The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-26
REPUBLICANS ON A RACKET.
The Fight in the Primaries Over the
Postmastership.


POstmastership.
It would appear from the returns Of the
republican primaries last nigh. that there
we're two issues-one as 10 who shall be the
next chairman Of the republican county
committee, L n Peasants or J. E. White
man, and the other issue whether Joseph +.
Doyle shall be ind1rsed for postmaster Of
Savannah at the county convention to be
held Monday.
The friends of Whiteman and Doyle
claim that they have a sweeping victory.
They say they have solid delegations from
the second, third aud seventh districts, and
four from the fourth district as far as heard
from, not counting the first, in which two
sets of delegates were elected, the first set
being elected by the Doyle W hiteman COM
bine, and which, they claim, will be seated
irrtne convention.
Up to midnight last night the Fifth.
Sixth and Eighth, or county districts, had
not been heard from. but the Doyle men
claim a solid delegation from each. Count
ing the Second, Third and Seventh districts,
aud four delegates from the Fourth district,
they have twenty-five delegates of the
forty-eight, and want but three more to
| control the convention. The Second,
Third and Seventh delegations were
| instructed to vote for ]. E. Whiteman for
chairman, and TO vote for a resolution
indorsing Joseph F. Doyle for postmaster.
The friends of Deputy Collector David
| Porter are quietly at work, and as he has
the Endorsement OF the party for post
masteri now they Go not think it will be
reversed
There was a lively racket at the First
district. The primary was held at the col
ored Odd FELLOWS hall at Duffy and CuYler
streets. About seventy-five voters at
| tended, all colored the meeting organized
by the election of j. c. Williams
chairman and j. E. Hamilton
secretary. The chairman stated
the business of the meeting to be the cleo
ton Of delegates to the county convention.
A. III. CASTOR, a Bryan street barber,
moved that a committee of five be ap-
| pointed by the chairman TO name delegates.
| The motion was fought by Capt. j. c.
Simmons and others, but prevailed, and a
committee was appointed. The committee
| submitted the following ticket:
Delegates-R. F. Grant, T. a. Washing
ton, R. R. jackson, S. G.. Webster, J. c.
| Williams, r. II. Bourke.
Alternates-Richard Butler, A. II. Gas
ton, Walter Bush, L. B. Toomer, J. Z.
Hamilton, E. F. Carter.
The adoption of the report was vigor-
ously fought, and it was decided to act on
| each name separately.
Speeches were made by Capt. Simmons
and t. E. Ferrebee in opposition to and A.
| ii. CASTOR and others in support of the
report Both Simmons and Ferribee took
exception to Gaston's remarks, and the
discussion became very warm. Every
body Joined in. and the hall
was soon in an uproar Choice
epithets were banded and accusations
were freely made and q row seemed immi-
nent. About one-half the crowd were shak-
ing their fists at the chairman and yelling
for recognition.
Chairman Williams was as cool as cucum-
Der. He greeted the MORNING News re-
porter smilingly, and informed him that he
| would tell him what to write when he got
got through. The chairman then declared
the motion to adopt the report of the COM
mittee as a whole carried. There were
calls for division and cries Of unfairness,
but Chairman Williams could have given
Tom Reed himself points on handling a
fractions minority, and obstructionists
were unnoticed.
motion TO adjourn was made and de-
clared carried, and Williams. Hamilton
and a number Of their party left the hall,
which they ordered closed.
When the Williams party left the op-
position continued in session. J. c.
Simmons was elected chairman and
John Henderson secretary. They claim to
have had seventy-seven voters present
by actual count, and they deter
mined to elect opposition delegates,
and ticket was put in nomination and
voted upon. The following were elected
delegates: ]. G. Simmons, I. A. Washing
ton, T. E. Ferrebee, w, NJ. Williams, C. s.
Snelson R. Butler.
Alternates-J. Maxwell, J. D. Savage,
]. J. Morningstar, W. F. Cole, H. R. Rain,
E. Ferrebee.
The meeting transacted its business rap
idly, collected the hall rent before adjourn
ment, and left.
Neither set of delegates was instructed.
1t is understood there will be a lively fight
in the convention when the two sets of
delegates present their credentials
j. c. Williams and several others called at
the MORNING NEWS Office last night TO say
that the following executive committee for
the district for the next two years had been
elected: j. C.. Williams, chairman; r. F.
Grant, vice chairman; j. E. Hamilton, sec
rotary; S. G.. Webster, l.. B. Toomer, R.
H. Bourke, a. Kramer and f. F. Carter
The Second district elected the following
delegates and no alternates: E. N. P.
Irwin, W. H. Morell, j. B. Doe, L. Ling
j. L. Loyett and Lawrence Morell. Chair.
man of the district committee, z. n. P.
Irwin; secretary, j, B. Doe.
, The Third district elected the following
delegates and alternates: Delegates
: NJ. johnson, W. II. Morse, NJ. A. Erwin, d.
F. Farley, Mack Hunt and J. s. Styles.
Alternates-W. B. Williams, L. A. Gar
deem, Peter Solomons, and Samuel Williams
H. Nj. johnson was elected district chair
, man and w. b. Williams district secretary
There were nearly 400 who turned out al
{ the primary meeting in the Fourth district.
, James E. Whiteman, secretary of the pres
/ ent republican county committee, was
elected district chairman for two years and
presided, and Y. NJ. Milledge was selected
district secretary for like period. The
following is the result of the election:
Delegates-J. E. Whiteman, l.. NJ Pleas
ants, Josiah b own, r. W. White, S. B.
Morse and Y. NJ. Milledge. Alternates-
NJ G. Robinson, s. B. Gordon, J. f. Jones
w. r. Fields. E. j. Crane and James Mid
. dleton
The following district executive commit
, tee was also elected: R w. White, S. B.
Gordon, w. R. Fields. Josiah Brown and L
NJ. Peasants.
The following report was received of tht
, action Of the Seventh district, on the Ogee-
: chez:
Delegates-William Grant, NJ. E. Erwin
Green Moon, William Slice, Lymus Greer
and John +. Andrews. Alternates-Pau
Z. Kelly, R. Mcintosh, William Dolly
Hector Brown, Benjamin Moore and Jo
Anderson.
Samuel Elliott was elected chairman O
3 the district for two years, and presided a