The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-07
DELEGATES CHOSEN
TO STATE, CONGRESSIONAL AND
SENATORIAL CONVENTION.
THREE ALLOWED COL. ESTILL.
REST ARE BOUND IN HONOR TO
SUPPORT HIM TO THE LAST.

Six EstiII Delegates Were Proposed,
List-Three Were Substituted by
the County Executive Committee.
Chairman Lawrence, MIR. COIding
and others Made Pledges of the
Support of the Entire Delegation
for Col. EstiII-E6Ort to Add to the
Number of Delegates Was Defeat
ed-ThOse Named for the state ana
other Conventions.
Delegates to the state convention, the
congressional convention and the sem
atorial convention were named last
night by the County Democratic Exc
cutive Committee. The meeting was
held at the Court House and wah pre-
sided over by Mr.. A. A. Lawrence.
chairman.
Delegates to the state convention are
Messrs. P. w. Meldrim. Herman Myers,
David c. Barrow. Robert L. Colding,
J. r. Dreamer and A. A. Lawrence.
Delegates to the congressional con-
vention, which will be held at State
boro, are Messrs. Edward Karow, T.
c. Dixon. Arthur NJ. Lucas Jr., r. J.
Davant, A. NJ. Letter and NJ. Naught-
in.
Delegates to the senatorial conven-
ton are Messrs. Shelby Myrick, James
Mcbride, t. J. Sweeny, Sam Lehwald.
Richard Wickham and Charles Gar
funkel.
40 hn da1n tac
would consider themselves in honor
bound to stand by each of the candi-
dates that led in Chatham county so
long as there might be the ghost of
q chance for his carrying the conven-
ton.
We will stick by Col. Estill as long
as he has any chance in the world -
declared Mr.. Colding, a member of the
committee and of the delegation, and
Chairman Lawrence announced that
1.-The delegation will consider that it is
bound in honor to support Col. Estill
TO the very last. AS long as he has
the slightest chance. the Chatham del
egation will be ct his back" This was
the general sentiment.
The nominations for the state con-
vention were made by Mr.. John j
Stafford. Mr.. r. ]. Davant wanted
of six delegates. The majority of the
committee thought that it would be
better to give Col Bstill the privilege
of naming three of the delegates, the
committee to retain the privilege of
naming three-one for each of the other
successful candidates in this county
who had opposition, that is, Eason,
Glenn and Stevens
When it was seen that Col. Estill
y1rf hn oil 70, 10 Al
egates, Mr.. Davant moved that there
be nine delegates, three additional,
Messrs. A. b. Moore, j M Dixon and
F NJ. Oliver. This was put to a vote
but was lost, on the ground that the
county was entitled to but six votes,
and that there should be a delegate for
each vote.
Those who favored Col. Estill naming
all of the delegates still made them
selves heard, and explanations were
made that there would be the same eff
rect as If all six delegates had been
named by, the successful gubernatorial
candidate of THIS county. In view of
these assurances, Col. Estills supporters
accepted the situa ton. though they
still considered that the privilege of
naming the delegates should have heen
allowed the gubernatorial candidate
Nominations for Che congressional
convention were made by Mr. Cold,ng,
while those for the senatorial conven-
ton We're made by Mr.. Max Lehwald.
Both lists. S proposed. We're adopted.
The consolidated returns of the pri-
mary of the day before were officially
adopted by the committee, each mem
Der signing his name.