The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-04
DELEGATES COME HOME.
Echoes From The Three Conventions
Held in Atlanta.

Mr. Herman Myers Talks About the
/ State Convention and the Platform
/ Adopted-Mr. Clifton's Defeat Re-
gretted-The Bar Association Wants
/ to See More Judges on the Supreme
/ Court Benoh-The Justices of the
Peace Decline to Recommend That
Solicitors General Be Made salaried
/ Officers.
| Mr. Herman Myers and Mr.. J. J. Caro-
/ Ian were the only members Of Savannah's
/ delegation 10 the state convention who
returned yesterday.
/ Mr.. Myers, when seen by a MORNING
/ News reporter said the delegates from
| this section were surprised at the large
attendance on the convention. Whereas,
most Of the southern counties sent the
actual number Of representatives to
which they were entitled under the rules,
many Of the northern counties sent very
large and also very enthusiastic delega-
tions
Several Of the counties had as many as
forty delegates accredited to them, and
Coweta county, Mr. Atkinson's home, had
several carloads in attendance, all Of
whom seemed TO be acting in the capacity
Of delegates. The result was the conven-
tion hall was overcrowded and many of
the delegates were forced to stand In
fact, standing room was at a premium
The convention was a most enthusiastic
one, Mr.. Myers said.
WOULDN'T WAIT FOR MR. BARROW.
In one instance, he said, the delegates
from the up country let their enthusiasm
get the better Of them to such an extent
as TO show great discourtesy TO their
friends from this section When the
nominations were in order for secretary
of state and after Hon. Milton Gambler
had been nominated by his friends, it was
discovered that Mr.. Pope Barrow who
was to nave placed Mr.. Clifton in nomina-
ton, was absent upon committee work
This fact was explained, and a recess of
five minutes asked for in which TO bring
Mr.. Barrow into the convention
fused by an overwhelming viva voce vote,
the supporters of Mr.. Gambler devel-
oping a large excess Of lung power. II
was then that Mr.. Myers suggested TO
Mr.. Manucy, who was sitting beside him
to getup and express his opinion of such
treatment, and also TO put Mr.. Clifton in
nomination. This Mr.. Myers says. Mr.
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vehemence of MIR. Manucy's remarks
almost took the breath of his opponents
away Mr.. Manucy held the floor until
Mr.. Barrow arrived and appropriately
seconded the nomination. 1t was no
fault of the delegates from Chatham that
Mr.. Clifton was not nominated.
THE PLATFORM SATISFACTORY.
The financial plank of the platform, in
which the delegates from Chatham took
particular interest, is perfectly salts
factory, Mr.. Myers said. Mr. Myers had
an interview with Mr.. Atkinson before
the platform was adopted, and was as
sured by him that he would not run on
any but a sound money platform. While
favorable to silver, the platform demands
that it shall be coined upon parity with
gold, and under such conditions as TO give
TO every dollar in circulation the same
debt paying and purchasing power The
financial topic, Mr.. Myers says, was
chiefly discussed by the ma jority of the
delegates, and the talitf appeared to be
regarded as a secondary issue
There is general disappointment
among the delegates and others present
from Chatham" said an attorney who
was present, that Mr.. William Clifton
was not successful in his race for the
secretaryship of state. The belief was
that if he had begun the race earlier and
had given more attention to the counties
Of North Georgia he would have won
hands down. Mr.. A. ~ Manucy's pre-
sentation of his name before the conven-
tion is said TO have been an able effort and
was cOmplimented on all sides"