals,
o uuekehheiner' Luxe Carson
CHEERING FOR GORDON.
Col. Mercer referred eloquently to Capt.
Gordon's record as a business man. as a
soldier and as a legislator His name, he
said, has become almost a household word.
He is man who has always been identified
with the industry and progress of Savannah
and who has never wavered in his public or
private duties whatever they NAV have
been.
At the mention of Gordon there was a
burst of applause from the body of the
theater that lasted for some minutes. When
it subsidized, Col. VIM. Garrard moved as an
amendment to the resolution that Col.
mercer name DC aoqeo 10 the llst OF dele
Eates, anu tr ra ne oe CHAIRMAN OF tne
ueIseatlon. Inc aihehoineht was accepted,
anu was Incorporated IN ehe resolution.
THE WoRkiNGAkNS HAND.
The resolution was hardly before the
meeting before the movement to slave off
the election of Congressional dalayatae Dc
80 - '6' ~ ~ C =, " N0ioooV0' u9
veloped user. non w. " charlton moved
L1at Tue reSoIulloh De not considered. The
VI MI bl4oiA w ShON tucll manu.
Jonn Drlscoll, Chairman OF the Wednesday
highI " orKngnen mass meeting, seconded
MI Charltons mouon. The ork1ngnen,he
SAID, nave not mad time to act. They were
not prepared 10 vote upon Congressional
delegates, ana they were opposed to any
hcuoh oUher than the selection OF delegates
to the State convention.
A vote was taken on Mr.. Charltons
motion which showed Enthusiastically that
the G2rdon element was In the majority.
"a Wv ision Vi INC nouse was called Ior' ana
craS +al+an TbaUo 60 sing 'oee
s,stond IN a,,d .sst d., e., LIZ VI
and some confusio, o1,s,,a1 e.. go NJ,
s-ote 80 t, 70 on, a ti an9
II was declared Lost amid rr,,aat or,,,lorsa
sro,, ~, C1,.ll,,, 80 20 - 80 ~ P'Nu''
~ " nS vi E'i o4',o VI U"o nOuso'
Coi- mercer resolution was carried by
an oVerWhelmlngly large vote.
SENATORIAL, DEIEGA TES PRoposED
- ~ ~,
D.. >. Colhns wantei 70 go through
the llst since the meeting had defined its
policy and he offered the following resolu-
Zion and moved its adoption.
p..,J,,,lJ tn, ~ f.Ii.,-;a. -, -.,-
hegIotueu; iila' . tne lolioWlng named gentle
leI zoe oe Siu t1eg are neieoy aPPolhtea delegates
~ eLo oe','Io. ial ecuNeiltIon. ononiu any
,6s 90 CON'i' ''i'' N"ii ""'o 'Ao ilsht W I'LL
Doniai ~ d., w w c,.,
'I''' u1 ~ uise' w; OhIsholin,
T. - a.. pl y Mcihlyre,
I'm Nu'Aoi '"iu 'Onh Sch"aI'
MI Collins said that while the delegation
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