The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-03
GEORGIA'S REPUBLICANS
TALK OF A STATE CONVENTION OF
THE WRITE ELEMENT.

They May Send Contesting Delega-
ton to Minneapolis-The Northern
Presidential Candidates Tired OF Buy
ing Southern Notes.-The Seventh
District Republicans IN Conven-
ton.
ATLANTA, GA, April 2.-There is a
movement on foot 60 hold convention Of
white republicans Of the state soon after
the mixed republicans meet and select dele
gates to their national convention. It Is
proposed by the white republicans to show
frregularity In the selection Of the delegates
TO the convention, aud demand admission
thereto on account of their irrsgularity. A
leading republican. in speaking Of this,
said he believed a representative white
delegation would be recognized and
seated, especially when It was shown how
che selection of delegates to the regular state
convention has been manipulated. 1t is
believed further that President Harrison
will be with the movement The leading
republicans of the north are said to favor
such q thing, for they do not expect to
carry single southern state In the election.
The idea is that all they expect is the vote
In the national convention, and they are
sired of having to buy it every four years.
This gentleman charged that a majority of
ahe southern republicans who secure places
as delegates do so for the sole purpose Of
attending and selling their votes
SEVENTH DISTRICT REPUBLICAN,
CALHOUN, GA, April 2.-The republican
convention for the Seventh congressional
district met at the court house to-day. The
convention was called to order by Mr.. Trip
let. chairman Of the republican committee.
Mr. Triplee was elected permanent CHAIR
man Of the convention and A. w. Bal
.aew secretary. Speeches were made by
Messrs. TrIplet, Ballew, u. B. HargroVes
and others.
The committee on credentials reported
delegates from every county in the district.
There were contesting delegations from
Walker county and some wranglin9 about
Chattooga. There was a regular war over
pehe adoption Of this report, four or five del
egates at the same time trying to be recog-
nixed by the chairman. Some Of the COL
ored delegates started to leave the room,
but Mr.. Triplet explained his ruling and
eheir remedy and quiet was restored.
Dr. Blackw we'll of Cstoosa and J. .. Gas
pett (colored) of Barlow were elected dele
gates to the Minneapolis convention.
WANT TO HELP THE THIRD PARTY.
At a caucus of some of the delegates, held
at tbe court house last night, prominent
democrat was asked inside the bar and sat
by one Of the most prominent republican
visitors who thought the democrat was a
republican. Say, you must give the third
party h--,n said the democrat. Hush"
said the republican. THAT'S what
we want; we must give the third
party all the encouragement we can and
let them divide the democrats We have
direct instructions from the central COM
Enittee to do this, and we think it will en-
able US to carry some Of the southern
states"
This democrat says this means they ex-
pect to carry Georgia and North Carolina.
Many speeches were made by white and
oolored delegates, all in the end denouncing
che Democratic party and stating that tho
safety Of the government rested alone in the
success of the republicans in eleotiDg the
next President.
AN ABSURD BOAST.
Gassett Of Barlow mentioned the third
party while urging organization for his
party. aud speaking Of the democrats, said:
SAfter November, when the third party
comes in power, my democratic friends will
ask 70 come over to the republicans.
One colored speaker eulogized Tom Wat
son as the great man OF the third party
movement. Outside Of this the third party
was not mentioned.
Probably 500 people were present, over
two-thirds Of them democrats, or oncs
were-before the alliance organization
trumped up the third party.
The convention Endorsed by resolution the
republican national platform Of 1888 and
passed resolution instructing their dele
gates to cast their votes first, last and all
the time for President Harrison.