The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1872-07-12
(FrOm the Griffin News.
rHr GovERNoRsHTP.

The Savannah News, having los
all hope Of doing anything toward
. securing Democratic nomination q
Baltimore, has concluded to devote
its attention to State affairs, ant
suggests that the newspapers OF the
State make Governor Smith the
next Governor, without calling a
convention to nominate candidate
This seems to be the style desired to
be adopted by some of the newsPa-
pers of the State, but we rather
think the dear people will object to
such summary proceeding, and will
exercise their right to nominate.
In this connection, we get the fol-
Lowing from the well informed At
lanta correspondent Of the Savannah
Advertiser
"A very guardedly worded reso-
ton congratulating the people of the
State on the Democratic administra-
ton and laudatory of Gov. Smith,
was adopted, and a subsequent res
olution was offered recommending
SMITHS REFLECTION,
which elected strong opposition and
would have been defeated had not
the mover withdrawn it. The
Smith party was greatly chagrined''
We have never seen anything il
the Governors administration t.
specially require resolutions endOrs
ing it, even in county meetings
while we have seen much to con
denim but q few of his admirers an
a great many more ofice-sceker'
have gotten such endorsement
through, when no one outside
those interested cared q fig for i
and would likely have voted then
down. If an effort had been made j
that way. But when in State cor
vention, whose mission was who'll
foreign 10 such an object as is col
:, tanned in the second resolution, sue
! an attempt is made, it lets the CT
out of the bag. Ii will strike on
siders as little strange that th
Z, part Of the programme was lett gu
. of the Q6icial proceedings of the Cor
i vention.
! The Governor desires re-ele'
a ton evidently, and will do all in h
power to secure the nomination
but there are from u dozen to twer
ty applicants for almost ever
Judgeship and Solicitorship to +
appointed, and it is thought tn
/ present incumbent will likely max
. them-and hence the indiscreet hast
t. push forward what they considC
to be the Governors claims. Tn
r mania for office has run many PEE
= pie crazy, and they 90 to length
b. secure their objects inconsistent q
! least with common sense and com
mon propriety.
That he has committed errors All
done things the people do not ad
mre cannot he doubted. The pc
4 ltjcal disabilities of most Of our oil
, leaders have been removed, and tn
-. people will reward them, for the
have been iusulted and outraged be
= You'd measure, by the political ba
$ put upon them. Besides this, W
p have a number Of young and rlsln
4 men who have and are proving sue
- cessful, such as Julian Hartridg,
r John II. James, j. G, Nichols, an
j others, who Notwithstanding the fac
{ that the "syudicate' now controlling
= and few "court journals" are try
ing TO ridicule and bring discred
upon them, are meeting with stron
support with the people.
The Convention acted wisely an
decently, and with common sense
when they voted it down, for tn
? days of packing and rings" COZ
trolling public matters have passe'
Why this indisereet haste then ?
Our politics are hugely mixed, an
there is no telling what will be tn
status Of many Of our would-b
leaders after the Baltimore Conven
ton, and nothing should be done +
complicate our home affairs,