The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-07
GEORGIA POLITICS.

The senatorial convention meets in Ogle-
thorpe on Sept. 10 TO nominate a candidate
for the Twsnty-third district
The friends of Clarence II. Ellington Of
Thomson announce him as a candidate for
state senator for the twenty-ninth sena-
torial strict, subject to a democratic nom
mating convention.
The following were nominated In the
primary election held in Oglethorpe county
Wednesday: w. E. Faust and A. r. Pope,
for the legislature; g. II. Lester, clerk supe-
rior court; j. ID. VIM, sheriff; J. T. Eng
land, tax receiver, w. N. Gull, tax col
lector; W. T. Young, county treasurer; J.
NJ. Crawford, coroner; w. c. Tiller, county
surveyor.
Columbus Sun: Possoffice inspectors
Reed and Bulla are still in Columbus, pre-
sumebly Investigating the trouble in the
camp OF the local republicans. Collector
johnson Ia in town, bot declines to DO in
tsrviewed or 10 make any public statement
IN reference to the reappointment Of Mr..
Watt. From what can be learned, the
johnson faction has control of the party
machinery In the county, and a strong eff
fort will be made to retire the present
executive committee at the mass meeting
TO be held either on Sept. 10 or Sept. ID. A
leader Of the anti-Johnson wing says that
he does not recognize the present execu-
tive committee, but will go TO the mass
meeting for the purpose Of "making things
warm for somebody"
K. g. Roane having charged that G. B.
Lumpkin, the chairman Of Oglethorpe's
delegation to the congressional convention
at Athens, and virtually the leader of j. T.
Olives strength in that body, had sold out
for $1,000. Mr.. Lumpkin announces
tnat he will meet the charge in a
card next week. The Oglethorpe Echo
says: "Mr. Roane was not delegate to the
convention but was attendant in the inter-
est of his choice Of the candidates, Hon. F.
II. Colley. After the nomination of Judge
Lawson, Mr.. Roane came through Lexi e
ton on his way home and publicly announced
that MIR. Olive had been sold out by Mr..
Lumpkin; that he himself had made a
straight out trade with Mr.. Lumpkin for
his influence to nominate Mr. Colley, the
sum named in the transaction being $3.50,
but that soon after the bargain had been
closed MIR. Lumpkin had cast the vote
of Oglethorpe for Lawson, and thereby
nominated him, leaving the inference that
the Lawson faction had raised his bid. He
made no secret whatever of this charge,
even telling Mr.. Olive and other relatives
of Mr.. Lumpkin of the affair. Such re-
ports, of course, caused CONSERVATION, and
friends of MIR. Lumpkin at once sought him
to hear what he had to say in reference TO
them. He unhesitatingly pronounced them
| as false, and but for the fact that we go to
press day earlier than usual, and before he
could obtain wanted certificates from
the Lawson and Colley delegation, he would
have card in this paper denying the
charges. Maj Roane, in the mean time
continues 10 reiterate his charges. and says
he has proof to substantiate them. He
however, exonerates Mr. Olive and the bal
| ance of his delegation and also Mr. Colley
and his delegation by saying that they
knew nothing of the transaction whatever
but that all negotiations were made secretly
between he and Mr.. Lumpkin and that they
were known only to one other party and h,
| not member of the convention"