The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-27
AUGUSTUS CONVENTION.
THE BoLTING fla CTION NOMINATEs
a SENATOR

Thomas Crawford Gibson of GlascocS
County the Man Chosen-The Vote
Unanimous Davidson Delegates
Meet and Adjourn Till Aug. 16-A
Paper Taken to Task.
AUGUSTA. GA, July 26.-The senatorial
convention still continues the sensation here
to-day. At 10 O'Clock this morning the
Clascock and jefferson county delegates,
with the Sullivan-Reed delegates from
Richmond county, met at the city hall
Mr. Phillips, who had been elected chair
man by an appeal from the chair the day
previous, took his place, and Mr. Caulk Of
Jefferson acted as secretary
The committee on credentials reported,
and the boiting delegates from Richmond
county We're declared qualified.
O. Il. LaSsiter was chosen permanent
chairman. Mr. Sullivan then asked that
the secretary read an editorial from this
mornings issue Of the Chronicle. lie pro
nounced it a piece Of dictatorship, and went
on to say some severe things about that
paper. saving that its recent position on the
democratic platform did not allow of IFS
being called all organ. He resented being
real q lesson by the Chronicle.
Mr. Hunter If Jefferson county also adj
uIHSStl I!lt CplNtilLI'Il Va lllt Ntt lillt, lt-
viewing the scenes and happenings of the
day before.
MR.. STOVALL EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Sullivan asked the convention to give
T. A. Stovall Of the Chioaicle, the courtesy
of speech in the convention, winch was
granted Mr. Stovall defended the article,
aft"r thanking them for their considerate
courtesy. He said it was intended as couu-
sci. not as dI'tadOn being penned in
spirit of regret that the body was divided.
Messrs Hunter and Sullivan both ex-
planned that nothing personal was intended
in their remarks buu stood by their stric-
lures against the Chronicle
Mr.. Sullivan then put in nomination for
senator Thomas Crawford Gibson of Glas-
cock, and he received the solid vote of the
convention.
A new executive committee was then
chosen and Judge Claiborne Sneed was
made Chairman.
A call was issued for a mass meeting to
send delegates TO a convention where rota-
tioa system between counties might be per
fected and thus avoid such wrangles as the
present one III the future.
THE DAVIDSON DELEGATION.
At u o'clock, in the same room, William
Mulherin, chairman of the meeting of the
previous day, holding his position through
being chairman of the district committee,
called the Davidson delegates to order. lie
asked for the credentials OF the delegates
from Jefferson county, but there was no r.
Spouse. Silence also greeted the call for
the GlascOck county delegates. Mr.. Max
well. however, answered that the Richmond
delegation was present
There being only SIX delegates present
and six wanting, the chairman declared no
quorum present.
Mr. Maxwell offered by way of explana-
ton, and at the request of the chairman, a
document reviewing the proceedings Of the
previous days meeting. He then requested
the chairman to adjourn the body until
Aug. -, at which tune he would request
the GlascOck and jefferson deleg tiols to
meet With the Richmond del gates and per
form the duties for which the convention
was called, and which could not now be
transacted, a. B. ere was no quorum. Tue
meeting then adjourned.