The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-03

the finish. Another attraction proposed is
/ a display Of fireworks one night during the
/ encampment.
Mary Jane Christian, white woman, %
years old, was arrested, Monday, in a cabin
| on Mr. Beaseley's farm, near Fish, in Polk
| county, by w. +. Freeman and Thomas
/ Clements, under a warrant for murder from
! Walker county, Alabama, charged with
killing her infant child Il is also said she
! gave away another child to Mr.. Davis. Of
/ Ragland, Ala, and a letter preceded her,
saying that she had parted FIVE men from
their wives She was found in company
| with Berry Hughes, and it is said they
| moved into the cabin by night. There was
a $50 reward for her. She says the child
was born dead.
Richmond county's Democracy is solid
and unterrifed. The mass meeting Tuesday
was the largest and mo t representative
meeting held in years. Congressman
! Barnes and President Cleveland were in
/ dOrsed. The meeting was called to select a
| new chairman and county committee; to
select delegates to the July Congressional
! convention, and also to choose delegates
| 70 the State convention, which meets in
Atlanta, on May Q, to send delegates 20 st.
Louis. The Presidents denomination was
favored. II. b. King objected
that the resolutions Endorsed Mr.. Cleve-
idIll personally ana his administration,
but that they were silent in RET
erence 10 President Cleveand's bold stand
on tariff reform, and proposed an amend
ment indorsing the Presidents policy on
that issue Mr. Walsh said it was known
that he differed with the Presidents mes
sage, and his tariff reform policy, but that
his resolutions were drawn in the broadest
and most comprehensive sense as an indorse-
nent of the President and his administra-
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fittest candidate for reelection, II was the
first duty of democrats, above all questions
of tariff, the silver question, the civil ser
vice, etc, to re-elect Grover Cleveland. His
convictions and opinions on the questions
were his own, and he yielded them to no
one, high or great, but when the party plat
form is adopted, and goes out with the
voce of authority, every democrat
would bow. He differed in opin-
ion on party questions of policy
and his differences were honest, but his res
olutions furnished platform ON which all
Democrats could unite for the benefit of the
party, irrespective of personal differences
on questions of economic policy. His reso-
lutions were broad enough and patriotic
enough for all to stand upon, and Demo
Gratis were present to give Endorsement to
President Cleveland and his administration.
The resolutions were unanimously adopted,
anu Itle lollO"luS utltgdues were eieCJeu 10
represent Richmond county in the State con-
vention, with Mr. Walsh chairman of the del
cation; Patrick Walsh, chairman Claiborne
Snead, G. A. Harper, John s. Davidson,
Boykin Wright, John F. Armstrong, NJ. V.
Calvin, c. H. McCord, w H. Fleming,
James Barrett S. P. Weisiger, George w.
Parkinson, j. NJ. Seago, c. H. Cohen, C. A.
Robbie, II. d. D. Twiggs, H. r. Lowery, N.
McInnis, John D. Butt. On motion of
Boykin Wright, Hon. Patrick Walsh was
Endorsed by the Democracy of Richmond
county as a delegate to the pational conven-
ton from the State at large, and for re-
election as a member of the National Dem
ocratic Executive Committee.