The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-20

Jim Pittman, the last member from Troup,
and Tom Atkinson, Of Meriwether, ere
scuiling all over the Coweta circuit, and
Tom Chappell, of Nuscogee, is trying to
Dust jim Worrell in the Chattahoochee cir
cult. Alex jones' u Thomas, thinks Dan
Rountree has been solicitor of the Southern
long enough, and John Pope, Of Dougherty,
thinks likewise of Solicitor Spence, of the
Albany. AIessrs. Spence and Rountree
hold different views, however, and are try
ing to impress their opinions on the public
Matthews, Of Houston, and Bill FELTON,,
Jr., OF Bib, both old members, are looking
after the Macon circuit, and Winslow, of
Houston, will figure in the same contest
Bill Howard's friends avow that lie shall
be solicitor Of the Northern circuit as long
as he wants to, but Tom Hunt, of Hancock,
proposes to fight to a finish. All eyes are
on the Western circuit to see the result OF
the war between Solicitor Ed. Brown, Rep
resentatiye Russell, Of Clarke. and ex-Solc-
itor Alb Mitchell. Bill Griggs is tramping
all over the pataula circuit ike young colt
in q barley patch, and it is said that half
dozen aspirants are after his red scalp.
Conflicts are brewing in other circuits, but
the battles are in full blast in the above.
More than a half score OF judges are to be
elected, but interest in these contests Aas
been Swallowed by the activity OF the cand.-
dates for solicitors. \ few have announced.
but not enough TO shape the fight which viii
be made for the judgeships.
\ full state ticket is TO be elected in Oa-
toher, but no opposition viii probably be
made to any OF the present state officers.
The next legislature will probably contain
greater proportion of old members than any
legislature for number of years past. and
everything points 10 Sieve Clay, OF Cobb, as
the next speaker. Ii President Davidson
returns 10 the senate he will most probably
again be chosen as the presiding officer He
has not yet decided as to what he will do,
and may be a candidate for the supreme
bench. Bob Falligant of Chatham, and
General Pierce Young, of Barlow, are
spoken OF for the senate, and for the presi-
dency Of that body, and Mark Hardin and
Bill Harris will, Of course, give anybody
trouble who wants TO attend to the records
Of the next legislature.
The state viii undoubtedly adopt the
diIeHUllcLt 10 tl6 CONSTITUTION I1ONlQlQ9
for two more judges for the supreme court,
in which event the next legislature will fill
the places. Speaker Little, of the last
house, will, it is thought, have a walk over
for one of the places, and Colonel Feather
stone, of Floyd, and Judge Sneed, of Rich
mond, have been prominently spoken of for
the other.
Every Georgia congressman has announc-
ed himself for reelection, and several inter
esting contests are promised for these
places, though the outlook has not been as
definitely shaped in this connection as in
the other campaigns for the year. The leg
islature will also elect a successor to Senator
Colquitt, and as yet he is the only candidate
in the field.
Thus, it Will be seen, that the state has
enough to interest it for one year, and be-
sides the above, elections are to be held for
delegates to two democratic state conven-
tions, one to nominate state officers, and the
other to choose delegates to the national
democratic convention.