The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-27
IN ESTILL'S IN EREST
CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE ORGANIZED
AT MEETING OF HIS FRIENDS.
TO ADVANCE HIS CANDIDACY.
PROMINENT sAVANNAHIANS ENLIST
IN HIS CAMPAIGN.

Gen. w. w Gordon Called Meeting
to order and Was Temporary
Chairman-COI. William Garrard
Permanent Chairman of the Com
mittee-Cheering Reports Receiv-
ed From Various Sections of the
State-Steering Committee of EIev-
en- and Special Campaign Commit
tee of One Hundred to Be Named
TO-day-Speakers Will BE Sent 10
WaverinE South Georgia Counties.
Friends of Col. ]. H. Estill, to the
number of more than a hundred gath
cred at Metropolitan Hall last night to
organize a campaign committee to ad-
vance his candidacy for governor. 1t
was an enthusiastic and harmonious
gathering.
The attendance was by invitation.
The purpose of the call was explained
by Gen. w. w. Gordon, who stated
that it was designed to organize
campaign committee, which should be-
gin immediate work From every Sec
ton of the state, said Gen. Gordon,
have some encouraging reports of
steady Estin gains, and it only re-
manned for the people of his home city
to manifest their interest in his can
didacy in order to assure success in
the. convention.
The meeting organized by the cleo
ton of Gen. Gordon as temporary
chairman and CAPT. A. MICA. Duncan
as temporary secretary. A permanent
organization was effected with Col.
William Garrard as chairman and Mr..
Edwin c. Ryals as secretary.
The Men who Were There.
Among those present at the meeting
were Gen. w. w. Gordon, Col. William
Garrard, Mayor Herman Myers, Hon.
F. c. duBignon, Capt. John r. Dillon
Mr.. A. b. Moore, Mr.. George w
Owens, Mr.. T. ]. Davis. Capt. F. D.
Bloodworth. Mr.. Il. NJ. Hitch, Mr.
James NJ. Dixon. Mr.. T. P. Ravenel
Maj G. NJ. Ryals, Mr.. B. H. Levy
Messrs. Henry d. Greene, ]. c. Phillips,
j. Perlinski, P Buttimer, William
Kehoe, Hugh Logan, S. C. Stewart, ].
H Collins, c. S. Wood, c. F. Law. w.
NJ. Tumlin, H. e. Wilson, Edward j.
Thomas, George c. Hayward, Henry D.
Stevens, Joseph w. Jackson. w. B.
stephens, c. B. Westcott, e. e. Davis,
w. v. Davis, Isaac S. Cohn, f. Chand-
Ter, j. c. Slater, d. Y. Dancy, Charles
B. Grantham, T. j. Dinkins, George S.
Haines, f. l.. Schirm, A. S. kennickel,
r. F. Mckenna, S. Summers, A. X.
Wilson, William Gibbon, Samuel Rey-
nolds, ]. c. Shaw. T. H. Jordan, Lee
Roy Myers, Remer l.. Denmark, c. w.
Howard, Nicholas Lang, Sig Gardner,
Edwin c. Ryals. John D. Gould, r. j.
Davant, G. L. Grower, L. NJ O'Brien.
Joseph w. Heffernan, John Bell, r. M.
Gentry, Charles V. Hohenstein, T. H.
Mcmillan, John Nicholson. Thomas F.
Healey, James f. Healey, w. P. Dow
ling, John f. Freeman, John r. Eason,
L. A. Mccarthy, julius Stark, II. c.
Shuptrine. James T. Shuptrine, T. N.
Denmark, Mills B. Lane, and others.
Reports From All Sections.
Cheering and encouraging remarks
were made by several speakers, among
NT6Il. ATOIuOI, 0dDt. JOilu LII
lon, Mr. B. H. Levy and Capt. w. M.
Tumlin Gen. Gordon read letter
from Col. EstilI. in which he urged
that work be done in Glynn, Berrien
and Camden counties. Special efforts
are being made by his opponents, said
Col. Estill, to wean thees counties from
their South Georgia allegiance, and he
asked of his friends that his interests
in the wiregrass be looked after by
them during his absence in the north
ern part of the state.
This it was determined to do at once.
Upon the motion of Gen. Gordon a
steering committee of eleven, of which
Col. Garrard, as chairman of the gem
eral committee, is to be the head. will
be named to-day. By this committee
the campaign will be vigorously waged
during the next two weeks. Speakers
will be sent into counties supposed TO
be doubtful.
In Chatham county, of course con-
ceded to Col. Estil, but where it is
deemed wise to roll up for him an
especially large majority. every pos
sible effort will be made to get the
voters to the polls.
Special Campaign Committee.
Capt John r. Dillon moved the ap-
pointment by the chairman of a special
campaign committee of 100 to be COM
posed of twenty men from eoch city
district and five men from each coun-
try district of Chatham county. This
committee, whose appointment was
unanimously decided upon, will dc
work in the city and county before
and on the day of the election. BY
Capt. Dillons motion a meeting OF the
special campaign committee is TO be
called not later than next Monday.
Various plans were suggested for ad-
vancing the work of the campaign, all
of which will be considered by the
steering committee when * organizes
The appointment of this committee
will probably be made to-day and as
soon as a meeting can be called il
will begin at once the discharge o1
its functions and the conduct Of the
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