New-York tribune., 1872-01-29
POLITICAL.
GEORGIA.

| UEOhGIAs
| TIE STATUS or PARTJES-REPUBIICAN DIssFN-
| sIoNS-riE BULLOCK ADMINISTRATION AND
| ITS LEGACY--A RUINED PARTY-DEyOCRACy ACy
| DIvIDED-PROSPECT OF AN HONEST MANS
| PARTY.
| ATLANTA, Ca. Jan. 4.-1he condition of
the Republican party in Georgia is indeed deplorabe
Organized in July, 1861. it poled n majority Of nearly
5000 votes In the Gubcrnatorial election of April 1s5s
In september of the year the colored members
OF the General Assembly expelled This made both
branches Democratic, the minority, or Democratic
candidates were seated in the place Of the expelled Re
pubcans From this time dssensOns in the Republican
ranks began, faction opposing and the other impor
tuning The interference Of Congress- When the act OF
Congress of December 1869. became law the struggle
was transferred from Washington TO Atlanta: one
faction cooperating with the Democracy for the defeat
oi the reorganization urged by the other The first was
led ty Mr. Joshua Hill; the last by Gov Bullock Bull
lock riumphed, and then the question OF prolong-
tion was sprung. The advocates OF this measure con-
tending that nasmuch as the act OF Congress- Deem
per- 1902 denied the existence in Georgia OF any legal
ciy government the government In existence previous
TO the reorganization under that act was provisional
only; consequently that the Constitutional Government
began january 1870 the date Of the organization under
that act Congress-, 1t will be remembered evadod this
question leaving TO be settled 10y the members OF the
state Legislature themselves. "PrOlOngatOn" was,
however defeated under the counses of Attorney Gen
had previously coGperated with the Democracy in op
posing tho interference of Congress The election
which followed produced the present General Assembly
Of the State, body two-thirds Democratic in each
House.
Ii was osensiblyt 70 avoid lmreachrent by body thus
unequay divided, that Gov. Bullock resigned Oct. 81,
1911 Whether this the real reason, will be disclosed
as the investigation Of his financial transactions proceeds
Democrats make great capital of his 1ght" course;
even some Republicans consider his administration
wholly ndeensibe; while the better opinion
to be that his bond transaction is not bad first
represented nj fact 1t ia pretty well understood
that all the bonds OF the State were with the exception
Of certain advance issues on the Brunswick and Albany
Railroad, and the Cherokee Road legally issued. In
other words Bullock have either been part
nerslp WITH or else had too much confidence in KIM
BALI Tor it is certain That KmbaI obtained the indOrscd
Bonds Of the state long in advance OF the completion
Of the sections or the road for which such state ndOse
ment had. They were therefore. in a Illegal,
because premature; and unless the Road Is completed
the Bonds worthless, OF course.
but tha abrupt termination OF Eepbcan Admlnistra-
uJn which AT 40 time seems to have enjoyed tho full
corhdence o the party and the charges rest
ing on H. ana Tor which the party Is, oi course held
Responsible, has lad very demoralzng elect large
n9ber Of observation-disclosures Republicans soculed,
VINO v"ttd the republican ticket IN April, 1868, nave
TUNED Democratic and are now holding O:iCe under
Lee elected IN lS5Swhoc real head Is Foster II0dgett
beng slH IN cN,tence assumes tho right to appoint
Gays ago or tins purposo nne were present IN person
aud some u others ny po%{ OF the nine present seven
were dlipOlit1 tgtIcs t0t Is, appointed themselves
This piece OF indecacy added To the fact that tine com
unf'ee IT, IL Is "a mtre TehCt OF the past regime,
issued for convention Of the EcpGbcSns Of tie state,
t. meet on the 23 OF May next This proposed conyen-
ton proposes iu delegation, fresh nom the people,
from each county the State the organization OF
new Central Executive Committee the appointment OF
Delegation Of the National Convention, aud the IOTIna
tCU OF - state Electoral Ticket.
What is to be the finale this Of the factions ia
Of course matter OF conjecture. II seems 20 he strug
gle the hand TO rid the party of tne dsagreeabe
Od0r OF the Bullock administrations and on the other
.lY TIl I4tI
Of the Blodgct wing. The principles OF the Repubhcan
party perhaps had deep hold upon the public
mind m Georgia now; and yet Its equally true that the
Republican party-f indeed II can be called al Oi5hla
tobias party was never before so odious. .
But while these divisions leud5 exist among me
Republicans, there seems TO be an equally well defined
schi-m brewing the ranks OF the Democracy. II l. the
stephens OrthudOy secession wing the one hand ana
The b. IL. Hill. Old Line WING, faction Onthe other The
probability is that Olt OF these d-cOrdaDces, National
X publican party Will Ise up for which decent man
may preference without feeling under the di-l-
gruCahc necessity OF apO4Js.lns iUr cOuuu4hs with
hI5 political associates.