The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-03

credentials reported the following uSlebo-
tions present aud no contests:
ROLL OF THE DELEGATES.
Appling-J. Williams, W w. Graham,
p. II. Comas.
Bryan. II. Smith.
Bulloch-G. 8. johnson.
Camden-B. Atkinson.
Charlton-H j. Rottenbury, J. p. Mizoll.
Chatham-G. NJ Ryals, j. r Young, d.
G. Bacon, J. B. Withers, A. P. Adams.
Scriven-J. c. Dill, V. II. Burnss, b. G..
Daniel
Tattnall-J. J. Hodges.
Ware-J. L. Sweat, Warren Lott.
Wayne-G. B. Rich, c. c. Grace, John
T. Bennett, J. W. Bennett
Chnch-W. A. Ecard.
Echols-J. A Carter, J. ID. Smith.
Effingham-J. d. Grower, j. g. Clark.
Emanuel-R. j. Williams. Alfred Her
rington.
Glynn-B Boiling Whitfield.
Liberty-Jesse Brewer.
McIntosh-Livingston Kenuon.
Pierce-A- N. Smith, Mathew Brown, G.
s. Youmans. Mathew Sweat. Jno. Lee. j.
5. Rozier, K. l.. Walker, w. b. Thomas
t. L. Acosta, J. S. Thomas.
A VIGOROUS ARRAIGNMENT.
In the permanent organization Boiling
Whitfield of Glynn was made permanent
president. and temporary secretary Smith
and his assistant Mr. Bennett, were retained
in the permanent organization.
Mr.. Whitfield was escorted 10 the chair
and congratulated the convention upon its
spirit of unity He said that he thought
there was to-day no Atamaha TO be dubbed
the Rubicon of the district. He said that
the Republican party in this district had
been somewhat resuseitated by the appoint
tive power of a republican President,
who had used that power from the
highest TO the lowest grade of
office extending TO the little post roads, and
he advised for unity in the democratic
ranks.
Col. Sweat moved TO proceed to nominate
representative, but Mr.. Ecard of Clinch
asked for the rule of procedure. The two
thirds rule was then adopted.
The nomination of candidates being in
order Judge A. p. Adams of Chatham
placed Hon. Rufus E. Lester in nomination.
Judge Adams said:
SPEECH OF HON. A. p. ADAMS.
Mr.. PREsIDENT-I rise, sir, for the purpose of
moving the denomination of the distinguished
gentleman who now worthily and ably repre-
sents the first congressional district of Georgia
in the federal congress.
Grateful, sir as would be the Office, am sure
that in this presence Rufus e Lester does not
need eulogist. In the length and breadth OF
this congressional district there are few men to
whom he is not personally known, few
fewer still that are not familiar
with his long and honorable public career. His
life has been an open book, and there is not a
chapter, page, or line that is dmmed by the
record of a single unworthy deed There does
not live public man of eaner record or of
tairer fame. in every station TO which he has
been called, IN every relation Of life, public and
private, we know that he has been pure and
true, loyal. steadfast and brave. In war and
IN peace, in martial service and in civic strife
he has been true to every duty, faith
n frfrcf hraxt 1s,..
call upon his manhood and nobly meeting every
demand upon his patriotism. Patriotic when
patriotism meant peril and privaton, loyal
when loyalty was pledged in libations of blood
In time of crisis he has never failed, in the
hour OF peril he has never faltered.
FEARLESS LEADER
Shall it ever be forgotten that in the darkest
epoch OF Georgia's history, when the horrors
OF reconstruction followed the disasters of war
when the virtue aud intelligence of the state
were prescribed and the ignorant and vicious
and corrupt held high carnival and lawless
sway In the councils of the state it was Lester.
who, leading small but gallant minority in the
halls OF the legislature, battled bravely battled
INCREASINGLY, and at last successfully for the
restoration of constitutional government
and the rehabilitation of our grand
old commonwealth in all the attributes and
plenitude of political power and sovereign
statehood And in his present service has he
not been true, diligent and able-the represent
atlve OF no particular class, section or interest
put the faithful representative of every section
the eloquent champion of pure democracy, the
vigilant guardian OF all the people?
MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
he is a man of the people. His success in
me mas been due not to adventtious aids but
mas been won by the sterling qualities of brain
and heart that have distinguished an honest
ROBUST, Vlrlle manhood, and that have com
manded affection, confidence and resnect
wherever he is known. He Is one of the people
Every sentiment OF his heart, every instinct of
ms nature. every drop of blood in his veins is in
sympathy with the. aspirations Of TIA people.
And in that conflict which, l fear, approaches
between popular rights and liberties on the one
hand, and the aggressions of carital and cor
poIase power on the other, ! pledge for him,
the pledge, that the people will have no truer
friend, or sturdier champion, or holder tribune
tnan Rufus Il Lester. prolonged applause.l
sECoNDING THE NOMINATION.
Col. Joel L. Sweat, rising under the in
spiration of the name, seconded Col. Testers
nomination. He said:
Mr.. PREsIDExT-I rise to perform a most
pleasing duty. No district in Georgia or out of
1t has better all round representative in con-
gress than the First district of Georgia. In war
ana IN peace he has ever been true Without
guile or hypocrisy free from prejudice and the
arts OF the demagogue. he is always the same
congenlai, warm-hearted. whole-souled man.
whose friendship and good will Is worth the hav
ing. In less than one term in congress his nm
Questioned ability and many noble Qualities
of head and heart have already won for
statesman. A splendid debater, a wise saga
cious counselor and interchangeable worker.
he has not only taken high rank in the disposi'
ton OF political questions. but has accomplished
much for the material interests of the distrtct
The representative of no particular class az
section, but man Of the people, he is alive 10
every interest OF all his constituents And no
truer representative of the great principles of
democracy can be found anywhere. In the
future. as in the past, ne will ALWAYS
be found at the post of dutv
battling bravely and manfully against an
unjust tariff, iniquitous force bills and all the
paternal, centralizing tendencies Of the Ranui-
hcan party IN the efforts to rob the many to
enrich the few, brake down the barriers of cor.
stitutionali government, perpetuate itself Ia
power and forever destroy true liberty and the
inalienable rights Of the people and the states
of our federal union.
Mr.. President and fellow democrats. I mos,
heartily second the nomination made by tbe
gentleman from Chatham of the Hon Rufns
r. Lester as the candidate of the democracy al
the First district of Georgia. for the Fifty-sec
ond congress.
Col. Sweat's remarks called forth loud
applause.
A DOUBLE EULOGIUM.
Hon. Alfred Harrington of Emanuel fol.
lowed Col. Sweat in a highly eulogistic
speech for Mr. Norwood. The speaker said
ne represented in this convention some
So,OOO constituents who love Col. Norwood.
put said he, we have also learned 10 love
~ 4. Lester, and my people had thought