The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-29
CHOICE OF THE RADICALS
JAMES ATKINS. II. J. DOYLE. AND
C. a. WILLY, COL, FOR THE
LEGISLATURE.

Forty-eight Colored Delegates spend
Eight Hours Strengthening Out the
Tengles of the G. o. P. in Chatham
The Way They Did II.
The republican county convention had 81
an eight hours session yesterday, elecJinG
e. Whiteman temporary Chairman by a
vote Of 20 TO IA over Capt L NJ Peasants
before the First and Second district dele
gates were admitted, and Whiteman per
manent chairman over s. Is. Morse, after
the committee on credentials had reported,
by vote Of 50 to Is. Whiteman was also
elected chairman of the county committee
for two wears over L. NJ. Peasants BY a
vote of SO to 10.
A resolution indorsing Joseph F. Doyle
for postmaster was carried BIZ vote Of ~,
Peasants, Morse and Mathews and three
others voting blank.
The convention nominated legislative
ticket consisting of Capt NJ J. Doyle. Col
James Atkins and c. A. Wylly lcolored).
The following is the county committee
selected:
FIRST District-L. A. Washington and
Richard Butler.
Second Dlstrict-C. N. P. Erwin and R.
N. Rutledge.
Third District-W. B. Williams and Il.
M johnson.
Fourth District-Josiah Brown and NJ. G.
Robinson.
Fifth District-H. Maxwell and Clarence
Nichols
Sixth district-Charles A. WILLY and J.
c. Lagree.
Seventh district-M. E. Erwin and W. NJ.
Grant
Eighth district-Isnac Charlton and NJ.
Victoria
In addition to the above the chairman ap-
pointed the following committee of sixteen
at large: Capt M. j. Doyle, Lymus Green,
L. b. Toomer, R. H. Thomas, r. II. Burke,
George A Davidson, r. w. White, l.. NJ
Peasants, ]. C. Simmons. Richard Spencer,
Marcus Hunter, J. F. Andrews, J. H. Wat
son, G. j. Jordan, L. A. Garden and John
Sneed
The matter of nominating a county ticket
was deferred for further consideration.
A CONVENTION OF NOISES.
The convention was at times noisy, but in
the main it was orderly The principal in
cidents were the delegates all trying to be
recognized at once, but with one or two ex-
ceptions they gave away good naturally
when the chair recognized one. The
sergeant-at-arms was kept busy trying
to keep the delegates seated, anu those who
were not delegates from participating in the
proceedings. Capt. John G. Simmons was
most persistent, but he was finally quoted,
possibly by the promise that he could get
off speech after the work Of the conven-
ton had been concluded. At any rate he
did make speech appealing for help to re-
equip his artillery company, ana Sl1 was
paid in at the chairman's table.
The convention in detail would require
many columns of the MORNING NEWS.
as the Whiteman-Doyle combination had
the convention packed, and on all questions
where they wanted the position of the dele
gates clearly defined, they had the roll
called, and their force could not be
stampeded by either Peasants or Morse, or
both working in conjunction. On the
last critical vote for chairman for two
years Morse struck his colors and voted for
Whiteman, and was given the permanent
secretaryship of the convention and of the
county committee for the next two years,
+. q. Webster being elected vice chairman.
STARTING OF THE BALL.
The convention was called to order at
1920 o'clock by Capt l.. NJ. Peasants who
announced the object of the meeting and
suggested that the contesting delegations
from the First and Second districts should
not remain with the rest of the delegates
until committee on credentials had passed
upon the relative rights of the districts to
representations. Peasants said he had heard
that he did not propose to
be candidate again for the chairmanship.
he announced his candidacy openly, and
gave the convention to understand that he
was independent of cliques, and had lost his
head once for his Independence. He made
an earnest speech, which failed, however, to
carry the convention. and TO his reference
that he had for thirty years borne the bur
n ha ~ N Ds,e1a a
near raising the roof of the hall by saying
he didn't believe iu overworking a horse,
and that his choice Is James F. Whiteman.
A great hubbub followed Rutledge's quota
ton from Brutus, that there's a tide In the
affairs Of men. etc, = which be got off later.
Some delegate placed r W. White in
nomination for temporary chairman, and
he got the floor and declined, nominating
W hlteman, and called for the yeas and
nays. Peasants popped on his feet to saw
II am not ready yet" when Vice Chairman
Matthews decided Peasants out of order
White then made a vigorous speech for
Whitemau. He had nothing against Pleas
ants except that the demands Of the party
cali for new men to strengthen the organi-
cation and infuse new blood into ii This.
he said, is a view of the majority of the
convention, and harmony and singleness of
purpose was urged.
The TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
Q. A. Wylly favored Peasants for tenn
porary chairman but when it came to elect
ing a permanent chairman he took the
wings of the morning and flew over to the
other side. This tickled WILLY SO that he
got the Biblical quotation off on the con-
vention two or three times, the applause
becoming less until Wylly laid the bon mot
aside as chestnut
Following the efforts of Wylly to keep
the convention in a good humor, Peasants
took the floor and tongue-lashed White like
fshwoman
l.. b. Toomer got the floor and made a
tiresome speech, or rather he tired the con-
vention before he began, as he refused to
speak until some fifteen or twenty dele
gates, who were standing, had been seated.
When he got absolute quiet, he spoke for
unity, harmony and J. Z. Whiteman, and.
moving the previous question, the roll was
called by districts, and Whiteman was
elected. The following is the vote by dis
tricts, the two contesting delegations not
voting.
Third observation-disclosures 8, Peasants 3.
Fourth DiStrict-W hiteman s. Peasants /.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures 2, Peasants 4.
Sixth District-W hiteman .. Peasants
Seventh District-Whiteman 4, Peasants
q
Eighth Observation-Disclosures 6, Peasants O.
Total-Whiteman 20, Peasants a.
Y. n. Miledge was elected temporary