Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-08-04
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Political Talk-The Rotation SYs-
tenn and she Twentieth Senatorial
DIstrict-A Republican Meeting
The CrOPs-HeaIsh of the County,
Etc.

SANDERsvILLE GA, July 31.-EditOr Mor7pinQ
Ne1cs: A call was made by the Executive Com
mittee Of the Democratic party through the
local papers last week for mass meeting on
the S9th for the purpose of selecting delegates
to attend the nominating convention of this
Senatorial district, which will convene at Mil
ledgeville on the I'd proxlmo, and the public
were also notified by written notice over the
signature Of the Chairman of the Ex.
ecutive Committee Of the Republican
party (who, by the way, is our much
cussed" mail CARRIER that Hon. JEFF.
Long, of Macon, will address the Republicans
OF the county on the political issues Of the day,
at the court house in SandersviIle, at O'Clock.
Saturday, July 29th," hence we thought we
were justifiable In anticipating regular field
day" in politics. This opinion was strengthen
ed when the almanac added to our stock of
information the fact that the 29th was the first
of the dog days." and the alarming preva-
lence of rabies excited our fears lest the heat
of discussion and desire for preferment might
develop symptoms of this dread disease among
the would-be watch dogs of the country's safe
ty. Mr.. Vennor has made representations OF
all kinds unreliable and erroneous, and so was
ours
According to the unjust rotation nIan r. ia
Baldwin's time to name the Senator In this dis
trict; hence, washington is lukewarm The
meeting was only attended by about thirty
and was called to order by Hon P r. Talia,
ferro, Chairman OF the Executive Committae-
Hon. 6. G. Jordan was made permanent Chair
man. and E. A. Sullivan. ESQ Secretary Hon
M. Newman, II n. Hollifeld, John N Gilmer
and Clement Y. Brown were appointed by the
Chair as delegates, and empowered to name
their own alternateS.
We say unjust rotation pIan.~ because
such it is, In our opinion, and should be
abolished for many reasons In the first place
we object to the regular change Of Representa-
tive which its observance necessitates Never
mind how able man the incumbent NAV he.
or how earnest and unanimously two thirds ~
his district may desire his retention. he NUT
step down and out to be succeeded perhans.
by man by far his inferior, simply because
the honor must rotate. Again, a man thus
elected may and can jus ly feel under obIi0a.
tion, not to the whole district, but to his own
county only, for his county really Nominated
him and the other two aequiesced mildly NOT
because ne was their choice, but simply in
The Republican meeting was attended nv a
much larger crowd, the Dotorietv OF the
speaker attracting many Of our staunch Demo-
Gratis; Hls speech was wild, scattering and
tautologic as whole, yet in some parts verv
good, giving wholesome advice to his race as To
the acquisition OF education, the practice Of
honor and virtue and the disregard for politi-
CdA DdluCfudSu bIdO b6uu6u 10 aQBagODlZ6 the
races As he candidly confessed, it was dim.
cult to tell where he stood politically He de-
rided the Democratic party, termiup IL
the "so-called Jeffersonian Democracy .
and indulged in many such bits Of sarcasm
which pleased the few anti-Stephenites pres
ent and met hearty though unexpressed
less So at their hands. He instructed his
party to await the action Of the State Convan-
ton, and then to go solidly for the man thereat
nominated or tndorsed, and while he prated a
good deal about not selling out" we could
arrive at no conclusion but that he is irving to
make himself and influence a marketable ar
tcle that it will be to somebody's Interest to
buy.
Showers have been frequent during July. and
now we hear complaints of excessive moisture
as likely 70 produce rust upon the cotton plant,
or at least cause it to shed fruit,
The potato and pea crops, like unto the small
grain and corn, are unprecedentedly fine. SO
that we could stand partial failure in cotton
reasonably well, were it not for the heavy bur.
den OF debt cast upon us by the failures of the
past three years.
Typho-malarial fever prevails to a consider
able extent throughout the county, but not as
yet OF very malignant type. The experiences
OF last year causes us to dread the months of
August and September. -
The many friends Of Rev. Geo. @ Clarlra
throughout the South Georgia Conferences will
be pleased to learn that he has SO far recovarad
from his recent illness as to be able to All mis-
appointment here yesterday.
Our court house is being greatly innrovad
by Increased seating capacity, elevation of
noors In jury boxes, and the addition Of an
elghtoay CLOCK and handsome eightJight
OTOn@1 0n~nuener' @. II. NJ.