The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-03
WORKING TO GET THERE.
THE LEGISLATIVE CANVASS AND
THE JUDGESHIP.

Judge Russelps Committee of Ten
The Representatives Canvass a Still
Hunt-The Slate to be Made in the
Next Two Days-Judge Adams and
the Supreme Court - The Contest in
Liberty County.
There was very little stir in the local
political field yesterday. Judge Russell's
committee of ten is quietly at work making
personal canvass in his behalf. A meet
ing of the committee was held last night at
the court house TO compare notes and to ar
range programme TO be carried through
to-nights meeting at Metropolitan hall
The canvass for representative is a sort
of still hunt. Col. Reilly returned yester-
day morning from Atlanta, where he has
been at the bedside of his brother, Capt
John Reilly, but he has taken no part in the
canvass.
AN ACTIVE CANVASS
Mr.. Clifton's friends are actively at work
for him. Capt Bradwell's election to the
senate from the Second district and DIR. j.
S. Clifton's election from the dis.
trict composed of Miller, Colquitt and
Decatur counties, will give Mr., Clifton a
considerable influence in the legislature in
are not idle, and his interests are being
closely looked after. Capt Gordon is def
nitely booked to head the ticket
Whatever the organized voters are doing
is being done quietly. The leaders among
the Knights of Labor say that the knights
are not taking any part in the
campaign. Wednesday nights meeting at
Turner hall they say was not a Knight of
Labor meeting, and whatever was done
there had nothing to do with their organi-
cation.
THE SUPREME COURT JUDGEsHIP.
The canvass is being pushed in the inter
est of Judge Adams candidacy for the
supreme court bench. The com
mittee of ten appointed at a meet
ing Of the bar two weeks ago
is actively at work and good deal has
There are any number of cand-
dates in the field for the judge
ship. So far those most prominently
mentioned besides Judge Adams are: Speak
or w. A. Little of Columbus, Col. II. Clay
Foster, Judge Claiborne Snead and Hon. |
]. s. Davidson Of Augusta, Judge T. |
g. Lawson of Eatonton, Judge Samuel |
Lumpkin of Lexington, Hon. n. Z. Harris |
OF Macon, Judge James r. Brown of Can |
ton, Col. c. N, Featherston of Rome, Judge |
John T. Clarke of Cuthbert, Judge George |
Hillyer, Col Thomas Glenn and Col. z. L. |
Mynatt of Fulton. Washington Dessau Of |
Macon has been quite prominently |
mentioned, but he has written |
letter saving that he is not a candidate and |
his name has never been used in that con-
nection with his approval Judge Adams |
friends are working for a delegation that |
will have the strongest influence in the
legislature toward securing his election.
LIBERTY's SENATORIAL FIGHT
The contest in the Second senatorial dis |
trict was practically settled at Hinesville on |
Wednesday. The Second district is com |
posed of Liberty, Tattnall and Mcintosh |
counties. The present senator, w. H. |
Atwood. is from Mcintosh, and under the |
rotation rule it is Liberty's turn to be repre-.
field, A. Il. Daniels II. c. Parker, S. d. |
Bradwell and E. P. Miller. The mass
nesting was held Wednesday and the re-
suit was telegraphed the MORNING News |
Wednesday night from Walthourville. |
BradwelNs vote on the second ballot was |
put at pa and Miller's vote at 245, giving |
Miller a majority of l vote. There is a |
contest it was stated, over votes against |
Miller.
A CLOSE CONTEST.
w. w Fraser, ESQ.,, who was at the
mass meeting, reached the city yes
terday. Mr.. Fraser said that the |
vote was, Bradwell pa, Miller 242,
giving Bradwell majority of two |
votes, instead of Miller a majority of |.
Capt. Miller's friends, however, will coll
test the election. When the mass meeting
was called, each of the four candi- |
dates selected a challenger, and the |
four challengers had charge of the |
election. During the progress of the
voting two voters were challenged on the |
ground that they were non residents of the |
county and their votes were thrown out. |
In the absence of one of the challengers |
another nonresident got in a vote and it |
was thrown out. On the first ballot Dan
iels received Al votes, Parker 90, Bradwell !
147 and Miller 204. Through an under !
standing the two candidates receiving the !
lowest vote were dropped, and the contest !
then lay between Bradwell and Miller.
THE DECIDING BALLOT.
On the second ballot Dradwell received |
PA, giving him a majority. 1t was |
on this ballot that the votes were
thrown out. Capt. Millers friends |
will contest the election on the |
ground that the challengers had no author
sets of delegates in the convention. Capt. |
Bradwelps friends say that there is
no doubt that bis delegation will |
be seated, and even if it were not |
the Mcintosh and Tattnall delegations will |
be solid for him Tattnall will elect dele |
gates at Reidsville on Saturday
The convention will be held at John |
stons station Aug 90, and Capt. |
Bradwelrs friends say that his |
nomination is beyond doubt. |
Capt. Bradwel is well known in Savannah. |
He is a brother-in-law of William Clifton,
Esq, candidate for representative from
Chatham. Two years ago he was a candi-
date for congress from the First district,
and he was also before the convention
which first nominated Mr.. Norwood, four
years ago.
Capt. Miller is the commander Of the
Liberty Independent Troop, and is also
well known here
THE EIOHTHOrJR LAW