The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-04-14

entH tfebIgta infantry III the laIe war,
and was afterwards promoted to Briga-
dier General. Gartrell IS strong IN the
mountains of Georgia, and has a good
following in Middle Georgia.
JOHN II. JAMES.
parbaps the most novel feature OF the
pubernatorial race Is the self-cobstituted
Candidacy of a gentleman by the name
OF Mr.. John H. James, a wealthy banker
of Atlanta, and the richest aspirant In
the field. Mr.. James puts up no plausi-
bio pretense of friendly interposition as
n motive for seeking gubernatorial
honors. but with that direct frankness
and unartful simplicity characteristic
of the man. he owns that he Is seeking
to be.Governor because he wants to be,
and he is not ashamed to openly own his
aspiration. Mr. James began poor
boy peddlipg peanuts. By his financial
talent he has anassed a fortune OF n
quarter of million He was made
Mayor Of Atlanta few years ago, and
this touch Of office holding gave him the
thirst for more. He sought to be Gov
ernor in the last race, but was distanced.
Taking his defeat in cool equanimity,
he quietly kept on aspiring, and
has worked with steady zeal from
that day to the present to realize his
yearning. He is iilterate, but makes no
concealinent OF It or pretence to learn
ing. He puts up no show Of unrealities.
He is plain, blunt man, calmly own
inc his deficiencies His candidacy
evoked mt first unmeasured ridicule but
| latterly he has gained SO many adhe-
rents in all sections Of the country that
the prospect OF his succeeding is not by
any means improbable. He Is a fervent,
pious Baptist. the second most powerful
denomination in Georgia, and has made
hnf
He is charitable and public spirited. He
] is a stoutisb, compact, amiable looking
! gentleman of forty-two or three. He
says with absolute. confidence that he is
going to be Governor Of Georgia, and he
plays adroitIy upon the fact that he has
been successful flnancier, and that
Georgia needs such a man to manage
her money. He travels. constantly,
making friends and speeches in differ
ent parts OF the State. i.Il..4,saf do
You have now this quintilateral race,
with its entries and prospects. There
are other elements that enter in, but
they are small. Savannah has q candi-
date In the person Of Gen. A. ,B. Law
/ ton, ex-QuaItermaster General OF the
! Confedertste, States Government, a
Il LAWYER OF solid merit and q worthy re-
i cipient Of any honor. But Lawton Is o
modest man, unwilling to- seek office
and too little protrusiye to enter or sue
ceed in close, hard contested struggle
OTHER AsPIRANTs. ~
A number Of people cas- ually push al
intervals the candidacy OF Ex-Governor
Herschel Y. johnson, who ran for Vice
President with Douglass. johnson was
Governor before the war for two terms
and was United States Senator for d
short time, He is statesman, every
| L.: , IA bf4x M, hn nypi
. mated Younger and more active men
are in demand. There is a generation
of more youthful aspirants in the Dem
ocratic party who will not be crowded
aside. Governor Johnson now occupies
the Bench as one OF our Superior Cour
Judges, and this honor will probably bt
the closing public, action Of his Ions
and useful life.
There is one element, however, in thi
contest that cannot now be estimated
Northern Georgia has q heavy weigh
. in these g,lbernatorial struggles. For
, long time North Georgia has had n,
Governor, and aspires to furnish TIT
State an Executive. Between the can
didates in the field she would probabl,
90 for Hardeman. But in her aDbitiou
borders are numbers of spirits eager Il
i fill the gubernatorial chair There Il
John w. Wofford, rising politician
aud Judge John W. II. Underwood, VIII,
: wants the office much, but vainly; ant
Judge c. ID. McCutchen, who don
want it; and Judge. A. r.. Wright, al
embodied tangent, who, If he had tn,
nomination. would re certain to switcl
Off the party track between the nomina
| ton and the election. Ii North Georgi'
! can unite on one man she may fore
him on the nominating convention. AL
! this that ] have written is about tb
, Democratic side of the State. I hav
! not discussed the probability OF an in
!. dependent Democratic candidate. Sucl
thing is not now threatening and no
!. probable In the present aspect OF tn
= race. a, ttH .t
I THE PARTIES.
1 The Republicans have not fore
: Swallowed their course. They ar
: disorganized and scattered. One O
their number has announced himself n
an independent candidate, in the hop
, Of catching enough Democratic malcon
{ tents to enable him to "sluff" into tn
/ executive office. He is Judge Jane
! johnson, who was Provisional Governo
. in reconstruction by appointment 0
0 the President. His chances are slim
I The Republican party in Georgia con
sists Of few faithful Federal office
Q holders, who CALAMITY stick to tn
{ tieshpots, and few others who ar
: heroieally endeavcring to GUST tn
Y ms" The negro vote. that was won
: to go solid on the Republican line, /
$ now much divided.
/ The Democracy has an easy sweel
Q before it in this State. Tho Common
. wealth is prospecting under its rule Tn
, laws are impartially enforced. Sec
tional prejudice has been entirel
, allayed; all classes are protected ii
[ every right; wrong is rigfdly and i'm
partially punished, political opinion i
as free as air; a fine system Of free edrl
: cation spreads bounteous enlighten
ment; progressive agriculture is prac
, ticed by the great farming community
! liberality and thought mark publ,
sentiment; great works of public i'm
provement are constantly inaugurated
the people are virtuous. hardy, indus
, trious, economical, and God-fearing
! With the transcendant natural re
! sources Of this grand State utilized tC
the utmost by q sound and able public
policy, executed by a wide-awake, intel
, ligent citizenry, Georgia has future
before her of which every Georgian may
be proud. ~
THE POT AND THE KETTLE.