The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-24

the Senate by Butts county when the dis
trlct convention meets, as it is that county S
time TO name the man.
lexington Echo: Hardemans letter an
nounclng his candidacy for Governor, is a
ringing document. 1t is a pitv it cannot
avail its author anything.
Hort McRanie's name is mentioned in
Dodge county in connection with the race
Tor toe next legislature. -Ex-Coroner W F.
Davis is also candidate.
| 1t is probable that Col Weir Bovd. the
present state senator from the Thirty
| second district, will enter the congressional
race in the agitated Ninth.
James F. billiard and VIII Ed Faust are
suggested as good men to represent Og le-
| thorpe county In the lower house of the next
| general assembly, and Hon. c. NJ. Witcle Ter
| as senator.
According to an act of the last legislature
Fulton county must choose three commits
sIoners at the same time the legislators are
elected. The democratic primary comes off
Cd July 16.
OF the counties that have acted Harde-
man has carried Houston. and has four
votes in the convention. Northen has
carried Lee, Hancock and Gwinnett, and
| mas ten votes IN the convention.
Here is what the Camilla Clarion is run
ming at the head of the first column on its
| editorial page: Our nominee for Presi-
dent in 1892-Grover Cleveland of New
York. Our platform-tariff reform. Our
motto-try again."
t. Butler Blount, who has been the
| Sheriff of Mcintosh county for over fifteen
| years, will not be candidate for re-elec-
ton to that office in January next. Blount
| VIII go into business on his own account
| after his term of office expires
Owing TO misunderstanding in regard to
the manner of holding primaries, the demo-
cratic executive committee of Gordon
| county will meet in Calhoun on Tuesday,
June a, to take action in the matter and
| settle 1t to the satisfaction of all.
The democratic county executive COM
mlttee of Decatur county, met at Balm
bridge Thursday and fixed upon the first
Saturday in July to hold primary elections
TO settle the question as to who is the choice
OF the people for state and county officials.
c. d. Phillips, president of the Meri-
wether county Alliance has called meet
ing of the alliances, oranges and agricul-
tural clubs at Greenville, on the first
| Tuesday in July. to select candidates,
| gubernatorial. congressional and legisla-
| tive.
There is some talk of getting up big
| political barbecue on the order of We olden
times in or near Lexington. during the lay
| by season. The county will be expected to
| join in the affair, and every candidate seek
ing the suffrage of the people will be invited
to be present.
The Madison Mddisonidn is running the
| following ticket at its masthead: For gov
| ernor, w. j. Northen of Hancock: for COM
missioner of agriculture, R. T. Nesbitt of
| Cobb; for congress, Eighth district, Thomas
g: Lawson of Putnam; for representative,
| w. r. Muslin.
The executive committee of Terrell
| county met Friday morning at the court
house, and appointed a mass meeting for
July 10, to elect delegates to the three con-
ventlons- gubernatorial, congressional and
| senatorial. They also recommended pri-
mary to be held on July So
| Hon. w. j. Northen is in favor of primary
| elections. He said to reporter of the At
lanta journal Thursday that he had no de-
sire to dictate to the people. but his
preference was for primaries. He regards
| the primary as the best means of obtaining a
full, fair and free expression of opinion.
The democratic executive committee OF
| HARRISON county will meet at Buchanan on
the first Tuesday in July, for the purpose OF
deciding the time and manner in which
| delegates to the state and congressional
| convention shall be elected, and how candi-
date shall be nominated for the Senate and
| lower House of the legislature.
The democrats in Hancock county held 6
mass meeting Saturday. Hon. W. J.
Northen was unanimously chosen as the
democratic nominee for governor, anC
twenty-four delegates were appointed tc
attend the state convention on Aug. II.
The delegates go uninstructed as to other
state house officers. Primaries were ordered
for candidate for congress, legislative and
county officers.
Mrs. FELTON,, the wife of ex-Congre ssman
FELTON, of Cartersville, says IF l had {
say-so l would permit no drunken man tx
vote until he was sober and clothed in his
right mind. / shun drunken engineer,
and drunken doctor and carriage driver, or
even farm laborer. am afraid of all such
and have good reasons so to be And have
equal reason-aye mightier reasons, to shun
drunken law-naker. A man who wins
his way to the front in politics and yet is
unable to control his own appetite in thii
particular. is no safer than drunken en-
gineer with his hand on the throttle of 6
mighty engine, between midnight and day
on a stormy night. 1 am afraid of them
/ am temperance woman, because | an
afraid of drunken men Tor women) every
where Such men are temporarily in
sane They are not safe in leadership