Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-01
State Politics.

J. C. Clawer is a candidate for Treasurer Of
COweta county.
No instructions were given to any of the
Pulaski county delegates.
Washington countys Democratic mass
meeting will be held Tuesday at Sandersville.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
Pulaski county meets at Hawkinsvllle We'd
nesday.
The Democratic Executive Committee for
DeKalb county meets at the court house next
Tuesday.
Judge II. w. Hopkins will be a candidate
before the Legislature for Solicitor General of
the Townsville circnit.
On Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Democratic
Congressional Convention of the Third dis
trict VIII meet in Americus.
Hon. J. r. Binion is presented to the people
Of Hancock as a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the Legislature.
The Lee county primary meeting on Thurs
day. July p, appointed Crisp delegates to the
Congressional Convention in Americas.
The Senatorial Convention for the counties
of Glynn, Camden and Charlton has been
called to meet at Owens Ferry, in Camden
county, Friday, Aug. s.
The Cobb county Nominating Convention
meets next Tuesday. Steve CLAY will GER
tainly be nominated, while Mr.. Love is
deemed the next strongest man.
W. A. Turner and John b. Goodwin will
represent Coweta county in the next Legisla-
ture. they having been nominated at the
Hawkinsvlle Dispatch: 1t being Wilcox
cOuntys time to name the next Senator from
this, the Fourteenth Senatorial district, pei
mary election was held in that county on
Thursday, July q. to choose candidate to
present to the next Senatorial Convention. a
candidate for Representative from Wilcox
was also chosen at the same time. The vote
stood as follows: For Senator's. ID. Fuller,
27O: d. johnson, l26. For REPRESENTATIVE
Willis Cason, 1859; ID. e. Hunter, III; w. Z.
Faircloth, 96.
Sylvania, Ca, correspondence MORNING
NEWS, July 81: In my letter yesterday
stated that the majority of DR.. John w. john
ston over his opponent, Hon. II. A. Crimson,
as candidate for Representative, was about
300. Since then the official returns have been
received. JOhnston's majority is 2lS. The
nomination of Mr.. Norwood for Congress has
been wei received here. He viii be warmly
supported in this county, and the Democracy
of Scriven will undoubtedly give him the
usual majority on the day of the election.
Capt. Harry Jackson, as stated in the NEWS
Yesterday, having been beaten in his own
county, Fulton, in the contest for the Con-
gressonal nomination of the Fifth District,
withdrew from the contest To a Constitution
reporter he said: 1.-THE result was. of course,
quite a disappointment to me, and as had
stated at the commencement of my candidacy,
that if l failed to carry my own county /
would not continue in the race, am now out
of 1T. This is in measure great relief to me,
because of the peculiar character of the cam
paign made against me and the extraordinary
methods resorted to for the purpose of accom-
piishing my defeat. 1t is impossible for me
to express my gratitude to those who have
stood by me so manfully throughout this bit
ter contest. With those who really believed
that my competitor was better adapted to
represent this district in Congress than !, ire
spective of the attack made upon my charac-
ter, have no fault to find. Under our sys-
tenn of government, they but exercised a
privilege which constitutes the very basis of
our institutions. For those who filled this dis
trict and the state with ISLANDERS concerning
me, have naught but pity. / have endeav-
ored to make a fair and honorable contest for
tie position to which | aspired, and it is a
great source of qualification to me in the hour
of my defeat to feel that L have done nothing
derogatory to my honor as a man."