The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-17
CLEVELAND TWO TO ONE.
The Hill Men Lost
Sight Of.
An UninstruCted Delegation Chosen
The Campaign Club Names the
Ticket.
The Vote 336 to $50.
The Primary System Adopted.
Chairman Charlton Reelected

vote of more than . to 1.
This vote was great surprise all around
and more of a surprise. perhaps, to the cam.
paign club than those Of the Hill club
Both clubs have been laying claims to I'm,
mense memberships, and have boosted OF
their expectations
When the democratic executive commit.
tee reversed its action in favor Of a primary
and ordered a mass meeting, the hopes Of
the Campaign club were thought 20 bt
withered. The meeting was good natureC
and very noisy affair. The shouting came
up to expectations, but there was little ex-
element.
Hon. Walter g. Charlton, as chairman
handled the meeting, and no exceptions
could be taken by either side to his rulings
With exceeding impartiality he combined
great shrewdness and tact and to his Judi
cious management may be attributed, In
great part, the lack Of any serious disturb
Rnce.
There were frequent rumors of a bolt
which happily did not occur. Each side ac.
cused the other Of a propensity TO bolt be.
fore the meeting, but the defeated party
found itself so hopelessly in the minority
that it had no grounds to bolt on.
A conspicuous feature of the meeting was
the number of solid business men in attend
ance. men who usually take very little in
terest in such things. There we're bankers,
brokers, merchants, factors, railroad men
and professional men and a good repre-
sentation of the business element generally
AT THE THEATER.
The Hill crowd. which was expected to
gather by the thousands at the doors of the
theater an hour or two before the meeting,
did not materialize At 1880 o'clock, when
the doors were opened. there were hardly
500 people around. A force of sixteen Do
Hcemen, under command of Chief Green,
was in attendance in case of disorder No
boys were allowed to enter the theater.
AT . o'clock the theater wasn't more than
two-thirds full, but little later the BUSH
ness men began arriving, and, by the time
the meeting was reedy for business the
building was damned downstairs.
Chairman Charlton stated the object Of
the meeting, after which be paid his COM
pliments to reports intimating that Chat
ham countys meetings were the most dis
orderly in the state. This he prom ounced a
libel No man, he said, has ever been de-
MED fair hearing at the mass meetings
After thanking the party for the honors
conferred upon him in the past Mr.. Charl-
ton announced that the meeting was ready
for business, the first being the selection OF
chairman.
Judged. A. O'Byrne nominated Mr.. Charl-
ton for reelection. Several seconds were
made.
Mr.. Charlton thanked the party for It's
expression of kindness, but wanted to de-
cline in favor of some one more capable
He said he had served for two terms and
didn't think it is the principle Of democracy
to favor third terms. Judge O'Byrne re-
piled that no one vas more capable of pre-
siding over the deliberations OF the party
than the present chairman, and he believed
the time had arrived to inaugurats an limo.
walton in party usaRes and re elect one
man, anyhow, for third term,
The crowd cheered and when Quiet was
restored Capt. Brooks. secretary OF the com.
mittee, put the motion. 1t was unanimously
carried In q brief speech Mr. Charlton
thanked the voters for the honor which they
had conferred upon him, an honor which
his father and grandfather had held, aud
which, in view of this state of affairs. he
appreciated most highly.
THE CLEVELAND DELEGATION.
Mr.. Charlton announced that the next
business on hand was to select delegates TO
the state convention.
c. d. Russell offered the following with
out any predatory remarks:
ReSolUed That the following parties he an.
pointed delegates from the county of Chatham
TO the convention of the Democratic partv Ia
assemble in the city of Atlanta on Wednesday
gates to the democratic national convention at
Chicago.
Resolved, That the said delegation shall GO
uninStructed. and each member snail have tRa
right TO select his own alternate.
George A. Mercer, w. NJ Gibbons,
John r, Young. John Schwarz
Joseph Rosenheim, w. S. King
l. G. Downs, Peter Reilly,
NJ. w. Dixon, w. W Gordon.
A. P.tAdams, II. NJ. Conner Jr
The seconds which came from ali parts Of
the house showed that the Cleveland men
were out in force.
THE HILL RESOLUTIONS,
I. ID. Rockwell, ESQ.,, spokesman for the
uninstructed Hill delegation, offered the
following as a substitute for Mr.. Russelps
resolution.
Rss od, By the Democratic party in Chat
/. That we reaffirm the platform of princi
pies declared by the Democratic party at the
national convention of the year 1888 and heart
lily indorse the same,
2. That we favor tariff reform-such prudent
ana conservative changes in our financial sys
tenn as will benefit the nssses Of the people
ana promote the general business of the coun.
try-and the reduction of the enormous ex
pendltures and wasteful extravagance of tn,
present republican administration.
3. That we deprecate the unDatriotic anC
wicked efforts of the Republican party TO keeI
up sectional strife, and that we favor peace an,
union OF the people OF this great country, an
N0HCunSO ZIG SlAOIbs - Ldo party OF nate TO pas
the infamous force bill at the last session o
congress.
!. Whilst we have decided personal choice a,
TO candidates we prefer victory Of the Demo
cratic party above the preterment aud honor O
any one man or wing of the party; that w
earnestly desire the unity and the combined eff
forts OF all opponents of the Republican party
aud consequent success, TO our own persona
preferences, and that we invoke in all demo
Gratis Of our state and the United States the mt
most conservatism, the most careful considera
ton OF the situation, and its necessities aud th,
selection or Observation-Disclosures in the approac hin,
convention or our ablest aud most availabl,
men-men who can unite all wings OF the party
ana under whose command all opponents o
repubhcanism will enlist and march to victory
that we deplore dissension recTimination ant
division in our RANKS, and espec ally so amope
the democrats of the state of Georgia
.. That we pie 1ge our support to the plat
form and candidates whom the distinguished
aud patriotic leaders of our party snail presen
tor our suffages
G. Thai the following gentlemen b
and they are hereby appointed dele
gates TO represent Chatham count
IN the convention of the Democrat
party or our state to be held in Atlanta on Ma
is: ~ vi ia
joan Elannery, NJ. w. Dixon,
j. W. Conner, James MrCnira
7. J. O'COnnor, Gazawav Hartridea
w. H. Baker, Henry Kolsborn 90
George Meyer William Kehoa
John Powers, w y ReiIay
4 That as many OF the delegates as atten,
inc convention be and they are hereby author
~eo 70 cast the vote Of Chatham county