The morning news., 1898-08-11
NESBITT WINS THE CONTEST.
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE
DECIDES IN HIS FAVOR

Presfded-PIanS for the Cnmpni gn.
Democratic Leaders Failing Into
Line for the Frny-Gov. Atkinson.
I.ieut. Col. Berncr and Judge At
Isinson to Take the stump for Cam
,iIer aud DemOcracy-CampniG Gn
Committee to he Named by Chair
man duBisnOn.
Atlanta, Ca. Aug. l0-The state Demo
cratic executive commirtee met at the
Kimban house This morning for the pur-
pose of outlining plans Tor the approach
ing campaign and for action on other mat
tiers of party interest Chairman Fiem-
Sng duBignon of savannah called tho
committee to order and presided during
sts delibera, ION.
A new feature Of campaisn work in
Georgia was provided for in the form OF
q special campaign committee. Chairman
duBiguon is TO appoint thls committee be-
fore Aug. To- and It IS 10 have the direct
control of The parys dEht this fall
The meeting was called 20 order by
Chairman duBignon at lo.l6 O'Clock a m
MIR duBiguon said: The chair takes
pleasure in welcoming the committee at
this. its first meeting. and congratulates
the party upon the great interest mani
Tested as indicated by the large attend
ance."
The chairman next called for nomina-
tions for the position of secretary to the
committee. MIR. II. L. johnson Of Camp
bell county. placed in nomination J. w.
Goldsmith of Fulton. Mr.. Goldsmith was
unanimously elected. In a few, well
chosen words Mr.. Goldsmith thanked the
committee for the honor done him.
The roll call revealed the presence of
tweuty-seven of thirty-six members. Of
the nine absentees number were pres
ent by proxy Those in attendance were
Chairman F. G. duBignon Of Chatham;
Vice Chairman e. T. Brown of Clarke
member ex-officio, as Georgia member ma
tional execptive committee; Hon. Clark
Howell Of Fulton; members from the state
at large appointed by the chairman under
resolution of the state convention: Hon.
r. w. Grubb of Mcintosh Hon. w. B.
Burnett of Clarke Hon. Boykn Wright Of
Richmond Hon. George 2. Munroe of Ma
rion, Hon. Porter King of Fulton, Hon.
John S. CleghOrn of Chattooga, Hon. John
Triplett of Thomas, Hon. j. l.. Wimberly
of Twlggs, Hon. w. A. Wilingham Of
Habersham; members of the committee
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named by the state convention: Second
district Richard Hobbs of Dougherty;
Third district, J. A Cobb Of Sumter, r.
A. Wilson of Wilcox; Fourth district. II.
w. Hail of Meriwether; Fifth district,
J. w. Goldsmith of Fulton, II. l.. johnson
of Campbell; Sixth district, Seaton Grant
land OF Spalding, w. L. Lester of Jones;
Seventh district, V. T. Sanford Of Floyd,
J. Z. Foster of Cobb; Eighth district z.
M. Hawes of Ebert; Ninth district, J. ".
Holder of Jackson; Tenth district, T. e.
Masingale of Warren, Horace NJ. Holden
of Ta.liaferro; Eleventh district, e b.
Miner of Dodge. The absentees We're Hon.
l.. z, S. Denmark of Brooks, Hon j. Y
Allen of Upson, Hon j. A. Branham of
Bulloch, Hon J. j. Reynolds of Burke
Hon. j. L. Boynton of Calhoun Hon. r.
Q. Howard of Muscogee. Hon. NJ A.
Pharr of Wilkes Hon. W. A Cox of Gil
Iner, Hon. J. G. Crawford of Lowndes
In announcing the purpose of the meet
ing OF the committee to-day, Chairman
duBignon said il was hardly necessary to
state that the prime object of the call
was to inaugurate the state campaign He
said the committee must decide whether
or not headquarters should be opened in
Atlanta and provided for raising funds for
conducting the campaign He suggested
that a campaign committee be created to
take charge of these affairs. Hon. Warner
Hill, in accordance with Mr.. duBicnon's
suggestion, moved that the chair appoint
campaign committee the number TO be
determned by him. An amendment that
Vice Chairman Brown name a minority
Of the committee and Chairman duBignon
majority was withdrawn at Mr. Browns
request. Mr.. Hills motion was adoDted
with an amendment by Mr.. Sanford that
Mr.. duBignon and Mr.. Brown be chair
man and vice chairman of the campaign
committee.
Communications were read from Gov.
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