The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-29
ALVEY WEEK IN ATLANTA
Three Conventions to Draw Crowds
to the City.

The Ball to Be Set in Motion by the
Meeting of the Georgia Bar Associa-
tion-Justicss of the Peace From
Every Part OF the State to Hold the
Boards on Wednesday-The State
Democratic Convention to Be Held
on Thursday With an Enormous
Crush of the Unterrifed in Atten-
dance.
Atlanta, Ca. July 2S.-Next week will
be an exceedingly lively one in Atlana,
with three important conventions and a
| big democratic rally as the programme
made out up to date. The influx will be-
gin Tuesday with the meeting of the Geor-
gia Bar Association. On Wednesday
! several hundred Justices of the peace from
all corners of the state will gather here,
to hold their annual convention, and on
Thursday the state convention will con-
vene, with several thousand true demo-
! Gratis on hand.
| The bar association has not met in
! Atlanta in six years, aud the meeting
next week which win be presided over
! by Chief Justice Logan E. Beckley will
/ he most interesting one One of the
| most interesting features OF the meeting
| will be a series Of short papers on
| woman at the Georgia bar" This
! topic has been promised by A. G. Wright
| of Savannah, Burton Smith of Atlanta,
! Bryan Cummings Of Augusta, v. +.
Abbott Of Atlanta Thomas J. Chapel Of
! Columbus, Fl. A. Matthews of Fort
valley and julius H. Brown of Atlanta.
THE REcEGvERsH1P ACT.
The insolvent traders receivership act
will also be discussed in a symposium of
half dozen papers. Hon. Francis d.
! Peabody of Columbus, Hon. n j. Ham
mond Of Atlanta and A. h. Lawton, Jr.,
Of Savannah are among the contributors
TO this topic All the judges in the state
have been invited to contribute pa
| pers of four tYpewritten pages each
on our judicial system, and several
have assured the secretary of their ac-
ceptance. On legal education, or the re-
! qutrements for admission to the bar, A. j.
Crovatt of Brunswick, Simon w. Hitch
of Blackshear, John l.. Hopkins and Reu-
ben r. Arnold of Atlanta have agreed to
contribute short papers. On Tuesday
night the annual banquet will occur, and
the usual Feast of reason and flow Of
souln will prevail.
OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION.
The officers of the association are:
| Chief Justice Bleckley, president; John
| w. Aiken Of Cartersville, secretary, aud
H. d. Harrison of Atlanta, treasurer The
vice presidents are Hon. w. II. Fleming
of Augusta, Capt. 9. n Featherston of
Rome, Hon II. r. Goetchius OF Column
bus, Judge A. II. MacDone of Savan-
nah and Judge G. G. Smith of Hawkins
vile. All the judges Of the supreme,
superior, city and federal courts of this
state are honorary members.
THE STATE CONVENTION
The only contests to be made in the state
| convention will be between Col. A. ID.
Gambler and Hon. w. M Clifton for sec
retary Of state, and between Judge
Joseph S. Boynton of Griffin and T. r. K.
Cobb of Atlanta, for temporary chair
man Both are strong Evans men, but
Judge Boynton seems to have the call on
the Atkinson men. Hon. Joseph B. Cum
mings of Augusta is the latest name sug-
gested for temporary chairman.
The majority Of the counties that Sc
lected delegates since Gen. Cooks death
have instructed for Col Gambler for sec
| rotary Of state, but Col. Clifton support
ers claim that he has a majority OF the
voters that were originally instructed for
Gen. Cook.
THE TEMPORARY SECRETARIES.
Col. Bill Harris, secretary of the SEN
ate, and Col. Mark Hardin, clerk of the
state House of Representative, will be
made temporary secretaries. The tenn
porary chairman will preside until the
committee on credentials is ready TO re-
port. Then a permanent presiding oi1icer
! will be selected That honor will fall TO
the Hon. Steve Clay Of Cobb county. He
has been suggested by the Atkinson dole
gates, and no one has disputed his claim
for the place.
A good deal of speculation is being in
dulged in as to what sort of resolutions
viii be adopted by the convention. There
! VIII DC, of course, some outlining of the
policy Of the democratic party in state
affairs, but the interest centers in what
will be said in regard to national politics.
This issue, in fact, promises TO be the most
interesting feature of the convention.