The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-19
WILL MEET AT STATESBOR0.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION TO
BE HELD THERE JUNE ~.


state Primary May 10 or In Such
Manner as They See Fit at a Later
! Date-The Name of the Candidate
| in Whose Behalf the Delegates
Are Elected Must Appear on the
Ticket at the Primary or BE Clear
Iy Specified at the Mass Meetings.
! BuIIOch County's Sta1Vart Demo-
! cracy Recognized In Selecting the
Place for the Convention.
| The convention to nominate a Demo
cratic candidate from the First congress
sional district of Georgia for the Fifty
seventh Congress will be held at States
boro June q. The counties of the district
will select their delegates TO this conven-
ton either at the general state primary
May Is, or a. some later date, as they see
! ht In selecting the delegates, either in
primary or mass meeting, the name of the
candidate whom the delegates are to sup
| port must be stated.
! This is the summary of the action taken
yesterday by the District Executive Com
mittee. The committee met at the Metro
| politan hail and was called to order at
noon by the chairman, Col. j. II. Estill.
! on the call of the roll by the secretary,
Mr.. A. NJ. Dea!e, of Statesboro, the fol-
| lowing members were found to be repre-
scented in person or by proxy:
Bryan county, Hon. Thomas c. NJ Nor
gan; Burke county, no representation.
Bulloch county, a. NJ. Deale and G.. 5.
! Johnston; Emngham, w. L. GignIiatt,
| j. Hartridge Smith by proxy; Emanuel,
I
E. +. Miller and Walter w. Sheppard;
| Mcintosh. Capt. James K. Clarke; Chat
| ham, Col. J. II. Estill and Capt. H c.
/ Cunningham; Tattnall, Hon. p. w Will
| liams; Screven, J. r. Humphries, r. w.
! Oliver by proxy.
On motion of Hon. w. w. Sheppard it
was decided that where only one member
| of the committee was present from a
county that member should cast the fun
| vote of the county. Mr. Sheppard then
| submitted a set of resolutions providing
for the primary, naming place, date and
| conditions on which delegates should be
! elected These resolutions he stated,
were the result OF a consultation between
| himself and the chairman, and were sim
| ply intended to afford q basis for discus
| sion. The resolutions were read and then
taken up by sections. The first section
provided for holding the convention at
Savannah June 81
| MI. ". - JpHuSIOiL OI DuIlOCD OIGTeu as
an amendment that the convention be
held at Statesboro on the day named. The
democracy of Bulloch, he said, was of the
! unterriied order, which had never permit
! ted the Democra tic banner TO trail in the
dust and he felt that it was entitled to
this recognition. Statesboro is geograph-
ically the center of the district, Mr.. John
| eton said, and easily accessible by both
| the Central and the Georgia and Alabama
Railroads. 1t had no great attractions 20
| offer, and yet it was not a small town
| by any means.
The wishes of Bulloch had already been
| made known 10 the delegates before the
meeting had been called to order, and il
| had been generally agreed that the claim
was one which should be recognized. The
amendment was accordingly accepted and
! the resolution as amended was unanimous
! ly adopted.
The second resolution providing for the
election of delegates to the Congressional
| Convention at the state primary, May Is,
but leaving counties the option of electing
at later date should il be so desired,
was adopted without discussion.
The second and third resolutions called
for considerable discussion. These res
olutions provided thar where counties act
ed in the primary vote should be taken
candidates for Congress direct and that
the County Executive Committees should,
upon ascertaninR the result, name as
/ many QeleSateS from among the 1riendS
of the candidate receiving the highest
vote as might be deemed proper
1t was objected that these resolutions
were in conflict with the preceding resolu-
ton, which provided for the election of
| delegates. Capt. Clarke of Dariep held
that delegates elected in this manner
would be obligated to vote for the candi-
date in whose interests they had been APP
| pointed and would have no option in vot-
| ing otherwise, even should their candi-
! date retire or have no chance of being
| elected AS the district is still acting
under the two-thirds' rule, the committee
was opening the way for trouble, he
thought as well as going contrary to pre-
! vious Democratic precedent.
capt Cunningham held that the COM
mittee had no right to abrogate its pow
ers and place them in the hands of the
! County Executive Committees. Mr.. Gig
! nilliatt, however was of the opinion that
! these matters could be better passed upon
| by the County Executive Committees, who
are familiar with The local conditions. He
moved 90 strike out the third resolution.
Mr.. Williams thought both resolutions un-
| necessary.
On motion of Mr. Gignllliatt the chair
was instructed 10 appoint a committee of
| three to prepare a substitute for the two
resolutions The chair appointed Messrs.
| GiSnilliatt. Clarke and Cunningham. After
| several minutes consultation the commit
/
which was unanimously adopted:
THAT in all counties selecting delegates
| by the primary method the name of the
candidate in favor of whom delegates are
voted for shall be placed upon each ballot
with the names of the delegates, and in
all counties adopting the mass meeting
method the candidate in favor of whom
delegates are nominated shall be made
| equally clear. All delegates shall produce
| at the convention credentials from the
| Democratic Executive Committee of their
| respective counties"
| The remaining resolutions were then
| adopted. with minor amendments. The
resolutions were then adopted as a whole,
| as follows:
! Resolved First, That a convention of
| the Democratic party of the First Congress
sional District of Georgia be held in the
| city of Statesboro on Wednesday. the 9th
| day of June. 1900 for the purpose of noni-
! mating a candidate to represent said dis
trict in the Fifty-Seventh Congress of the
| United States; and for the further purpose