The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-08-07
HELD TWO CONVENTIONS.
REPUBLICAN FACTIONS START OUT
WITH THEIR USUAL RUMPUS.

Peasants Faction Meets on One
Floor of the Colored Odd Follows
! Hall end Morss's Men Go Through
Almost a Similar Programme on a
Lower Floor-One Faction Favors a
Republican Candidate for Congress
and the Other Evidently Does Not.
The Republican party of Chatham has
got one Of its usual rumpuses on hand as a
result Of contending county conventions
held yesterday morning.
One convention representing Peasants
and his faction met at the colored Odd Eel
lows hall on Duffy street. 70 was called Co
order by the chairman of the county ex-
ecutive committee, James Z. Whitemau.
Each Of the eight militia districts was fully
represented and COMMITTEES on credentials
was appointed, which reported that there
were no contesting delegates and recon-
mended the recording of all the
delegates presented by the several chair
men. The recommendation was unani-
mously adopted. After this a permanent
organization was effected by the election of
j. e. Whitemau. chairman, aud William
Crutcher, secretary. A motion was carried
naming six delegates for the district sena-
torial co Ivention, as follows: T. L. Ferre-
bee, A. Robertson, S. Black W. II. Morrell,
T. A. Simmons and !. Charlton.
The following county executive commit
tee was chosen to serve for tho next four
years:
First Dstrict-William NJ. Williams, j.
G.. Simmons, J. G. Williams.
Second District-L. Morrel, Peter Batise,
w II. Morrell
Third District-A. H. Grant, J. C.
Kinckle, T. A. Simmons.
Fourth District-Peter James, J. c.
Miller, s. 2. Miller.
Fifth District-Samuel Black, J. Fl, Jack
son, Frank Walker.
Sixth District-A. Robertson, j. C. Legree,
A. Quarterman.
Seventh District-William Grant, o.
Coles, j. F. Andrews
Eighth District. Charlton, B. II.
Raniers, J. T. Forgarty.
At Large-L. III. Peasants T. F. johnson.
William NJ. Chisholm, f. n. p. Erwin, W.
B. Williams, c. H. Bell, J. H. Edwards,
Lymas Green, A. N. Modica, A. NJ. John-
son, John II. Brown, Lem Wade, Cuyler
Jones, NJ. J. Christopher.
j. e. Whiteman wes chosen chairman
Frank Walker vice chairman, James Dor
sey treasurer aud William Crutcher, Jr.,
secretary for The ensuing four years.
THE MORSE CONVENTION.
AuIS CJufeuIlOu Is referred TO as the GUS
tom house conventi IN" The Morse faction
claims that when its delegates, who we're
elected az the primaries instead Of those of
the Peasants faction, applied for admission
al Odd Fellows hall they were refused ad-
mission by L. N. Peasants, who locked the
door and would only allow those to enter
who were willing to support Whiteman for
reelection. Peasants and WhIteman
claimed that they had hired the hall, aad
only those vino held tickets issued by Pleas
ants were permitted to enter. The opposl
ton delegates accordingly rented the hall
in the lower part of the same building and
held their convention at the same time as
the Pleasants-W hiteman crowd
The Doyle-Morse people organized By
electing j. $ Brown temporary chairman
and w. K. Cellen temporary secretary.
The following delegates were elected to the
congressional convention: L. B. Morse,
L. B. Toomer, r. N. Rutledge, S. A. Will
son, R. w. White, F. P. Edwards. AL
ternetes: L. A. Washington, W. Henry,
W. r. Fields, j. 8. Brown, II. Maxwell, J.
H Watson. s. B. Morse was elected
chairman for two years, and
Y. NJ Milledge secretary. They claim
that they will defeat Peasants again at the
congressional conve ton in case one is
held. Peasants, they say. trains too much
with the white men to satisfy them.
The Peasants people do not seem to be
anxious to place a congressional candidate
in the field against Col Lester. They will
wait to see what the state central commit
tee, which meets on Aug 10, recommends
They apparently believe that there will be-
no republican candidate in the First dis
trict this year.