The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-20
CHATHAMSMANYH 0N0RS
THE DELEG ATES TO ATLANTA TELL
HOW THEY WERE OBTAINED.

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The First District Counties Looked
After savanrah's interests - The
Chatham Delegation Was Late in ar
irving at the Convention, but II Did
Effective Work When Once on the
Ground-The Conference With M.
duBignon and MIR. Clifton and the
Results.
Col. W. W. Gordon, John R. Young, H.
NJ Conner, Jr., and J. Randolph Anderson
Esq, delegates to the state convention, re-
turned from Atlanta last night. They talk
very interestingly of the convention. and
throw some light upon several things which
were not quite understood in Savannah =,
although the general result of the conven-
ton was very satisfactory to the majority
Of democrats here.
Chatham county has good reason to feel
satisfied, as it appears to have captured
pretty nearly everything in sight. This was
not altogether due TO the Chatham delega-
Mon. SO the members say. In fact, they were
10th to take all the honors and insisted on
dividing with their friends from the other
counties of the First district. The peculiar
condition Of affairs, however, resulted in
the other counties insisting on Chathams
carrying the honors.
LATE ON THE GROUND.
To begin with the Savannah delegates
found themselves badly handicapped by
their late arrival, due to the short time in
tervening between the mass meeting and
the assembling Of the convention. Every
thing mad already been cut and dried and
the states already made out. The Savannah
delegation did not arrive in Atlanta until 9
o'clock. The convention met at 10 o'clock
and they found it impossible to secure a
meeting of the First district delegates be-
fore the convention opened. They
managed to secure meet
MIR. duBignon had already been nominated
in the caucus by the Cleveland men, and
Mr.. Clifton was found to have a majority
Of the delegates from the district already
pledged to him. The delegates were sur
prised to learn that Mr.. Clifton was not a
member of the Chatham delegation, and
further that he had been q pronounced Hill
man and a member Of the Hill Club Of Sa-
vaDnah.
wHACK AT THE SLATE.
The Savannah men announced their in
tention of breaking the slate unless there
was a more definite understanding in regard
to the delegates to be named. Mr..
duBignon they already felt reasonably
sure Of, as they had been in
receipt OF assurances from MIN IOr several
DAYS beforehand that he was in sympathy
with them and favored Cleveland against
Hill. Mr.. duBignon met the delegation,
however, by request, and assured It posi-
lively that he would support Cleveland as
long as there was any possible chance to
elect him. This was satisfactory, and there
was no further opposition TO Mr.. duBignon
as the delegate at large from this section OF
the state
Mr.. Clifton appeared by request at the
meeting Of the First district delegates and
stated his preference for Mr.. Cleveland,
with the assurance that he would give him
his hearty support so long es there was any
chance for his election. This satisfied the
delegates who we're already pledged to MIR.
Clifton, and they concluded to stand by
him. The Chatham delegation, however,
did not want to carry off all the honors
and so stated, Col. Mercer having already
been slated as one of the two delegates.
They urged, therefore, the selection Of some
delegate from the district outside of Savau-
nah, and presented the name Of Capt.
James K. Clarke of Darien.
THE BALLOT FOR DELEGATES.
The ballot for delegates from the First
district resulted as follows:
Chatham, Mercer d, Clarke g.; Etfingham,
Mercer 2, Clifton 2; Scriven, Mercer 2,
Clifton 2; Burke, Clarke q, Clifton g.
Emanuel, Mercer 2, Clarke 2; Bulloch, Mer-
Ger 2, Clifton 2; Bryan. Mercer 2. Clifton 2;
Tattnall, Mercer 2, Clifton 2; Liberty, Mer-
Ger ?, Clifton 2; Mcintosh. Clarke 9, Mer-
Ger IA, Clifton 4. Total Mercer 21%,
Clifton 1875, Clarke 16. This gave Mr..
Clifton a majority of "a over Capt. Clarke.
The Chatham delegation did not regard
Mr.. Clifton with favor, it would seem, even
after he had pledged himself to Cleveland.
Mr.. Clifton, it was learned, has been making
an active canvass of the First for the last
several weeks. He only secured the six
votes Of Burke Monday.
The alternates selected were A. g, Smart
of Emanuel county, and U. P Wade of
Scriven, and not John SchwarE and r. j.
Wade, as published by error in yesterdays
MORNING NEWS.
Savannah will be we'll represented at the
national convention. She secures one Of the
four delegates at large, and both Of the
district delegates.