The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-30
TO MEET In SAVANNAH.
THECON0REssIONAL CONVENTION
TO BE HELD HsRB AUG. 3.


The District Executive Committee
Urges Active Work-swainsooro
Wants the Convention on Account
OF the Third Fsrty Strength in
Emanuel Couuty-The Gist OF Third
Party Talk IN the District-A Move
TO Make the Convention Big Dem
cratic Gathering.
The congressional convention of the First
district will meet in Savannah Wednesday,
Aug 8, at noon, to nominate a candidate
for congress and select a new executive
committee.
It's conceded by all that Congressman Les
ter will be renominated with practically no
opposition. In view Of the existence Of the
third party great care will be exercised in
the selection of the new committeeman, and
an effort will be made to appoint men who
will show their appreciation OF the honor
by willingness to do hard work Ia the
democratic cause.
Only three counties outside Of Chatham
were represented at yesterdays meeting.
Maj. G. NJ. Ryals was on hand to preside.
The others present were, Capt John Nor
rison Of Bryan, Mr.. Williams Of Emanuel,
and r. W. Grub of Mcintosh. The last
named is not a member Of the committee,
but acted as proxy for McIntosh's repres
sentative.
swAINsBoRO WANTED 1T.
The only business before the committee
was the selection Of the place and time for
the holding OF the convention. Mr. Williams
moved that it be held al SWANS
boro. He stated that the third
party is quite strong and aggressive
In Emanuel, some democrats believing that
it has as large following now as the
Democratic party. While he regarded this
an exaggeration, he still realized the ne
cessity of arousing the democrats OF the
county TO the situation. The holding OF the
convention at Swaiusboro, he thought,
would serve this end, and by creating en-
thusiasm act as a stimulus to all democrats
and effectively head of the third party
movement
Capt. John Morrison introduced On
amendment substituting Savannah in the
place Of Swainsboro He did not believe,
he said, that the third party in Georgia
amounted to enough for the Democratic
party TO worry itself much over it or what
it thinks it eau do. He believes the people
of the First district are too intelligent aud
too sensible to be carried away by the
absurd doctrines OF the third partyites.
SAVANNAH THE PLACE.
DAV6nual pelDg central point, easily
reached from all parts Of the district and
possessing ample accommodations, he con-
sdered more suitable for the convention
than Swainsboro or any other place. He
favored making the convention hot-bed of
democratic enthusiasm, however, and
thought it would be well to endeavor to
draw people here from all over the dis
trict to attend it by securing good spesk-
ers. His idea of converting the convention
into a rally met with the appreciation Of
the other committeeman and IL may be
that steps will be taken to that end and the
theater selected for the con vention, the
delegates first meeting at the court house.
Capt Morrison's substitute being adopted
the meeting adjourned after Mr.. Grubb
had stated that, so far as he knew, there
we're no third party men In Mcintosh and
no promise OF there being any.
LARGER ATTENDANCE HOPED FOR.
1t was hoped by Chairman Ryals that
there would be a larger attendance and that
the commissioner from the counties where
the third party is reputed to be strongest,
Bulloch and Tattnall, would either be pres
ent or send letters giving statement of
the exact condition OF affairs in
their respective counties. The mem
present would then have been in a
position to judge as TO what the situa-
ton Is IN the district es a whole and 10 have
taken whatever action seemed necessary.
Savannah are somewhat worried over
the reports that they receive as
TO the progress the third party is
making in the country. They hope that the
manner in which the Republican party has
pushed the force bill before the country as
an issue, and the admirable platform of the
Democratic party, will serve not only to
check its growth in the future, but to win
back into the democratic ranks many who
have taken up with false political theories
Ihey are all strongly in favor, however
OF not relying on this, but Of making am
pie preparations to win despite the third
party.
CHAIRMAN CHARLToN's VIEWS.
Chairman Walter G. Charlton, of the
county executive committee, says that
Chatham must uphold the smaller counties
in their fight He believes that with Col
Testers popularity and excellent record the
enthusiasm of q presidential year and the
determined cooperation of all good demo-
Gratis, there is no reason why the Democratic
party should not have another overwhelm-
ing majority. He holds that from now on
persistent and aggressive work should be
carried on against the third party.
There are many others, though, who are
inclined to merely laugh at the third party
and the claims Of its leaders They point
to the fact that Col. Lester in 1890 received
1895 votes against 8, 1877 for Cant M 7
Doyle, a majority of 7.77S. Even il the re,
publlcans polled two votes for every one
their candidate received two years ago. the
Democratic party could lose 1000 votes to
the third party and win. They
do not believe that the third
party or the Republican party can
poll anywhere as near as large a vote as
that, aud as they do not fear fusion of the
two they profess to feel no alarm atall.
More strenuous efforts will be made than
at past elections to get out the full vote of
the party in Chatham. II this is done the
extra vote here would overcome any de-
lection from the party in the other coun-
ties.
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