The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-04
THE FIRST DISTRICTS TICKET.
Col. Mercer Scratched and Sheriff
Roman Substituted.

Col. Mercer Scratched and Sheriff
Roman Substituted.
The First district shelved Col. Mercer for
committeeman at large and Sheriff John T.
Roman was elected in his place, according
to the action of the First district club the
night previous. This was about the only
point OF contention and caused consldera-
BILE wrangling and confusion.
The meeting was held in Hendy hall
While nearly everybody was favorable to
Sheriff Roman, Col. Mercer had many
friends who were opposed to leaving his
name off, and, If necessary, preferred to
leave off the name of one of the younger
men on the ticket ana put on both Col
Mercer and Sheriff Roman.
The Roman men had determined upon
their plans beforehand, however, and so
managed things that Col. MERGERS friends
were not given an opportunity
recorded for the ticket at
large was 15S There were about seventy
five people in the hall when the clock struck
8. The meeting was promptly called to
order and T. ]. McEneneany was elected
chairman and J. ]. Corish secretary.
THE DISTRICT TICKET.
The chairman stated the object OF the
meeting, and John Shevlin offered the fol-
lowing ticket for district committeeman as
nominated at Thursday nights meeting:
John r. Lubs, Frank McDermott, Charles
A. Lamotte, William M. Gibbons, James
MCGUIRE.
Magistrate Frank McDermott offered the
following ticket for committeeman at large.
John T. Roman. Edward Mcintyre, John
Schwerz, Thomas ScreVen and w. w.
Osborne.
motion was made to substitute the
name Of Col. Mercer for that of Sheriff
Roman. In fact, several such substitutes
were offered and unanimously seconded.
This brought on wrangle. Col MERGERS
friends stated that they were not antago-
nisttc to Mr.. Roman, but as the ticket with
Col MERGERS name upon 1t was
the one which it had been
agreed would be presented at all
the mass meetings and to present MIR. Ro-
mans name at the First district meeting
only would be simply putting him up to
sacrifice him. Their opponents claimed
that the ticket with Sheriff Roman at the
head of il was named at the meeting of the
First District Democratic Club Thursday
night, and the members Of the club were
bound to support it. Mr.. Romans name,
they said, would be presented In the other
districts as we'll
THE NEWS FROM THE SECOND DISTRICT.
Just about this time Mr.. McDermott an
nouneed that Mr.. Roman had carried the
AhOCbALk VI VIC DCCOlu uL5lTlCt Y.
This was greeted with a cheer. The chair
man refused to consider any of the numer-
GUS substitutes Of Col. MERGERS name for
Sheriff Romans unless they were submitted
in writing. The substitute was offered in
writing several times, but each time
it happened that Mercer was substituted
for some other name than Romans.
Osborne was first scratched for Mercer.
then Screven. A substitute was finally pro-
posed containing the names Of both Mercer
and Roman, leaving Screven off. The chair
man then proceeded to the consideration OF
the motion and substitute. The substitute
was voted upon first, of course, aud the
chairman insisted upon taking a viva voce
vote notwithstanding numerous protests
On the vote the substitute was lost by a
large majority.
The chairman then appointed tellers to
take the count upon the original motion,
those favoring it being requested 60 take
the north side Of the hall, and those op-
posing it the south side.
THE VOTE FOR MEMBERS AT LARGE,
DR.. B. F. Sheftall and Justice Frank Nc
Uermott were appointed tellers. After
making the count they announced 15S votes
for the ticket.
The opposition, of course, did not vote, az
there was nothing for il to vote for. The
action OF the chair in compelling q viva
Voce vote for the substitute, aud taking the
vote upon the original motion by tellers, pre-.