The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-10-03
GEORGIA POLITICS AND THE ELEC
TIOS TOMORROW

drawn to a close there, To the one Just
fairly opened in Texas. Itwould seem that
| one mind had planned and conducted both,
as one disastrous fate awaits both. That
state elects all state officers Except those OF
| the counties) aud their delegation to con-
gress ON the 18th ult., for which the demo
cratic party as here, have made nomna-
| tions according TO the party usage, to wit
Governor, treasurer attorney
acknowledgement and secretary OF state a
congressman for the state at large. In view
of redistricting, as in this state to add a
member under the last census and mem
| bers from the nine old districts senators in
forty four districts, and representatives in
the counties for the state legislature, for
which nominations are generally made
GENERAL LuCtUs j. GARTRELL was demo
cratic member of congress, and retired with
the delegation on the passage of the ordi-
nance OF secession, made up n regiment ard
went to the war, was elected to the Con
iederate congress at Richmond, and later
| NN''N' 80 Wv tA ~ sAhh NoillN phA q W AR''
diergeneral. He is man of splendid
physique, fine, popular speaker aud Il
distinguished lawyer Of the Atlanta bar, of
unquestioned family honor and social re-
lations. He sided with the reconstruction
lists as did SENATOR Brown, and like him
driited back to his party, in which he has
sought office through the democratic con-
yentions. Two years ago he was one of the
ten days deadlock candidates against
GOVERNOR CoLQUTr. This year he did not
wait Tor the action OF the convention, but
declared as an independent democratic
candidate for governor. He is stamping
the State there with as much energy as Mn.
JONES Is here, and with following alike
in several important particulars. First, il
is hopeless AS to the chances of defeating
the democratic nominee, Mr.. STE
rnENs, as is that of Mn. JoNEs
here against JrpGE lREhANp. Second,
he is recommended by all the par
ties in the state that are opposed to the ma
tional democracy and to the organized par
ty III the state, and they call them Bourbons
there, as they do here, The groenbacbcr, the
independent and, SO far as leaders can con
troll the rank and lilc the republicans are
composed mainly in that state of negroes.
That race is now represented on the state
ticket with GENERAL GARrRELL, recon-
mended in convention and printed on the
voting ballot with them, by two negroes
that of comptroller and secretary OF state
with white republican for congressman.at
large, Encouragement and treasurer, with
the candidates in the districts for congress
and the legislature, according TO the cir.
cumstances and situation in each district Or
county and the best supposed methods of
success, The canvass there has dug up
ont OF the rubbish Of the decline and fail a,
slavery this peculiar feature, personal tn
SrrrltENs aud GAGrErLL, the appeal being
to the negroes 90 vote for GALrREL as the
friend, and against SrEpuLNs as the enemy
Of the race, by the partisan press of the
former When Mn STEPHENS negroes were
liberated, he parcelled out his land and
personal property TO them by families, and
Tor some years superintendent them, to ret,
them on foot and sccsustaining. He
had, in the times of slavery, sought
to have the poual law repealed
that prohibited teaching them to read and
write, After the war he exerted his power
to have them share the educational fluid,
and to establish their university at the city
of Atlanta, which has TUNED out SO many
talented negroes, and that he keeps several
students there .at his expense, preparing
them for preachers and teachers, as ho has
been accustomed to do of white boys all his
lie at the college in that state GENERAL
GNRrRELl's iathcr-n-law. WIN. GmroN was
u large Shareholder, u southern man by birth
and when old desired to free his slaves.
The law OF Georgia made void any will OF
deed made to cmanCipatc a slave. In order
to avoid that law he bcqucathod his slaves
to the American colonization society To he
transported and colonized in Siberia, and
gave them lcgacios, lie died and GENERAL
GAErRELL contested the will, and the su
preme court sustained hiscontcS!. He was
enabled to retain the negroes in slavery I'm
I'll they were cmancipated by the govern
ment, and also the lOgacics hcQueathcd Ia
them, The vacant seat OF MR. Hun, in ia,
senate has excited newspaper comments a.
to an executive appointment 1t has beer
said that GOVERNOR CoLQulrr intended I,
appoint BENJAMIN II, Han, IT,, nd interim
No such appointment could have been OK
pectcd by anyone acquainted with the stu
alton, If there were public necessity in ,
probable session Of the senate, for the ,xcr
else OF this appointing power, ho could no,
appoint young Hull without mourning ia,
most damaging criticism, There are score,
of mature men in tho state, eminently n
and deserving, who have been ColouIrr'
friends and supporters. Huh Is young
able and brilliant, but not more so thnn
hundreds OF others of his aye in the state
The executive appointment al intcrim.
means the selection for the office, In mi
case, the governor is y candidate for il him
sell Mr.. HILL, after severe struggle VA
elected senator over Mn NoRwoop, arains
the power and greatly to the chagrin O
GOVERNOR CoLQulrr, who now aspircs I,
and viii doubtless hc elected to the nosi
ton During the same session, BrNJAN,,