The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-30
CONVENTION WILL BE LIVELY.
REPU BLICANS FINISH UP THEIR
DISTRICT PRIMARIES.

Deveaux Forces Claim to Have Car
ried the County, Bat There VIII Be
Contesting Delegations From Near
Iy Every DistrIct-This Means IA Hot
Time at the County Convention To-
morrOw-RivaI Delegations Named
in the First and Second Districts
Last Night,
The Republicans finished up their district
primaries last night, prepare tory to the
County Convention. Apparently the De
veaux forces have swept the county. They
claim to have carried every district. The
Doyle people contest this claim, however,
and there are contesting delegations from
several districts which assures a lively
time at the County Convention tomorrow
morning.
The First, Second and Fourth districts
held their primaries last night. The First
district met at the Duffy street hall. There
were two meetings there, in fact, 1t is
claimed that the call was for o'clock.
Before this hour, it is charged, william
Chisholm, chairman, called the meeting 10
order, and put through Doyle delega-
ton a lightning speed. Then the first
meeting adjourned, and some of the crowd
Informed the first policeman they met that
there was a row in progress at the hall.
The policeman arrived to find the Deveaux
people in session and having a very har-
monious time.
w. D. Armstrong was made chairman
of the meeting and L. A. Washington sec
rotary. The delegates elected were w. D.
Armstrong, Thomas Golden, Thomas Wal
ker, l.. A. Washington, ]. D. Campbell.
w. H. Morse; alternates, c. H. Hill, ia
cob Wright, j. S. Kimball, ]. Clayton Will
ams, w w HUMPHREYS and T. Lloyd.
Speeches We're made by Golden. Williams,
Hagler and Rutledge. Resolutions Were
adopted indorsing the Mckinley admins
trat.on and Collector j. H. Deveaux, and
instructing the delegates 20 support Coz.
DeveauX for observation-disclosures and W. d.
Armstrong as delegate from the district
to the National Republican Convention
A resolution of censure upon Chisholm for
calling a snap meeting and deposing him
as chairman was passed, and w. d. Arm
strong was elected in mis- place.
A delegation from the First district.
which called at the Morning News office,
stated that there were 200 registered vot-
ers present at the DeveauX meeting, while
Chisholm, they asserted. had barely half
q dozen a the meeting held by him pre-
vous to the time of the call.
In the Second District practically the
same thing occurred. The meeting was
held at 40 Montgomery street, and there
were about 40 voters present. Rev. e. Is.
Love one of the Doyle leaders, was on
hand this being his district. The rever-
end was not in favor with the crowd and
according to a report brought in from De-
u,
him. This did not prevent him from hold
ing a meeting of his own. however, and
naming a full list of delegates and alter
mates. The delegates elected by the De-
veaux people were John d. Savage, Sam
uel jefferson. DR.. j. Fl. Bugg, James
Hayward j. f. Walker and Son Grant;
alternates. w. II. Royal, William Jones.
w. B. Bowen, John Shellman, Raymond
Noble, f. A. Adams. The meeting was
ella med 90 be a victory for Bugg and
Savage and a defeat for Rev. Love and
his faction
La'er the following list of delegates and
alternates was sent in by Rev. Love: W.
II. Morell, w. A. Hazard. ]. M. Ferre-
bee, Sen Grant, E. x. Love, Fred
Adams alternates, Daniel Wright George
McCrane, Judge Cuyler. W. w. Cook
owen Styles, John A. Lockett, w H.
Morrell was chairman of this meeting
and w. A. Hazard secretary.
The DeVeauX forces seem to have cap
tured the Fourth District without con-
test The meeting was held at the Harris
Str e. Hall and was largely attended. j &.
S. Brown was chairman, and Y. NJ. Mil
ledge, secretary. The meeting elected
twelve delegates and no alternates s fol-
lows: Col John II. Deveaux, Capt. l. M.
Pleasant, Capt. j. c. Simons, ]. E. White
man J. S. Brown. r. w. White, w. r.
Fields. w. II. Logan, Sol C. Johnson, w.
r. Callen, S. A Wilson, Y. NJ. Milledge
The delegates were instructed to support
Col. Deveaux for delegate from the state
at large. Capt NJ. j. Doyle was present,
being a resident of the district, as was
also President r. r. Wright of the col
ored college. but they were not able to
stem the DeveauX tide.
The Deveaux leaders who We're promi-
nent at the meeting claim that their op-
position is not directed against Capt NJ
j. Doyle nor Postmaster j. +. Doyle. whose
standing as Republicans is recognized, but
that the action of the distric meetings
was a revolt against Rev. E. X Love, the
pastor of the First African Baptist Church
and editor of the Baptist Truth, and Prof
r. r. Wright president of the cOlored col
lege, whom they say should give their at
tention respectively to the church and the
college, rather than 20 attempt to play the
part of political dictators,
The Third district held its meeting one
night last week and also declared for De-
veauX. The Doyle people claim that
snap judgment was taken in this district,
the required notice not having been given
and there will doubtless be a contesting
delegation from this district also A high
old time may be booked for at the count Y
convention tomorrow, as each crowd is
likely to get possession of the meeting.