The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-30
MEET IN SAVANNAH JUNE 10.
THE FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESS
SIGNAL CONVENTION CALLED.

The Executive Committee Agreed on
This Arrangement After Brief
DIscussion-OnIy Two Members Of
the Committee Present in Person.
Proxies-IIOw Ii Looks in Some Of
the Country Counties.
The democratic executive committee Of
the First congressional district az a meet
ing held az noon yesterday in the office
OF Chairman G. =. Whatley IN the Provi-
dent building. decided that the congress
sionaI convention should be held in Sa-
vannah June IS.
There were only two OF the regular
members Of the committee present at the
meeting. Chairman Whatley and Col. r.
J.. Miller. representing Liberty county.
Every other member OF the committee,
except Mr.. 3. H. Jones Of Burke county.
was represented by proxy. Mr.. T. 5. Nor
gan held the proxy of Mr.. ?. w. Williams
Of Bryan county. Mr. r. P. Ravenel held
the proxy of Mr.. Sol Atkins Of Bullocn,
while Mr.. Whatley represented himself
from Chatham and held the proxies be-
sides OF J. W. Reiser Of Efingham. G.. L.
Rountree Of Emanuel and Of II. C. Kit
ties OF Screven. Mr.. r. NJ Hitch held
the proxy OF Mr. f. J. Giles Of Tattnan
and Mr. W. L. GignHliat held that Of Mr..
William Clifton of Mcintosh
After the call of the roll Of the counties
there was some discussion as to the time
and place Of holding the convention. The
committee was OF the unanimous opin-
ion that it should be held IN Savannah,
and thought 1t advisable to have it some
what earlier than usual. on motion Of Mr..
T. 5. Morgan. seconded by Mr.. Ravenel,
It was decided TO hold the convention
here Friday. June 49,
On motion OF Mr. Gignilliat it was decid-
ed 20 leave the matter of selecting a
place 10 hold the convention to the chair
man Of the committee. and 1t was also
provided that he should advertise the
time and place at which it will be held.
There was some little discussion as to
the time Of holding the meeting. and as
TO whether II should be held before the
national democratic convention at Chica-
90, which takes place the early part Of
next month. some Of the. delegates SEEM
ed TO favor holding 10 before the national
convention, and when MIR. Morgans mo-
ton was made there was no opposition
20 IT,
Following the business feature of the
mt cling, there was some little discussion
as TO the campaign. Chairman Whatley
asked Col. Miller as to the conditions pre-
Vaiiing IN his county. Col. Miller said
there had been very little politics in lib
erty county of late and with the eXcep-
ton OF Mr.. duBignon's speech there dur
ing the term Of court, there had been
practically nothing Of interest. He was of
the opinion that the pOpulist vote there
would be quite strong one The Offices,
he said, We're divided between the popu-
lists and the democrats, and the populists.
he thought, had gained some strength
since the last election.
al II
Chlsholm were present at the meeting
Col. Smith is from bingham county. but
he knows thing or two about Bryan a.
well. He said he did not think there were
many populists In Bryan, but there were
some few republicans and that the fight
made by the democrats had always been
against these. He did not anticipate any
trouble, however, so far as Bryan county
Is concerned. In Eftingham Col. Smith said
there was close fight last time and he
thought II would be the same way at this
Mr. Glgnilliat differed somewhat with
Col. Smith, he said. He did not think the
populists had gained any strength at all
In Efingham county. He said there were
some free silver democrats there and some
sound money democrats He thought il
should be the policy of the party to put
up strong men and avoid, as far as posi-
Bile, drawing any strong lines on the none
tary issues.
In view Of the experiences given by rep
resentatiVes from other counties Mr. Nor
gan said he would like to inform the COM
mittee that there was a strong factional
fight now in progress In Chatham county
The committee, however, did not take any
action in this connection, but adjourned
sine die to meet again whenever its SER
vices may be needed. 1t is probable that
the convention will be held in the court
house If one of the court rooms can be Sc
cured for the purpose on the date named
This is the second meeting of the COM
mittee that has been called within the
last ten days. There was not a quorum
present at the first meeting, which nee
essitated the call for the second.