The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-03-21
SPLIT OF THE REPUBLICANS.
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR THE COUNTY
CONVENTION.

District Primaries Held Yesterday
and Last Night by the Maxwell
Faction, and Delegates Elected to
a Convention to he Held Monday.
Mckinley Endorsed by the Meet
ings-BOth Factions Appear to Be
for the OhiOan-The MaxvveIIites
VIII Contend with the Pleasant
Whiteman Faction for Seats in the
District Convention.
The faction of the republican party in
this county headed by Rev. Hosea Max
well, held it's district primaries yesterday
to select delegates to the county conven-
ton, which is to be held Monday at the
Odd Fellows hall on Harris street
The Maxwell faction made large turn
out, their object being to demonstrate
its superior strength to the opposition fac
ton, which is headed by J. f. Whiteman.
The primaries in the country districts
were held during the day and those in the
city districts at night.
The Maxwell partisans in the first dis
trict succeeded in making a big showing.
The district club met at its quarters
over Tom Golden's saloon and marched to
the place of meeting the colored odd Fell
lows hall on Duffy street, headed by a
brass band. The club was received with
enthusiastic cheers. The number present
at the meeting was variously estimated at
from 200 to 400 The meeting is said to
have been harmonious. r. N. Rutledge
was elected chairman and c. H. Chaplin
secretary. Twelve delegates were elected
to the county convention, as follows, each
delegate being entitled to hold a vote:
Z. A. Washington, Thomas Walker, Rev.
70. K Love, ). ID. Houston, X. II. Burke,
r. N. Rutledge, ]. J. Morningstar, Thomas
Golden, ]. Coleman, J. H. Davis, Sandy
Rhett b. E. Maxwell
Resolutions were passed indorsing Nc
Kinley, Prof. s. b. Morse and Rev. e. K.
Love were Endorsed for delegates to the
national convention from this district,
and Col ]. H. Deveaux and Capt. M. j.
Doyle were Endorsed for delegates at
The meeting in the Third district was
held at No 100 President street. Delegates
and alternates were elected as follows:
w. H. Morse, T. A. Simmons, j. A. Jack
son, j. J.. Strobert, p A. Green s; P.
Miller; aiternates, f. Gum, d. F. Far
ley, r. White, 1. Gadsdon, F.. Dixon, NJ
c. Hunt.
The Fourth district primary was held
at the Odd Fellows hall, on Harris street,
with between forty and fifty present. j
s. Brown was chairman, and York Mil
ledge secretary. The following were
elected delegates: j. S. Brown, Y. NJ. Mil
ledge, S. b. Morse, W. X. Callen, S. A
Wilson, j. NJ. Ferrebee, Fl. d. Cannick, H.
N. Carey, H. f. Clancy, w. r. Fields,
c. H. Ebbs, A. r. Clark. Resolutions
We're adopted endorsing Mckinley for
President.
The Fifth district meeting was held at
Thunderbolt. Benjamin Ficklen was
chairman and Clarence Nichols secretary.
This is the district in which most of the
leaders of the Maxwell faction live, as is
shown by the following list of delegates
elected: Capt. M. j. Doyle, Rev. Hosea
Maxwell, Prof. r. r. Wright, r. H
Chapman Williams, Pompey Jackson, Ben
jamin Ficklen, j. r. Rutledge, G. G. Jor-
dan, Henry Simmons. The number pres
ent was stated to be forty-five.
The meeting of the Seventh district was
held at the six-mile post on the Ogeechee
mates were elected: Delegates, John +.
Bryan, T., J. Pettigrew, Nose Spaldins,
Sauls Elliott, Robert Mcintosh, Peter
Bell; alternates, Chance Grant, Rev H
n. Grant, Green Moon, M. Barefield, c.
Slean, H Brown.
No reports were received from the other
districts. One of the Maxwell leaders
said that the Second and Eight districts
did not act having elected their dele
gates on the call issued by Whiteman.
but held them back for the Maxwell con-
Vention.
After the meetings last night ths crowd
from the First district, headed by a. band.
paraded the city, being Joined by friends
from the other meetings. The crowd an
peared to be about $50 strong. Rev E. X
Love, Prof. s. b. Morse and other lead
ers of the faction were serenaded
the conventions to be held Monday will
elect SIX delegates to the Guyton conven-
ton, TO be held April z, who will confess
with the Whteman delegates for sea Re
in the convention.