The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-31
TO GO TO MINNEAPOLIS.
FIRST DISTRICT REPUBLICANS
ELECT DELEGATES.

N. Js OOylo ana .. D. MOE5o OnOSous
A Lively Fight In the Convention
Between the ContestIng Delegations.
A Wrangle From 10 O'Clock in the
Morning Until O'Clock at Night.
NJ. J. Doyle and J. B. Morse were elected
delegates to the national republican cons
vention in Minneapolis by the republicans
Of the first congressional district yesterday.
Rev. w. 81. Styles Of Liberty county, W.
E. Moore of bingham were elected alter
mates.
The Doyle faction won after a stubborn
and determined fight, lasting
from 1880 O'Clock in the NOR ming
| first five hours Of the convention we're con-
sumed in a deadlock between the two
| factions, but the WIRE working Of the Doyle
faction In the afternoon fixed things for
them, and put the control Of the convention
in their hands.
THE CONVENTION ITSELF.
The convention met at Odd Fellows hall,
| on Duffy street. IL organized by the cleo
ton Of Rev. Styles OF Liberty as temporary
chairman and w. E. Moore Of Efingham
temporary secretary. 10 did NOS succeed
in eiecting permanent officers during the
| entire day.
In the election of Styles the Doyle men
got control. The chairman proceeded TO
cast she vote of Liberty with great regu
larity for Doyle, notwithstanding the pro-
tests from the other side. Styles managed
the same manner as he man
ages his church conferences, and
declared thing TO be right without an
reference to parliamentary law. His ruling
was unique. IL was due to his efforts that
much better order was maintained than is
usual at such gatherings.
A DEADLOCK ALL THROUGH.
The convention was deadlock from be-
| ginning 10 end almost. Four Of the ten
counties, Bryan, Chatham, Emanuel and
| Tattnall, were represented by contesting
| delegations. The other six counties were
| evenly divided between the two facslons,
Burke and Ef1ngham.
| Evidently the Savannah factions had
bsen making q close canvass of the neigh
boring counties and where one could not
succeed in getting the original delegation a
second delegation was secured, With the
| hope that 1t would be seated in the oonven-
| ton.
The Doyle men claimed the majority,
though the uncontested delegates were ex-
aotly evenly divided and there was o strong
| fight on the part Of each faction to seat lis
respective delegation. After it was found
that the chairman insisted on casting the
vote Of Liberty and maintaining the equal
ity between the two factions the next move
was to capture the contesting delegations.
THE FIGHT ON CREDENTIALS.
A motion was made to appoint commit
tee on credentials. The Doyle party moved
a committee of one msuiber from each
county. This did not suit the other side,
which moved a committees from the six
counties whose delegates had already
been seated in proportion to their
representation in the convention. that is one
member each from the five small counties
and three from Burke. The Burke delega-
ton being anti-Doyle this would have
dtvid ed the committee evenly between the
two factions. It was seen at once that the
control OF the credentials committee meant
the control Of the convention.
The Doyle men refused to yield the frac-
ton of an inch. The entire morning and
until O'CLOCK In the afternoon was CON-
sumed in fruitless balloting and filibuster-
ing. The fight was on the question OF
whether Burke county should have one,
two or three members on the credentials
committee. the anti-Doyle men seek
ing to secure the latter member.
8. Y. Pope Of Burke led the fight
for his delegation With considerable
shrewdness. On every vote the call by
counties resulted to s, Burke and Efing-
ham voting one way and McIn tosh. Lib
erty, Bulloch and Soriven voting the other.
Capt. Doyle was on the floor, but his side
OF the fight wes chiefly managed by r. w.
White and B. Morse. both OF whom, by the
Chatham. Jesse Wimberly Of Burke was
the only other white man on the floor be-
sides Doyle, and he took but little part in
the fight
THE RECESS TO EAT.
At 8 o'clock q recess of ten minutes was
taken, nothing having been accomplished.
In announcing the recess the chairman de-
clared that he would do something" IL the
matter was not settled soon, meaning that
he would appoint the credentials committee
himself. There was good deal of quiet
maneuvering during the recess, the result
OF which was seen later.
| When the convention re assembled Lect-
ured Crawford Of Mctntosh moved that
the chair appoint committee OF five on
credentials. Crawford. it will be remem-
bered, was member of the last legislature.
He Vas neither a Doyle nor a johnson man,
being. instead. a Crawford man, desiring TO
secure place as delegate himself.
Crawford is a tall, dignifed looking in
dividual, about middle-aged and we'll
dressed.
, His resolution was discussed for some
time. The heat of the argument was greatly
assuaged by the INTRODUCTION at this point
of several baskets of sandwiches and other
, refreshments. thoughtfully provided by
both sides. Politics were dropped for the
moment. while the delegates proceeded to
, the discussion Of the refreshments.
THE FIGHT RENEWED.
On the call of counties the vote appeared
to be proceeding toward the same old 8 to s
result, when E. w. Mason OF bingham
exploded a boom by voting "yes," There
was a sensation immediately. Accusations
: of having sold out were freely made against
Mason. w. e. Moore, the secretary,
Mason's associate from Efingham, de-
7 nounced his action in the strongest terms.
J but he was also accused Of having sold out
The motion was carried and the chair pre-
pared a committee.
When the committee was announced II
was seen that the chair had named one
man from each county and two from
. Burke, making seven members instead OF
the five called for by the resolution. The
chairman confessed his mistake and offered
to amend IL. The johnson men endeavored
70 have the committee stand as appointed
butsthe chairman solved the question with
out waiting for further instruction., and
appointed the following committee:
THE COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
Rev. \. Il. Sims OF Scrivon, chairman
X. W. White Of Mcintosh. J. r. Denega
} u Liberty, A. M. Warrick ofaBuiloch anc
, 5. Y. Pope OF Burke
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