The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07
THE TICKET MADE UP.
GORDON, REILLY AND CLIFTON
FOR TuE HOUSE.

GORDON, REILLY AND CLIFTON
FOR TIE HOUSE.
The Gubernatorial and Senatorial Del
egations MISUNDERSTANDING Rus
sells Friends Make Hard Fight for
the Senatorial Delegates, but Are
Overwhelmingly Beaten - William
Clifton, Esq, Defeats Maj. Ryals in
the Race for Representatives-Mr
duBignon Reviews the Work OF tho
National Convention - President
Clevelands Administration and His
Tariff Reform Policy Endorsed.
For representatives w. w. Gordon,
Peter Reilly, William Clifton.
That is the ticket nominated at last
nights meeting of the county democracy.
The gubernatorial and senatorial delegates
were uninstructed. The meeting was
a lively one. The theater was chocB a
block five minutes after the doors were
thrown open. For half an hour before that
the crowd stood massed on the sidewalks
and in the street ready to swoop in. At $3.50
o'clock every corner of the auditorium was
filed Hot, packed and excited,
but good-natured, the crowd once
in waited patiently for the
ball to open. 1t didn't have to wait long
Hon Waiter G. Charlton, chairman of the
county executive committee, called the
meeting to order and stated its objects. He
counseled harmony first of all, and bust
ness-like disposition of all matters that
might come before the meeting.
THE DELEGATES To ATLANTA.
The selection of delegates to the guber-
Material convention came up first. ii. M.
Conner moved the election of the following
delegates, and they were unanimously
chosen:
w w Gordon, F. @. duBignon,
j. j. McDonough, Rufus Il. Lester.
John Schwarz, Robert Falligant,
j. l.. Warren, j. IL. SauSsy,
William Kehoe, H. c. Cunningham,
Walter S. King, Walter q. Charlton,
John Drlscol William Garrard,
S S. Guckenheimer, Gazaway Hartridge,
John R. Young, William Clifton,
John II. Hunter, S. b. Adams.
The gubernatorial delegation settled, DR..
J. G. Bulloch offered the following resolu-
ton looking to the establishment of pr-
mary system in the selection of senatorial
delegates and in the nomination of repre-
sentatives:
RESOLVED, That the chairman of the executive
committee appoint an early day, before the
meeting of the senatorial conventions, on which
choice Of their preferences, the same to be done
by ballot under the registration lists, and the
persons who receive the highest vote to be de-
clared the choice for the position to be filed for
delegates to the senatorial convention and for
the representatives to the legislature. The del
egates receiving the highest number of votes
and the representatives so chosen TO be declared
the nominees of the democratic party.
Resolved further, That such elections shall be
conducted and heio, as all other elections are
now held, under the supervision of magistrates
md Faah at no nVrfh Of Natl
county, and the expense thereof be betrayed by
the candidates.
The resolution was tabled almost as soon
as it was read.
JUDGE RUssELL's TICKET.
The selection of senatorial delegates
was then taken up. j. Mclaughlin,
after speaking at some length upon the
great interests of Chatham county that de-
mand representation in the legislature,
led up to Judge Russell's candidacy and
offered the following resolution, which, he
said, provided for an uninstructed delega-
ton:
Resolved That the following named gentle
men ba and are hereby appointed as delegates
TO the senatorial convention to be held on Aug
caused by the absence of either of the appointed
delegates the delegates so absent be authorized
TO appoint his own alternate.
DELEGATES.
w. W. Chisholm, William F. Reid,
Daniel g. Purse, Herman Myers,
Murphy NJ. Baker, John Rutherford
AN UNRESTRICTED DELEGATION.
George w: Owens. Esq, offered as sub
stitute the following:
FOR DELEGATES.
H NJ. Conner. NJ w. Dixon,
c. D. Russell, Timothy McAulife,
Charles Gassman, w. G. Cam.
FOR ALTERNATEs.
Isaiah A. solomons, 7. c. Bryan,
John Drscol w. o. Charlton, Jr.,
II. NJ. Branch, j. f. Brooks.
In submitting these delegates, Mr.. Owens
said that they would go uninstructed, repre-
senting no clique or ring, but the best in
terests of the democratic party. The dele
cation, he added, was not in the interests OF
Judge Russell.
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
NJ. w. Dixon offered as an amendment
the following resolution:
Resolved That our senator and representa-
tives in the next general assembly be, and they
are hereby requested TO so amend the law for
the appointment of our county commissioners,
as to have them appointed by the governor
upon the recommendation Of the grand jury of
the superior court
Capt. II. c. Cunningham arose to a point
OF order that the resolution was not ger
name to the matter before the meeting
Without waiting for a ruling from the
chair, Mr.. Dixon withdrew the resolution.
The substitute for Mr.. McLaughlin's reso-
luton was carried, with not more
than % dissenting votes. 1t was
practically unanimous vote, and
was an overwhelming defeat of Judge Rus
sells delegation. That settled the question
of senatorial delegates. 1t was plain that
Judge Russell had very little strength in
the meeting, for the vote on Mr.. Owens
substitute resolution was SO very near unani-
nous that it might as well have been made
20.
THE REPRESENTATIVE TICKET.
The nomination of representatives came
last. 1t was here that the real fight was ex-
pected, and it was evident that the meeting
was prepared for it.
Col William Garrard presented the
names of Capt. W. w. Gordon, Col Peter
Reilly and Maj. g. NJ. Ryals.
These gentlemen, he said, represent the
varied and great interests of the county.
Two of them have already ably represented
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