The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-12
GETTING READY TO BUZZ.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BEE HIDING
IN MANY BONNETS.


wood, Gordon and DuBignon - A
Rumored Slate With Judge Adams
Down for the Supreme Court Bench,
Capt. Falligant for the Superior
Court, and A E. Way, of Liberty, for
Solicitor General-Other Candidates
in the Background-Attitud Of the
Trans-Altamaha District.
There is almost a dead calm on the polt-
ical sea of Savannah. The registration of
voters has not developed any special feat
ures as far as outside appearances furnish
the evidence from which to judge. There
are no committees around the court house
showing the anxious citizen the way TO the
registry clerks Office or rushing TO the Tax
Receivers Office to contribute his quota to
the school fund. Some of the old-time poll
ticians, apparently from mere force of
habit, now and then bring in a re-
cruit and tell who he Is, where
he lives and where he first saw the light,
better than the would-be voter can himself,
but this is done in such an Indifferent way
that itfshows the o. p. sutter indifference to
the business He may be merely keeping
his hand in for better work later on.
THE CONGRESSIONAL FIELD.
While there is an evident dullness per
vading this department OF the political ma
chinery which furnishes the power 70 rule
the country, there is considerable activity
among the friends Of prospective candi-
dates for the higher Offices. Chatham
county has more candidates than usual for
Congressional honors, and none Of them are
unworthy Of the confidence and support Of
the people,
Hon T. NJ Norwood will doubtless be a
candidate for reelection. He is a very
- Tgss-
one exception has always captured the
Office which be sought. He has a number Of
very strong friends in Savannah who will
always be found by his side in political
trays.
CAPT. GoRDoN's CANDIDACY.
Capt W. W. Gordon is an announced
candidate for Mr. Norwood's place, and he
has for his supporters many of those who
were Mr.. Norwood's warnest friends in the
memorable Colquitt- Norwood gubernatorial
fight Capt. Gordon has a wel-deServed
reputation as legislator In the lower house
of the General Assembly. and is very popu-
lar with the young men Of the city. He has
considerable strength in the counties of the
First district, and if the business men take
an interest in the contest he will have a
considerable following from them IN the
nominating convention.
Hon. f. G.. duBlgnon, who Is naturally a
leader Of men, has been mentioned fire.
qusntly as favorite in the Congressional
race He is e quick, eloquent, clear-headed
and determined man, and would make as
good Representative as any constituency
could ask for Although comparatively a
young man, he is an ex-State Senator and
eI-Judge. As Solicitor General of the East
ern Judicial circuit be fairly earned his repu-
tation as an able lawyer and fearless advo-
cate. He Is very popular with the people,
not only Of Chatham but of all the counties
in which he practices.
A RUNoRED SLATE.
Rumor has it that slate has been made
up as follows;
Judge 4. p Adams, Of the Superior
Court. TO be Judge of the Supreme Court
Capt. Robert Falligant to be Judge of the
Superior Court.
Solicitor General F. G. duBignon for
Congress.
Kneas Way. of Liberty county, to be
Solicitor General
or course the contest between those
named as possible candidates for Congress
will be at the Democratic mass meeting and
whoever gets his friends IN as delegates will
get Chatham county's vote in the nomi-
mating convention That however does
not secure a nomination, as the Trans
AitaEnaha" counties usually have a cahdi-
date Of their own, and they stick very
close 70 him, but when they cut loose from
their first choice, there Is no telling where
they viii go. As a rule they prefer any
candidate to the one who has opposed them,
and they are equally opposed to dark
horses, 50 they generally throw their in
huence to some candidate who has not been
very prominent.
THE WESTERN COUNTIES.
In former years the counties on this side
of the Altamaha looked to Chatham and
Burke, when the latter was in the district,
for their candidate, and they could gener-
ally be counted on 70 stand shoulder TO
shoulder in convention scrimmage They
would probably do 50 again if Hon. Ruff
Lester was in the field, but hardly any
other Savannah man would gain, and hold,
their solid vote The reason is that there are
quite a number of able and ambi-
tious young lawyers in that section
In old times the people Of Bulloch,
Emanuel, Efiingham and Scriven
received their legal pabulum from this
city. They bought their law where they
bought their other good things. but "times
change, and men change with them :"
Among the rising men of that section is T.
II. Potter, Esq, Of Statesboro, Bulloch
county His name is mentioned as possible
candidate for Congress. Scriven county
has a candidate also in Hon John c. Dell,
OF Sylvania, partner of late Congressman
Black and Il leading member of the Legis.
lature fifteen years ago.
Liberty made a strong fight at the last
convention 10 have Capt. ). ID. Bradwell
made Congressman, and his friends may
h9Fe for better things this time.
THE TRANSATLANTIC COUNTRY.
Glynn county, too, with its enterprising
capital city, may want TO have her interests
closely watched by one of Brunswick's dis
tinguished sons
Tn Trans Altamaha, ~ or the wire-gra IS
country, has Hon. j. L. Sweat and the old
reliable Hon. John c. Nichols and several
others who know how 70 manage conven-
tons, and if either of them want to 20 to Con
gress next year they will make it very un-
comfortable for those who oppose them
Judge Mershon, who was the candidate of
the wire grass section in 1886 is now living
in Florida, and is Of course out Of the field
The political horoscope cannot vet cast
the political future. The stars are not vet
bright enough TO tell the destiny of the
respective candidates, but apparently Sa-
vannah's candidate, whichever one Of the
three named may be put in nomination,
stands fair chance of going to Washington.
AN EVENING WITH DICKENS.
The Dickens Carnival Inaugurated at
the Guards Armory.
The Dickens Carnival was inauO,tratad NJ