The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-07
DEvEAUX FACTION is ON TOP.
SUCCESSFUL IN THE FIGHT BEFORE
THE COMMITTEE.


Pretty Certain the Same Success
VIII Follow 1t Before the Conven-
tion TO-dnY-Dcveaux Was Scores
tnry and Had Things All His own
Wny-WriEhts Chances for Gets
ting Through Now Seem Exceeds
ingIy SIim-PIedger 10 Re Chairs
man.
Atlanta, March 6.-The state Republican,
Convention meets here in the Capitol az
noon tomorrow.
Besides the adoption of platforms
which will conform with the national plat-
form in 1896 and the Endorsement of tho
Mckinley administration. delegates to tha
National Convention win be chosen.
From the sentiment expressed to-day
" seems that the following will be nameds
Walter II. Johnson, United States mars
shal at Atlanta; Judson Lyons, register
Of the treasury II. A. Rucker, Internal
revenue collector In Atlanta, and 7. L.
johnson of Savannah.
The convention will also name the mems
bers of the new state committee. Wall
ter II. Johnson, it is believed, will be-
chosen to fill the place of chairman for
another year.
The Republican state Central COMMITTEES
met thds afternoon. in the Senate cham.
Der with Chairman Walter II. Johnson
presiding
BIN Pleigers OF Athens is slated for per.
manent chairman tomorrow. The CONS
mlttee following an established customs
n
of Gainesville, as temporary chairmans
and b. j. Davis Of Terrell, j. II. Des
veaux OF Chatham and j. b. Vaughn of
Richmond as temporary secretaries.
The Chatham County Fight.
There was the usual wrangling that has
always characterized Republican gathers
ings The committee upon assembling res
solved itself into two factions, the r. RI
Wright and J II. Deveaux factions both
from Savannah. Wright appeared to nurss
large sized grievance. and threw SUCH
hot shot into the Deveaux side, as To
cause that individual who occupied the
socretarys desk, to rise in protest 10
Chairman johnson.
Wright claimed that his delegation was
held up by political highwaymen. In the
case of Bryan county, he claimed that a
contest had been filed, but il had got lost
in the shuttle, lntImating rather strongly
| that this was due to Secretary Deveaux
VINO represented the other side. In tho
| Burke contest he charged that the Warren
| delegation was sent in Re guarly, and were
| the contestees, while the secretary made
| them the contestants and enrolled the
Cherry crowd. Time and again there were
| from a half a dozen TO two dozen MEM
bers on the floor all shouting with the fult
| 4l.a o. Ion
Devcaux Faction Won.
The Deveaux faction from Chatham won
out, and it's members enrolled on the
temporary organization list. The Wright
faction will carry their fight to the cre~
dentials committee, but with little hops
of success, as the Deveaux people have
the organlzs tion Of the convention.
The first real test came when Burka
county was reached. The Cherry delega-
tion was championed by Deveaux and his
crowd, and the Warren delegates by tho
Wright or Doyle faction. The contestlns
delegations were given ten minutes each
| to present their arguments. The negro
| lawyer, II. l.. johnson OF Jackson. spoke
| for the Cherry side and another negro
| lawyer Kinckle of Savannah, represents
| Cd Warren. The negro witnesses from
| Burke were sworn for the Warren crowd.
| and Secretary DeveauX and l.. NJ. Pleas
| ants were introduced in rebuttal The vota
| In TINS contest STOOD oJ 10 ~ IN IhVor oE
| the Cherry delegation favorable to De-
! Veaux.
| At this juncture in order to cut shors
what promised to be an all night wrangles
| the suggestion of A. Graves of Fultons
| that the enrolment as made up by Sec
| rotary Deveaux be made the temporary
| roll was carried overwhelmingly The
| chairman and secretary we're instructed
| to issue cards of admission to the dele-
| gates whose names we're on this list, and
| therefore the Wright crowd will be ex-
| cuded, certainly from the temporary, and
most probably from the permanent ore
| ganiZation.