The New York herald., 1876-07-25
how the Republicans Propose to
Flank Their Adversaries.
A "PARSON" IN THE RACE.
A Hot Fight Promised in This
Democratic Stronghold
The COngre, siOnal Districts and Who Will
Be Nominated.

ATLANTA, July q, 1874
Your correspondent dropped in at the republican
headquarters this morning and surprised at the
activity with which tho Executive Committee is pro-
parng tor the campAign. Georgia has not been ear
nesy contested by tho republicans Tor years, and II
was believed that the pres mt campaign would be
allowed to go by default This will not be the case
however for already may be heard right brisk pulsa
tions Of 'music in the air."
Tho Chairman of the Republican Committee the
Hon. John Z. Bryant, is admirable man for the
place. He is gaunt, shrewd, tireless bright-eyed
Name map-iul ol snap and pluck and nerve-a capi
tai organizer and indc!atigable worker He has
been in Georgia politics for than ten years, being
the republican leader in the lower House during the
asccndancy OF that party in tho Legislature. He
elected to his present position by unanimous vote
OF the late State Convention, it being understood
that, If elected he would organize the party to give
the democrats hot, stubborn and ancompromisng ng
hgh! every city and county in the state Co onel
Bryan. is quite hopeful that he do something for
his party IN the campaign just opening and backs his
hope with the following reasoning
BRYANT THINKS
"In the hrst place." says no, 'the natural demo-
cratic majority in Georgia is quito small In the
between Bull ock and Gordon elected Bullock iarly
by several thousand majority The unfortunate events
Of that administration distorted and magnded
by the democrats shat perfect storm raised
against the republicans, intimidation resorted to-
the Ku Klux were organized, there werc dozens OF
counties into which speakers afraid
turc, and there many counties with nvc or six
hundred negroes in them in which not dozen repub.
lican votes cast Under this state things we
thought best to make especial fight State qucs
tons but to try and carry the r Grant against
Greeley. Hence, w1ie the democratic Governor was
elected by about goo majority tho national ticket
vas beaten only about 13, 900 votes l believe that
with tho full strength OF the parties poled, in a
nght, the democrats have from 200 II, 600 ma
lority am con 6dent that bring 81, 900 repub-
lican votes into me field this TALL and think
the democrats will peat that much, VI at all"
While MT Bryanti Organizing the party in every
county aud putung active workers to the 'front.' there
Is no prominent republican yet named as candidate
Tor any prominent Office. The State Convention which
assembled III April. declined nominate The truth
Is the republicans propose get lorces into fight
ing order, then attack the democrats in the NIX
rather than in front lhey will mass their strength on
INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES.
There terrbe restless INSIDE the democratic
ranks The troubles that always divide parties with
large majorities have attacked the democrats and
rebellons III the ranks have become quite common
Two years ago there were many 'indcpendents III the
field and they we're victorious without exception. Dr.
Feop, aquiet country parson. living near Cosersvle
entered the field against The democratic nominee in he
Seventh district overwhelmingly democratic and alter
fight unequaled in lerc' and democratic
speakers from all parts oil the state who, under the
lead senator Cor don, tocked 10 the action
he captured The district HIS victory ~as repeated
many local contests throughout the State, and has
resulted in tho creation OF an ndependen party which
Will this tall put iul ticket the leld. This ticket
the republicans viii support
THE GunkRyAroRIAL RACE
lndecd, while 1t uas not yet got into the Georgia
papers, the gubsrpatoral race is Already made up
General Alired Il Colquitt will, without doubt be
nominated on the nrst aot by the democratic party
He has already a large majority OF the Conycntop and
his friends claim that he will get threeturths on the
FIRST ballot. HIS nomnat on may be cons dered Ger.
tain. With Colquitt as the STANDARD tearer OF the
Anv,n N,Ir nf.pf has
for saying that Judge A. r. Wright, OF Rome, will carry
the Dag OF tho inocpendonts Judge Wright was
pardon from Lincoln immediately ut the
sose OF The He is an exceed.
,nsy fine ialkcr; rs accounted, with Ben HUI
the best stump speaker in The state. He veteran
campaiener, "a splendid organizer and Ike Dr. Felton,,
comes OF that dangerous breed OF political parsons
beng himself a hard shell Bartist preacher He Will
be apt In taking advantage o The uueasincss in.
side OF the democratic camp, an will make splendid
fight He will get the republican vote solid, II the lead
manage II. prominent republican to me
yesterday. 1--WE Will pive any respectable who
runs against the nominee SO OD republican
votes" The COZ test Will be extremely n,rce and
bitter ono and with my other man than Coautt at
the head OF the democrats the result would be doubt.
fui; bu H. rs the general opinion that ColGuts per
sona strength will 2ive him large majority any
combination that can bc made against him. He swept
the democratic primaries like whiriw I'D, thus at
tc-tng that he is all poweru with the people. He
pure and oft> patriot, anu just now The IDOL OF tho
masses Georgia Hence | do not INK that the
independent republican combination will amount to
anything IN Georea as far as The Governorshp IS con-
not had IN years-a nandto hand fight
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTS
Tho policy oil combining with tue independents will
be carried out IN the congressional aces except IN the
FIRST second, FItth anu sixth districts, which the
Chairman OF the committee thinks can bc carr,ed by a
straight hight The tickets In the districts will be
made up a. follows:
In the First the democrats will in all probability
renominato Mr Harrdgc, who captured the district
from republicans Tue republicans will put up Mr.
Andrew Sloan WHO servcu unit lss4, wnen he dec med
. sreuomnation. Mr. Bryant thinks this district
h.g In f.n ltStT In
ridge won thcrc republican candidates
bryant and wimber " the field, and Harirdgc bad
trouble Tho district IS claimed as naturally repuD-
lican
In the Second Hon. W. Z. smith, who afler gallant
fight IN lsii overihrew Whitley by a lew hunared
votes and gave tae dsric TO the democrats, VIII be
rcnominatcd. 1t is beucved that Whitley who claims
that he iary beat Smith in 1874 will be the republican
nominee Tue aisric, exceedingly close and doubt
ful. though Mr smith VIII probably rtaguin
In tue third General Phi Crook the present ncum-
bent being opposed by state senator bber but has
carried enough Oouutcs already pretty well assure
his renomlnston His dIstrc, largely democra,ic
that tho republicans Will not nominate. They will
rally around some independent II Que be founu.
In the Fourth Hon. Henry Il Harms (wno deserves
the hoi orl Will be rcnomInaled. aud viii hc opposed
II opposed a aiA 10y some lndepcnd nj candidate
In the FiitN the democrats VIII renomuate Mr..
Gambler and the republicans will reuontpatc Mr.
William MarkfHm, one oi tie wcaltniest citizens of
Atlanta lhc Filth district was republican up to the
last election, and even then. the repubhcsns cam
could have bcen carried had ther candidate renamed
in the held H. tAir Frccmah the ncumbenu with
drew the just before the eiecton, i~arng as
he SAID. TIE bitterness ui the race MF IT, w NILS
improvscd to hii his place but hIs enemies affixed
10 hm OF ''Bucksnori,n ana handcap y, I'd by
tins cognomcn he pvrished carly the race
The light IN the FIth viii ue c!osc.
In The Sixth -Mr Blount, the incumbent, Will have
trouble IL Is Impossible To name the nominees on
side although II - probable that straight ngt
will be made. Tue republicans CAIN the district.
though think without reason.
In the seventh the republicans will support Mr. Eel
ton who now serves as an independent. 10 not see
what they viii gam by ms election he has voted
uniformly with democrats; but they viii support
INN anaIn. The democrats Hii probably nominate Nr.
D,bnev. wno was ucatcn by Sir Felton, IN 1874
although General Pierce NJ. b. loun-, who represented
tue disirct for terms since The war prominent
candidate.
In the Eighth Mr. Alexander ". stephens will DO
nominated aud elected without opposition Although
he has been unable occupy his seat this session aud
si hardly be anie next session. the counties IN his
tisirict declare that long be Ityes he ~ their
cEoice Mr stephens va. op osed at me last election