The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-15
PLANNING FOR A FIGHT.
THE @. o. P.'s GALL THEIR COUNTY
CONVENTION FOR JULY "a

issue OF the CampaiRn-JOe r. Doyle
Brought Forward in Opposition to
Mr.. Porter-Col Bucks Endorsement
Claimed for Him-An Intimation
That Col A. N. Wilson is Still in the
Ring.
The republican executive committee of
Chatham county met at the colored Odd
Fellows hall, on Harris street, at noon
yesterday, and decided TO hold the republi-
can county convention in this city on Mon
day, July 2S, at 10 O'clock a. M, and the
primaries, to select delegates, on Friday,
July 25 The city primaries are to be held
at o'clock .. m, and the country districts
were conceded the privilege in each district
of naming such hours on that day as will
best suit the convenience of the voting
classes.
The committee meeting was quite largely
attended, all the districts being represented
but the Eighth. There were present L. M.
Peasants, chairman; w. II. Matthews, vice
chairman; j. E. Whiteman, secretary, and
the following committeeman:
First District-Richard Butler.
Second District-W. II. Morel and +. n.
p. Erwin.
Third District-L. A. Garden and w. B.
Williams.
Fourth District-R. W. White and Josiah
Brown
Fifth District-Samuel Black.
Sixth DistrictA-Luke Collins and G. A.
Willy.
Seventh District-John Bryan and Lymus
Green.
Eighth District-Not represented
AT Large-Richard w. White, Henry
johnson, L. B. Toomer, S. Spelson, K. II.
Bourke, NJ. Hunter. E. Robinson, John
Sneed and c. w. LaFette.
THE oFFICEHoLDING ELEMENT.
The offlceholders present and actively par
ticipating In the meeting were Oh airman
Peasants, customs inspector, and Vice
Chairman Matthews, deputy internal reve-
nue. collector OF Brunswick, s. B. Morse,
United States gauger, who had the proxy
of committeeman named Grant, j. Z.
Simmons, In the customs employ, who
had the proxy Of J. G. Williams of the First
district, and Thomas E. Ferrebee, janitor Of
the custom house,
Chairman Peasants remarked, as he looked
over the written proxies, that they seemed
TO be all in the same handwriting, and were
apparently signed by the same person.
The meeting was in the main orderly,
although there was quite heated discussion
over the hour the primaries should be held
in the country districts. There were several
speeches on the subject. 1t appeared that
the minority led by Simmons and Matthews.
wanted the primaries in the country dis
tricts held at the same hour that the city
primaries are to be held The opposition to
this measure was led by r. w. White and
L. B. Toomer. There was considerable
talk of Doyle and johnson
faction, and Toomer went so
far as to question the right of Matthews to
participate in the deliberations Of the com
mittee. as he held that Matthews is resi-
dent of Glynn county and residing in
Brunswick This was the outgrowth Of an
insinuation on the part of Simmons that the
object of holding the primaries in the
county districts at different hour from the
city primaries was TO give the Doyle men
an opportunity to shape the delegation aud
get back to the city in time to scoop it at
the night primaries.
THE COUNTRY DISTRICT FIGHT.
R. w. White made the most conservative
speech of the meeting, showing why the
country districts should fix their own hour
Many Of the people have long distances to
walk, and while 8 O'clock at night would
suit the city the committee ought not to
handicap the county districts, but let them
fix their hour SO that it would call out the
fullest representation.
Chairman Peasants called Matthews
to the chair and took the floor at a
time when amendments had been piled up
on the original motion until Autocrat
Reed would have been so dizzy that he
could not have counted quorum. Pleas
ants said he didn't belong to "a Doyle or a
johnson. He was simply chairman of the
county committee, which had been called
together at the dictation of no faction.
He came to the meeting free and
untrammeled, and in the interests
of the Republican party. 81 am in hopes, ,
gates will be elected without interference
from other districts" He agreed with the
previous speaker that the county districts
should fix their own hours for holding the
primaries, aud moved substitute for the
original motion and its wilderness o
amendments that the city primaries should
be held Friday, July 25, at s p. M, and tn,
county primaries in the different districts
at such an hour on that day as best suited
them. The substitute was unanimously
adopted.
CAPT. SIMMONS TAKES A HAND.
After Peasants had resumed the chat
Capt. Simmons made vigorous speech, IL
which he said that the negro is the repre-
sentative of the party here, and the ONLY
reason the white man flops over is to ge
an Office. He favored earnest organization
and the bringing forward of the negro tC
hold the positions, as being the only tru,
representative OF the party. he theretOr
favored the negro for positions of trust HI
added that the negro will have to remain
true to the Republican party, as i
is the only party that promises hin
Justice, even If he does not get Justice
Simmons advocated running full legisla
tive ticket, and he said the negroes shoult
not mind defeat, for after a while /
they don't side with either faction O
the white democrats they would have
chance of slipping into Office on thei
own color if they stood together
He was pointed In his illusions to Toome
as a "fixer,n and Toomer retaliated in kind
but the committee wouldn't let Toomel
reply as fully as Simmons had spoken, a
the point of order was raised on him severa
times by Matthews and others, and h
was choked off. Finding he couldn't get il
his stump speech he moved an adjournment
which was carried.
JOE DOYLE FOR POSTMASTER
It is said that the friends of joseph F
Doyle had contemplated to ask the count,
committee to indorse him for postmaster
and on a count Of noses it was claimed tina
a resolution of that kind would have pre-
vailed, but after a conference it was sue
gested as the wiser course to bring up
resolution of that character in the count,
convention, which is only two weeks off.
1t is said that the proposed candidacy @
Joseph +. Doyle for the postoffice is in tn
direction of harmony, and 20 heal up tn
wounds of the Johnson-Doyle campaign 10
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