The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-17
SENATOR TO BE NAMED NEXT.
Nominating Convention to BE Held
at MeIdrim August 3.

Nominating Convention to Be Held
at MeIdrim August 3.
. On Wednesday, Aug. 8, the senatorial
convention of the First district will meet
at Meldrm. in Efingham county, to NOM
mate candidate. II Is Efhnghams turn,
under the rotation system, to name the
senator and it has unanimously selected
Mr. A. n. Grovenstein as its choice. 1t is
expected that he Will be unanimously
nominated and that the work of the con-
vention will be brief and without special
interest. Bryan county will support Eff
fingham's choice, and under the existing
local conditions here the idea of Chat
ham destroying the rotation system has
been abandoed by those who may have
entertained it.
Mr.. Grovenstein Is what is termed in
bingham a "home rule man." That is,
he believes In the county's local interests
being looked after by its own Legislators
without interference from the represent
tatives of other counties 1t is not believ-
ed that he would, under any circum-
stances. seek to block any local legsla-
ton attempted by the Chatham delega-
ton. In other words, he will not re-
enact the role of Senator Geiger in the
last legislature
The probable next senator from the
First is well and favorably known by
number of Savannahians. In Efiingham
il may be said that those " no are not re-
lated to him are in the hopeless minority.
He was born in that county on oct. 2 1852,
and is now nearing his forty-sxth birth
day. He is the only surviving son of
Shadrach Grovenstein and Susannah KiefH
fer, both of his parents being descendants
of the Salzburgers, well known in history
as the Puritans of Georgia. He began
life upon the old plantation of ante-bellum
days, with the prospect of an easy life
before him. The reverses of war in the
emancipation of the slaves made him at
an early age the main help OF his father
on the farm For several years after the
cessation OF hostilities it was necessary
for HIM to pillow all the summer. He could
only attend school after the crops had
been harvested. From the age OF 16 to 10
he had fair educational advantages at
the Guyton Academy, under Prof ]. @.
Spencer and DR.. William Jenkins. For
the next two years he attended the Green
Vile Academy of Brooks county, then a
flourishing institution of learning under
the noted Prof ]. J. Jenkins.
After leaving school Mr.. Grovenstein
taught in a public school of Chatham
county until the fan of 1874. At that time
he secured position as freight train con-
ductor on the Central Railroad. In the
spring of 1876 he married Miss Matte
CubOedge, eldest daughter OF Mr.. Il. J.
Cubbcdge, an officer of the Central Rail-
road. well known to Savannahians. The
next year he was promoted 20 passenger
conductor, and for ten years ran between
Savannah and Macon and Macon and AZ
ldnta. He was one of the most popular
men in the service of the Central In 1887
he was appointed assistant paymaster and
pay train conductor for the entire Central
system. then composed Of four divisions
the main stem, Southwestern. Columbus
ana Western, and the South Carolina. He
performed these duties satisfactorily until
the Richmond and Danville "ssoopedp the