Savannah morning news., 1886-05-24
Georgia Politics.

Gordon.
The Blufton Springs wants Judge John
7. Clarke nominated for Governor, over
either Bacon or Gordon.
The Gwinett county Executive Commit
tee OF the Democratic party is called to
assemble in Lawrenceville on May %.
1t is said that Jim Parker, colored, an
ex-mail carrier, has left Atlanta this
week to stump Southwest Georgia for
Bacon.
Can't. W. A. Bray has announced to
number of his friends that he will be in
the race for the Legislature from Fulton
county.
John Brown, of Mineral City, is favor
ably spoken of as a candidate for the
Legislature from Hart county. Mr.. Brown
is one of the most successful farmers in
Hart county.
The race for the Judgeship in the Mid
die Circuit bids fair to be a spirited one.
Only two candidates are now in the field
the Hon. 4. w. Carswell and James II.
Hills, who Will have the race between
themselves.
Hon. W. II. Dawson, OF the Seven
teenth district of Sumter county, is a
candidate for State Senator for the Hhir-
teenth Senatorial district, composed of
Schley, Macon aud Sumter counties. Mr,
Dawson Is farmer.
Perry Home journal; We believe it
is yet too early to allow the Gubernatorial
campaign to be narrowed down to two
candidates. There are thousands Of men
in Georgia whodo not desire to vote either
for Bacon or Gordon.
A gentleman of Athens proposes to bet
| $40 on each county going for Bacon, in
the counties lying between the Georgia
railroad on the south, the Air Line on the
north, the Savannah river on the east and
the jug Tavern railroad on the west.
The friends of Hon. j. H. Polhill, Chair
man OF the Democratic Executive Com
mittee, pressed him while at Atlanta to
permit the use of his name tor Attorney
General. Members from all parts of the
| State promised him their support. Mr..
| Polhill WAS seen before he left the city.
but refused to talk on the subject. He
has the subject under consideration.
Perry Home journal: The politician
who informed Editor Burr that Perry was
twenty to one in favor of Gordon for Gov
ernOr misrepresented the condition of af-
| fairs here. A count of those who are
willing to express themselves gives Cor
don majority OF three or four out of sew
enty. We do not concede Gordon bare
majority here. and the contest will be
close in the county. ss.s a7l s.eE WI
AS yet, so far little has been said or
! done bE1 candidates Ior Con ngressional
honers insthe Second district. It is under
stood, however, that the names of Hon.
j. n. Query, ofTerrell5 Hon. r. q. Nit
chell, of Thomas, and Hon. II, G. Turner,
! of Brooks, Will be presented to the con-
time in July, Col C. B. Wooten, of
Albany Is not a candidate and will not
| seek the nomination. ap1sJsd sian.
Conyets Weekly: While the friends
of Gen aGordon and. Maj. Bacon
are parading the military records
| of these gentlemen before the pub
lie We rise TO offer three Cheers to the
empty sleeves and wooden legs all over
the country-to the boys that lay in the
bitches, carried the muskets and did the
! fighting-tO the men that wen the fights
and whose bravery and selfsacrifice gave
| glory to the men who now claim 1t all.
We don't believe in few men receiving
all the honOrs that other men fought for.
| So, In the midst of the great excitement
now going on, the Weekly rises to give
three sold rebel yells" for the men in the
ditchest
The people at Macon have begun to talk
about candidates for the Legislature from
! Blob county, and there is much figuring
going on. Col. II. j. Lamar has declined
to allow the use Ofhis name. The friends
of r. w. Patterson are putting him for
ward, and he is the only candidate who
has soV 4nR annOnneed tbRtdIe will be in
| the page. ID lb is understood nthat, t,Messrs.
Harris, Gustin and Bartlett have not as
! yet made up their mind whether to stand
| for pe-electiom Their aia candidacy
hinges upon some contingencies. The
workingmen viii probably PIT out James
! E. Schofeld as. their candidate. W. A.
| HuHhas been, spoken Of but he has
not yet decided to runaa 5. IL. JemisOn
has also been mentioHedfas a candidate
! but he too has not vet decided whether he
| wiHrun or not. aa.,.HAEa 4er svse.
Th0mastOn Times: 'sPolitIcs makes
strange bed Fellows was never more
| plainly Illustrated than in the present
! Gubernatoria! campaign. In the Guber-
| material Convention OF 1880 Hon. Patrick
! Walsh was tbs gentleman who stated In
that body that the COlquitt delega-
tion had come there to nominate
OOlquitt and they were going to
stay there until it was done. Hon.
Patrick Walsh was the gentleman
who was most responsible for the ap-
| pointment Of the conference committee in
the convention of 1883 which resulted in
the nomination ana election of GOV. Nc
Daniel. Hon. Patrick Walsh is now the
champion supporter of Mai. Bacon
| Strange things happen IN the course of
! human events, but then we reckon it's
all right, and we shall see what we shall
| see.
Brunswick Herald: Capt. Bradwell
owns the HinesYille Gazette and the
! Blaekshear Georgian. He is also an as
! pirant for Congress in this district. He
was at Efingham Court last week, and a
! letter from the editor or the Waycross
! Reporter says: 1--WE don't think the DeO-
! pie Of Eflingham like him well enough to
| give him their delegation to the
! Congressional Convention. They don't
| talk that way at feast" In all the coun-
ties wherein the aspirants for Congress
reside, an effort is making to send dele
gates who will give the first vote for their
county man, without intending or ex-
pecting the man thus compIimented TO
receive the nomination. Tetlthe practice
is vicious one in this, that it OCCASION
ally leads TO combinations against the
strongest and fittest man, and tends 10
his defeat.
Georgia Farms.