The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-18
DELEGATES TAKE A REST
THE BRUNSWICK CONVENTION
NOT YET TIRED OUT.


to Brunswick To-Day-How the Con-
gressional Fight Looks at Distance
Plenty of Gossip About Breaks and
Dark Horses.
All local political interest is absorbed in
the Brunswick convention. The great topic
of discussion is who will be the choice of
the convention and what will be its out
come. All the Chatham county delegates
and friends of Capt. Gordon who spent
last week at Brunswick returned yester-
day morning except Col Mercer and Mr.,
Garnett, who remained on the ground with
Capt. Gordon. The homecomers after
spending Sunday In Savannah will return
TO Brunswick to-day to be in time for the
opening of the convention tomorrow, when
the Gordon banner will again be raised
The effort to adjourn the convention over
70 September, which originated with the
Norwood leaders and the vote by which it
was defeated, Is interpreted by some of the
friends OF Capt Gordon as showing that
the time is not far off when there must be a
Lreak.
RUMORs OF BREAK
The Gordon vote was cast solidly against
any postponement, and the full Norwood
strength could not be held TO vote
for an adjournment until Septem-
Der, showing, it is claimed, that
there are some of the Norwood delegates
who want candidate nominated now and
there was a rumor afoat at Brunswick Sat
urday night that the Norwood vote could
not be held soldiy much longer, and that
break is possible at any time. The Bulloch,
Scri ven, Charlton and Wayne delegations
were reported to be growing restless and
the break is expected from these counties
"a Nor NO Nod MAJ 40 ranfo adj fhaf
is a single weak place in their line, and none
Is suspected in the Gordon ranks.
The Chatham delegation had great deal
Of fun at the expense of the Brunswick
folks outside of the convention, and twitted
them with wanting to drive the visitors
and delegations away from Brunswick.
When the Brunswickers would deny 1t and
demand an explanation, they were told that
the Glynn delegation had voted To adjourn
until September
I'VE want to help your town and hotels
along" said one Savannahian. "If we
should adjourn until September we might
come back and find your hotels closed
up. We prefer to go up to Savannah Sun
day and get our wives and come back and
stay here until September, if it is necessary
70 stay that long to nominate Gordon. Our
wives can summer at St Simon's Island. )"
INCIDENTS OF THE WEEK.
An amusing incident occurred in the
dining room of the Oglethorpe the head
quarters Of the Chatham delegation, on
Saturday. Col Mercer, who presided at
the head of the table where his colleagues
We're seated, remarked upon the absence of
flies from the dining room. He had not
seen one about the room, be said. and the
rest of the company repeated the remark in
chorus. Pausing with an uplifted roasting
ear in his hand the colonel with added en-
phasis said: Il have not seen one fiv since |
have been here He had hardly finished
his remark when an alien fly alighted on
his ear of corn and rearing back on its
launches saucily looked the colonel in the
eye as if to say: "Well, here's one that
answers to roll call. " The inopportune
visit and impudence Of that particular fly
set the table in roar. and the leader of the
Gordon ranks could not conceal his con-
fusion.
The Chatham delegates have been having
good time at Brunswick and have been
working hard. The outsiders that accom-
panied the delegation have been doing some
tall outside talking for Gordon, and with
it some hard work. Occasionally they have
met delegates who are as stubbornly de-
termined to stay all the summer and vote
for Norwood, as the Gordon delegates are to
vote first, last and all the time for Gordon
The contest, however, has been, thus far.
in the best humor. Both factions, though,
are on their guard.
OPPOSED TO A COMMITTEE.
1t Is said that the Gordon men were
rather dubious over the proposition to ap-
point a conference committee which they
suspected might bring in a report recon-
mending that, inasmuch as it was evident
that neither of the candidates could be
nominated, that Mr.. Norwood put himself
on the district as candidate by reason of
the fact that majority of the convention
supported him almost from the outset
This would be an indirect way of setting
aside the two-thirds rule which had been
adopted, and the Gordon men are chary of
committee attempting to settle anything
They want the issue fought out in the con-
vention.
1t is said that at one time it was sug-
gested by one of the counties outside of
Chatham that the convention when 1t adj
journed should adjourn to meet in Savan-
nah, but Capt. Gordon at once objected to
the move with the aid of votes from his
county delegation. If the convention de-
sired TO come to Savannah without the vote
Of Chatham he had no right to object, but
if brought TO Savannah by the votes of the
Chatham delegation then il might be said
that the change was made 50 that an undue
Influence could he brought to bear upon it,
and that impression he could not consent to
have 90 abroad in the district.
TO RENEW THE FIGHT.
Tomorrow the convention will again re-
sumo it sessions. A gentleman who has
been on the ground since the convention
assembled said last night that no one could
say how the balloting will start off. 1t may
be continuation of the sameness which
has characterized the voting since the with
drawal Of Mr.. Nichols name, and it may
not be. He did not think, however, that
the deadlock will last long. The delegates
who were anxious to adjourn until Septem-
Der, he said, claimed that it is a busy time
with them, and they want to go home and
not come back until they had picked their
cotton. Indeed, one or two said after the
adjournment that they were not coming
back at all. The hotel men of Brunswick
seem TO be very happy over the situation
and are suspected Of slyly patting the Cor
don men on the back and telling them to
stand firm, aud when they corner a Nor
wood man they encourage him never to
surrender
One thing is pretty certain, from the talk
of those who returned yesterday, that no
dark horse has been considered although
one may be suddenly sprung upon the con
vention. If one is sprung tomorrow thu
present attitude Of the friends of the two
candidates indicates that the dark horsc
will get a very small vote. The convention
has not yet tired itself out, and until it doe