The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-18
GOT PROMISES OF ONE VOTE
JUDGE NORWOOD SAYS THAT carr
RIED MR.. CLAY THROUGH.

Several Names We're Put in Nominal
ffOn in order TO Prevent MIR. Clay's
Going Through on the First Ballot,
If Possible, But MIR. Clay Had the
VOtes-Why Two of Chatham
Representatives Did Not Vote For
Judge Norwood on the First Bal
lot Talk of the Rumors of Deals
That Were Made.
Judge Thos. NJ. Norwood returned from
Atlanta bright and early yesterday NORM
ing. That is what he said he would do
In. case Chairman Clay was nominated for
senator on the first ballot, and he believed
MIR. Clay's only chance was in that ballot.
Mr.. Clay however was undoubtedly
looking out for that. He expected to be
nominated on the first ballot, as he had
been working with that end in view since
the adjournment of the last meeting OF
the caucus. Judge Norwood was seen
yesterday at his office at the court house
by a representative of the Morning News.
When asked for his view of the race, he
said:
when 1 got there I found there was
strong probability of the nomination Of
Clay on the first ballot, from the fact that
Clay and his friends had induced num-
Der of the friends and supporters of How
ell and Lewis to give him one vote on the
first ballot on Monday, and he told them
if he was not nominated at that time, he
would not ask their support any further
1t was that that carried Mr.. Clay through
on the first ballot.
IAN those of us who wanted to prevent
the nomination OF Mr.. Clay on the first
ballot, endeavored to throw in every name
possible so as to draw from his strength
1t was for that reason that the names OF
Walsh, Lewis, Garrard and myself were
put in, with the hope of holding Clay down
below a majority which Is SO votes. There
was a strong possibility that if Mr. Clay
tad not been nominated on that ballot,
he would not have been nominated at all,
for there were many who voted for him
who did not intend to vote for him any
further.
but the trouble was the one ballot
overshot the majority. There were many
who voted for him on account of the rea-
son stated, and then, too, because they
were tired of the caucus which has for
many days prevented any business being
done by the legislature in the afternoon.
They wanted to proceed with business,
and many Of them were willing on that
account to vote for almost any one to
close the matter up"
That was all Judge Norwood had to say
on the subject. When asked what was
the general opinion of the candidate as a
coming senator he refused to say anything
about it. He spoke, however, with re-
gard to the votes of Hon. j. j. McDon-
ough and DIR. William Duncan of this
county Neither of them voted for Judge
Norwood for the reason that they had
promised to vote for Mr.. Howell and
pledged themselves to do so, before Judge
Norwood's name was mentioned in con-
nection with the race. After Judge Nor
wood entered the race however, Mr..
Howell agreed to release them from their
pledge, but as it made no difference for
whom they voted on the first ballot, the
object being to prevent Clay from getting
q majority, they voted in accordance with
their promise for Mr.. Howell. If the race
had gone beyond that ballot, however
their votes would undoubtedly have gone
for Judge Norwood. In the first ballot a
vote for Mr.. Howell was as good as a vote
for Judge Norwood as 1t accomplished
the same object.
There are several other gentlemen who
returned from Atlanta yesterday and
they were talking of the race among their
friends.
They were satisfied, they said that there
was plenty of foundation for the rumors
of a deal between Mr.. Clay and Judges
Bower and Gober In fact, they say the
nomination of these two for justiceshlps
of the supreme court is looked for before
the convention, which meets in Atlanta
to-day. 1t is said also that some of the
future Scholarships and judgeships were
mixed up i'm the transaction, and that
the result may change the whole of Geor-
gas political aspect before the last of il
is seen.